Recently I had two meetings on the same day which resonated with each other in an interesting way. Both sessions were with academics, a dean and a professor. They expressed diametrically opposite views on economics and higher ed, and that expressed a dynamic I’ve been tracking. To be clear, economics…

It’s been about a month since I came down with COVID-19, after nearly three years of researching the virus. Since the aftermath is interesting from medical and public health perspectives, I thought I’d continue to share my story here. It’s one snapshot of recovery. The main effect I’ve experienced of…

What can a campus do in response to the climate crisis? The United States Naval Academy just offered one course of action. The main thing the Maryland-based USNA is doing it repairing and extending the Farragut Field Sea Wall, according to an official statement. …

I’m catching up with writing, slowly. Getting COVID knocked my schedule flat. Ten days ago I keynoted a conference in Chicago, which went well, but exhausted me like a simple trip has never done before. COVID recovery actually means a lot of this kind of strange fatigue. Just making a…

My COVID infection and isolation diary, continued. (Previous posts: days 1–2, 3–4, 5–7) November 5 I slept late again, easily, and only woke around 10 am when a campus public health officer called to check on me. I felt clear-headed, not in pain, and reported accordingly. The morning passed quickly…

My COVID-19 infection and isolation experience, continued. (Previous posts: days 1–2, 3–4) November 2 …and I woke up at noon, to my son shaking me. Apparently my family wanted me to do a quick vitals check. Numbly I stuck my finger in a tiny pulse-ox device and let Owain scan…

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Bryan Alexander Notes on being COVID afflicted, days 3 and 4: October 31 Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I hate having to miss it due to a very non-fantastic, all too mundane bit of horror. Today my symptoms are better. No head pain…

So this happened, as they say: That was yesterday morning. To back up and explain: I’ve avoided COVID since the start. I’ve masked, social distanced, vaccinated, shunned people, the works. But lately clients have been wanting more in-person experience, especially since (as the president said) “the pandemic is over.” Earlier…

This week I’m participating in an exciting conference, the Science-Based Choices for Climate Action, Insights from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. I look forward to soaking up presentations, and also to feedback from my presentation about higher education’s future. I‘m tweeting the event (hashtag #DsonICS22) and hope to live blog…