Note: If I sent you here, it's probably because of one of the last two bulleted points near the bottom

I use my @JonBoeckenstedt Twitter account and my @JonB (where it's easy to get verified) on Mastodon Social for several purposes.  At all times, the content and the opinion are mine alone:
During business hours:

  • I talk about college admissions, college costs, college trends, and college data
  • I share my posts from my blogs, of which I have three:
    • Higher Ed Data Stories, where I try to demonstrate and illuminate patterns and trends in higher education data
    • Admitting things, where I write short essays about things in admissions, financial aid or higher education in general
    • Out Here in Oregon, where I talk about Oregon-specific things from my observations as Vice Provost at Oregon State

After business hours and on the weekends:

  • I share some of my photography.  I do it for fun, not for profit, and I hope people enjoy it.  I love feedback from other photographers
  • I talk about movies, sports, music, beer, politics.  Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself.  I am large. I contain multitudes 

At all times:

  • This is a personal account, and my opinions are not necessarily those of my employer
  • I usually won't slice or dice my data differently upon request.
  • I like to laugh, and frequently use sarcasm and irony. Think before hitting reply.
  • I like disagreement and debate, but I'm under no obligation to listen to or debate your half-baked ideas about higher education, even if  you have read three articles about it in Forbes or Business Insider or the Wall Street Journal
  • I don't engage with anonymous accounts.  I consider an account anonymous if a) you have no picture b) your screen name is not the name of a person, and/or c) there is nothing in your bio that helps me understand who you are.  I may not even read your reply.  Don't take it personally, but I won't waste energy unless I know who I'm talking to​