August 14 More and more, I think my main job is to be human. It is pretty fupid (funny-stupid) that our national conversations about computerization have been reduced to binary questions of support/non-support…
August 7 Our students are back, and this week I have had the pleasure of briefly welcoming our newest learners to our amazing university and the great work our people do - great work they will join because they…
July 31 Chicagoland had a series of squall lines move through the region on Monday, damaging houses, causing flooding, cancelling flights, and leaving thousands without power, including Rosalind Franklin University…
July 24 To our knowledge, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is the first university in the country named in honor of a woman scientist. We take great pride in our namesake, the work she did…
July 10 You can read about a place and talk to people about programs, but there is no substitution for visiting people and places. This week, I visited Edward Hospital in Naperville, Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst…
June 26 Following on the delights of graduation, our impressive implementation of early start across our programs, and my own paddling vacation; much of the work in my office has been focused on the meeting of…
June 19 First off, let me thank my brilliant spouse, Alice Dreger, PhD, for stepping in for me last week to rescue the update from post vacation zombies. Sometimes a week can lead me to haver on, which does not…
June 12 When Aron accepted RFU’s offer of the presidency last year, the reaction of my friends was uniform: They asked me to convey their congratulations to him and then quickly noted that I’m totally unqualified…
May 29 Today is graduation day for the 594 members of the 2026 Class of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. What a hoot! And, it is so wonderful to celebrate with the amazing people of this…
May 22 This week, I had the pleasure of greeting about 250 new Rosalind Franklin University students as they started their university and program orientation. They enter into the health professions at a particularly…
