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Complicated, Messy, and Sad: Reflections on the Spring '24 Campus Protests
I spent much of the last week trying to make sense of my thoughts and feelings about the events unfolding on college campuses across the...
James Terhune
Apr 29, 20246 min read
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JTC Coaching Plus for Emerging College Leaders
Coaching and professional development for emerging leaders program prospectus.
James Terhune
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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After the Search:
Retaining Talent and Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders As the traditional hiring season in education heats up I have been...
James Terhune
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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It's Time to Normalize Adversity for Students
We need to normalize adversity for students. COVID was a crisis. A real crisis. The genuine article. Literally the entire world shut...
James Terhune
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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7 Tips for School and College Leaders in Challenging Times
It’s a tough time to be leading schools and colleges. The recent turmoil on campuses and fallout from the congressional hearing on...
James Terhune
Jan 8, 20246 min read
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It May be Time for a New Approach to Campus Unrest
Most afternoons I take a break to go for a short hike or walk with our dog, Tess. There are a lot of nice hiking trails within a couple...
James Terhune
Dec 5, 20234 min read
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Everything Old is New Again
Welcome to the new look JTC Blog!
When I first launched James Terhune Consulting in 2016, I naively took matters into my own hand and...
James Terhune
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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US News College Rankings and Higher Education’s Season of Silliness
Much has been written about changes US News made this year to its ranking methodology (placing greater weight on its social mobility metric)
James Terhune
Oct 3, 20236 min read
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The Best Day of The Year
New student arrival day has always been my favorite day of the academic year.
James Terhune
Aug 24, 20234 min read
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Crisis of Confidence
The hits just keep on coming for college and university leaders. Hot on the heels of the game-changing decision by the US Supreme Court...
James Terhune
Jul 25, 20234 min read
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A Time to Speak
We are still emerging from three dizzying years of the pandemic and trying to fully understand their impact on our students, the faculty...
James Terhune
Jun 14, 20234 min read
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The Summer Between
The summer between high school and college is a unique moment in time. It is punctuated at either end by massive life changes and a flood of
James Terhune
Jun 8, 20235 min read
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College Student Suicide and the Relentless Chorus of 'What-ifs'
College student suicide has been very much in the news lately following a May 5th New York Times article highlighting details of recent suic
James Terhune
May 21, 201812 min read
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Getting Free Speech on Campus Right
I’m concerned about the direction and the tenor of the national discussion about free speech on college campuses. But not for the reasons...
James Terhune
Mar 14, 20184 min read
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Perspective, Process, and Time to Think: An Outsider's Observations on Academe
In the course of my work I am frequently asked about my observations regarding trends, directions, and practices in education as someone who
James Terhune
Feb 6, 20185 min read
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Inertia and a New Approach to Student Life
As part of a series of focus groups I recently conducted at a residential college, I asked student participants what forces were most influe
James Terhune
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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