Higher Ed Hot Takes @higheredhottakes.com #HEHT for short. The critical, countercultural alternative to #HigherEdMarketing discourse. Subscribe at higheredhottakes.com
Hosted by @joelgoodman.co
Matt McFadden @mattmcfadden.bsky.social Higher ed advocate and brand strategist, running coach in-training, Liverpool idiot, cook, Auburn grad
Pete Mackey | Mackey Strategies @petemackey.bsky.social Delivering expertise in communications, marketing and fundraising to build lasting strategic impact for higher ed and nonprofit leaders and institutions. mackeystrategies.com
Matt Duncan @mattduncan.bsky.social Brand Listening Program Director and Lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder (aka CU Boulder). Also loves cycling and coffee.
Angel B. Perez @angelbperez.bsky.social CEO at NACAC
@nacac.bsky.social @nacac.bsky.social The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 28,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to making college accessible to all.
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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Kevin Knecht @handle.invalid 
Ron Bronson @ronbronson.com State Capacity AI + gpo.delivery + Asst. Prof. of Practice in Urban Tech, UMich. Anti-manipulation eng, critical design, platformisation, digital public infra. 18F alum.
Host of the Sound Bulletin 90.3 FM Portland. Built mallo.fi / oregontennis.org
Future Perfect Book Club @futureperfectbook.club https://futureperfectbook.club
🎙️ A podcast from @ronbronson.com and @joelgoodman.co
A book club for those of us curious about the future of tech, design, civics, and humanity. Read along and join the conversation.
Kate Post @post-kate.bsky.social Work: higher ed social, web, and marketing | Life: Karate, NWSL, and cats
Adam Parker @aparker10.bsky.social 
@aarondstern.bsky.social @aarondstern.bsky.social 
Jen D-M @jpdmath.bsky.social I try to follow the campsite rule, for work and life: Leave things better than you find them. Writing, editing, process and operations, giant TBR stacks, strong black coffee, long hikes, perfect Manhattans, slow running, garden dabbling. She/her/hers.
Kevin @fullbellyblogger.bsky.social If there’s no food, I’m not coming.
CMS 1 + WSET 2
James Beard Judge, Southern California 2022
Food, Beverage, Travel, Culture
Debra Sanborn @debrasanborn.bsky.social Higher Ed nonprofit leader. College parent. Helping college students find study away and study abroad adventures. PhD Edu. A bit short on the sugar.
@rstapley.bsky.social @rstapley.bsky.social Higher ed marketer • Consultant
Holding full conversations with dogs and space for meandering stories.
Preferably over a damn fine cup of coffee.
Philadelphia Phillies @phillies.bsky.social The original and #1 fan run source for Phillies news
Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com Helping you 🫵 make sense of higher education 🎓 Follow for the latest news, opinions, jobs and resources.
Visit insidehighered.com for more.
Erin A. Hennessy @erinahennessy.bsky.social I work in #highered at the intersection of #communications and #leadership.
EVP, @tvpcomms.bsky.social.
Co-host, Trusted Voices podcast.
Lecturer, Georgetown Univ.
New Jerseyan, auntie, obsessive Jason Isbell fan, pretty normal dog owner.
She/her.
Volt @voltedu.bsky.social Reporting, analysis, and insights from and for higher ed leaders. Home of the Higher Voltage and Trusted Voices podcasts.
Clay Hensley @clayhensley.bsky.social Posts about #globaled/#intled/#highered, & #intlstudent mobility, + art, democracy, sports.
Views my own.
Meaghan Milliorn @meaghanmilliorn.bsky.social Higher Ed Professional, Mom (of 3 humans and 1 dog), Big fan of sleeping and coffee.
“Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.” 
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.
Google me to find me; I'm the only one on the planet with this name.
Voltaire Santos Miran @vsantosmiran.bsky.social Optimist, former underwear model, baritone. Food and drink, music, travel, photography, great books, another WOD, and one more deep breath.
Jaime Oleksik @jaimelizo.bsky.social Ever curious about the evolving world of higher ed marketing. 15 years of exploring strategies, digital innovation, and the stories that connect students to opportunities.
+Advocate for good storytelling and marketing that doesn't feel like marketing.
Martin Beck @mybeckpages.com Marketing and Communications at Soka University of America. formerly, Claremont McKenna College, Third Door Media, Los Angeles Times, Mizzou journalism, UC Irvine, Whittier High School
Jason @jasonpk.bsky.social Higher-ed communications. Serial reader. Lancaster, Pa., resident. Fan of all Philly sports teams (regrettably, at times).
