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Presidential Spouse as Utility Player
Sometimes it's best for a presidential spouse to avoid the role of a home-run-crushing slugger and to focus instead on relatively inconspicuous but worthwhile endeavors, writes Mort Maimon.
How to Choose a (Machiavellian?) Leader
Machiavelli's name has long been synonymous with political skulduggery, but Maurizio Viroli offers us a kinder, gentler Machiavelli -- someone who kept the common good in mind in ways greatly lacking in this election year, writes Scott McLemee.
Should College Students Be Required to Vote?
Free to make the wrong decisions.
Why Higher Ed Must Resist the ‘Platform Revolution’
Be very worried if your president/provost/dean gives you this book.
Are Excellence Initiatives Working?
While the first national excellence initiatives reflected a long-term national commitment to strengthen the contribution of tertiary education to economic development, the most recent wave seems to be stimulated by the perception of a competitive disadvantage as measured by the global rankings.
American Cloaca: A Memoir: 3c
SIUC in the Sixties made an impression.
The Benefits of Disorganized Learning
I'm starting to think that my assignments are over-engineered.