Thankfully, Words Do Have Meaning
We’ve gotten used to a filtered version of reality, one where we can speak our opinions without seeing the immediate effects our words had on others. The thing is, though, our words do have an effect. They impact other people. They can hurt. They can comfort. They are powerful.
Your Website's First Impression is Critical for Success: How To Make It Count
His resume makes him seem like the perfect fit for your institution on paper, but when he arrives for his meeting with the President and the Dean, he is dressed only in a tie-dyed tank top and diamond-encrusted short-shorts. Do you hire him? Or do you, maybe, infer a little bit about the book based on the cover?
Lessons from Disney for Higher Education: The Magic of Success
Much to many parents’ dismay (you can only hear “Let It Go” so many times while remaining sane), Disney’s meticulous and intentional approach ensures their relevance, generation after generation. So how can higher ed follow Disney’s lead?
What is Higher Education Accreditation? Debunking Common Misconceptions
I’m a fan of accreditation for the same reason that I’m a fan of going to the grocery store and not worrying that the applesauce I just bought is full of old nails—it’s someone’s job to make sure that product contains what it's supposed to.
Find Your Institution’s Pumpkin Spice Latte
If you’re looking around at other institutions’ products trying to figure out how to replicate them, you’ve already lost. Don’t come at the problem from the perspective of “this thing is wildly popular; how can we do a version of it?” Instead, try “what product are we uniquely equipped to make?”
Mission Obsession: Don’t be the Thanos of Higher Ed
If you read the title of this blog and thought, “Oh no! She’s going to use comic book villains to highlight some important points about institutional missions!” buckle up, buttercup, because you’re 100% right.