jensplarson.bsky.social
@jensplarson.bsky.social
Enrollment manager, admissions secret shopper, and purveyor of higher education commentary.
This is giving "let them eat cake" vibes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/o...
May 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
April 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Whenever the large public research universities talk about their enrollment patterns:
April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One favorite part: the institution enrolled more "disadvantaged" students during the test optional period.

So, sure: the university was more classist at admission, but the testing policy actually increased the # of disadvantaged students enrolled as well as the yield on those who were admitted.
January 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It already exists. It's pretty good. It's currently free. It's often better than grad assistants or undergrad tutors.
November 20, 2024 at 2:11 AM
The desire to migrate remains incredibly high: 900 million people would leave their country if they could.

Desire isn't plans, but it's not hard to imagine how this desire could collide with climate change, resource scarcity, and increased nationalism.

Gallup: tinyurl.com/ytkn7688
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Don't mess with the robots, I guess: Twitter is officially dying according to the AI:
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 PM