By . This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken focus on the cost of university tuition: is it worth it. More...
13 mai 2016
Debating college’s price tag
Good for the Soul
By Dean Dad. On a day when you’re just a little crabby for all the silly little petty reasons that people get crabby, there is no faster cure than listening to a mother of four talk triumphantly about her return to college and the example she set for her kids. More...
Barack Obama Is a College Graduate
By Matt Reed. Barack Obama didn’t show up in IPEDS statistics as a college graduate. That’s because he transferred before graduating. I’d say he’s done okay for himself. More...
Tips for Graduation Speakers
By Matt Reed. I’ve attended my fair share of graduation ceremonies over the years. In fact, arguably more than my fair share, since DeVry did three ceremonies per year. I’ve seen some good ones, and some regrettable ones. More...
In Which I Consider Resorting to a T-Shirt Cannon
By Matt Reed. Last year I wrote at some length about a report showing that the “death of the humanities” narrative is exactly wrong when applied to community colleges; recent statistics showed that humanities majors are the fastest-growing majors in the two-year sector. More...
The One-Body Problem
By Matt Reed. Academics are well-acquainted with the “two-body problem.” It refers to the difficulties couples have when trying to forge academic careers. It’s often difficult to find two suitable positions geographically close enough for the couple to live together. More...
Basic Truths, but Worth Repeating
By Matt Reed. Doug Lederman’s summary of a new report by Di Xu, Shanna Smith Jaggars, and Jeffrey Fletcher is well worth reading. The report looks at community college students in Virginia, and tracks their educational and financial outcomes relative to other students several years out. More...
How Can High School Teachers Become College Professors?
By Matt Reed. High school faculty sometimes cross over. It can be done. I’ve seen it done. One of my best hires many years ago was a former high school math teacher who loved teaching algebra but hated the politics of his school district; he picked up a bunch of developmental math classes and quickly became a student favorite. More...
Zero-Sum Performance
By Matt Reed. I hate getting up at dark o’clock to go to the gym. It’s an act of will, and it doesn’t always happen. Even when it does, it’s grudging on a good day. But I do it relatively consistently because I know that it’s good for my health. More...
Friday Fragments - May 12, 2016
By Matt Reed. Thursday was “Scholars’ Day” on campus. That’s a day for faculty and staff to do presentations for their peers on things they care about. For me, it’s a rare chance to see faculty in their natural habitat, doing what they do really well. More...
