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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At the very small liberal arts college [Swarthmore College] I attended, I unwittingly pursued a four-year internship in academic administration. Of course, I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was always looking for work, and the college was the only show in town. I did whatever jobs came my way.

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Can your school benefit from a consortium to keep its scientific research alive?

University Business

Depending on the project, colleges and universities can pair with research centers, government agencies, and multinational corporations. Advancing Photonics Technologies Last week, the U.S. Photonics has important implications for the advancement of self-driving cars and fiber optics.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: All of my academic roles have incorporated student success, whether as a faculty member teaching and mentoring students or as an academic administrator. Q: What are some actions you have taken in your career that contributed to student success?

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

You offered four main takeaways, which I know changed a little bit, but those four were the hostile takeover of New College, as both a test case and a blueprint for future encroachments on public colleges and universities across the country. If it wants to fund Engineering, but not law it can do that.