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Even though the 2012 NAICU Annual Meeting is history, you can continue to benefit and learn from the many presentations and speeches that were offered, and are now available on line.


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Why aren't universities teaching critical thinking?

Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas - Opinion Piece
January 1, 2012

Frederick G. Slabach, president, Texas Wesleyan University, writes:  There is a consensus that the best way for undergraduate students to learn to think and reason is through frequent written and oral communication assignments accompanied by significant faculty feedback. Once upon a time in America, all college students received this kind of education. But no longer. Lectures are adequate for transferring information from one person to another, but they are inadequate, on their own, to help students develop higher-order thinking skills.

In defense of federal student aid

College Inc. Blog - Guest Post
December 7, 2011

Jay Lemons, president, Susquehanna University, writes:  Fundamentally, in an era of austerity, I struggle with the question of how we can justify federal tax dollars supporting for-profit institutions when there is not adequate support for the not-for-profit sector that has served our nation very well throughout its history. Why should scarce federal tax dollars in the form of PELL grants go to the pockets of shareholders of companies when there are incredible needs in the not-for-profit sector?

In defense of a liberal education

Washington Post College Inc. Blog - Guest Post
December 2, 2011

Christopher Nelson, president, St. John's College in Annapolis, writes:  Students headed for college are worried that they may not find employment when they graduate. Specialized career training at the undergraduate level might thus seem to have appeal. And yet, study after study suggests that the best preparation for the workforce of tomorrow, for the jobs that have yet to be created, is a liberal education -- the kind of education most especially found at the small residential liberal arts colleges across the country.

A World College for the World’s Women

Association of International Education Administrators Website - Opinion Piece
November 28, 2011

Carol T. Christ, President, Smith College, writes:  Increasingly, women are recognized as the hope of nations. And yet, in too many parts of the world, girls and women still receive an inadequate education or no education at all and are restricted from full participation in society. Making progress in addressing this gender gap requires intelligent women from many nationalities and socioeconomic backgrounds, who are globally educated and prepared to lead.

Speaking Up

Inside Higher Ed - Opinion Piece
November 28, 2011

Michael Roth, president, Wesleyan University, writes:  A few days after campus police used truncheons to break up a nonviolent protest at the University of California at Berkeley, I wound up blogging about the incident, both on my campus and for The Huffington Post. My administrative colleagues were concerned about whether I should be criticizing another university, and another administration. I suppose as a president I was supposed to have more in common with chancellors, presidents and their "reports" than I was supposed to have with professors and students. This is misdirected allegiance.

Southwestern Praised

Austin, Texas, Business Journal - Opinion Piece
November 25, 2011

Jake B. Schrum, president, Southwestern University, writes:  The Annapolis Group - of which Southwestern is a member - commissioned a survey to determine how its graduates perceive the effectiveness of its member institutions in comparison to others. When it comes to getting a first job out of college, gaining admission to graduate school, or generally preparing students to meet life's challenges, graduates of residential liberal arts colleges such as Southwestern University give their college experience higher marks than do graduates of public universities or large private universities.

Occupying Academic Freedom

Huffington Post - Opinion Piece
November 23, 2011

Patricia McGuire, president, Trinity Washington University, writes:  The pepper spray incident at UC Davis might ignite a new free speech movement --- and not a moment too soon! Higher education is in serious trouble right now --- and it's not just because of the scandal at Penn State or the tuition price spiral or athletics gone wild. The real trouble that higher education is in goes to the very soul of our existence as institutions supposedly dedicated to the free search for truth.

Cutting student aid like ‘eating our own seed corn’

Washington Post "College Inc." Blog - Guest Post
November 22, 2011

Dennis Berkey, president and CEO, Worcester Polytechnic Institute writes:  These programs contribute mightily to our nation's bottom line. While the economic impact of these programs is critical, the social impact may be even more important. During the past 30 years, social mobility in America has become stagnant, with a tiny minority taking an increasingly large share of economic wealth, and a growing segment of our population completely closed off from college. The success of the American Dream, its very existence even, depends on our collective ability to throw open the doors of higher education.

Pay for college and enrich your future

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Opinion Piece
November 16, 2011

On Sunday, the Star Tribune published a column by Eric Wieffering about student debt that was for the most part measured and thoughtful ("Paying for college, mortgaging your future").

Faculty Myths About Trustees

Inside Higher Ed
November 15, 2011

Steven C. Bahls, president, Augustana College, writes:  I have sought to bust the most common, and often derogatory, myths held about faculty members; I believe presidents have a responsibility to dispel these damaging legends at every opportunity. I'm rarely asked to talk about the other side of the coin -- the dark myths about board members and administrators. In my many years as a faculty member and now as a president, here are some of the myths I've heard (and sometimes repeated) over the years.

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