All Newsletters
Teaching While President
November 22, 2025
What it’s like to go back to class after 15 years in administration.
College Athletics, or, Are You Freaking Kidding Me?
November 15, 2025
Someone please tell me how this stuff makes sense and who is going to fix the mess we’re all in.
The President, the Board Chair, and a Lesson in Boundaries
November 8, 2025
The real key to presidential success: having a good relationship with the person who chairs your board.
What If We Imagined a Student-Centered AI University?
November 1, 2025
A former president thinks it’s time for us to flip the question about how we integrate AI.
Do Higher Ed Conferences Replicate Higher Ed Problems?
October 18, 2025
How can our professional gatherings do the things the best teachers do?
The Art of Leaving Well
October 11, 2025
“I made myself available for confidential conversations on any topic (though, to my surprise, [my successor] never took me up on this offer).”
Shiny Objects, Hot and Cold Majors, and Political Whiplash
October 4, 2025
Current presidents from not-blue states weigh in on what they see.