I must admit, I got a little excited when I (virtually) opened the Chronicle this morning and saw that the Department of Education had published its own personal scarlet letter list of the colleges and...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Fit to Lead
UW-Madison has a new interim chancellor and it's a person of great integrity, intellect, and experience. David Ward has led Madison before, and is exactly the right kind of person to lead us through...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wake Up and Smell Scott Walker's Plans for UW-Madison
Biddy Martin is moving on to Amherst. Sadly, UW Madison is stuck with the Martin/Walker, Walker/Martin plan for public authority-- and Scott Walker still seems hell-bent on pushing for it.Make no mistake...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Making Our Investments Count
In a few weeks my research team will release findings from our ongoing study of need-based financial aid, as we host a conference on Affordability and...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...
Twitter is such an amazing resource. For those following Chancellor Biddy Martin's departure from the University, I thought you might enjoy some of these recent tweets about her statements at Amherst...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Turn, Turn, Turn
I've been asked by some readers for my thoughts on the resignation of Chancellor Biddy Martin, and her pending move to Amherst College. My general sense...
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Guest Blog: The Trouble with Transfer Articulation Policies
Today's blog is authored by Josipa Roksa, assistant professor at the University of VirginiaOnce again, transfer articulation policies are in the news,...
Friday, June 10, 2011
A Few Thoughts on Faculty Productivity
Richard Vedder isn't an easy guy to get along with, but he's good at one thing: pushing the agenda, sometimes in students' best interests.I totally disagree...
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Community Colleges and Press
To the editor of Education Week: In the June 9 article by Caralee Adams titled "Popularity Offers Challenges for Community Colleges." I am quoted in a...
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Biddy Martin's Next Bold Vision
Chancellor Biddy Martin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison enjoys making bold moves. Here are some thoughts on what those next moves could be.Since his election, Scott Walker has successfully divided...
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