Discussions with thought-leaders about the future of higher education
Listen to this interview of Peter Kaufman, Program Manager in Strategic Initiatives and Resource Dev
David Chard, the President of Wheelock College in Boston, MA, discusses the process of merging Wheel
For a change of pace this week, David Finegold is the interviewee, speaking with Brad Johnson, the h
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are w
What should the relationship between school and society be? Obstinate Education: Reconnecting School
Bob Fisher earned the moniker “Bob the Builder” by spearheading over $1 billion in new construction
When Paul LeBlanc arrived at Southern New Hampshire University in 2003 it had just attained universi
Is it possible to integrate scholarly study with contemplative practice? What are the benefits and p
Thomas O’Reilly tells the inspiring story of Pine Manor College, which serves more students of color
Sarah Drummond provides a master class for any higher education leader contemplating a strategic all
Listen to this interview of William Tierney, University Professor Emeritus and Founding Director of
In Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving in and Beyond the Classroom (Duke University Press,
In an age characterized by rampant anti-intellectualism, Kathleen Fitzpatrick in her 'Generous Think
David Galas describes his unusual journey from Air Force brat to theoretical physicist to Systems Bi
This episode is a companion to the interview with David Galas on the founding of the Keck Graduate I
In 2014 and 2015, students at dozens of colleges and universities held protests demanding increased
One year to the day after George Flloyd’s murder, Dr. Jamila Lyiscott discusses her book on racial j
Michael Crow describes his 19-year tenure leading ASU’s transformation from a regional, “party schoo
A Collective Pursuit: Teachers' Unions and Education Reform (Temple UP, 2020) focuses on the idea th
