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In the Room Where It Happens
If faculty want to reclaim the university, we must be willing to take on some leadership roles, write Susanna Throop and Matthew Gabriele, who provide some guidance on learning how to lead.
Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer?
When strategically and purposely positioned, funded and supported, such senior administrators can play a vital role in higher education institutions today, writes Eugene T. Parker III.
Moving to the ‘Dark Side’ in Dark Times
An administrative position, especially during a chaotic period, can give you the opportunity to focus your passion and institutional knowledge in a different and deeper way, Bradley Fuster writes.
Cheering on the Batman Effect
If that's what it takes to generate self-awareness, so be it.
Academic Planning for a Worst-Case Long-Term COVID-19 Scenario
If a vaccine does not come until 2025.
What Should It Mean to Be Liberally Educated in the 21st Century?
Derek Bok’s prescriptions for reclaiming the value of a liberal education.
"Institutional Awe" Makes for Bad Leadership
When you privilege the institution over the people it's supposed to serve, you get what's happening at schools across the country (like UNC Chapel Hill) right now.
Party Like Your Life Depends on It
To safely reopen this fall, faculty and staff must reinforce social norms that capitalize on students' natural tendency to want to do the right thing, argues Brendan Cushing-Daniels.