Larry Ladd
@larryladd.bsky.social
Helping colleges, universities, and other not-for-profit organizations become more successful.
“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” Augustine of Hippo, born today in 354 in Thagaste—modern Souq Ahras, Algeria.
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Augustine of Hippo - Wikipedia
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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” Augustine of Hippo, born today in 354 in Thagaste—modern Souq Ahras, Algeria.
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Southern white politicians find HBCUs to be particularly enticing targets.
Abbott, Patrick call for investigation on Texas Southern University
State Auditor Lisa Collier said university staff vacancies for “critical” financial responsibilities have contributed to delays in financial reporting, as well as poor asset oversight and weak contrac...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Southern white politicians find HBCUs to be particularly enticing targets.
70% of all Black veterinarians in the nation are graduates of Tuskegee's veterinary school.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
70% of all Black veterinarians in the nation are graduates of Tuskegee's veterinary school.
Virginia's governor-elect says she wants to “stabilize and normalize” Virginia’s university boards. That's good news after the efforts of the past few years to insert political ideology into Virginia's public universities.
Spanberger says University of Virginia should pause search for president
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger called on the University of Virginia’s governing board to pause its presidential search until she can appoint new members, saying actions by the current board ha...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Virginia's governor-elect says she wants to “stabilize and normalize” Virginia’s university boards. That's good news after the efforts of the past few years to insert political ideology into Virginia's public universities.
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
There are 35 accredited tribal colleges and universities, operating in 15 states, that serve students from well more than 250 federally recognized Indian Tribes. As a sector of higher ed, they have been more adversely affected by recent Federal policy changes and budget cuts than any other.
Tribal colleges are a unique resource — and they're under threat : Code Switch
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has classes on everything from Native American studies to gardening to equine sciences to the Hidatsa language. Like other tribal colleges and universities (aka TCUs), it...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
There are 35 accredited tribal colleges and universities, operating in 15 states, that serve students from well more than 250 federally recognized Indian Tribes. As a sector of higher ed, they have been more adversely affected by recent Federal policy changes and budget cuts than any other.
The institutional impact of reduced international student enrollments varies significantly by university, with some experiencing very significant drops.
International Graduate Student Enrollment Drops
Some colleges report dramatic declines in enrollment among master’s-level students amid visa issuance and immigration challenges in the U.S.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The institutional impact of reduced international student enrollments varies significantly by university, with some experiencing very significant drops.
Excellent perspective and guidance for board members and senior leaders of established universities. How to be both “hybrid” and “ambidexterous.”
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This is why universities need strong strategic leadership
Universities are remarkably robust. They are not only resilient in the face of profound historic changes; they are indispensable to society.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Excellent perspective and guidance for board members and senior leaders of established universities. How to be both “hybrid” and “ambidexterous.”
www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/...
www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/...
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." -Leonard Bernstein
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." -Leonard Bernstein
Reading the personal stories of trauma experienced by, and permanently affecting, the career scientists adds a lot of depth and nuance to understanding the damage being done by indiscriminate Federal defunding. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
With funding at a constant risk of revocation, Harvard is not out of the clear — and researchers are still fighting for their futures.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reading the personal stories of trauma experienced by, and permanently affecting, the career scientists adds a lot of depth and nuance to understanding the damage being done by indiscriminate Federal defunding. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
With funding at a constant risk of revocation, Harvard is not out of the clear — and researchers are still fighting for their futures.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Ellis Island closed today in 1954. The peak year for immigration at Ellis Island was 1907, with 1,004,756 immigrants processed.
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Ellis Island - Wikipedia
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November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ellis Island closed today in 1954. The peak year for immigration at Ellis Island was 1907, with 1,004,756 immigrants processed.
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Florida public higher education regulations limit university presidents to one-year contract extensions once their original terms expire. While is makes presidents feel more immediately accountable to their boards, it is not a way to encourage long term thinking or the taking of risks.
University president carousel: FSU focused on McCullough • Florida Phoenix
Amid a flurry of moves that has seen several Florida university presidents get replaced in the past year one leader is staying in place. The chair of the Florida State University’s Board of Trustees s...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Florida public higher education regulations limit university presidents to one-year contract extensions once their original terms expire. While is makes presidents feel more immediately accountable to their boards, it is not a way to encourage long term thinking or the taking of risks.
