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We were globalists at a tender age!
As is evident in the end note to my most recent entry (‘ Are we witnessing the denationalization of the...
Lost Illusions
I’m working with a colleague who’s going through the shock that hits every new dean the first time she has...
The Disappearing College Catalog
I threw a stack of college catalogs in the recycling bin last week. It was a symbolic as well as...
Pushing Back on 'The Power of Pull'
I read The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion for one reason...
Student Unrest on African Campuses
In May 2010 the University of Nairobi in Kenya closed down indefinitely after violent unrest and looting in the streets...
The Neighborhood Effect
All of us have heard that the key bottom line in real estate is location, location, location. The value of...
From 60 to 0
Last week I wrote about the insanity of life as a freelancer. This week I’m writing from a cabin in...
Other than environmental
Doing "sustainability work" on campus generally means trying to change institutional operations so that they're less destructive of the environment...