On Sunday I had the great pleasure of keynoting the Higher Learning Commission’s 111th Annual Conference in Chicago. What a powerful event with more than 3,700 leaders from across the …
Crazy Busy
It’s over before you know it: childhood, young love, the kids’ early years, life in general. We’re just moving too fast: the Internet, cell phones, blackberries, instant messages, TiVo. We’re …
Moving from Blame to Wonder
If you’re interested in college access and success, take the time to visit a new site that just launched called EconomicDiversity.org. It’s an interesting look at the stratification of higher …
Education in the Ether
Just in the last few weeks, Thomas Friedman, the Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for the NY Times and author of the best-selling The World is Flat (which is an absolute must …
The Courage to Learn
A few years ago, I wrote an open letter to adult learners called The Courage to Learn. This simple little article spurred more interesting conversations with people all around the …
Learning at Poway and the Extreme Kindness Tour
I had the pleasure of sitting in on some education sessions at the SAS Users Group International meeting in San Francisco over the last few days. SUGI is a coming …