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When Presidents' Eyes Wander
In searches at senior administrative levels, such as presidents and chancellors, it’s common practice to release the names of finalists...
Embrace 'Learning From For-Profits'
The growth of the for-profit education sector, and the tension between for- and non-profits to claim resources and control the...
Undocumented and Unsung-Growing worldwide dependence on part-time faculty
Researchers from 28 countries met in Moscow recently to review and compare each other’s research on academic compensation. The project...
Creak...
The retirements are nearly upon us. My college, like so many, hired a bunch of people all at once, then...
Control in the Classroom
Those first days of teaching were disastrous, but I didn’t know it. I started out teaching at a community college...
8 Thoughts on 'American Colossus'
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H.W. Brands 1. Maybe the best way to understand the first third...
Technology trumps collegiality
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the drama department production of Cabaret. I thought our students did a...
Accountability vs. Responsibility
A recent New York Times article describes an incident in which two young people on bicycles ran down an 87-year-old...
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