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On Thursday, January 20, the Thunderbird School of Global Management, an operating unit of Arizona State University, announced a “one-of-a-kind global initiative to bring world-class business education to 100 million…

A recently published article in the Hechinger Report about a free tuition plan offered by five community colleges in the San Antonio area motivated me to write about it as…

In a recent blog post, I wrote about Professor Steven Mintz’s article titled The Revolution in Higher Education is Already Underway. Another recent post reviewed Bob Zemsky’s and Lori Carrell’s…

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope triggered more than a few memories of mine. One of those memories was the alleged quote from astrophysicist and tv host, Carl…

In a January 12th blog post on Inside Higher Ed, Professor Steven MIntz added to his often thought provoking articles with a narrative titled The Revolution in Higher Education Is…

I’ve known Bob Zemsky since he was my professor and doctoral dissertation chair at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. I met Lori Carrell, Chancellor of the University…

I grew up during America’s space race to the moon and remember watching most of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo launches including the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. With…

A friend of mine called me just before the holidays, confirmed my home address, and said that he was sending me a book that he wanted me to read. George…

I consider myself a well-read person who manages to stay on top of most of the current news despite the distractions from multiple media sources as well as warring political…

In a recent blog post, I wrote about Aaron Basko’s Chronicle of Higher Education article in which he suggested that colleges might be overthinking how to improve student retention. Thinking…

What Works Best to Improve Retention – Analyzing and Designing an Individualized Approach or Focusing on Helping Students Be Successful? In the December 10, 2021 issue of The Chronicle of…

In an article titled NYU Is Top-Ranked – In Loans That Alumni and Parents Struggle to Pay, Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Andrea Fuller open with a story…

I’ve been a fan of dual credit programs for a long time. In fact, I’ve written about dual enrollment programs at community colleges across the U.S. and in Texas. Inside Higher Ed…

The latest coronavirus-19 variant, Omicron, is inducing whiplash for many Americans read a headline in The Washington Post. The numbers of athletes on professional and college sports teams who are…

Staying current in your field is the goal for most professionals, especially academics. I subscribe to a number of publications, many of which are newsletters. One of the newsletters that…