Intergenerational Justice
By Matt Reed. A month or so ago, I was walking with a few colleagues back to our offices. They were all older than I am, and all of them have worked here much longer. They were discussing the possible phase-out of a retirement benefit that’s only available to people hired before a certain year. More...
Alternate Proposal on Free College and Loan Forgiveness
By Matt Reed. It would be difficult to come up with a more destructive policy assumption than the idea that public services should be subject to income caps. Yet even folks who consider themselves progressive -- whom I would typically expect to be supporters of public services -- fall into the trap. More...
Friday Fragments - June 28, 2019
By Matt Reed. I'm guessing that others have thought of this, though I haven't seen it done elsewhere. Does anybody use a learning-community model for developmental reading? We're looking at mimicking the structure of an ALP for reading, but appending the extra-help reading section to sections of courses in areas like psychology and history. More...
Cold Front
By Matt Reed. Massive cuts in Alaska may be a bellwether.
The news from Alaska, about a possible 41 percent cut in state support to the University of Alaska, came as a shock. The president of the university declared six-week furloughs, and may declare a state of “financial exigency,” which is the academic-budgeting equivalent of martial law. More...
Making the Most of Your Summer Internship
Lessons learned from past internships that can apply your graduate ones. More...
The Shared Economic Logic of SiriusXM and Higher Ed
By Joshua Kim. Dean Dad’s voice was ringing in my ears (it often does) as I was wrestling with SiriusXM over my satellite radio service. More...
