The below press release was shared with media on Monday, August 24, at the start of the 2026-2027 academic year. Lincoln, Nebraska—The University of Nebraska-Lincoln begins the 2026 Fall Semester having lost more faculty over the past year than any… Read moreAt the start of the 26-27 academic year, AAUP expresses concern over faculty departures

Back to school season comes with emotion. I recently saw a high school cross country team out on summer run, and my memory whisked me back 25 years to pre-season practices with my high school field hockey team. I still… Read moreTaking inventory of where we are

As I head east today in the same little 2013 clown car that brought me out here exactly a decade ago, I wanted to share some final thoughts about the 2025 program cuts. The last three things tacked to the… Read moreLetting Go is Growth

As promised, a separate post on all the capital spending projects at NU. Of all the things the independent financial report from October 2025 included, possibly the least sexy was that NU’s bond rating is in the top 8% of… Read moreI Got Fired for a Bond Rating?!

The third week of June was a busy one here in NU-land. A quick round-up of NU-news includes: CEHS Left Twisting in the Wind, Again CEHS Dean Reese announced that having two of his seven departments cut this year was… Read moreNU-News Roundup Week of June 15th

Today, department chairs in CEHS started letting faculty know that there would be a 3% merit increase this year. After no pay increase at all last year, this is surely welcome news. A friend in CEHS expressed their surprise to… Read moreRobbing Peter to Pay Paul

For the second time in as many weeks, I spent some time cleaning out my office on campus. I’ve been hindered by the capacity of the three paper recycling bins on the first floor of TEAC and by my own… Read moreDismantling a Department and an Identity

UNL and the AAU Today, we’re skipping our normal finals grading procrastin-baking for a deep dive into UNL and the AAU. That is, the American Association of Universities (no relation to the AAUP).  The AAU is an invitation-only member organization… Read moreChasing AAU

Last Friday, I cried my way through another Ed.D. dissertation presentation. Fifty-something 5th-grade students in Central Nebraska are now reading chapter books paired with non-fiction science and social studies texts. Teachers reported that students now want to read. The principal,… Read moreReflections on a Program Closure: The EDAD Ed.D.