Dianna Shandy • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs • Augustana College • Rock Island, IL
May 25, 2026
Thick skin is about deflection. It is the capacity to not be offended, to let criticism bounce off, to remain unmoved by negativity. Resilience operates differently. Read more >
Meredith L. Goldsmith • Professor of English • Ursinus College • Collegeville, PA
May 26, 2025
Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s new book, Leading Generously: Tools for Transformation takes on the fundamental challenge of maintaining a generous stance toward others in a time of scarcity. Using nonprofit leadership as one of her guiding examples, she re-envisions higher education institutions as organizations based on an ethos of “mutual aid,” rather than a business model. At this moment of threat to higher education, Fitzpatrick’s stories of “generous leadership,” like her suggestions on how to cultivate generous habits of mind, are more welcome than ever. Read more >
