The New York Times has published a brief letter that I wrote in response to an op-ed piece entitled "The War in Washington Square" by my NYU colleague Jeff Goodwin, who is a professor of sociology. Here's the text of my letter as they published it: I have been working...

I'm a little less confused than I've been. In my post "Disagreeing with the Vote of No Confidence," I was struck by the number 682 -- the number of voters eligible to participate in last week's FAS vote of no confidence in President Sexton. I noted that "my wife, who...

Inside Higher Ed published a piece about last week's vote of no confidence this morning. The piece's title, "'No Confidence' in the System," captures its overall approach, which shifts attention away from the focus (and the ad hominem attacks) on President Sexton and...