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Welcoming optimism, addressing challenges
Interim President Becky Johnson reflects on her first months at Linfield University Despite challenges, she remains optimistic, citing increased applications and a committed faculty and board of trustees as reasons for hope.
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Delivering the light
Life at a university is cyclical in a number of predictable ways. Of course, there are always times when we experience the unexpected. As my sixth fall at Linfield University approaches, I have experienced both.
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Building a center for culture and inquiry
A lot has changed at Linfield in recent years, as we evolved to meet the needs of a new generation of students. What will never change is our commitment to helping prepare students to become effective citizens and to lead lives of purpose.
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Moving forward together
As we prepare for the return of our students and faculty to both campuses I have a moment to reflect on this key moment we’re living in.
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A work in progress
The Linfield of the future is taking shape, but much remains to be done.
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New era demands a new Linfield
Adapting to serve changing student needs is key to our collective future
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The urgency of the moment
My grandfather taught me the importance of knowing when to stop talking, so I could actively listen and observe. That way, when it was time to talk I had facts at my disposal and fully formed points to make.
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The Linfield launch pad
My father dropped out of high school in ninth grade. My mother graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Soon after graduation, however, she married my father and gave birth to the first of four sons. Any path to higher education was effectively cut off to my parents, as they worked hard to…
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Vital work, now more than ever
Our nation and our world seem fraught with anxiety these days. Some of it may come from malevolent individuals or groups; some of it from the decline of objective journalism; much of it from our new and instantaneous means of communication. More than ever, we need education, we need reason, we need compassion, and we…
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A View From Melrose
When I left the presidency of a foundation in 2006 to become president of Linfield College, one of my friends, himself a college president, joked that I was crazy. “Now instead of giving money away you’re going to be begging for it,” he said. He wasn’t serious – at least not entirely – but the…
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True cost: Putting a price on opportunity
There is a lot of discussion these days about the cost of higher education. The cost-benefit analysis of obtaining a degree, on the other hand, is rarely brought up. The data is clear: According to reports recently published by Georgetown University and USA Today, the pay gap between those with a college degree and those…