Why, Why, Why?

In a FB conversation I let loose with the idea that the leadership at a former institution had worked hard to reduce the kinds of

The Problem with Departmental Revenue/Cost (non)Analysis

Originally published June 2017. All across the country struggling colleges (and universities) are hiring one of several academic consulting firms to help them get a

Is it real? Can we win? Is it worth doing?

Originally posted 16 June 2017 I saw the best minds of my institution distracted by madness, meeting endlessly in vain, poring themselves over balance sheets

(Not 95) Theses on General Education Reform, etc.

General Education reform has a long history in higher education of being a no-win zone. Correct that: in any given GenEd campaign there is often