Month: February 2017

Are The Wolves At The Door?

Of events in the United States since January 20, this is what I think [from the February 13/20, 2017 New Yorker, by Adam Gopnik]: Democratic civilization has turned out to be even more fragile than we imagined; the resources of civil society have turned… Continue Reading “Are The Wolves At The Door?”

Campus Education Abroad ‘Sherpas’

Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
I’ve just read a very important article by Goldie Blumenstyk in the August 16 Chronicle of Higher Education (via subscription only), “Meet Higher Education’s Newest Players: ‘Education Sherpas.’  It’s applying the analogy of the sherpa as guide to…

Running List of University/College and Higher Education Organization/Association Responses to President Trump’s Executive Order Entitled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry into the United States by Foreign Nationals” Issued January 27, 2017

Originally posted on International Higher Education Consulting:
On Sunday, January 29th I started compiling a list of U.S. colleges and universities and higher education organizations/associations that have issued statements in response to President Trump’s Executive Order Entitled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry into…

“See” Something? Say Something.

In conversation with a campus colleague today, I happened to blurt out that the moment we’re in now requires something akin to the advice given public transit passengers in recent years.  We hear it all the time on trains and busses and it’s on… Continue Reading ““See” Something? Say Something.”

I Oppose the Trump Travel Ban

This statement is found on my LinkedIn profile: I’ve been giving notice on my social media accounts to this list by David Comp. I believe it’s a moral obligation for any American campus President, with international students and scholars on their campus, to speak… Continue Reading “I Oppose the Trump Travel Ban”