Blog

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many different higher ed leaders. Since my retirement, I’ve been invited by several leaders to discuss ways in which they…

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about an EdSurge article asking if the expenditures for EdTech in K-12 were wasteful. Senior Reporter Emily Tate authored that article…

June 15th marked the second anniversary of my father’s death. A week or so after his funeral, I posted a tribute to him, entitled Wallace Boston Sr – the legacy…

Last week, University Business published an article titled The 50 institutions that offer the best starting salaries for 4-year degree holders. Written by associate editor Chris Burt, the article outlines…

I recently wrote about the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s College Graduate Earnings: 2022 report. On the same day that TPPF issued its college earnings report, they issued a report titled…

Using recently published data from the U.S. Department of Education, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Andrew Gillen provides a report intended to inform parents and policymakers about the earnings prospects for…

In a recent article in The Job – Higher Ed & The Workforce, Paul Fain writes about a new national advertising campaign kicking off in September that will attempt to…

I first read about the Economic Well Being of U.S. Households in 2021 report in an email from UPCEA. The email referenced a Higher Ed Dive article written by senior…

On a recent trip to Baltimore for my high school reunion, I met a young woman named Molly Rea. Molly was bartending at the hotel where I stayed. When I…

The National Student Clearinghouse released its Spring 2022 Enrollment Report this past week. Total postsecondary enrollment fell 4.1 percent, or 685,000 students compared to Spring 2021. This is a two-year…

The daily barrage of emails and tweets forces me to skim headlines quickly until I find something of interest. A clever headline or title can make a difference. Last week,…

An introduction to Jan Lynn-Matern, founder and partner of Emerge Education at the ASU/GSV Summit in April led to an invitation to attend the Emerge Summit 22 in London last…

I used to travel outside of the U.S. at least once a year. Then COVID hit and it seemed like traveling overseas was more difficult and riskier than traveling in…

Colleges and universities announce graduation dates well in advance of the planned ceremonies. The pageantry of formal graduation ceremonies with the faculty and administration garbed in their academic regalia is…

In March, I wrote two articles about a research paper written by Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman, Brett Fisher, and Benjamin Skinner titled Unfinished Business: Academic Market and Labor Market Profiles…