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Cassoulet and Leadership
A trip to the movie theater and an offhanded comment from an employee prompt Karen Gross to reflect on the similarities between cooking and presiding over a college.
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The To-Do List
In Part 2 of his essay, Robert Zemsky lays out the three big goals of serious higher ed reform: proving that students learn, bolstering pre-college preparation, and fixing financial dysfunction.
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Teaching After Midnight
A few hours ago, Wick Sloane taught his first section of an 11:45 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. course. He’s inspired by his students and community college – and mad as hell that no one seems to care about the nationwide conditions that make it impossible for so many students to find sections at the hours they need.
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The Adjunct's Moment of Truth
Like most of us who work in higher education, I really don’t have the time, or the courage, to be...
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Beyond the Jokes on 'Helicopter Parents'
When I became an associate dean for undergraduate programs not quite four years ago, I did not know the term...
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Gaming Excellence
After his institution imposes an inarguable "excellence" fee on students, Clarence Sowers envisions other one-time charges to follow.
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The Don'ts of Higher Ed Reform
The 18 months that I spent on Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education left me convinced that...
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Race Still Matters
Colleges need a new set of discussions -- involving students, professors, administrators and their communities, write Michelle Asha Cooper and David A. Longanecker.