Doug Lederman

Today on the Academic Minute : Neil Fitzgerald, professor of chemistry and associate dean of science at Marist College, explores why one spirit has caught the eye of bootleggers.

Doug Lederman returns to Inside Higher Ed 's pages with a new column exploring why colleges need to adapt and what might happen if they don't.

The history of two universities that (e)merged in the 1960s shows that parochialism and acquisitiveness have always driven institutional marriages more than logic.

How well colleges and universities adapt to serve what a recent report from Texas calls “potential completers” could help determine the industry's fate.

How might we build more cross-institutional infrastructure in our nonsystem to create a more integrated, student-focused network of colleges and universities?

There's much more agreement on what America needs from colleges, universities and other providers than politicians seem able to admit. Convening a group of national leaders would point a way forward.

When colleges close, they leave sprawling facilities behind. Some are acquired by other colleges or converted into housing, K–12 schools or businesses. Others fall into disrepair.

Could we create metro-area councils to better organize the work that postsecondary providers do for their communities’ learners, employers and citizens?