As I Learn from You...
Welcome to College for the Neighborhood In the tenth grade, I was charged, along with my classmates, with presenting a dramatic reading. ...
Should all qualified low-income, under-represented students attend highly selective colleges?
If there is something like common thinking about this question, that thinking is schizophrenic. Each fall we hear stories of panicky...
Educational Maladies
I was born into it. At first, it was the view of higher education as the daughter of a businessman. My father spent his career in...
Can marginal colleges and marginal communities save each other?
Since the economic downturn of 2008, prosperous cities and people have become more prosperous, places and people on the margins have not....
Against Data-driven Decision-making
One of the things that leaders say, almost reflexively, is that they are “data-driven decision-makers.” And most organizations, wanting...
Thought experiment: Who would you not admit to your college?
Most colleges and universities believe that they serve particular types of students particularly well. Only a few make an effort to...
