Terms like "branding," "product management," "competitive advantages," and "Unique Selling Points (USPs)" are most often readily dismissed by the academic community. However, in today’s world, higher education can no longer afford to ignore ma…
We look to the cultural practice of Ubuntu, “I AM BECAUSE WE ARE” for grounding in turbulent times as Black Doctoral Students and Doctoral Degree completers demonstrate resilience in face of the systemic racism, oppression, and discrimin…
The past year has been one of unceasing turmoil in higher education, with assaults on the fundamental social and economic value of college. What’s not debatable, as the Washington Monthly showed with hard numbers, is that the protest…
Fewer than half of public schools—48 percent—report they can meet students’ mental health needs, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Kids today face daily challenges to their mental health - challenges like s…
We throw the word “leadership” around a lot. We talk about how important it is and sometimes lament shortcomings in leadership. I’ve even written about a crisis of leadership in some industries and organizations. But what is leade…
Women haven’t simply broken the glass ceiling in the tech industry—they’ve shattered it along with the notion that tech is a man’s domain. More and more women can be found securing leadership roles across all aspects of tech,…
Each year the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes 10-year projections for every job category, nearly 1,000 categories in total. These projections are taken very seriously, not just by economists and the media, but by everyday Americans planni…
What services do we take for granted that have been around for well over 100 years, had steady growth until the early 2000’s, are funded by taxpayers AND user fees, and are being threatened by new Internet-inspired competitors? The United Stat…
In higher education, leadership is often associated with those in the highest ranks—presidents, vice presidents, provosts, and chancellors. However, much of the critical work occurs in the "middle"—positions held by associate provosts, a…
In an age of growing skepticism about higher education, there's a pressing need for leaders to champion a message of informed hope and calculated positivity. As cynicism threatens to dominate the narrative, those steering our academic institutions m…