A new college president who blogs... Hendrix College
Slowly, but steadily, the number of college and university presidents who blog continues to grow. Today I'm adding the president of Hendrix College to the master list at the July 1 blog entry. That brings the total to 16.
At Hendrix, President J. Timothy Cloyd used his last blog entry in May to solicit recommendations for a summer reading list. He included a personal selection, Richard Ford's novel, The Lay of the Land, and a link to a long list of others from the Hendrix College community.
President J. Timothy Cloyd blogs at http://www.hendrix.edu/president/presblog.aspx
A July 20 article in the Kansas City Star gives an overview of presidents who blog, including an interview with President Ron Slepitza at Avila University. The article also includes a comment from the perspective of a public relations person at a different university who is not fond of the idea.
Part of the problem? Presidential blogs create extra work to monitor what the president is writing about to prepare for possible adverse reactions. My reaction? Welcome to the era of Web 2.0 that's creating new work for everyone in the communications arena.
The Start article is at http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/198911.html
I was interviewed for that article and the reporter did an excellent job of presenting my responses to her questions.