Filter & Sort
Terror on Campus—It’s Everywhere
We often complain talk about higher ed as if it were one thing. While we share many problems, not everyone experiences the same things. How about some compassion for those who aren’t you?
Closures, Mergers and Marriages—Oh My!
Now, even in this profoundly divided time, some leaders are realizing their institutions can be better together.
Conference Season
“The charm of stepping out of today’s messy demands into a sort of theme park in which presidents are still respected and weighty cultural leaders.”
The Odd Couple: Rachel Toor and Gordon Gee
Two small people with big mouths do a point-counterpoint on higher ed in a new column. Kinda like Gail Collins and Bret Stephens, Siskel and Ebert, and Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd. But funnier.
Presidential Headaches
You have to keep going, even when all you want to do is lie in bed in a dark room.
Classes Great and Terrible
When things go well, you can’t take too much credit, and when they fall apart, you can’t blame yourself. Or so I used to think.
Presidents Hope for Change in 2026
Presidents are mostly optimists. Here’s what they're wishing will be different next year.
What If We’re Wrong?
Can we in higher ed, the true “life-long learners,” think hard about what we’ve gotten wrong, admit our mistakes without shame and then change and adapt to the world we all now live in?