I recently read a statement asserting the admission process is about the institution and not the student.  Thinking more about this, I...

It’s been a while since I wrote on the topic of intercollegiate athletics – and when I last did, I focused more on the student-athlete...

I recently participated in a session with a colleague on higher education marketing and a series of questions were asked about the value...

I read two amazing books this past month.  “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant (who has become one of my favorite authors) and “Master of...

Last month I tried to tackle the concept of graduate enrollment and different approaches to achieve enrollment growth.  Taking on a...

Having worked at three institutions in the graduate space and seeing the various ways graduate enrollment is organized – or actually not...

So two thoughts on the high tuition – high discount (the percent of financial aid awarded as a proportion of tuition) model for private...

So the day came and went. The day I dropped my oldest kid off at college. She was ready. I was ready. Or so I thought. I knew it would...

Volumes have been written about successful and effective leadership. I even wrote on the topic. So is failed leadership an oxymoron? ...

I used to ask when interviewing someone, “what’s a good leader to you?” Over half the time, the answer I received was, “someone who sets...

Given the gloom and doom demographic projections for traditional college going-age students, and as traditional four-year institutions...

Recently I attended a conference where a reporter questioned the value of higher education relative to the level of student indebtedness...

Throughout my career, I experienced strategic enrollment planning managed in multiple ways. At some institutions, the process is...

COVID-19 changed the way we work. One of my higher education mentors, Perry Robinson, used to say, “in higher education what we cannot...

Literature abounds on the topic of strategic planning. Why it is important, why it is not, how to make strategic planning documents more...

So this post is a little wonky, or in my lingo – a little nerdy. Guilty as charged. As part of my dissertation work, I developed a...

Having been affiliated with nearly 10 institutions over the course of my higher education career, one theme that has been consistent at...

While I have written more about my older daughter (kid 1) as she was knee deep in the college athletic recruiting process, my now 9th...

So over the course of the past year, what I have written, dabbled in and out of the college athletic recruiting process for my daughter. ...

Everyone faces challenges and setbacks. How you respond to them is what makes you competitive. I recently read Jay Billas’ book...