When efficiency becomes our primary moral language, values such as judgment, equity, formation and belonging are crowded out

A growing number of U.S. colleges are turning to retired military officers to lead their institutions, valuing their backgrounds in strategy, management and crisis response. Leaders say their new roles reflect a continued commitment to public service and developing future generations.

Many of us are conditioned to think that merging or being acquired is a sign of institutional failure but there are noticeable exceptions.

Sacred Heart University President John Petillo credits campus' interconnectivity with tipping fall enrollment north of 2,000 first-year students.