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University Trustee Haiku
Richard Kneedler reviews the rules of good governance, and how they were broken at Penn State and U.Va.
Let Penn State Play, in Silence
Shutting down the football program may be an unpractical punishment for a former coach’s crimes, but having the team play without a crowd could send a similar message, writes Ira Socol.
Why Not Baseball?
In baseball, a .300 batting average is good. In setting targets for community college completion, as Wick Sloane argues we should, how about that as a goal?
Connecting With Prospective Students
How do you turn potential applicants into engaged and successful students on your campus? Catherine Sloan offers some guidance.
The Mind's Ear
Nietzsche, Sartre, and Roland Barthes kept regular daily appointments with the piano. Scott McLemee listens in.
Dual Career Challenges
Sue V. Rosser considers the particular issues facing women in science.
Grandiosity Run Amok
Lawrence Lokman examined imaging slogans being used in higher education, and he's not impressed with the results.
Diversity’s Evidences
Len Niehoff worked on the legal team that saved affirmative action during the last Supreme Court review of the practice. As a law school teacher, he writes that he finds the arguments even more compelling.