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Paul Pribbenow, president of Augsburg College (MN), writes: Students may feel like turning away from a political culture they see as toxic and polarizing, one rife with accusations about unfairness, legislative deadlock, and corruption. But they mustn’t.
Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University (MA), writes: Amid the wall-to-wall coverage of the U.S. presidential race, it was easy to miss the Obama administration’s release this month of a slim, 48-page report titled “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence.” Yet the subject of the report — and the changes it foreshadows — may prove to be as consequential for our society, and our education system, as even the most high-stakes national election.
Susan West Engelkemeyer, president of Nichols College (MA), writes: A workable solution to the student debt crisis can include all the major stakeholders — colleges, federal and state government, students, and their families. It’s a shared responsibility and an educational and economic reality.
Thomas L. Hellie, president of Linfield College (OR), writes: Increasing access to higher education is something we should all be talking about. But the growing chorus of public discussion in this election year about "free" college short-circuits a complex discussion in favor of a buzzword.
Peter Salovey, president of Yale University (CT), writes: At Yale, we adhere to exceptionally strong principles of free expression. These were set forth originally in the Woodward Report of 1974, which was Yale’s signal contribution to earlier debates over free expression, and which has served as a model at many other universities. Yale does not censor invited speakers, nor does the administration discipline faculty members or students for the expression of ideas, no matter how unpopular. The answer to speech one finds offensive is more speech.
George J. Hagerty, president of Beacon College (FL), writes: Thank you, Hurricane Matthew, for reminding me that young adults have an extraordinary capacity to create healthy community, that our investments in education do have the power to truly transform lives, and that sleep always can wait.
Gary A. Olson, president of Daemen College (NY), writes: But savvy professionals in college athletics seem to understand what many of us on the academic side often do not—that “searching” and “recruiting” are not always the same thing. Academic search committees sometimes assume they can simply publish a job advertisement and sit back and wait to see which applicants emerge.
Ronald A. Johnson, president of Clark Atlanta University (GA), writes: According to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, 9 percent of all African American college students, or some 300,000 annually, attend HBCUs. While this may seem small, the institutions’ positive imprint on this nation is disproportionate. For example, 40 percent of black U.S. Congress members, 80 percent of black judges, 50 percent of black lawyers and 40 percent of the nation’s black engineers are products of HBCUs. Even so, the case for these institutions continues to be questioned.
Christopher B. Howard, president of Robert Morris University (PA), writes: It’s not exactly in our DNA in higher education to talk about return on investment, but we are going to have to start demonstrating it to parents, students and government officials from both sides of the aisle. In addition, we are going to have to demonstrate what makes each of our institutions distinct from our peers, something that our industry’s cookie-cutter approach to marketing has often failed to do.
C.L. Max Nikias, president of the University of Southern California, writes: Adding a minor to one’s portfolio is a special opportunity to gain a diverse skill set or perspective. Sometimes, a minor can be more impactful to a career than a major. A biology major who minors in philosophy can hone her critical-thinking skills and apply that to any future field of endeavor outside of the sciences. Having such a minor can help students prepare perhaps not only for their first job, but also for their second, third or fourth. Or perhaps, a minor will come into play when executing a complete midlife career change.
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