Emily Haworth 9/21/21 Emily Haworth 9/21/21

Reevaluating College Rankings: Defining "Best" in Higher Education

Last week, US News & World Report published their much anticipated (and, of late, much questioned) 2022 Best College Rankings. The top colleges are the usual suspects, and at this point are so routinely chosen, I don’t need to list names… The problem of “best” is similar to that of “beauty”—its definition rests squarely in the eye of the beholder.

Susan Chiaramonte 9/7/21 Susan Chiaramonte 9/7/21

Higher Ed's Barrel of Opportunities: Lessons from Independent Stave

Quality improvement should not be a result of accreditation or regulatory requirements. It should be important to every institution for the very basic fact that we want to deliver quality programs that continue meeting the needs of students.

Emily Haworth 8/24/21 Emily Haworth 8/24/21

The Importance of Taking a Break

If Alexander Fleming hadn’t taken two weeks away from his lab in 1928, we wouldn’t have antibiotics…Your vacation might not result in the curing of a global disease, but at the same time, you can’t be certain that it won’t. That’s the beauty of time away; you can’t know what good will come out of it until you go.

Susan Chiaramonte 8/10/21 Susan Chiaramonte 8/10/21

Life Lessons from the Meanest Teacher Ever

Those lessons and challenges prepared me for so much more than just meeting minimum course requirements, student outcomes, passing standardized tests, or understanding American politics. This course prepared me for life.

Emily Haworth 7/27/21 Emily Haworth 7/27/21

Embracing Mistakes: The Role of Curiosity in Education

Being open to new information and discovery is how humanity progresses, even when it’s inconvenient at the time. This is the fundamental reason we need education—not to teach people to repeat information to pass examinations, but to teach them how to ask questions that allow them to conduct their own examinations.

Susan Chiaramonte 7/13/21 Susan Chiaramonte 7/13/21

Better Together

Rarely are great things accomplished alone. We can find successful teams all throughout history: the Wright brothers, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Beatles, and the 1985 Chicago Bears (because some dreams never die). These individuals came together sharing a single vision and brought their collective talents to make a difference in the world.