Thinking About the Blog

When our communications staff suggested that I begin a blog, I had major reservations about starting it.  I found a website that tracks blogs written by college and university presidents and I took a look at a few of them to see what type of communication was published and how often.  I also sent an email to other presidents who had attended Harvard’s New Presidents seminar with me in 2005.  A number of them weighed in on the pros and cons of initiating a blog.  As you might imagine, a few were active blog writers, a few had started a blog and cancelled the initiative, and most had not attempted to write a blog.

With more than a little trepidation, I ventured into the unknown and launched it last year.  For the most part, writing pieces for the blog has been fun.  When I get busy or suffer from writer’s block, I find it difficult to publish at a consistent pace.  Recently, I thought about what I could do to make the blog more relevant and more current.  I decided that I would try to write more often but with less verbiage.   Hopefully, that provides more people with a perspective about what I am thinking about and talking about.  If you have any thoughts or ideas on topics, feel free to send them my way.  After the end of July, let me know what you think about my new style.  Thanks.

Subjects of Interest

EdTech

Higher Education

Independent Schools

K-12

Student Persistence

Workforce