The Sandbox, a weekly newsletter, is a benefit for paying Insider members designed to help higher ups in higher ed do their challenging jobs. It’s a place to play and create, share ideas, and allow leaders to say what they really think. We strive to provide a Saturday morning read that is both insightful and entertaining. And we rely on current and past leaders to write to and for us. Contact author Rachel Toor if you want to share feedback and jump into the conversation.
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And now for something completely different: not just another boring newsletter to doom scroll.
Your faithful Sandbox correspondent makes a trip to D.C. and has a lot of thoughts.
When Ambien doesn’t work, these are some of the thoughts that keep presidents sweating in their beds.
“Whenever someone looks me up, they see those early stories that make it seem like I did something terribly wrong.”
Some fear for their students, many are struggling, and others are, well, punchy.
“Whenever someone looks me up, they see those early stories that make it seem like I did something terribly wrong.”
Perhaps it’s time for us to play well as a group since, as Uncle Ben F. noted, “We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”
No one wants to feel like they’re past their sell-by date, but sometimes the help isn’t actually helpful.
Too many new presidents get to the job and discover: Oops! We’re broke!
When Ambien doesn’t work, these are some of the thoughts that keep presidents sweating in their beds.
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.
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