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You’re Excepted!
Rachel Toor ghostwrites an acceptance letter from the founding president of Prosperity University, with an AI assist in the form of Claude, writer at Anthropic.
Presidents Get Real About Their Challenges and Fears
When Ambien doesn’t work, these are some of the thoughts that keep presidents sweating in their beds.
Presidents Speak Out About Not Speaking Out
No, higher ed leaders are not napping in foxholes, enjoying spa days, or cheating at playing golf. They’re doing the work to take care of their communities.
Letter from a Region of My Mind
Your faithful Sandbox correspondent makes a trip to D.C. and has a lot of thoughts.
The Presidential Princess: A DEI Story
Sometimes a leader can be overshadowed by someone with sharper claws.
How to Get a No-Confidence Vote
Poking the hornet’s nest of shared governance and tenure. Could it be that we might have to change things having to do with—gasp—the faculty?
‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’
One president offers a suggestion to reframe the narrative in ways that will resonate with those greedy bros in power. Another gives pointers on how to tell if you’re living under authoritarian rule.