Jon Boeckenstedt
@jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social
Retired but still working at EnrollmentVP. Hot takes and amateur photography. Bad speller. I blame the nuns at Nativity School.
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I'm just going to assume that "fired for cause" means losing to Ohio State.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm just going to assume that "fired for cause" means losing to Ohio State.
Reposted by Jon Boeckenstedt
It would have been nice to have seen a link to or at least a mention of the Class Action research that is being cited in this paragraph in a @nytimes op-ed about early decision.
I don't want to be petty, but for a new organization links to our work can be really helpful.
I don't want to be petty, but for a new organization links to our work can be really helpful.
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It would have been nice to have seen a link to or at least a mention of the Class Action research that is being cited in this paragraph in a @nytimes op-ed about early decision.
I don't want to be petty, but for a new organization links to our work can be really helpful.
I don't want to be petty, but for a new organization links to our work can be really helpful.
Probably just a coincidence that all those rage posts on Truth Social happen in the middle of the night
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Probably just a coincidence that all those rage posts on Truth Social happen in the middle of the night
Reposted by Jon Boeckenstedt
The Department of Education shared data today on IHEs where, 4 years after earning a credential, graduates earned less than peers with only a high school diploma.
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
FAFSA Reveals Earnings Data for Colleges and Graduates
The Department of Education's new FAFSA changes highlight the alarming number of for-profit institutions where graduates earn less than high school completers.
jamessmurphy.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Department of Education shared data today on IHEs where, 4 years after earning a credential, graduates earned less than peers with only a high school diploma.
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
The German word for that little inside corner of your thumb that is always the first to crack in winter.
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The German word for that little inside corner of your thumb that is always the first to crack in winter.
IS YOUR IQ 185?
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
IS YOUR IQ 185?
Turning Point USA sues the CFP Selection Committee for religious persecution after leaving BYU and Notre Dame out of the playoffs.
(I regret to inform you that this is a joke.)
(I regret to inform you that this is a joke.)
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Turning Point USA sues the CFP Selection Committee for religious persecution after leaving BYU and Notre Dame out of the playoffs.
(I regret to inform you that this is a joke.)
(I regret to inform you that this is a joke.)
I was hoping Notre Dame would make the playoffs because the tears of Notre Dame fans are sweeter if allowed to ripen a couple extra weeks.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I was hoping Notre Dame would make the playoffs because the tears of Notre Dame fans are sweeter if allowed to ripen a couple extra weeks.
You could pay every Division I football coach $100 M per year and it would not be as bad as they guys are making it.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
You could pay every Division I football coach $100 M per year and it would not be as bad as they guys are making it.
Franklin enrolls in the SEC and is excluded from Fraternity Rush and "encouraged" to go back where he came from because of the color of his skin.
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Franklin enrolls in the SEC and is excluded from Fraternity Rush and "encouraged" to go back where he came from because of the color of his skin.
Olivia Nuzzi getting fired by Vanity Fair comes as no surprise to people who who have never heard of either.
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Olivia Nuzzi getting fired by Vanity Fair comes as no surprise to people who who have never heard of either.
Nothing like the NY Times forgetting to mention that "this commonly accepted view" is, in fact, encoded in the United States Constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Nothing like the NY Times forgetting to mention that "this commonly accepted view" is, in fact, encoded in the United States Constitution.
I'm sorry, I was informed that every university needed to reinvent itself.
This story took many months, and the expertise of many folks (thanks, @dberrett.bsky.social and @danbauman77.bsky.social). I hope you’ll give it a read and RT the first skeet in this thread. DMs/Signal are open for tips about what’s happening on your campus. (14/14) www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The University That Couldn’t Stop Reinventing Itself
The U. of Tulsa was a commuter campus that tried — and tried again — to become a regional powerhouse. Now it’s drowning in red ink.
www.chronicle.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm sorry, I was informed that every university needed to reinvent itself.
Even if you believe that every little piece of academic research, no matter how arcane, adds to our understanding of the world around us, you have to admit that some research did not need to be conducted.
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Even if you believe that every little piece of academic research, no matter how arcane, adds to our understanding of the world around us, you have to admit that some research did not need to be conducted.
You didn't really a need a reason to love Costco any more than you already do, but sometimes the gods are generous.
"As with so much of what has gone wrong in the past 10 months (or years), this chaos can be laid squarely at feet of SCOTUS. Here, they’ve allowed him to continue collecting hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs despite multiple lower courts ruling it's patently illegal." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You didn't really a need a reason to love Costco any more than you already do, but sometimes the gods are generous.
Mr. Knight, there's a guy on the phone named Dan saying he needs to talk to "Uncle Phil." And he says its urgent.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Mr. Knight, there's a guy on the phone named Dan saying he needs to talk to "Uncle Phil." And he says its urgent.
If you melt your cheese at a high enough temperature, the metal melts with it, so don't worry about the recall.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you melt your cheese at a high enough temperature, the metal melts with it, so don't worry about the recall.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Just enjoy the subtle steel and aluminum undertones in your pizza.
Notice how no one has been talking about the Epstein files since Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
Something finally worked.
Something finally worked.
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Notice how no one has been talking about the Epstein files since Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
Something finally worked.
Something finally worked.
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
No, I did not forget.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
In its current state, it sucks.
But thanks for the reminder.
I can barely read the review, so imagine how bad the book must be www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
Does Olivia Nuzzi Make Good Copy?
Across social media, definitely. In her new memoir, “American Canto,” not so much.
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I can barely read the review, so imagine how bad the book must be www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In order to fight income and opportunity inequality, Michael and Susan Dell give 25 million kids an electric scooter from FAO Schwartz for Christmas.
There were two pieces of leftover pizza and I issued a "No Quarter" order on them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There were two pieces of leftover pizza and I issued a "No Quarter" order on them.
When you get a foot of snow overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
When you get a foot of snow overnight.