"The vast majority of our 4,000-odd colleges and universities (including the elite ones) are hardly the ivory towers so associated with so-called woke movements and high-profile culture wars."
U.S. Universities Are National Security Assets (opinion)
We undermine them at our peril.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"The vast majority of our 4,000-odd colleges and universities (including the elite ones) are hardly the ivory towers so associated with so-called woke movements and high-profile culture wars."
A reminder that we need to do more to attract and retain first generation students. There is good news as well, since part of the decline is because the prior generation is more likely to have graduated from college than the generation that preceded them.
New Pell Institute Releases Research Brief Shows Decline in First-Generation College Students Over Two Decades - The Pell Institute
The Pell Institute’s analysis highlights both progress and warning signs in the nation’s educational landscape. While the United States is becoming more educated overall, ensuring that first-generatio...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A reminder that we need to do more to attract and retain first generation students. There is good news as well, since part of the decline is because the prior generation is more likely to have graduated from college than the generation that preceded them.
"All of us feed or starve Godzilla, the scaly mascot of old-school bureaucratic business, every day."
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Six Signs Of A Broken Corporate Culture
In a healthy environment, people talk about what's working and what isn't. In a broken-culture company, they talk about who's to blame for various problems instead. Here are six signs your company cul...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"All of us feed or starve Godzilla, the scaly mascot of old-school bureaucratic business, every day."
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“No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.” Remembering civil rights leader Daisy Bates, born on this day in 1914. She was a source of courage and calm leading black students into the schools during the "Little Rock Integration Crisis" on 1957.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.” Remembering civil rights leader Daisy Bates, born on this day in 1914. She was a source of courage and calm leading black students into the schools during the "Little Rock Integration Crisis" on 1957.
The Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery on this day in 1921.
Best Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington
YouTube video by Audie Murphy American Legend
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November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery on this day in 1921.
. Point Park University, in Pittsburgh, has announced a new scholarship aimed at students from Ohio public colleges where their programs have been eliminated or restructured due to budget cuts and legislative meddling through a law called SB 1.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
. Point Park University, in Pittsburgh, has announced a new scholarship aimed at students from Ohio public colleges where their programs have been eliminated or restructured due to budget cuts and legislative meddling through a law called SB 1.
“Theyz coloured Flyers.”
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The Tuskegee Airmen - Theyz coloured Flyers
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Theyz coloured Flyers.”
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"Radical political zealots are ruling higher education like petty tyrants." Caricatures look this one, we know from our experience since January, can result in very harmful actions to the institutions striving imperfectly to serve their mission.
Opinion | Higher Ed Needs Receivership, Not Reform
The radicals who hollowed out America’s universities can’t be trusted to restore their proper purpose.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Radical political zealots are ruling higher education like petty tyrants." Caricatures look this one, we know from our experience since January, can result in very harmful actions to the institutions striving imperfectly to serve their mission.
As a sign of the times, Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock has made eight trips to Washington, D.C., since January.
College advocating for research funding in talks with Trump administration
College President Sian Leah Beilock has made eight trips to Washington, D.C., since President Trump’s inauguration in January.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As a sign of the times, Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock has made eight trips to Washington, D.C., since January.
Today in 1750 the F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
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Flat Hat Club - Wikipedia
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November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Today in 1750 the F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
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Guns along the Western Front fell silent on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour in 1918.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Guns along the Western Front fell silent on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour in 1918.
The early report of enrollment this fall are mostly positive. The best news is community college enrollment growth. It's also good news that enrollment at four year institutions is holding its own (public up 1.8% and private up 0.9%). The sky is not falling.
Short-Term Credentials Bolster Enrollment Boom
Enrollment is up across the board this fall, except for graduate student enrollment, which remained stagnant. The biggest increase was among those pursuing short-term credentials, followed by those ea...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The early report of enrollment this fall are mostly positive. The best news is community college enrollment growth. It's also good news that enrollment at four year institutions is holding its own (public up 1.8% and private up 0.9%). The sky is not falling.