AI and Keeping University Learning Human

A longtime university president on building a relationship between artificial intelligence and transformational education

By Elaine Maimon

Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It

A longtime university president proposes solutions for remaking colleges for “we the people”

By Elaine Maimon

Who Should Be Penn’s Next President?

A long-time university president on what Philadelphia’s Ivy League university — and our city — need from a new leader

By Elaine Maimon

Time for a Higher Ed Revolution in Philadelphia

A long-time university president calls for a constitutional convention on higher education in the city known for revolutions. Penn, et al, are you listening?

By Elaine Maimon

The Odyssey is For All of Us

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film is based on Penn Professor Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s epic. A long-time university president urges everyone to see, read or listen to the story — and support humanities education

By Elaine Maimon

Scientific Research is not Republican or Democratic

A long-time university president asks us to promote merit-only criteria for scientific funding

By Elaine Maimon

Who Will Benefit From The UArts Endowment Fiasco?

A longtime university president urges the parties involved to resolve the case in the best interest of students and the city

By Elaine Maimon

Philly Schools, Be Like Yale

The esteemed Ivy self-evaluated and committed to reform. A longtime university president urges local colleges and universities to do the same, by transforming attacks into inflection points

By Elaine Maimon
Ideas We Should Steal

Marry the Liberal Arts to Education in Trades, Crafts and Entrepreneurship

A longtime university president encourages Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to partner with community colleges and unions to make connections for fulfillment in careers and life

By Elaine Maimon

We Must Ensure Students Can Vote

President Trump is trying to make it harder for college students to cast a ballot. A longtime university president encourages us all to push back for the sake of our democracy

By Elaine Maimon