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‘I Only Travel on Gravel’: What It Takes to Lead a College Back From the Brink
North Idaho College was a canary in the coal mine for the political takeover of higher ed. It survived.
Character in Higher Ed
Rachel and Gordon talk about teaching students how to truly be human and to live in a civil society with others.
Did We in the Humanities Cause Our Own Demise?
How much are we to blame for the lack of public trust in higher education?
Building a Cabinet
Gordon talks to Rachel about hiring upper-level administrators.
The View From the Stairwell
The often-overlooked work of higher education’s essential translators—the VPs.
The Odd Couple: We’re Not Back in School
Another academic year starts and neither Gordon nor Rachel will be on campus.
“She Shouldn’t Have Worn a Skirt”
Re-examining my irritation with Girls and women.
The Odd Couple: Celebrating What We Love
Rachel and Gordon suffer a bout of the warm fuzzies in the heat of the summer and talk about the greatness that is U.S. higher education.