Futurist, educator, speaker, writer
Nearly a decade ago I asked the question: when will the first American college or university charge more than $100,000 per year to attend? Today I d like to revisit that question by checking on the subsequent reality. NB: I ve been Continue reading
Greetings from early August. For some this is vacation season, but for me it s full-tilt work. I m pitching a new book, ramping up video and Substack content, setting up speaking gigs and consultations through next spring, and redesigning fall classes, Continue reading
Greetings from a surprisingly pleasant late July. Smoke from Canada s fires has dissipated and temperatures have dwindled to the 80s F. It s actually delightful to be outside. Today s post is about a scenario for higher ed s future. It s not from Continue reading
Happy World Population Day to all who celebrate. I m writing about this topic because demographics are an essential tool in the futurist s toolkit. We now have a lot of data on population, between government efforts, professional demographers work, and insurance Continue reading
Greetings from the summer solstice week in the Washington, DC area. We re alternating between serious heat (not yet at French levels) and serious storms. The happiest beings here are plants. Today’s post is one of my semi-regular surveys of cuts Continue reading
Just a quick post, friends. In the midst of a lot of other things going on I wanted to join today s climate change awareness event. To explain: some of you may know about the climate or warming stripes visualization. Created Continue reading
Greetings from a sunny, steaming mid-Atlantic in June. I write this quickly, before a trip further south, where I m keynoting the University of Central Florida s Teaching and Learning with AI conference. I hope to share that speech on my AI Continue reading
How is higher education enrollment changing, and what might it become in the future? These have been long-running interests of mine. Today the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center just released its updated spring 2026 data. In this post I ll dig Continue reading
The end of spring term 2026 was marked by a sudden digital disaster across a large swath of higher education and K-12. A hacking group successfully struck Instructure, maker of the very popular Canvas learning management system*. It looks like Continue reading
Greetings from late spring in the Washington, DC area. It s a lovely time here as temperatures rise high enough to be pleasant, and every plant is growing or blossoming. I ve been working on this post for months, as winter gave Continue reading