Friday Five: #GroundhogDay edition

@PunxsutawnyPhil has seen his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.

Happy Groundhog Day, gentle reader. It is now official: Punxsutawny Phil has seen his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter. So stay warm, pour yourself a cup of coffee or hot chocolate, and cozy up to a short list of list-like posts, all relevant to your higher ed interests. Continue reading “Friday Five: #GroundhogDay edition”

Reflections on rebranding, 10 years later

Photo by Sam O’Keefe/Missouri S&T

UPDATE: A proof of my journal case study on this topic is linked at the bottom of this blog post.

Ten years ago this month — on New Year’s Day, in fact — the university where I work changed its name from the University of Missouri-Rolla, or UMR, to Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T for short.

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