Rimon’s Stephen Trachtenberg writes about how to develop a network and establish alliances during the early days as a university president. Click here to view the article. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service at The George Washington University. He served as GW’s 15th president from 1988 to 2007. Trachtenberg came to…

Rimon’s Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the reasons why college enrollment is decreasing in The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal’s article, “A Worrisome Trend for Higher Education: Declining Enrollments.” Click here to view the article. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service at The George Washington University. He served as GW’s 15th president from…

Writing for Times Higher Education, Rimon’s Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the evolving role of the university president and the new challenges that role now entails. He provides an overview of the management style, attitude, and abilities required to run universities in a durable and economically healthy way. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is president emeritus and university professor of…

Rimon Partner and President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service at The George Washington University, Stephen Trachtenberg, was quoted in Times Higher Education Magazine about the pros and cons of ex-MPs turning to academia for employment. Dr. Trachtenberg has supervised the transition of several former denizens of Capitol Hill into the academic ranks during his time in office. He…

In this article, Dr. Trachtenberg explains the valuable mission of Land-Grant colleges and how university rankings truly work. “… we come to college rankings… My problem with these has always been that the emphasis on finance and staff-to-student ratios means that the academic One-Percenters (schools with the highest per capita endowment) remain at the top while…

Rimon Partner, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg (1977–88), Humphrey Tonkin (1989–98), and Walter Harrison (1998–present) will discuss their experiences leading the University of Hartford for almost four decades in a panel discussion with Board of Regents Chair Lucille Nickerson and Regent Elsa Chin A’07, ’09. Join the three people who led the University through nearly two-thirds of its history, and add your own views and…