Category: Wisdom
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Every generation inherits a unique set of circumstances, expectations, and challenges that shape its leadership. The Silent Generation rebuilt nations and institutions after war. Baby Boomers rode a wave of postwar prosperity, social upheaval, and cultural expansion. Millennials and Gen Z are reshaping work, technology, and justice in real time. But where does that leave…
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During my six years as provost and dean, I discovered something that no executive leadership training or strategic plan ever prepared me for. People reveal their commitment and their resistance not only through their words but through their bodies. If you wanted to know who would push forward on an initiative and who would quietly…
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Higher education is one of the most powerful investments a person can make. Beyond the classroom, college develops critical thinking, cultivates creativity, and builds the habits of inquiry and collaboration that fuel innovation. On the financial side, the payoff has been well-documented: degree holders typically earn more over their lifetimes, experience lower unemployment, and have…
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“We are living through a very dangerous time.” James Baldwin began A Talk to Teachers with those words in October 1963, addressing a group of New York City educators just weeks after some of the most searing events of the civil rights era. That year, Medgar Evers was gunned down in his driveway by a white supremacist…
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Historians have long asked a haunting question about the rise of authoritarian regimes: How did the “good Germans” let it happen? How did ordinary people who loved their families, went to work each day, and saw themselves as decent and moral allow their country to descend into cruelty and authoritarinism? It is a question that…
Cloaking Inequity 