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October 2026

1. 2 OctAmerican views of higher ed decline, once again

September 2026

1. 28 SepHealth Care Nation, a 2026 update
2. 7 SepAt the intersection of storytelling, aging, and higher education

August 2026

1. 26 AugInternational enrollment in American higher ed declined in 2025: new data
2. 10 AugOne year later, more campuses cross the $100,000 per year boundary
3. 4 AugCompact 2.0 and the McMahon statement: the Secretary of Education issues a call to action

July 2026

1. 24 JulThe 2031 Crisis in Higher Education: a stark scenario
2. 12 JulThoughts on world population day 2026 and what might come next

June 2026

1. 29 JunCampus closures, mergers, and cuts: a summer 2026 survey
2. 20 Jun#ShowYourStripes: one excellent climate change visualization
3. 10 JunOn “Eight Predictions for the Future of Higher Education”
4. 4 JunHigher education enrollment: new data for spring 2026

May 2026

1. 10 MayThe great 2026 Canvas-ocalypse
2. 4 MayCampus cuts, closures, mergers, and layoffs for spring 2026

April 2026

1. 24 AprAn attack on teaching and learning centers
2. 23 AprEarth Day 2026: climate change and academic notes

March 2026

1. 29 MarStrikes on an Iranian university and threats to hit others
2. 20 MarHow the Iran war is hitting higher education and what might come next: an online collaborative analysis
3. 9 MarA horrendous flight experience courtesy of American Airlines
4. 6 MarHow I follow the Iran war

February 2026

1. 16 FebThoughts on turning 59 in the year 2026
2. 6 FebCampus cuts, closures, mergers, and layoffs for winter 2025-2026

January 2026

1. 18 JanFall 2025 enrollment data: uneven growth, emerging trends
2. 11 JanScanning the present through a polycrisis lens in early 2026
3. 4 JanCome study with me at Georgetown University

December 2025

1. 25 DecMerry Christmas, all
2. 20 DecLaunching my new book, Peak Higher Ed
3. 8 DecCampus closures, mergers, cuts for late 2025
4. 1 DecAnother poll showing declining American support for higher education; some implications

November 2025

1. 24 NovStill off caffeine, 13 years later
2. 7 NovCornell University makes a deal, but not a compact, with the Trump administration
3. 6 NovWhat I’m doing with social media and related platforms in late 2025

October 2025

1. 23 OctMore on Trump’s “Compact” with higher education: rejections and expansion
2. 20 OctFrom the Washington, DC No Kings rally this weekend
3. 11 OctCampus cuts, mergers, and closures: August-September 2025 update
4. 2 OctTrump’s new “Compact” for higher education

September 2025

1. 27 SepAnother jobs projection: support for the Health Care Nation scenario
2. 14 SepAmericans’ opinions of higher education slide down, again
3. 10 SepStarting my AI and higher education seminar

August 2025

1. 31 AugAcademic closures, mergers, and cuts: heading into fall 2025
2. 15 AugWhat will happen to American higher education enrollment this fall?
3. 13 AugWhen climate change dries out cloud computing

July 2025

1. 22 JulAmerican colleges and universities finally crack the $100,000 per year barrier
2. 17 JulChanging American attitudes towards higher education, according to Gallup
3. 11 JulA demographic update: thoughts on world population day 2025
4. 8 JulAcademic closures, mergers, cuts: a summer 2025 update

June 2025

1. 24 JunDoes higher ed still make sense for students, financially?
2. 15 JunJoining the NoKings rally in Manassas, Virginia
3. 7 JunCampus cuts, mergers, and closures from spring 2025

May 2025

1. 31 MayHow I find and listen to music in 2025
2. 29 MayRubio’s new Chinese Exclusion Act: the Trump administration just went after Chinese students
3. 6 MayAgainst college for all: the AFT president
4. 3 MayMay 3rd and Dracula arises once more

April 2025

1. 27 AprIn memoriam: Cliff Lynch, 1954-2025
2. 9 AprTrump versus higher education: deportations, cuts, climate change, and academic reactions
3. 6 AprProtesting Trump: scenes from Hands Off, April 2025

March 2025

1. 23 MarJoining two anti-Trump events this month
2. 21 MarTrump vs higher education: a report from March 21, 2025
3. 17 MarTrump vs higher education: a report from March 17, 2025
4. 5 MarAmerica’s religious decline may have paused: new Pew research

February 2025

1. 23 FebColleges and universities taking Trump cuts
2. 12 FebThis week the Future Trends Forum turns nine years old
3. 10 FebCampus closures, mergers, cuts, and crises at the start of 2025
4. 1 FebWhere do the NSF and NIH attacks hit hardest?

January 2025

1. 30 JanThe new Trump administration hits higher education
2. 15 JanNotes on the Los Angeles fires, higher education, and climate change
3. 12 JanRedesigning a class for hybrid/hyflex students
4. 9 JanStarting my gaming in higher education seminar
5. 1 JanCelebrate the New Year with a happy Public Domain Day!

December 2024

1. 30 DecLooking back at 2024 from the bloghouse
2. 27 DecHow teenagers used technology in 2024: the latest from Pew Research
3. 6 DecPodcasts I’m listening to in late 2024
4. 5 DecHow might we do climate action in academia under a second Trump administration?

