Travis BurchartSlandering Higher Education: The Magic of Media SpinJournalism tends to take the imperfect and amplify or scandalize it. Fixing things isn’t enough; solutions are boring. So you add “scary,”…Jul 19Jul 19
Travis BurchartFaux Facting, and Its Exploding Popularity in the Anti-College MovementA novel, semi-ridiculous, some-what cultural (usually negative), made-up word seems to make things collectively true. Once there’s a coined…Jul 9Jul 9
Travis BurchartCriticizing Social Media Is Often a Masterclass on Bad AnalyzingChildren are tethered to their phones, but how bad is it? There must be a story out there that proves unequivocally just how bad ….Jun 26Jun 26
Travis BurchartThe Anti-College Movement: A Movement of ElitistsGod help us if this is the advice we’re giving young adults:Jun 19Jun 19
Travis BurchartEducation Arguments Don’t Solve Education RealitiesA well-written title isn’t required to convey facts; it has the singular job of putting a hook in your eye. This title and subtitle, from…Mar 29Mar 29
Travis BurchartAs Student Athletes Become Priority One, Everyday Students Become Less ImportantAt colleges and universities across the country, more than 500,000 student-athletes work every day to improve their skills, practice with…Mar 19Mar 19
Travis BurchartMagic Data and the Dumbing Down of America’s Teacher ShortageThis “knowledge” puffs up. — 1 Corinthians 8:1[1]Mar 13Mar 13
Travis BurchartPoliticians Stoke Fear When It Comes to Social Media (and Do They Really Care About Child Safety?)Everyone knows someone whose child has been hurt by social media.[1] I’ve heard too many stories to count. — Paul Renner, Republican…Mar 2Mar 2
Travis BurchartPros Going Amateur: Soon, Lebron James Could Play for Your College“They are professional athletes. Get professionally paid. It’s not going away. You can’t try to get loopholes, because they take you to…Feb 4Feb 4
Travis BurchartWhat’s Putting the “Doom” in Higher Ed? The Answer: Bad ReportingHigher education is growing … not everywhere but in many places. I work for a university that’s grown for 15 straight years. And last fall…Jan 23Jan 23