By Matt Reed. Applying to college; a horror film classic; more. More...

By Matt Reed. Questions worth asking. More...

By Matt Reed. The importance of libraries. More...

By Matt Reed. ... without judging students' lives.
My college, like many, leaves attendance policies to individual faculty. It requires reporting when a student never shows up, or misses class serially, but it leaves the professor to determine grade penalties, if any. More...

By Matt Reed. “It’s the social skills, the interpersonal skills.”
This week I attended a meeting of another industry advisory board for one of our vocationally-oriented programs. I’ve been attending those since my DeVry days, at four different colleges and in more programs than I can immediately remember. More...

By Matt Reed. Has anyone seen an intelligent and practical alternative to “use it or lose it” with budget lines. More...

By Matt Reed. Flexible scheduling; an important book; FAFSA. More...

By Matt Reed. A true story.
The Boy has his stuff together for his applications, and has even started the FAFSA.  He hands it over to me for the ‘parent information’ section. More...

By Matt Reed. Academic titles that make sense only in academe.
A few weeks ago, I heard a comedian say that as a kid, he thought “BOGO” was a line of clothing. It was the designer his Mom insisted looked great on him. More...

By Matt Reed. I’m not a huge science fiction fan generally. I like Star Wars, and the first couple of Star Trek series, but it never became a way of life. My preferred style of science fiction, as with fiction generally, is either optimistic or funny.  I was born too early to really enjoy the dystopian trend of the last couple of decades. More...