The Sandbox, a weekly newsletter, is a benefit for Insider Premium subscribers 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.
“Whenever someone looks me up, they see those early stories that make it seem like I did something terribly wrong.”
When Ambien doesn’t work, these are some of the thoughts that keep presidents sweating in their beds.
The president’s job is increasingly “about becoming the one person on campus at whom everyone feels free to aim their anger.”
When a new president comes to town, VPs are often shown the door.
Opening the black box of president–trustee relations—and how to make things nice.
Asked to write an opinion piece, I'm told my opinion is wrong
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