A national advocacy organization Friday asked the U.S. secretary of education to step into the ongoing fray at the University of Virginia. Rebuffed by education department staff, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni...
The University of Virginia’s president and governing board leader have, in public, maintained an air of united collegiality for the past eight months, hoping to move beyond the summer’s leadership crisis. Out of sight,...
The wooden teeth. The cherry tree. The white hair. Our contemporary–and largely incorrect–picture of George Washington is limited indeed. Americans know he was the first president, but what else? A study of college graduates...
I cannot tell a lie: George Washington must find his way back into the spotlight. Two hundred years ago, all Americans knew Washington’s example. His bravery, leadership and impeccable character encouraged a boldness of...
Gov. Bill Haslam’s recent proposal to raise the number of post-secondary degree holders in Tennessee from 32 to 55 percent by 2025 shows he prioritizes higher education. But while it’s important to expand the...
Mitch Daniels’ recent letter to the Purdue University community was the equivalent of a 12-page research paper on the state of higher education so Boilermakers can be forgiven if they didn’t read every word...
Whatever one’s political preference, inaugurations are—as President George H.W. Bush said in his 1989 inaugural address—“democracy’s big day.” The recent festivities were no different. The peaceful culmination of our election process is something that...
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