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In Praise of Librarians
I had a chance to participate in a recent meeting of the Association of Research Libraries, the famous ARL. Before...
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College Sports and Our Winter of Discontent
Periodically in the world of intercollegiate athletics, we cycle through a set of controversies, changes, and challenges that cause our...
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Watching the Money
How will it all work out? The budget is a mess, the economy weak, the quality of high school graduates...
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Seeking Federal Support
I am having trouble signing on to the campaign to make our universities dependencies of the federal government. I want...
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The Next Big Thing: Crisis and Transformation in American Higher Education
The serial crises that affect higher education in America carry with them an accompanying enthusiasm for big thinking. Big thinking...
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Leveraging Crisis for Competitive Advantage
The unusually large reductions in state appropriations to higher education in many states and the impact of the current record...
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The Mote in Thy Brother's Eye
A theme in budget reduction processes in some states is an enthusiasm for cannibalizing some institutions in the hopes of...
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Budget Crises, Academic Change: A Fable
Our fable begins with the recognition that everyone is in favor of change, that magic word for all of higher...