Nick Fouriezos

1 month ago | opencampus.org | Nick Fouriezos

Welcome to Mile Markers, a bimonthly newsletter about rural higher education. I’m Nick Fouriezos, an Open Campus national reporter who grew up at the crossroads of suburban Atlanta and the foothills of Appalachia. A biweekly newsletter about higher education and rural America. By Nick Fouriezos. 01: Postcards: A GED perception shift. 02: Roadside Attractions: Mapping school choice.

1 month ago | dailyyonder.com | Nick Fouriezos

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article to receive future editions in your inbox. Not many college presidents can claim an executive producer credit — but now Nicole Hurd of Lafayette College can.

2 months ago | blog.arch.network | Nick Fouriezos

By Nick Fouriezos, CMO at ArchWhat if the world’s most secure store of value could also be its most powerful programmable asset? That is the core thesis of Bitcoin builders, who hope to unlock $2T+ in BTC left under-utilized by Bitcoin’s lack of native programmability.

2 months ago | dailyyonder.com | Nick Fouriezos

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article to receive future editions in your inbox. Sydnee Dickson has headed Utah’s education efforts since 2016 as state superintendent of public instruction — but long before that, she was a grade-school student in a rural two-room schoolhouse.

Feb 27, 2025 | dailyyonder.com | Nick Fouriezos

Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign led to a surge in rural attention, research, and support over the last decade, but his second presidency could bring that progress to a sudden halt. The president declared on Wednesday that he would like to see the Department of Education “closed immediately” — just hours after his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced nearly a billion dollars in education cuts.