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Sharing the Wealth
Keep NCAA Division III for those Who Got There First
By Jake B. Schrum, President, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas
Your first assignment: A backup
by Terry Cowdrey, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, St. Lawarence University
U.S. Needs to Pump Up Its Diplomatic Muscles
by Donald R. Eastman III, president of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida
Do Your Homework on College Rankings
A St. Petersburg Times Editorial
A Better Way to Rank America's Colleges
Catharine Bond Hill, higher education economist and the president of Vassar College.
Intercollegiate Athletics on the Wrong Road
by John A. Roush, president of Centre College
Breaking Ranks: A College Can't Be Reduced To a Number in a Magazine
By Katherine Haley Will, President of Gettysburg College and Chairwoman of the Annapolis Group
Safety and Security Protocols
by Daniel F. Sullivan, president of St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y
Merit and Access
by Daniel F. Sullivan, president of St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y
Students Turn Campus into a Living Laboratory
By Jake B. Schrum, President, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas
The Cost of Bucking College Rankings
By Michele Tolela Myers, President, Sarah Lawrence College
Good News and Bad for College Grants
by Katherine Haley Will, president at Gettysburg (Pa.) College
College Tuition Still Remains a Bargain
By Jake B. Schrum, President, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas
Why is Academic Freedom Controversial?
by Daniel F. Sullivan, president of St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.
Numbers to Make Our Colleges Better
by Thomas J. Hochstettler, President of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.
College Research is on Course
By John Strassburger, President of Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa.
Big Brother on Campus
Katherine Haley Will, President at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa.
Look beyond "U.S. News" for college quality
by John A. Roush, president, Centre College, NSSE
The Challenge of Career-Driven Professionalism
by Robert E. Calvert, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Lessons Learned Thorugh Giving
By Jake B. Schrum, President, Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas
Making College Possible for Many
Douglas Bennett, President and Professor of Political Science, Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana
Court Ruling Could Stifle Free Expression on Campuses
by Jeffrey M. McCall, Professor of Communication at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Leave Politics Out of Faculty Hiring Choices
By Donald R. Eastman III, president of Eckerd College
Students Face New Realities of High-Tech World
by Dennis A. Trinkle, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Information Officer and Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Don't Forget the Advantages of a Single-Sex Education
By Gwen Fernandez, Senior at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.
What the Olympics Teach Us about the Role of Higher Education
by Ronald R. Thomas, President - University of Puget Sound
How “Green Spirituality” Can Inform the Environmental Movement
By Mark Wallace, professor of religion at Swarthmore College
What It Means to Be a Teacher
by Connie Zitlow, professor of education at Ohio Wesleyan University
Student Journalists Who Want a Truly Free Press "Should Strike Out on Their Own"
by Jeffrey M. McCall, Professor of Communication at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Taking Office
by Robert Weisbuch, president of Drew University
"Disastrous" No Child Left Behind Act Should be Repealed
A Simpler Way to Evaluate Liberal Arts Colleges
by Jake B. Schrum, president of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas
Looking Beyond the Price Tag
by Ronald A. Crutcher, president of Wheaton College
Gauging Biases of Teachers Misses Point of Learning
by John Strassburger, President - Ursinus College, Collegeville PA.
Bush's Budget Leaves College Students Behind
by Ronald R. Thomas, President - University of Puget Sound
Public Education -- America's "Largest Faith-Based Initiative" -- Needs Help
by Eric K. Silverman, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at DePauw University
Alma Mater as Big Brother
By Katherine Haley Will, President, Gettysburg College
Many Women Thriving in the Sciences
A response to the Harvard controversy by Judith T. Levy, Dean, Ursinus College
Bush's Budget Leaves College Students Behind
By Ronald R. Thomas, President, University of Puget Sound
Pell Grant Cuts Hurt Middle and Low Income Students
by Ronald A. Crutcher, Chair Elect of the Association of American Colleges and Universities President, Wheaton College
Lower-Income Students Too Quick to Assume They Cannot Afford Private Colleges
By James L. Bock, Dean Of Admissions and Financial Aid, Swarthmore College
Colleges Can't Afford to Cut Information Technology
Today's College Cuisine Not What Old Timers Remember
Commentary by Furman President David E. Shi
'Mona Lisa Smile' and Modern Single-Sex Education
Going Beyond College Guides
Seekers of high-quality education should pursue an encouraging environment
NCAA Should Allow Eight D-III Colleges Exception
Grants-in-Aid Help Achieve Important D-III Goals
Reviewing the reviewers
by Kathleen Gill Bowman, President, Randolph-Macon Woman's College
The Trouble With Escalating Athletics Programs
By Joanne V. Creighton, President, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
Bush school plan puts thinking on hold
By Mary Lee Griffin, assistant professor of education, Wheaton College, Norton, Mass.
College Athletics: The Tail Wagging the Dog? - by Robert J. Massa, Dickinson College
Bucking the Bidding Wars - by Robert J. Massa, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Life, Dickinson College
Private colleges indeed cost more,
but they're a sound investment
Saving Higher Education Dollars
Florida's Private Colleges and Universities Can Ease Higher Ed Crunch in Florida
Everyday Challenges of the Storyteller
Everything a college president does tells a story....
New Director of Williams Project Talks About Making Sense of Costs of Higher Education: Interview
College Early Decision: Fix It, Don't Kill It -- by Dr. Robert J. Massa, Vice President, Dickinson College
Now more than ever, a need for cross-cultural understanding
St. Olaf College's director of international studies calls for greater cross-cultural awareness
Let College Leaders, Not Outside Parties, Lead
Equality in sports is vital for both sexes
It's about education.
Leading the Church of Tomorrow
Citizenship 101: How Colleges Can Help Build Social Capital
Chronicle of Higher Education Notes President Bottoms' "Staying Power and Success"
The Future of Religious Colleges
The Evangelical Vision From Fundamentalist Isolation to Respected Voice
A College That Fits
What is important is the fit between student and school, and the level of engagement this engenders.
It's a Love-Hate Relationship
As for calculating college quality, I'd like to see more focus placed on the "distance traveled" by students during college
Losing the Game of Life
Why We Don't Participate in Ranking Surveys
Math and Science at St. John's College
Why would anybody go to a women's college?
Venture Philanthropy: A Boon to Academe?
Redefining Presidential Leadership in the 21st Century
The Presidency, Fall 2002
Ensure Equality in School Sports - Enforce Title IX as it Stands
College Doors are Open to All Qualified Students
Chicago Tribune Editorial
Mix of Ideas is Another Aspect of Diversity on College Campus