Em-dashes aren't the AI "tell." It's the word "clarity."

Plato? Really?

“I really do believe that the administration is not going to be satisfied unless institutions are majority white,” Pérez said. Angel speaks plainly. www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

🖍️ Let's create more creative moments every day. #Crayola #StayCreative

Crosby, Stills & Nash: You own an oversized hat. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: You own three or more oversized hats. Not untrue.

When you strip away all the layers of leadership, I think what you find is that the fundamental, foundational, most essential act of leadership *is the act of communicating.* When you truly lead, you are, at your heart, a communicator. That's the work.

The *counterculture* higher ed marketing podcast? ✔️ Challenging the discourse? ✔️ With @joelgoodman.co? 🔥

Instagram & Facebook are now for DMing Reels about childhood, music, and other pop culture ephemera to people we know. Then the person we have singled out to receive our benefaction of humor or parody affixes a ❤️ to the message & writes "Ha." And we say we're not headed for societal collapse ...

It’s time to talk about ourselves like we matter. Because if we’re not putting soul into our messaging, we might as well not say anything at all. #HigherEd

Columbia President Is Replaced as Trump Threatens University’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...

The UT Tower is stunning. Yesterday the Carnegie team and I got to spend a whole day in this iconic building meeting with marcomm pros. I could spend *days* in the library, alone.🤘#hookem

Don't mind us, just missing Lancaster and all of you.🥹 #CUPRAP2025 Check out photos from the week here, using the password CUPRAP: danz.photoshelter.com/gallery/2025... 📷 Dan Z. Photography danzphoto.net

I know what I'll be reading on a couple of airplanes very soon. 👀 Anything with *heart* in the title is my jam, @higheredcmo.bsky.social!

“Purpose is our superpower.” - Paul Bascobert, President, @reuters.com #CUPRAP2025

"How could we lighten the conversation about mental health & break through the clutter of the 4 billion emails we send every day? We just wanted students to ask for help. And for them to know it's OK." Hence, the U Okay? campaign was born. #CUPRAP2025 — Craig Kampes and Julia from Drexel University

My friend and forever colleague @tomdurso.bsky.social accepting the Don Hale Award at #CUPRAP2025. Congrats, pal.

"AI integration is not a technology project. It is a change management project." @brianwpiper.bsky.social at #CUPRAP2025

"if you have a piece of content on your site that's performing well, you can just plug it into a GPT and say: create a 25 second script for TikTok. It's a great way to repurpose content." — @brianwpiper.bsky.social at #CUPRAP2025

Higher ed is losing ground in the public narrative." — Emma Jones at #CUPRAP2025

@petemackey.bsky.social's checklist for issuing an institutional response: Are core values being called into question? Are members of the campus community affected? Are operations affected? Does the president have something unambiguous to say? Can the statement help our obligation to teach?

Last minute signage for #CUPRAP2025 ✅

#CUPRAP2025 is only a few days away — and this year's agenda is 🔥 WILL I SEE YOU THERE? There's still time to register, too (and at just $425 for members and $600 for non-members, you won't find a better value): cuprap.org/conferences/...

I'm so pleased to share that I'll be sitting down for a fireside chat with @nacac.bsky.social CEO @angelbperez.bsky.social for the #CUPRAP2025 opening keynote on Wed., March 12. There's still time to register: shorturl.at/ujUqb

The agenda for #CUPRAP2025 may be our best yet. Will I see you there?

🔊 The CUPRAP Spring Professional Development Conference is almost here! I'm leading a discussion about building brand, engagement & recruitment through storytelling — and our agenda is packed with actionable insights from so many #HigherEd peers & thought leaders. REGISTER HERE: lnkd.in/e4ACsHnK

Philly is about SHAKE #SuperBowlLIX

In 2013, I had the honor of interviewing Virginia Halas McCaskey in her suburban Chicago home for Drexel's now-defunct Market Street Magazine. RIP to the stalwart steward of the tremendous #ChicagoBears legacy. www.lebow.drexel.edu/news/faith-f...

Another gem from my friend Chris Huebner: "To guide prospective students toward enrollment, higher ed marketers must first engage emotions before reinforcing decisions with logic." voltedu.com/insights/usi...