Jeremy Tiers @jeremytiers.bsky.social Enrollment Management Consultant ✈️
Helping Higher Ed Retain Staff & Enroll Students | Keynote Speaker | Email Newsletter Publisher | Host, Mission Admissions Podcast🎙️| Former College 🏀 Coach | Big fan of ☕️ and 🍷
Kathryn Royster @kathrynroyster.bsky.social 
Element451 @element451.bsky.social AI-powered CRM transforming how schools attract, engage, and support students. Personalization, automated processes, and better student journeys made simple.
Joel Renner @joelr.bsky.social Higher Ed | Community Builder | Professional and Adult Ed | Career Dev Speaker | Personal Branding
Tyler Borchers @tylerborchers.com SVP, Strategy & Operations. Building products, growing audiences and driving revenue. Previously TIME and VICE News. Posting about media, technology and AI.
Website: https://tylerborchers.com/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tylerborchers/
Melissa Farmer Richards, MPA, APR @melissarichards.bsky.social The Checklist Guru | Principal, iMarketingMix LLC | leadership coach, higher ed consultant, author, teacher, speaker, special needs mom | #ravensflock #billsmafia #wahoowa
Day @kibilds.bsky.social Romeo’s mamá. Author of Mailed It! Speaker. Ologist. 🇻🇪🇺🇸🇲🇽🇩🇪🇲🇽🇿🇦🇺🇸 and now proudly 🇨🇦.
kibilds.co
Sara Goldrick-Rab @saragoldrickrab.bsky.social AUTHOR of Paying the Price 📚
FOUNDER of the #RealCollege movement to support students’ basic needs + Believe in Students (nonprofit) + Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice 💡
TEACHER at Community College of Philadelphia ✏️✏️
MOM of teens 🌱🐶🐈🐈⬛
Doug Webber @dougwebberecon.bsky.social Section Chief, @federalreserve. Opinions are my own. I have many dogs.
Katie ME @katieme.bsky.social Higher ed marketer, cat mom, flower enthusiast, Bob's Burgers addict, Disney girl at heart. Just out here trying to do my best
Catch me sharing my running journey as a slower runner too🦩
@jriedbskysocial.bsky.social @jriedbskysocial.bsky.social 
Deb Maue @debmaue.bsky.social Higher education leader / mom / AI enthusiast. My super power is making sense of complex situations. Opinions my own
Carrie Barnett @misscarriejo.bsky.social Aspiring Adult | SimpsonScarborough Director of Marketing | Cal Lutheran Alum | Lover of Live Music | etc.
Chantell Cosner, PhD @chantellcosner.bsky.social 📚Higher ed marcom director at Washington State University | ✨Helping leaders build creative teams and transform their organizations✨
Amanda Janice Roberson @ajroberson.bsky.social VP of Ops at IHEP, Ohio U alum, mom of children and cats. Views are my own.
Lisa Baer @lisabaer.bsky.social I got into marketing by accident, helping a friend find freelance gigs, and now I can't imagine doing anything else. Protector of the Great Lakes She/Her #Branding #Marketing #HigherEdMarketing #Photography #Midwest #Chicagoland
Sarah @snacklish.bsky.social Usually: reading romance, knitting, puzzles, & cozy gaming // 9-5: #HigherEd Marketing, prior: journalism
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/snacklish
Erin Fields @erfields.bsky.social Marketing Manager for Enrollify (@enrollify.bsky.social) | #HigherEdMarketing Nerd | Gamer | Pokémon TCG Player | Fantasy Football Champ
Opinions are my own and don’t reflect those of my employer.
Seth Bodnar, University of Montana President @sethbodnar.bsky.social Grateful husband and proud father. Passionate about education, innovation, leadership, and building communities. President at
@umontana and Green Beret @USArmy. #GoGriz 
Autumn Lewis @autumn.bsky.social Social Media Strategist at DC Thomson.
🔵 I create high-performing organic social media strategies for news 🔵
Talks about social media news and occasionally my cats 📲🐱
Josanne DeNatale @josanned.bsky.social Marketing pro focused on workforce development in the #OPIL #OpticsPhotonicsImagingLaser industry and the technical trades. Dedicated to educational equity. Typographer. Foodie. Really wish I could carry a tune. 
dr.lindseyfair @lindseyfair.bsky.social Day job = AVP, Marketing and Communications Higher Education; Night job = mom, wife, mentor; Weekends = ⛷ ⛵ 🎨 🍷 ☕ 💤
Brian Piper @brianwpiper.bsky.social Husband, father, author, speaker, adventurer. Host of AI for U podcast. enrollify.org/podcasts/ai-for-u
Jenny Li Fowler @jennyfowler.bsky.social Working mom in the Boson area trying to survive a middle schooler, slow down the aging process, and take life one day at a time.
