Goldie Blumenstyk

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I report on college finances, university-industry ties, for-profit higher ed & watch where business and higher-education intersect goldie@chronicle(dot)com

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I'll be at @APSCU talking about the #Highered "accountability movement" & @chronicle's CollegeRealityCheck: ow.ly/l9lti #4profit

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apscuconvention.org — WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 1:00PM - 1:50PM ADMISSIONS The admissions funnel has been used for over 40 years by colleges and universities to increase predictability but doesn't appear to be working any longer. Join this interactive session to learn why there has been declining results since 2002 and how focusing on other phases of the enrollment process will improve the sector's reputation and help enroll (and retain) MORE students!
@afthighered thanks for pointing me to @USAS (I see they had a day of solidarity for Bangladesh factory victims ow.ly/l9cHM )

A Day of Mourning for Murdered Garment Workers

usas.org — "I jumped to save my body, not my life." Those were the words of Sumi Abedin, a Bangladeshi garment worker and survivor of the Tazreen factory fire that burned 112 workers to death.

College Enrollment Fell by 2.3 Percent This Spring, Report Says

chronicle.com — College enrollment in the spring-2013 term dropped by 2.3 percent compared with the same term a year ago, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Four-year, for-profit institutions saw the sharpest enrollment decline among higher-education sectors tracked in the report, with a fall of 8.7 percent.

GoldieStandard: Aptly named porto johns at ...

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A Q. about a common core: "Google CUNY Pathways and your screen will melt" replies Ann Kirschner in ref to controversy there
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