Brown’s Public Humanities Program Closes
I have been involved with Brown’s public humanities program since it began: its founding director, for the first ten years
Education, Management, Public humanities
Management
Education, Management, Public humanities, teaching
Changing the Ph.D. for a Changing Job Market
Some thoughts, kindly published by Oronte Churm at Inside Higher Education.
History of Museums, Management, Museums, Public humanities
History museums, learning from history
Can museums use museum history to think about the future? Can their past successes and failures guide them? How might
Management
The Art of the Turnaround, Revisited
When I started as director of the Haffenreffer Museum, two years ago, Michael Gerhardt, a professional interim director who was
Education, Exhibits, Management
Process and Product
The last six weeks have been winter break at Brown. And it’s been an incredibly busy time at the Haffenreffer
Management
Branding
I’ve always been a bit suspicious of branding. Important for selling things, perhaps, but museums aren’t in the selling business.
Collections, Management
What I want from my collections management system
One of the first problems I identified on becoming director of the museum was its collections management system. It infuriated
Management
Planning for 2011-2012
July 1 is the start of the new year at Brown, and so it’s an appropriate time to look ahead.
Management
2011 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Haffenreffer
The Friends of the Haffenreffer help the museum by providing advice and financial support. (You should join!) Here’s my presentation