Nikki Hacker @drnhacker.bsky.social Faculty at Central Michigan University. I study mental health, basic needs, & higher ed. Formerly at The Hope Center (PA) & Pacific U (OR)
Bravery @bravery.co #HigherEd website strategy and design agency. Research, strategy, design, and dev. // Find your bravery at https://bravery.co
Tony Sheridan | Storytelling & Strategy @tonysheridanirl.bsky.social Irishman in Saudi Arabia | Storytelling & Strategy for Marketing, Comms & Branding | أتعلم عربي | Let me tell you a story...
📧 tonysheridanIRL@gmail.com
Tom Shannon @tshannon09.bsky.social I'm actively learning about the higher ed marketing space and offering unsolicited opinions as someone from outside of the space. 
Sheena McFarland, Ed.D. @sheena5427.bsky.social Chief Communications Officer at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Love reading, writing, Real Salt Lake, travel, and astronomy. Don’t love having MS. Former journalist (but always guided by those ethics) and former college lecturer. My views are my own.
Megan Scott @meganscott.bsky.social Higher education communication and marketer. Proud liberal arts graduate. Lover of the midwest, coffee, cats, and a good book. Mom of two amazing young women. Doing my best to live by the words of E.M. Forster: Only connect.
TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social Unrivaled expertise—we are a national communications and leadership agency solely focused on higher education.
Jasmine D. Hunter @jasdhunter.bsky.social #PRprofessional- #HigherEd Champion- #HBCU Alumna and Supporter 🖤💛- Member of #ZetaPhiBeta Sorority, Inc. 🤍💙-Boy Mom 👦🏽
Meghan Dalesandro @meghdale.bsky.social #HigherEd marketer obsessed with authentic storytelling in a digital era. Mom of 2 with a passion for pithy talk & reply all etiquette.
Rachel (Reuben) Senor @rachelsenor.bsky.social Higher Ed lifer. MBA. SUNY New Paltz > Ithaca College > Colgate University > Consultant. Now VP Account Strategy at OHO, a digital marketing agency focusing on higher education and healthcare.
Kevin @kctyler2.bsky.social Higher Ed nerd | Hugger | Reader | Writer | host: Higher Voltage pod | Opinions: 🙋🏾♂️| 🌈 | Recovering political staffer | Food + wine fan
Mark Greenfield @markgr17.bsky.social Web Accessibility Officer, consultant, keynote speaker, lacrosse coach, golfer, music lover, dog rescuer, volleyball dad. All views my own.
Libby Dowdall @libbyd.bsky.social Science and medicine writer, advancement communicator. Honorary Badger. Not so new to @WashU.
Ryan B @ryanb8.bsky.social College Admissions | #EMChat | #MarComm | College Counselor | #Partnerships | Trusted Advisor | #TruthTuesday | #Go Boilers 🚂💨 | #TellMeSomethingGoodThursday | #LetsGo 🚀 | #GirlDad | #GoCubsGo 🤟
Council of Independent Colleges @cicnotes.bsky.social CIC is an association that works to support independent higher education leaders and advance institutional excellence. cic.edu
Scott Cline, Ed.D. @scottcline.org A Higher Ed Executive Leader
Projects that have impact
Consultant & Advisor
Executive Coach
Speaker
San Francisco #GirlDad
🔗 scottcline.org
Kayla Levasseur @kaylev.bsky.social Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications @ UF 🐊
Career Academic 📚. Dog mom and Coca-Cola Classic aficionado. Karaoke expert 🎤
Opinions are my own.
Jenny Petty @iamjennypetty.bsky.social Higher ed CMCO + other duties as assigned. Mom of three hooligans. Extreme book lover, Taylor Swift, Ted Lasso, Chappell Roan, Democracy enthusiast. 
Maddy Pryor @maddyyypryor.bsky.social campus social media strategist at Princeton | Penn State '13 | she/her | views = mine
#WeAre #YERRRR #LGM #HESM
For now, using this platform to share some photography. 📸
Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social I say things louder for the folks in back. Social media manager and Author of The 10 Principles of Effective Social Media Management,available Sep 30!
