It was a pleasure to present at the https://www.league.org/League for Innovation at the Community College annual conference with Scott Evenbeck, the president of Guttman Community College, CUNY. If you do not know Guttman, check them out – they are doing really interesting work and have great student outcomes. Our presentation is about civic engagement efforts…
Month: February 2019
The Big Test Two Decades On
It is helpful to be aware one’s biases. I’m saddled with more than a few, and one is a reflexive distrust of anything called a “secret history.” I know, it’s not rational. To my thinking, though, if it’s being talked about, it can’t be a secret. So why call it that? That idiosyncrasy played a…
University of Nike: Wrongs and Rights
Joshua Hunt, a young journalist, was sent to Eugene, Oregon in 2014 to do an assignment for the New York Times. A University of Oregon student had alleged a sexual assault by three of college basketball players. The police report was harrowing. Amid growing national concern about student athletes and sexual violence, many media outlets…