Mark Sklarow

August 2025

The Collapse in International Student Enrollment—and Its Looming Threat to U.S. Education and the Economy

How Losing the World's Students is a Blow to U.S. Colleges, Research, and the U.S. Economy

Aug 25 • 

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Illuminating the Major Administrative Actions Impacting Higher Education

What Every IEC and College Counselor Needs to Know

Aug 18 • 

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Billions for Obedience: Using Federal Power to Remake Higher Education

Billions paid, academic freedoms eroded, and admissions in flux.

Aug 12 • 

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AI in the Hands of Students & Parents: A Helpful Assistant—Not a Shortcut

There is a role for AI in the Application Process but the limits are crystal clear!

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

AI and Ethics in the Educational Consulting Practice

How to be Both Tech-Savvy and Ethically Grounded

Jul 28 • 

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Alone But Not Lonely: Fighting Isolation in Independent Consulting

Finding Your People Is a Fundamental Part of the Success Formula

Jul 21 • 

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Death by 1,300 Cuts: How Strategic Layoffs Will Gut the Department of Education

The Impact of the New Supreme Court Decision to Allow for the Effective Dismantling of DOE

Jul 15 • 

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Technology and Tools for IECs: From Overwhelm to Optimization

Tech can drive the new IEC office... but only if used correctly.

Jul 14 • 

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Balancing Passion and Profit

We talk a lot about guiding students, managing parent expectations, and navigating college admissions. But there’s another, often unspoken challenge…

Jul 7 • 

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June 2025

Keeping Up When the Ground Keeps Moving: The IEC’s Admissions Challenge

The Changing Admissions Landscape: A Deeper Dive into a Key IEC Pain Point

Jun 9 • 

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May 2025

Changes to Education Funding in the House’s “Big Beautiful” Budget Bill

Major Cuts Proposed for Both Higher Ed and K-12 and time is short to save valued funding.

May 27 • 

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