Thirty years ago, he was a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who sat on the adminis tration's side of the table as it negotiated with the country's first T.A. union. Mr. Bucklew believes it is better to grant collective-bargaining rights than to go through a bitter fight over recognition. Prior to the 1930s, if a group of employees wanted recognition, normally they had to strike to get it. But we decided that was a scene we didn't need. He thinks higher education needs to learn those lessons, too.
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.