By Oronte. In the 1950s and ‘60s, President Delyte Morris grew Southern Illinois University-Carbondale from a normal school with 3,000 students to a university with 25,000. Under his ambitious leadership SIU developed schools of agriculture, engineering, law, and medicine; a second campus with 10,000 students was created a hundred miles away. Read more...
By Oronte. At the end of 2006 I was honored to become the first IHE blogger and am now one of more than 20 other writers at IHE’s Blog U. The professionalism, generosity, and kindness of the IHE editors cannot be overstated. Read more...
By Margaret Andrews. If any part of the university should understand leadership, it would be the business school. Not only do the faculty research leadership, they also impart this knowledge to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as participants from across the globe in a variety of executive education programs. Read more...
By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. This past academic year, I served as interim president of the college where I had worked for more than five years prior to my appointment to the helm of the institution. More...
By University of Venus. It’s that time of year. The time when things begin to slow down; at least for those of us not running amazing summer programs, that is. More...
By Julie R. Enszer. “Negotiate salary, never titles” is the advice I give undergraduates. Too often in my career working for nonprofit organizations, I have seen young women accept too little in salary while negotiating to be an “associate” rather than an “assistant.” Again and again, I tell students, as I previously told mentees, always ask for more in salary and negotiate more in the overall compensation package. More...
By Laura Tropp. In thinking about Father’s Day, below is an assignment I work on with my students when thinking about families and privilege. Please add on in comments, if you would like. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. Last week it was difficult to miss the story of the Gorilla kid mom. Surely, I can see why people are drawn to the story. For the media, it’s a suspenseful story. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. In the spirit of what I have labeled “The Month of Assessment,” here is my personal assessment report:
A Work-Life Balance Assessment Report
Goals:
Goal 1: Demonstrate to my children my devotion to them. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In Math and Economics, we often attempt to find “extreme” points, points that are either a maximum or a minimum value of a given function. Unfortunately, I found myself thinking of this recently as I learned of the shootings in Orlando, Florida. Read more...
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