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Delegates and Trustees

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” A delegate isn’t supposed to stray from popular opinion within the group they represent. ” – H.L. What do you do?

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Aspiring to Wisdom

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean At one point in the 90’s, I was visiting Mom’s house while my grandparents were there. It wasn’t because he tuned out from the world; he had some pretty clear political opinions and could discuss the news right up to the end.

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Resuscitating Dead Money

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Last week Matt Reed (“Confessions of a Community College Dean”) lamented unused funds given by donors in his post “ Dead Money.” If I were the Lewis Black of higher education, this would be the column of a million opinions. I wonder. (If

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So Many Poohbahs! Poohbai? Poohbae?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Yesterday I asked my readers what rule they would enact for higher education in their state if they were somehow declared Grand Poohbah of Higher Education for a day. (I “Poohbae” connotes polyamory, which is another blog altogether.