CHE: Advice from enrollment strategist

[dismalist]

Yes, everything changes all the time. We can't say anything. Does the IPCC know this? :-)

Just to say something we need to properly process the data before interpretation is made - that is how IPCC works.
Based on the 2021 Nobel [Memorial] Prize winners this is also how economists are analysing data nowadays too.

Tom Sargent, the guy who more than any other put time-series econometrics up front, hasn't signed!

Look for non-barking dogs, too. :-)

[dismalist]

Yes, everything changes all the time. We can't say anything. Does the IPCC know this? :-)

Just to say something we need to properly process the data before interpretation is made - that is how IPCC works.
Based on the 2021 Nobel [Memorial] Prize winners this is also how economists are analysing data nowadays too.

Tom Sargent, the guy who more than any other put time-series econometrics up front, hasn't signed!

Look for non-barking dogs, too. :-)

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post, reading things into it which were not there. None of the 2021 Econ Nobel prizes were for time-series.

I'm just guessing the adjunct share is stationary. :-)

[Hibush]

Tom Sargent, the guy who more than any other put time-series econometrics up front, hasn't signed!

Look for non-barking dogs, too. :-)

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post, reading things into it which were not there. None of the 2021 Econ Nobel prizes were for time-series.

I'm just guessing the adjunct share is stationary. :-)

What does Tom Sargent think about adjunctification? Is it an inexorable trend given the greater economic mechanisms? Or is it, because of the higher pay for academic economists, not something on the radar of economics department?

[dismalist]

Tom Sargent, the guy who more than any other put time-series econometrics up front, hasn't signed!

Look for non-barking dogs, too. :-)

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post, reading things into it which were not there. None of the 2021 Econ Nobel prizes were for time-series.

I'm just guessing the adjunct share is stationary. :-)

What does Tom Sargent think about adjunctification? Is it an inexorable trend given the greater economic mechanisms? Or is it, because of the higher pay for academic economists, not something on the radar of economics department?

Tom makes no micro policy pronouncements. For real.

[Hibush]

Tom Sargent, the guy who more than any other put time-series econometrics up front, hasn't signed!

Look for non-barking dogs, too. :-)

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post, reading things into it which were not there. None of the 2021 Econ Nobel prizes were for time-series.

I'm just guessing the adjunct share is stationary. :-)

What does Tom Sargent think about adjunctification? Is it an inexorable trend given the greater economic mechanisms? Or is it, because of the higher pay for academic economists, not something on the radar of economics department?

Tom makes no micro policy pronouncements. For real.

Probably wise to limit public micro pronouncements. But what about faculty meetings discussing hiring?

[dismalist]

Here's a hopefully unique strategy for increasing enrollment -- encourage having pets!

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/11/12/more-students-bring-pets-campus-emotional-support?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=9cc5820ea3-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-9cc5820ea3-236889242&mc_cid=9cc5820ea3&mc_eid=dae49d931a

[dismalist]

Here's a hopefully unique strategy for increasing enrollment -- encourage having pets!

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/11/12/more-students-bring-pets-campus-emotional-support?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=9cc5820ea3-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-9cc5820ea3-236889242&mc_cid=9cc5820ea3&mc_eid=dae49d931a

I also stole this comment from somebody about the pet support animal friendly school:

"Our admissions team uses a holistic application review process, which means we look at more than just your grades and GPA. JWU has an acceptance rate of 92.7% and is a test-optional institution. We strive to make a college education easily accessible to all students. As stated before, the minimum grade average is a C+ average but the Admissions team can review applications for students with lower GPAs, making JWU a possibility for students at all academic levels."

When I hear "holistic" my right hand starts shaking.

All this is possibly not even signalling, just country club.

It's all over.

[quasihumanist]

I've been fond of saying that there are only two stable positions for universities(*): HARVARD and DIPLOMAMILL.  Incentives for universities always push you towards one of those (and, for most universities, it's DIPLOMAMILL)

If your university doesn't want to end up at one of these places, you have to keep fighting against the tide, and when the tide is strong enough you might not be able to.

(*) I was going to say "subject to market pressures", but that's not actually a relevant qualifier.  Look at France, where universities are government institutions quite insulated from the market.  It's got a few grande ecoles that are HARVARD, and the ordinary universities (and some of the newer supposed grandes ecoles) are basically DIPLOMAMILL.  Something like half of all academic mathematicians in France went to one of the four ecoles normales superieures, which collectively admit fewer than 1000 students (in all subjects) per year.

[dismalist]

I've been fond of saying that there are only two stable positions for universities(*): HARVARD and DIPLOMAMILL.  Incentives for universities always push you towards one of those (and, for most universities, it's DIPLOMAMILL)

If your university doesn't want to end up at one of these places, you have to keep fighting against the tide, and when the tide is strong enough you might not be able to.

(*) I was going to say "subject to market pressures", but that's not actually a relevant qualifier.  Look at France, where universities are government institutions quite insulated from the market.  It's got a few grande ecoles that are HARVARD, and the ordinary universities (and some of the newer supposed grandes ecoles) are basically DIPLOMAMILL.  Something like half of all academic mathematicians in France went to one of the four ecoles normales superieures, which collectively admit fewer than 1000 students (in all subjects) per year.

Spot on, quasi!

The incentives are as you describe. My problem, the world's problem, with the Frogs is that they will brook no competition, no new rivals. Hence, they will continue to stagnate at a comfortable level, thank you. A place for everyone, and everyone in his or her place.

[Hibush]

"Our admissions team uses a holistic application review process, which means we look at more than just your grades and GPA. JWU has an acceptance rate of 92.7% and is a test-optional institution. We strive to make a college education easily accessible to all students. As stated before, the minimum grade average is a C+ average but the Admissions team can review applications for students with lower GPAs, making JWU a possibility for students at all academic levels."

All this is possibly not even signalling, just country club.

"Our admissions team uses a holistic application review process, which means we look at more than just your grades and GPA. HARVARD has a rejection rate of 92.7% and is a test-optional institution. We strive to make a college education accessible to elite students. As stated before, the minimum grade average is an A+ average but the Admissions team can review applications for students with lower GPAs, making HARVARD a possibility for students at incredible academic levels."