What a joy it was to chat with my friend @devinpurgason.bsky.social on a recent episode of Higher Voltage! Check it out when you get a chance. voltedu.com/podcast/comm...

We're prepping for #CUPRAP2025 by counting down the top 10 reasons to attend CUPRAP, starting with number 10: the city of Lancaster. Lancaster boasts a quaint, walkable downtown with numerous dining options, historic architecture mixed with modern flare, and the historic Lancaster Central Market.

I took a whittle break today to start something new.

A new episode of Higher Voltage is live! 📣 From the rise of AI recruiters to the power of authentic storytelling, @kctyler2.bsky.social, @iamjennypetty.bsky.social and Emily Smith explore innovative strategies to engage students, attract adult learners, and future-proof enrollment efforts.

Sara Custer, editor-in-chief of @insidehighered.com, joins @erinahennessy.bsky.social and @tvparrot.bsky.social to discuss the current state of the higher ed sector, including the role of media and early impacts of the Trump administration 👇 voltedu.com/podcast/bein...

🚨 ICYMI: Registration for the 2025 CUPRAP Spring Professional Development Conference is now open! Reconnect with colleagues, immerse yourself in insightful sessions, and celebrate the successes of our industry this March in Lancaster, PA! https://buff.ly/40EC61g #CUPRAP2025

As we approach the 49th day of January, I'd just like to remind everyone that February remains the worst month of the year.

Today, Garth Hudson, the last remaining member of The Band, died. The sounds this man extracted from the Lowrey organ, — not to mention the accordion, clavinet, and saxophone — were otherworldly apocalyptic, moving. music.youtube.com/watch?v=S7qq...

Closing statement from Rachael Kay Albers. We're memory makers 💙 #CarnegieConf

Glad we've got Bluesky to follow along with the #CarnegieConf this year.🦩 The in-between times of Twitter ("we're still there, but do we even share?") were painful. So far, I'm seeing great stuff from: @meghdale.bsky.social @katieme.bsky.social @jaimelizo.bsky.social

Welcome to the party, @voltedu.bsky.social!

"Students don't respond to data. They respond to stories." - Paul LaBlanc Ab-so-freakin-lutely. #CarnegieConf

If you ever thought, "Agentic? That sounds stupid and made up," well you’re not alone. I was also tired of people calling the wrong things "agentic," so I tossed together a glossary of common AI terms #HigherEd is hearing thrown around by vendors. #Here4U

Let’s stop telling the story of our institutions to data, and start telling them to human beings. @josephjmaster.bsky.social @enrollify.bsky.social

📚 Add this to your 2025 Learning Plan! Tune into this @enrollify.bsky.social mini-series on brand storytelling. I can’t wait to share these dynamic conversations about higher ed marketing. 🗓️ First episode drops January 23, with new releases every Thursday through February 20. #brandmarketing

That's right. My father reads my LinkedIn posts, and he writes comments just like he writes text messages: with formal salutations. Still calls me Joey, too.

Sometimes, our most insurmountable silos can be in our own thinking — and in how and when we engage with others. This isn't a #HigherEd thing. It's a post-pandemic people thing. Thanks to @shanebaglini.bsky.social & @enrollify.bsky.social for a great chat. 🙏 👂: www.enrollify.org/episodes/ep-...

There's still time left to submit for the CUPPIE AWARDS! In #HigherEd #Marcomm we have few avenues to ensure our team's work is recognized & celebrated. The CUPPIE Dinner — held during our annual CUPRAP Spring Conference — is an entire evening devoted to celebrating your hard work and achievement!

Is there a more hopeful closing scene in cinema than when Shirley MacLean's Fran Kubelik tells Jack Lemon's C.C. Baxter: "Shut up and deal"? #TheApartment #BillyWilder

"A Complete Unknown" blew me away. It's a cleverly observant study of talent, celebrity, and a period of time the could easily have slipped into idolatry. But it didn't. Timothée Chalamet's Dylan is enigmatic, elusive, mean, and absolutely believable. And the MUSIC! I was hooked 20 seconds in...

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – #TSEliot

Just hit send on my first email from DJG Marketing. To those of you who received it, shoot me straight! And for those who want to get them, sign up here. I solemnly swear to be helpful and not annoying: djg-marketing.kit.com/newsletter