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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.
The Sandbox is sent each Saturday morning. Not receiving it? Email us at membership@insidehighered.com.
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.”
Many presidents have left this year, so loads are coming out of retirement to act as interims (and sometimes clean house).
Making the choice to follow your heart, even at the expense of disappointing your parents.
“These are lonely jobs that loss can make lonelier. But real life happens.”
How do you learn what you don't know if you may be interested in becoming a president?
When the spotlight is on you, it can burn. Especially when you can't say what actually happened.
"There is a culture of being a president and it is weird."
Can you trust your trustees to read? Yes, and you can help them help you.
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