(This column appeared on April 20, 2017 on the policy web site SeeThruEdu.com,) Colleges and universities are fighting hard to hold on to traditional levels of
This commentary appeared on the higher education web site SeeThruEdu on March 1, 2017. It is included as a link on my "Published Work" page,
Times are changing, and college graduates are expected to excel in a dynamic environment, constantly updating their grasp of changing markets, technology developments and all manner of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Despite a $500 million endowment and a sticker price of $66,500 per year, it seems that tough times have come to Haverford College. You can read