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		<title>Our Universities: God, Rick Perry, and the Daily Egyptian &#8211; Three Degrees of Freedom</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/our-universities-god-rick-perry-and-the-daily-egyptian-three-degrees-of-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universities must be free to deliver their greatest benefits.  Even with the best intentions, the priorities and purposes of a university can become obscured.  When they do, universities suffer, and the brunt of the burden is borne on students’ backs. &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/our-universities-god-rick-perry-and-the-daily-egyptian-three-degrees-of-freedom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to High School Graduates</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/open-letter-to-high-school-graduates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was originally published on May 14, 2012. It may be worth a second read. Walter V. Wendler ______________________________________________________ Dear Graduating Senior, I am begging your pardon for a somber reflection amidst the joy of accomplishment: not to be a &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/open-letter-to-high-school-graduates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities:  Rules and Regulations</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/our-universities-rules-and-regulations-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As organizations grow in size and complexity it is nearly impossible to muzzle the tendency to direct and/or control behavior by the promulgation of rules and regulations. Rules are often confused with rationality, objectivity, and fairness. “No tendency is quite &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/05/our-universities-rules-and-regulations-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: Hire Power</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-hire-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courage is essential when hiring.  Self-confidence is required to say, “We need people who are more knowledgeable than we are.”  Impossible for a narcissist or a self-absorbed leader… and hiring in any other way dooms any organization to failure. “Never &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-hire-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities:  Learned Helplessness</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-learned-helplessness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership creates hope, or hopelessness, one or the other.  You can’t lead by what is or what might be, but out of the alchemy of what is and what might be.  That is the nature of the art.  Without that &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-learned-helplessness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: The Presidency</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-the-presidency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[University presidents carry a moral burden to act with integrity.  When they don’t, universities suffer and communities, students, and alumni pay the price. “…for what is a share of a man worth? If he does not contain the quality of &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-the-presidency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: Selecting the Right One</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-selecting-the-right-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding the right college to fit individual needs is critical, and one size does not fit all. Only thoughtful personal consideration should guide decision making. However, some issues cannot be overlooked. &#8220;The college search doesn&#8217;t have to begin and end &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-selecting-the-right-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: Solvency</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-solvency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maintaining solvency &#8211; fiscal health &#8211; is always a matter of priorities. Attitudes toward solvency are evident in actions. This is especially so with long-term decision making about the direction an enterprise moves. Solvent universities and other organizations always have &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/04/our-universities-solvency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: Micromanagement</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/03/our-universities-micromanagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real leadership liberates, never limits: it unleashes people to work with passion. Effective universities recognize that strength in academic programs exists on the ground, with engaged faculty, staff, and students working towards common university goals. Good managers empower their employees &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/03/our-universities-micromanagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Universities: Boards, Leadership, Politics</title>
		<link>http://walterwendler.com/2013/03/our-universities-boards-leadership-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://walterwendler.com/2013/03/our-universities-boards-leadership-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wendler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public university boards, and the presidents or chancellors they appoint, have a delicate line to walk between the political realities of contemporary higher education and the academic realities of effective universities. The nexus of politics and academics is not always &#8230; <a href="http://walterwendler.com/2013/03/our-universities-boards-leadership-politics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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