Philip Glotzbach has spent a career asking what higher education is for—not just what it delivers—and his reflections arrive at a moment when students, parents, and institutions alike are rethinking the meaning of college in an age of rapid technological and social change. In this conversation, he draws on decades of leadership to explore how education can still cultivate freedom, character, and thoughtful purpose rather than merely confer credentials.

Abby Tegnelia is helping redefine what local journalism can look like in the digital age, using the Saratoga Dispatch to rebuild the connective tissue that once held communities together through shared information. Her work invites readers to reconsider not just how news is delivered, but how a region tells its own story and sustains an informed civic life.

Matt Veitch is stepping from the negotiating table to the archives, trading 18 years of civic leadership for the work of preserving Saratoga’s story. We explore how a fifth-generation Saratogian plans to bring the city’s history into the digital age and make it accessible to everyone.

Nathan Richardson channeled the towering spirit of the abolitionist — squared shoulders, steady gaze, and a voice resonant with conviction.

This series marked the beginning of our collaboration with the Saratoga Book Festival and the Academy for Lifelong Learning.

Seeing the potential for a great collaboration, we demonstrated the remarkable powers of AI to Saratoga Torch Club President Gerald Stulc, generating in a couple of hours a magazine-length profile in the style of Ernest Hemingway.

When Skidmore College political science professor Beau Breslin invited first-year student Prairie Gunnels to explore what a U.S. Constitution written by Generation Z might look like—with help from ChatGPT—it sparked a groundbreaking experiment in civic imagination.

What if the U.S. Constitution were rewritten every generation? In a thought experiment that began in 2010, Beau Breslin explores Thomas Jefferson’s vision of generational renewal—culminating in a bold call for a constitutional convention.

He envisioned more poetry and campus walks when he attained emeritus status, but instead answered a spritiual call to compassion and justice and founded the Saratoga Immigration Coalition.