I’m reminding you to remind me to look for the good. It is still there and may be shining even brighter on these dark days. In more ways than I …
Is College Worth It?: A Continued Discussion
We have work to do. Political processes at the state and federal level are quickly bankrupting and privatizing higher education. Colleges are competing to enroll as many students who can …
An Inestimable Gift: Kim Abel Retires, Leaving the Lights On
It’s ironic that I can neither calculate nor estimate the value of the gifts that Kim Abel has given in her 17 years as Deputy Director of The Scholarship Foundation …
“College Isn’t for Everyone”
We’re engaged in a debate about the worth of human beings, but afraid to call it that. Have you heard these phrases, or maybe even said them yourself? We’ve gone …
BRAGGING RIGHTS: What we do works!
First, click on the image below and tell me what you see! Just in case charts and graphs and data aren’t your thing, let me summarize in words: Our students …
2017: An Extraordinary Year
These have been challenging weeks. I had not planned a year-end blogpost, thinking I had little constructive to say about the way the world is treating our students. Then, yesterday, …