By Matt Reed. When I taught writing, I told the students that they needed to consider the intended audience. Were they writing for children, for educated adults, or for specialists in a field? Factors like those would affect the choices a good writer would make. More...

By Matt Reed. More thoughts on rankings.
Every so often, I have one of those conversations in which an initial misunderstanding inadvertently lays the groundwork for a good exchange. More...

By Matt Reed. The Boy starts his senior year of high school this week. More...

By Matt Reed. Like most colleges, mine has a pretty robust process for developing and vetting new program proposals. The process starts in existing academic departments, with faculty there proposing something. It moves to the divisional level, then through Academic Council (similar to a curriculum committee), and then to the collegewide governance body for ratification. More...

By Matt Reed. My college has free parking, which is not common among public colleges. It’s facing some long-term budget issues, as I may have mentioned once or twice.  Every so often, someone suggests charging for parking. More...

By Matt Reed. As part of the first week of classes, we had our regular opening reception for adjunct faculty. It’s a combination of a social gathering, an orientation, and an awards ceremony. I sat at a table with someone who teaches in the Homeland Security program, having recently retired from the field. More...