November 2024

1. 29 NovAcademic closures, mergers, cuts: October-November 2024
2. 18 NovInternational higher education study update
3. 14 NovWhat the next Trump administration might mean for higher education
4. 10 NovWhen an airport gate is a different kind of gate: a much needed delight in Austin, Texas
5. 6 NovVoting on election day
6. 4 NovShort-term thoughts for the American election: possibilities for unrest

October 2024

1. 28 OctClimate change, the future, and higher education: two warnings from fall 2024
2. 23 OctNew higher education enrollment numbers: a mixed bag
3. 21 OctSimulating a Trump victory and what it could mean for colleges and universities
4. 15 OctUniversities on Fire wins a book award
5. 9 OctAcademia in the storms’ path: the new hurricane season
6. 6 OctA climate fiction syllabus
7. 4 OctAcademic closures, mergers, and cuts: August-September 2024 edition

September 2024

1. 23 SepWhat would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025
2. 16 SepFinishing our reading of Project 2025
3. 10 SepSome questions I’d ask at tonight’s presidential debate
4. 9 SepReading Project 2025, part 8: redoing the economy and what it means for higher education
5. 2 SepReading Project 2025, part 7: rethinking government and the economy

August 2024

1. 31 AugStarting my technology and innovation seminar at Georgetown
2. 27 AugReading Project 2025, part 6: the interior, justice, and labor
3. 22 AugImagining some upcoming solar power possibilities
4. 20 AugReading Project 2025, part 5: changing energy, health, human services, and HUD
5. 19 AugGetting ready to teach our Georgetown Foundations seminar
6. 13 AugReading Project 2025, part 4: overthrowing the Department of Education
7. 9 AugPeak higher education: seeing what AI makes of recent enrollment data
8. 6 AugReading Project 2025, part 3: defense, welfare, and higher education
9. 4 AugAcademic closures, mergers, and cuts: July 2024 edition

July 2024

1. 29 JulReading Project 2025, part 2: changing the military, Homeland Security, diplomacy, and higher education
2. 28 JulRedesigning my information technology usage because my eyeballs betray me
3. 23 JulReading Project 2025, part 1: the agenda and the start of a guidebook
4. 21 JulWhat might Biden’s withdrawal mean for higher education?
5. 18 Jul“The professors are the enemy”: J.D. Vance on higher education
6. 15 JulGetting ready to read Project 2025 in an open, online discussion
7. 9 JulAmerican views of higher education continue to worsen
8. 7 JulPreparing for a second Trump administration
9. 5 JulAcademic closures, mergers, and cuts: June 2024 edition.

June 2024

1. 28 JunThoughts on last night’s presidential debate for higher education
2. 21 JunThinking about climate change and international study
3. 6 JunSome college, no degree update: an enormous swath of higher education
4. 2 JunMore academic cuts: May 2024 edition

May 2024

1. 27 MayA futurist decarbonizes his professional travel in 2024: problems and options
2. 22 MaySpring enrollment data: a surprise upward curve
3. 19 MayNews from me: two media updates
4. 13 MayWhen will the first college or university charge six figures per year? A 2024 update
5. 6 MayHealth care nation appears in some high schools

April 2024

1. 29 AprAcademic cuts, mergers, and closures from April
2. 27 AprDemographic update: American births continue to decline
3. 23 AprFor Earth Day 2024
4. 21 AprOne gaming design exercise in a seminar
5. 14 AprHeading to ASU-GSV 2024
6. 13 AprWatching _Civil War_: impressions and disappointment
7. 8 AprHow will the FAFSA debacle impact colleges and universities this fall?
8. 2 AprUniversities on Fire, one year later: glimpsing the present and a hopeful future

March 2024

1. 28 MarMarch is the cruelest month: more academic cuts and closures
2. 24 MarJohn Oliver’s student loan crisis update
3. 20 MarMore academic cuts in early 2024
4. 10 MarFour years of a vegan diet
5. 6 MarStarting my new book project: Peak Higher Education
6. 1 MarStarting 2024 with all kinds of academic cuts

February 2024

1. 29 FebTwo futures events today
2. 26 FebLooking for a more ambitious writing experience in an app: an exploration
3. 19 FebTurning 57 in the year 2024
4. 14 FebMassachusetts removes college degree requirements from most state jobs
5. 3 FebDid the decade-long enrollment decline turn around?

January 2024

1. 24 JanLosing faith in the value of college: an important Wall Street Journal article
2. 1 JanPositive notes on which to start 2024

December 2023

1. 30 DecFrom 2023 to 2024: academia and climate change
2. 28 DecFrom 2023 to 2024: a growing academic civil war
3. 27 DecPreparing my gaming and education class for spring 2024
4. 19 DecLeading DEI work on campus during a nationwide backlash
5. 19 DecSome student loan holders begin payment, while others do not
6. 10 DecNaming our time: some new terms to try on
7. 8 DecAmerica and China’s big ask for higher education: on the Sunnylands statement
8. 4 DecCome study with me at Georgetown University

November 2023

1. 30 NovUndergraduate completion rates stabilize; one third of students don’t finish college in under six years
2. 28 NovHow to support an independent higher education futurist on Giving Tuesday
3. 27 NovSome critical readings on AI for my graduate students: an updated reading list

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