We wanted to spotlight Karoline Anthony and Abby Frieder, who participated in the Undergraduate Research Conference at @butleru. This is the largest undergraduate research conference in the country!

Simon Sinek offers a counterintuitive take: The moment you step in and fix the problem, you stop being a leader: You got promoted because you were the best at the job. And that's precisely what makes leadership so difficult. The same instinct that made you great at the work, seeing the problem, knowing the answer, fixing it fast, becomes a liability the moment you move into a leadership role. Simon is direct about this: "Then you're not leading. You're just doing the work. You just have the leadership position." The people who now report to you may not be as good as you. They'll move slower. They'll miss things you would have caught immediately. And in those moments, every instinct will tell you to step in. But that instinct is exactly what you have to resist. "You can't just come in and tell them how you would do it. You have to push them to solve the problems the way that they would, just like someone did for you once before." Someone once gave you the space to figure it out. That patience is what shaped you. Now it's your turn to offer the same to others. Simon points to Chanel as a company that has built this principle into its culture. Newly hired senior leaders are not allowed to speak in meetings for their first three months. "You don't know anything about our company. And you'll learn by listening." Chanel trusts that their leaders will be around for the long term, so 90 days of silence is a small price to pay for someone who truly understands the business before they start shaping it. That's institutionalised patience. And it's almost unheard of. Most organisations reward speed, decisiveness, and output. So the pressure to swoop in and fix things feels justified, even virtuous. But Simon draws a hard line between having a leadership position and actually leading. One is a title. The other is a practice. And that practice demands something most high performers find deeply uncomfortable. Watching someone struggle toward an answer you already have, and choosing to let them find it themselves. That restraint is the real work of leadership.

Excited to welcome Dr. Krystal Turner as Assistant Professor in Counselor Education, beginning August 2026. Dr. Turner brings significant experience in play therapy, multiculturally inclusive counselor education, and clinical supervision. Welcome, Dr. Turner!

Rory McIlroy commissioned this pencil drawing after last year's Masters Tournament. The artist (@KeeganHall) provided context on Reddit: • Spent 6 months working on it • Estimates 600-800 total hours • Worked on it 6-7 days each week • Uses a Pentel Graphgear mechanical pencil Hall says this piece was incredibly challenging because so much detail went into such a small area. For context, the original is smaller than 30x22, so each face in the crowd is essentially a quarter of the size of a fingernail. This is the second piece he has done for Rory.

From the classroom to the court, leadership looks good on our alumni! Welcome home, Coach Nored!

The biggest game of the first round is on Friday, when Long Island battles Arizona for iced tea supremacy

Great news for all my fellow UFLI users. New additional UFLI materials released. ufli.education.ufl.edu/found…

Last month, we surprised some of the newest members of Butler’s Founder’s College! We’re so proud of these #ButlerBound students. The future is bright for these Bulldogs. 💚

Thankful for our partner and Lab Schools! IPS | Butler Lab School @IpsButlerLab55 IPS | Butler Lab School @WIlliamBell60 IPS James Whitcomb Riley School 43 @JWRiley43

Happy Founder’s Week! This week, we honor Ovid Butler and celebrate 170 years of Butler University. Join Sampson Levingston of Walk and Talk Indy as he reflects on Butler’s history and connection to Indianapolis. Watch the full video: bit.ly/4aeQFNX

Each of us has an origin story that shapes the way we see the world and how we serve! As a school leader I didn't realize how lonely it could be! Superintendents, please check on your leaders! Leaders, please love on your teachers! The work is harder when we do it in isolation!!

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Dr. Joseph Lennis Tucker Edmonds, associate professor of religious studies and African studies at Indiana University-Indianapolis, gave an inspiring address at the 45th Annual IPS Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay In case you missed it, you can watch the full tribute at myips.org/mlktribute.

“When you lose, it really just puts everything out there. You have to look in that mirror and recognize what you need to do better.” — @AudiCrooks Winning hides what losing exposes. #BeyondWinning

"When you see a teammate do something that’s really good, tell him. If you see something he can do better, build him up.”’ - Jon Scheyer Quiet gyms are losing gyms.

Congratulations to Emily Simon on the successful completion of her (fantastic!) honors thesis and presentation.

This is a pretty crazy visualization of SAT results by parents’ income

sarah ashlee barker cooked this man 1v1 then let him know she not even a great player lmfao “if you thought I was hard imagine my teammates who are like the greatest of the greats.”

We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. @DrMichaelHole, who was just named the new Executive Vice President and Provost for @butleru University. Congratulations from the College of Education!

For socials 🌍Happy World Ballet Day! 🩰 @JWRiley43 dancers are discovering the beauty of grace, strength, and storytelling through movement. From pliés to pirouettes, our Ballet Club is building confidence, discipline, and joy with every step. #WorldBalletDay #ArtsInEducation