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Asking the Right Questions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Bryan Alexander’s new book, Universities on Fire, is a structured series of speculations about what that might mean. Has it started to change policies on faculty and other employee travel in light of airplanes’ emissions of greenhouse gasses? Still, Alexander’s book isn’t really about answers.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Major museums, even more than public and private universities, must navigate a fraught, contentious environment without the broad base of support that comes from alumni. A recent book by Daniel H. The book advances three principles that universities should bear in mind as they, too, navigate choppy waters.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

The top tier, the University of California System, would comprise universities that offered advanced degrees and conduct significant research. These institutions would be selective and model themselves after prestigious private universities in their range of activities and emphasis on scholarship. And why not?

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Johnson County Community College, which has signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment along with hundreds of other institutions since 2006, offers workshops to help faculty across academic disciplines integrate sustainability content into their courses, explains Antle. “Seriously.

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Chancellor Martin: Public Means Public (Neil Kraus)

Higher Education Inquirer

But it is a hopeless narrative, and particularly demoralizing and utterly incomprehensible at a time when the state is drowning in money and the UW System continues to spend tens of millions on software and consultants as our campuses shed faculty, staff, and academic programs. Is this even real?