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Week in Review: April 12, 2019

What’s new this week: Congrats to Grinnell College and all of the Grinnell professors for a successful takeover of Academic Minute […]

It’s always a little unsettling when higher education news spills into mass media. Rarely do any feel-good stories, stories that […]

In an essay for The Washington Post, Professor Daniel Reynolds of Grinnell College examines what it means to remember the Holocaust in […]

I returned to work this morning after nine days off spent in Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. […]

The current academic year is ending for most institutions, which means many presidents and administrators are reviewing their performance over […]

It’s no secret I’m a fan of ESPN’s30 for 30. I’ve gushed over episodes on this blog and social media […]

What’s new this week: Don’t miss this Bloomberg piece on how Carthage College’s endowment manager beat Harvard with index funds. Ahead […]

I’ve been a huge “This is Us” fan since the series debuted and love how the show has included the […]

I have always been proud to work with the media and have taken every opportunity to promote the importance of […]

I love Friends, and even though it’s a pretty dated show by now (off the air for over a decade), it […]