March 19, 2024
In Philadelphia, Almost Nobody Reads the Inquirer
For virtually all of my 75 years, I have lived in the Philadelphia area and seen many changes in that time. Growing up as a kid
October 24, 2023
Of Cyber Hacks and Cheesecake
Probably most of us have received the unsettling email from one of the corporations with which we regularly do business.It goes something like this: “We are
February 28, 2021
The Message to Higher Education: Perseverance!
Consider for a moment the incredible accomplishment that has been captured by the successful landing of the rover “Perseverance” on Mars, 135 million miles from
February 18, 2021
Academics Peer Into the Private Sector
Long-term tenured professors must be surveying the higher education landscape and wondering just what has happened to their once-predictable lives. It’s not just small liberal arts
February 11, 2021
Changing Careers? Look Forward, Not Back!
The Wall Street Journal recently ran two articles dealing with career transitions for baby boomers, specifically knowing when it is time to step down. For those
March 13, 2019
Welcome to College – Your Career Starts Now!
I am happy to announce that I have just published a handbook that I sincerely hope will help students better integrate their college years with
February 25, 2017
The “Gig Economy” Collides with the Tax Code
This happens to me every year at "tax time" - trying to resolve in my mind the popular celebration of workers plying their trade in the
January 26, 2017
Of websites and re-invention – What a wonderful world!
At this moment, you are reading the inaugural blog post on my newly redesigned and consolidated web site. It is the successor to my “old”
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 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
March 4, 2016
Needed: Business-Minded College Presidents
Higher education is not at all like it was when I was a student. Social, economic and technological upheavals have changed the higher education landscape. Such
October 20, 2015
A Good Writer Needs a Good Office. How Can I Possibly Cope with Mine?
So here I am in Career #3, following 30 years in the chemical industry with FMC Corporation, and an additional 13 years on the faculty