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Bridging Two Worlds: From CEO to University System Chancellor

Presentation Notes “Bridging Two Worlds: From CEO to University System Chancellor” Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. - The Nick of Time National Conference on Trusteeship Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Monday, April 14, 2008 The Westin Copley Place, Boston Thank you Mr. Weaver. It is a pleasure to be asked to participate in this year’s conference, and to share the stage [...]

Peering over the horizon: The emerging world of international education

The 2006 film, “Babel,” follows the story of an Italian rifle given to a Moroccan peasant by a wealthy Japanese businessman. The rifle is used by a child to shoot and wound an American tourist whose own children are being tended by a Mexican woman. A scene in the film includes the following dialogue between [...]

Some hard truths about college spending

The casual observer might well be excused for thinking that higher education is in the midst of good times. After all, more students are enrolling in college than every before and more money is flowing into higher education coffers. The picture is, however, misleading. “There are, Jane Wellman has noted,” at least two stories to be [...]