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| July 01, 2003 | Cook, Sarah Gibbard | COPYRIGHT 2003 Women in Higher Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

You're just home from a conference filled with wonderful new ideas. You've picked up a brilliant suggestion from your latest issue of WIHE. You're excited by a book about how to transform higher education. Your colleagues nod politely, "That's nice," and go on about their business.

When Dr. Margaret Wheatley gave the closing address at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference in St. Louis in March, the United States was at war in Iraq. Images of carnage flooded TV screens 24/7. Conference participants had gotten away from it all to share ideas about student development. When they brought their excitement, energy and ...

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