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Your email dings. It’s a message from a colleague you haven’t heard from in years. You are pleasantly surprised—then intrigued. She writes, “This position is open at my…
With the end of affirmative action as we know it, let’s demand more from our elite universities
Following the Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action at two of the nation’s top colleges, diversifying student bodies, correcting historical wrongs against communities of color, and advancing…
Understanding leadership in a digital context
Questions regarding the role of technology in our personal and professional lives are a common feature of contemporary life. In a recent letter signed by hundreds of AI…
How to cut grading time without Scantrons (and with a little AI)
A peer told me about an online tool that he was using to do student assessments and that he'd found it drastically reduced his grading workload. I'm a…
Institutions must collaborate—not compete—to boost reach, retention and completion
Looking ahead to the new school year, the biggest challenge for leaders across higher education is clear: how to make institutional changes that ensure more students can graduate…
We gave AI detectors a try–here’s what we found
Nearly every school or university faculty is having at least a few conversations about how to address a world rich in easy-to-use artificial intelligence tools that can generate…
How college presidents can last in the job to create lasting change
Surveying the long tenures and transformational impact of higher education leaders like Freeman Hrabowski, Michael Crow, Paul LeBlanc, Richard Levin and Pat McGuire surfaces a daunting reality.
Helping teacher candidates practice culturally responsive teaching
Equity is a widely-used term in education today. However, talking about equity is not the same as taking action to create more equitable learning environments that benefit today’s…
How to identify the leaders you might be missing
Organizations spend thousands of dollars identifying and acquiring talent for leadership positions. Those expenses balloon with senior leadership roles. What if there was a strategy that could not…
Is generative AI in college admissions a massive threat, or an opportunity?
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT, but perhaps none are more concerned than those of us who work in education. Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that…