Anyone see Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert get sacked last week?
Here’s the replay.
If you look closely (and transform from college football fan to higher education professional), Alabama’s Eryk Anders kind of looks like a 2010 budget nightmare demolishing the ivory tower.
What a hit!
Many state supported colleges and universities are going to feel it this year. Watching how [...]
photo credit: yark64
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that initiated World War II. More than 2,400 Americans were killed, including 1,177 crew members on the USS Arizona. Part of this vessel still rests at the bottom of the harbor to serve as a memorial to the people who [...]
Attention university admissions and retention officers…
It’s December 3rd. Have you conducted focus groups with freshmen yet?
One semester into their college experience, freshmen possess useful insight to what works and what doesn’t at your university.
They’re new enough to recall and discuss their college search, why they chose your university, how they responded to admissions communications and their experience [...]
Do I dare follow up Brian Ellis’ Crisis Communications primer by highlighting David Letterman’s recent example? Yes I will.
Letterman’s announcement that he had affairs with staffers was met with laughter, praise and sympathy, with his confession being lauded as “masterful” and “the right way to handle the situation.” Letterman had Brian’s Rules One through Four [...]
Higher education isn’t seeing many ‘green shoots’ yet in this recession. In fact, it’s winter this August as students come back to campus.
Here’s some of what’s causing the chill.
Public institutions face big budget cuts, and private institutions are freezing pay and cutting benefits.
To keep up with peers, many institutions binged over the years on new facilities, swanky [...]
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