The Enrollment Chef’s Table
I’m so excited to share my new blog series, “The Academic Chef’s Table,” where I’m drawing fun and useful parallels between my two passions: Enrollment Management and the art of cooking! As an institution, we’re the chefs, our students are the unique ingredients, each with their own potential. And the business world? They’re our guests who will ultimately “dine” on our graduates. Just as a chef strives to impress their guests, we must equip our students with the skills they need to thrive after graduation. For the next two months, I’ll be sharing a weekly blog post to reflect on each key component of this magical process, from our student pipeline to the dinner table.
Enrollment Chef’s Kitchen

Part 1: Ingredients:
Deciphering the Golden State’s Middle-Class Families
Part 2: The Kitchen
Students Are Choosing the UC System over the Cal State. The Data Makes It Hard to Ignore.
Is Your Website Invisible to AI? Moving from SEO to AEO to Reach the Modern Parent and Student?
The 2024 Enrollment Paradox: A Leadership Strategy Brief
The Equity Kitchen: Why California’s Financial Aid Recipe Needs a Pinch of Realism
From a Fixed Menu to a Living Pantry
The Enrollment Kitchen Remodel: A Blueprint for the CSU Forward Plan
The College Stress Test: A Recipe for Institutional Resilience
California 4- year Higher Ed Market Segmentation
The financial DNA of California colleges: Following the Money Trail from Medallions to Convenience