The Root Of Higher Education’s Excess Can Be Found In… Silicon Valley? Aug 25, 2023

Flagship universities have more in common with tech startups than they might care to admit.

Read

Professional Licensure: Where Skills Go To Die Aug 11, 2023

Skills-based learning and skills-based hiring are likely to be followed hard upon by skills-based licensing.

Read

It’s Not A Small World After All Jul 28, 2023

The existential threat faced by small colleges warrants unprecedented action from accreditors and the federal government.

Read

Admissions And Hiring Adrift In A Sea Of Subjectivity Jul 14, 2023

Taking refuge from the cold calculus of digital transformation in warmhearted holistic and highly subjective decision processes will further erode the legitimacy of admissions and hiring.

Read

Let Them Eat Data Jun 30, 2023

College Scorecard is inherently limited by the fact that those who need college most are least equipped to access, interpret, and act on data about colleges.

Read

Stop Ranking Skills Jun 16, 2023

Skill rankings are not helpful and may be extending the shelf life of expensive, generic college degrees.

Read

State School Student Swapping Scandal Jun 2, 2023

Flagship student swapping is America's most expensive game of musical chairs.

Read

Fixing Workforce Development Means Ending Paper Apprenticeships May 22, 2023

Public support for apprenticeship has suffered from wasting money on paper apprenticeships.

Read

Is College The Real World? May 5, 2023

College may be far from the real world, but the real world is about to crash into college.

Read

Chataclysm: How AI Will Upend Entry-level Jobs Apr 21, 2023

For good entry-level jobs, AI will turn the experience gap into a chasm: employers will only want to hire workers with relevant industry experience.

Read