December 2, 2016
Professional Excellence — Students take note!
Speaking as a former (and once again, for the time being) business executive and college faculty member, I always tried to communicate these principles to
November 2, 2016
What is causing all of this campus anxiety?
Apparently, the number of students flocking to wellness centers for psychological counseling has increased substantially -- up 50% over the last five years. What is causing
September 30, 2016
Which college to attend? How about whether to attend?
That's really the first question - should a student even attend college at all? Many should not, as a startlingly high number of students fail to
September 8, 2016
Ursinus Twitter Uproar Misses the Point
This week’s uproar over Ursinus Board of Trustees President Michael Marcon’s tweets, and the subsequent resignation of board member David Bloom, has upset me —
August 29, 2016
Of Monuments, Elevators and Government
Readers of this blog know that I tend to embrace libertarian/conservative viewpoints generally, and especially when it comes to government intervention into areas that I consider
August 23, 2016
This Media Disruption is Bugging Me!
This took me by surprise, but National Review is shutting down virtually all of their blogs, including Phi Beta Cons, the blog dedicated to higher
August 18, 2016
Federal-State Partnership – or Extortion?
You may remember that I recently wrote about the Eastern College president trying to line up at the Hillary Clinton free tuition trough. Now the
August 12, 2016
Colleges at the Money Trough
Would you purchase a pack of ten lightbulbs if you know in advance that four of them won't work? Neither would I. But that's what the
August 9, 2016
Indoctrination at Gettysburg College?
As college faculty members, should we tell students what to think, or should we help them to think for themselves? It seems that one professor at
August 3, 2016
Will Students Value Something They Receive for Free?
I don't know about others, but I always placed a higher value on things that I worked hard to obtain. With all of the pandering going on
July 19, 2016
Where Are the Grownups at Temple University?
I earned my MBA at Temple University in 1979, and all seemed to be reasonably well at the time. But in the last few weeks we have seen
July 18, 2016
Ex-cons on Campus?
Sometimes the most well-intentioned programs can be adopted without enough forethought and analysis. The Obama administration's Fair Chance for Higher Education initiative could be one of