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Technology and the Future of the College Presidency
3 rules of thumb on technology for new college presidents, inspired by the Aspen Institute report.
Ethical College Admissions: Leadership
Are admissions offices obsessed with leadership skills among applicants? Should they be? Jim Jump considers the issues.
Your Ph.D. and Work Experience Are Great Life Experience: Part 3
Briana Mohan takes a broad view of academe and careers and consider how graduate students and postdocs might best engage with the challenges of the present moment.
Inherent Flaws
Natasha K. Warikoo, the author of a new book about diversity and admissions, reflects on helping her son apply to a private school while she was reviewing applicants to a graduate program.
What Boards Are Missing: Curiosity
College and university boards have much about which to be curious these days, argue Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower, but too many struggle with asking questions at all, let alone good or great ones.
Homeownership and Angry Voters
Inequality and taxes.
How Google Has Not Taken Over the Higher Ed Classroom
Everywhere, but strangely absent.
We’re All Scientists, Even If That’s Not Your Title
Thinking about the role of higher education in the public sphere.