February 1, 2018
Are College Presidents Strong Enough to Handle This?
Looking back, it was the moment in which I first began to see the dimensions of the problem.
Higher Education
December 21, 2017
Trustees, Take Note: Time to Do Your Job
The following commentary appeared on the web site SeeThruEdu.com on December 15, 2017. The positives in American higher education are clear – cutting edge STEM curricula and
November 16, 2017
Time for Faculty and Students to Get Down to Business
(This commentary first appeared on November 15, 2017 on the higher education policy website See Thru Edu (www.SeeThruEdu.com).) Even I have grown weary of the commentaries
August 31, 2017
Blocking and Tackling in Higher Education
The following commentary appeared originally on Augusts 31, 2017 on the higher education policy website SeeThruEdu. Of all the problems in higher education that are in
July 26, 2017
With Fewer Students, Colleges Must Dig Deep to Survive
The following commentary first appeared on July 25, 2017 on the higher education policy website SeeThruEdu.com. : Some years ago, while I was teaching business courses
May 13, 2017
Welcome, Members of the Class of….of….well, we really aren’t sure.
This commentary was published in the May 8, 2017 edition of SeeThruEdu.com. It can also be found as a link under "published works" on this site. Now
April 20, 2017
State Governments Try to Assess College Performance – Can They?
(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
March 3, 2017
Minimum Drinking Age? We Need a Minimum College Age!
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,
December 11, 2016
How can a college speed up its decision making?
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
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