Election day is tomorrow, but we know that the full results of the voting likely won’t be known for several weeks. Perhaps we will continue to feel election anxiety for the rest of the semester. Maybe until January 20, 2025. And despite the somersaults our stomachs will keep turning, we will need to keep doing our jobs, teaching our classes, conducting research, supporting our students, administering programs, and doing all the myriad things that occur on our campuses—all with as few disruptions as possible.
Expertise, Credentials, and the Value of the University
It seems we can’t trust our own credentials or those that we provide to our students. Or perhaps it would be better to say that we have so much confidence
Constance C. Relihan
May 18, 2026
