June 5, 2021
Welcome students, Class of ….of….well, we’re really not sure
Now we find ourselves in the beautiful month of June — and colleges everywhere are toting up the paid deposits that were due by May
Higher Education
February 28, 2021
The Message to Higher Education: Perseverance!
Consider for a moment the incredible accomplishment that has been captured by the successful landing of the rover “Perseverance” on Mars, 135 million miles from
February 18, 2021
Academics Peer Into the Private Sector
Long-term tenured professors must be surveying the higher education landscape and wondering just what has happened to their once-predictable lives. It’s not just small liberal arts
February 11, 2021
Changing Careers? Look Forward, Not Back!
The Wall Street Journal recently ran two articles dealing with career transitions for baby boomers, specifically knowing when it is time to step down. For those
January 25, 2021
Preparing for College and Career Amidst COVID
Even in the best of times, graduating from high school, gaining admission into college and actually moving onto campus is highly stressful for students and
September 20, 2020
College is Important, and Expensive. Why Do So Many Students Not Understand This?
Three years ago, I wrote a commentary for the Texas Public Policy Institute that dealt with the problem of excessive drinking on campus. It was
August 10, 2020
Navigating College and Career in the Age of COVID
Even in the best of times, graduating from high school, gaining admission into college and actually moving onto campus is highly stressful for students and
March 20, 2020
A Quick Start Guide to Distance Learning
Sudden campus closures are happening all over the country due to the COVID-19 virus. Colleges and universities are scrambling to set up distance learning as
March 13, 2019
Welcome to College – Your Career Starts Now!
I am happy to announce that I have just published a handbook that I sincerely hope will help students better integrate their college years with
January 4, 2019
Maybe Bernie Sanders is On to Something!
This commentary first appeared on the web site See Thru Edu, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Although I majored in chemistry as an
December 7, 2018
Are Colleges Stealing From Their Students?
The following commentary first appeared on December 6, 2018 in See Thru Edu, a program of the Texas Policy Center. During the time I spent teaching at a
August 27, 2018
Do Colleges Attract Diverse Students, Only to Then Drive Them Apart?
The following commentary was first published on the web site SeeThruEdu.com. At this time of year, first year students are eagerly moving into dormitories across the