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Signifying Nothing

Implementing conscientious-objector status at scale in higher ed would be a nightmare.

Chip Diller, a character in the movie National Lampoon's Animal House, screams during stampede.
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The Scourge of Avoidant Leadership in Higher Education

If leaders refuse to confront threats directly and act with courage and conviction, institutions risk irrelevance or collapse.

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When Two Become One

The once-verboten idea of mergers and strategic partnerships is shedding its stigma in some corners of higher ed.

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Homer Simpson and Humans in the Loop

I think we might be kidding ourselves about putting humans in the loop in educational contexts.

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From Hairball to Framework

Why higher ed keeps failing to align on transfer.

Cover of The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich by Evan Osnos.
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AI, Universities and ‘The Haves and Have-Yachts’

What thinking about the ultrarich can teach us about higher ed in the AI era.

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What 3 Leading AI Models Say Are the Most Vulnerable Jobs in Higher Ed

I asked artificial intelligence to tell me what jobs in higher education are most vulnerable to replacement in the near term.

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A College Where Career Readiness Is Unavoidable

“If we taught musicians the way we teach engineers, we would make them take 12 years of music theory before we ever let them touch a piano.”