Tracy Playle @tracyplayle.bsky.social Content strategist, speaker, author, coach, CEO. Founder: ContentEd, Pickle Jar, Utterly Content. Education specialist. Dog person.
Pickle Jar: https://wearepicklejar.com
ContentEd+: https://plus.contentedlive.com
Beth Miller @ealmiller.bsky.social Higher ed marketing & communications
Digital Collegium board member
Kid/cat/dog mom
Lifter of weights
Rider of bikes
she/her
Rick Hardy @rickahardy.bsky.social Spent a career building university enrollment & marketing organizations. Former TV/film prof & college radio DJ. Thankful for God’s grace. #Lakers #Dodgers
Tom Durso @tomdurso.bsky.social Writer, reader, editor, higher-ed marketing and communications pro; champion of tolerance, empathy, and kindness; proponent of science; devotee of Philly sports, independent bookstores, jangly pop songs, and the Oxford comma; he/him/his. www.dadlibbing.com
CUPRAP @cuprap.bsky.social A professional community committed to advancing higher education marketing and communications.
cuprap.org
@pfdemp.bsky.social @pfdemp.bsky.social I'm an internet/web old-timer, going back to the days of Gopher and Mosaic. Veteran of the first browser war of the late 1990s. Currently digital manager at Immaculata University.
Suzan Brinker @suzanbrinker.bsky.social Higher ed strategy and marketing nerd. German-Turkish transplant in Greater Boston. Mom of 3. Lover of books, true crime, and travel.
vivhied.com
Jen Sparkman @meetjensparkman.com Higher Ed Marketing and Brand Engagement 🎓
Book Nerd 📚
Horror Movie Addict 🧟♀️
Film & TV Buff 🍿
Vinyl Collector 🎧🎶
South Jersey > NorCal
Heather Hall @heatherhall.bsky.social Higher Ed Administrator 📚 Nature Lover 🍃
Dog Mom 🐾
📍Colorado
Chris Edwards @c3e.bsky.social Higher Education and #EdTech, in all its future forms. Lurking for news and more civil discourse. Also, sports. All the sports.
Maria Kuntz @mariakuntz.bsky.social Higher Ed Leader | Strategic Marketing and Communications Pro 💫 storyteller + podcaster | adventurer + yoga + health nut 🥑 🧘🏻♀️🏔️
Sarah Goldfarb @sarahgoldfarb.bsky.social Higher ed social/digital pro. Recovering journalist. Beverage goblin. 
Denise S. Valenti @denisevalenti.bsky.social writer, editor, multimedia storyteller
more @ denisevalenti.com
Gabriel Welsch @gabrielwelsch.bsky.social Dad, husband, writer, higher ed marketing executive. Author of GROUNDSCRATCHERS (Tolsun Books), FOUR HORSEPERSONS OF A DISAPPOINTING APOCALYPSE (Steel Toe Books), AN EYE FLUENT IN GRAY (Seven Kitchens), others.
Kelsey Stockton @kelseyk.bsky.social Strategist at Campus Sonar, higher ed nerd, lover of Milwaukee things
Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social English Language & Literature. Quondam Prof. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔦𝔠 𝔈𝔫𝔤𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥. Editor, Shakespeare: New Voices. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
Becky Colley, MFA @beckycolleyvt.bsky.social Higher Ed Enrollment Marketer & CX Geek. Girl Mom & Cat Mom. Vermonter & Music Chaser. Truth & Story Teller.
Allison Turcio, Ed.D. @allisonturcio.bsky.social Award-Winning Higher Ed Marketer | Asst VP for Enrollment and Marketing | Host, The Application Podcast | Publisher, The Higher Ed Marketer's Digest | Albany Business Review 40 Under 40 | Marketing Prof | Speaker
Allisonturcio.com
Margie Whiteleather @margiewhiteleather.bsky.social Demystifying pathways from education to careers | Project management for JeffSelingo.com | Previously marcomm at Cornell | Finger Lakes | Adirondacks 
Laura Rudolph @lrudolph.bsky.social My Work: https://hopp.bio/squareoneky
📚 #HigherEdMarketing #HEMktg #EMChat enthusiast
💻 CEO, Square One Consulting - MarComm, Slate strategist
👧 Toddler mom
⛰️ Appalachian ‘til I die
💜 Heart for #DementiaCare - IG: @belightcare
😼 Wildcats in my veins 💙
Ashley Budd @ashleybudd.com We wrote a book about email. emailbook.co
@jensplarson.bsky.social @jensplarson.bsky.social Enrollment manager, admissions secret shopper, and purveyor of higher education commentary.