Opinion

As noted by The Atlantic, the group behind the TED conferences -- of which I'm generally a big fan -- has decided not to post video of a recent invited talk by Nick Hanauer. Hanauer is a businessman -- a multi-millionaire, courtesy of a long entrepreneurial career and an early investment in Amazon. He's also a realist and one of those Warren Buffett-like folks who think the middle class is getting a raw deal.

By G. Rendell

I return to the scene of some of my greatest happiness, and my most bitter disappointments, my former employer, Clemson University.

By John Warner

This is an interesting time for international consortia of universities. The consortia structure brings with it strengths and weaknesses. For example, it is large enough to enable the drawing in of complementary resources, people, skill sets, networks, etc. The scale of these consortia and the emphasis on peer-based membership structures also facilitates collaborative action on a number of levels. However, international consortia are also too large, in some ways, to facilitate rapid responses to opportunities.

By Kris Olds

They're dropping like flies at U of All People, and David Galef reports on the retirement party rituals.

By David Galef

Government-subsidized loans are feeding students' debt and colleges' tuition increases. When will taxpayers and politicians decide that enough's enough? asks Thomas Lindsay.

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Monroe Community College, in Henrietta, New York, (near Rochester) has started setting institution-wide goals with 100 day timelines. The first goal it has set is reducing the number of passwords a student needs to sign on to various parts of the registration system.

By Dean Dad

Tom Friedman had an interesting quote in a recent NYT opinion piece: “Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately necessary.” And so begins the third post in the series on “Foundations of Strategy.”

By Margaret Andrews

In an environment where the celebrity academic is gaining more prominence, how do we evaluate what we're worth and make sure we're not giving it away?

By Lee Bessette