The Sandbox

Even when you make the choice yourself, it’s never easy to stop doing a job you love.

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”

How we talk about the things that matter and what gets in the way of success.

The president’s job is increasingly “about becoming the one person on campus at whom everyone feels free to aim their anger.”

“I don’t especially enjoy this part of the job of being the president of a state university.”

“Grading and commenting in a timely manner proved to be a challenge. Needless to say, I was sleep-deprived the entire fall semester as a result.”

“My institution’s reliance on adjunct and other non-tenure-track faculty dilutes my message of support for tenure.”

And how it possibly helped reinforce some of the critiques of higher education.