Articles by Thomas J. Hochstettler

Trusteeship magazine
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Better data on student achievement are needed to improve higher education
November/December 2006

Opponents of the Spellings Commission’s proposal for a student database concentrate their criticism on a threat to student privacy, but they downplay the need to bring greater accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness to higher education.

Annapolis Group: CollegeNews.org
Lewis and Clark Expedition Legacy is Enduring and Relevant
October 23, 2006
The bicentennial observance has produced not yawns but intellectual excitement and important new conceptions of the legacy of the Corps of Discovery. The commemoration has not only brought into public consciousness a fuller understanding of the historical context of the Lewis and Clark expedition, but it has also demonstrated how far we have come in the past 200 years in appreciating the complexities inherent in the collision between human cultures that was put in motion by the great explorers.

Teachers College Record
Better Data as a Remedy to Low U.S. Graduation Rates
October 6, 2006 www.tcrecord.org
Could a database such as that proposed by the Spellings Commission help us improve low graduation rates? Certainly yes—that, and much more. It is time that those of us leading our colleges and universities stop imagining ourselves above scrutiny and devote ourselves to the task of improving our contribution to our students and the nation. Read More

China Post (Taiwan)
Numbers to Make Our Colleges Better
September 3, 2006
Originally published in the Washington Post, Wednesday, August 30, 2006; A19
Gathering and analyzing information, advancing unfettered inquiry, expanding knowledge -- these are surely hallmarks of American higher education. So, when the academy itself is the subject of rigorous study, shouldn't we expect the leaders of our colleges and universities to support such inquiry on the same principles? Read More

Also published:
Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.), September 5, 2006
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.), September 3, 2006
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.), September 3, 2006
Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.), September 3, 2006
West Hawaii Today (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii), September 1, 2006
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), September 1, 2006

The Oregonian
New from top to bottom: Lewis and Clark college greets its new president and the class of 2008
August 30, 2004
Profile of Thomas J. Hochstettler
College convocation is a celebration of the new, a kickoff for the academic year that begins this week at many private campuses. But the ceremony last week at Lewis & Clark College, which introduced its new president, Thomas Hochstettler, drew an exclamation point on the here and now.