The Gunman Took an Uber
By Matt Reed. At a meeting earlier this week, discussing a campus shelter-in-place event, I heard the most United-States-in-2019 sentence ever: “The gunman took an Uber.” More...
OER and Online Homework Systems
By Matt Reed. I’m hoping some wise and worldly readers have found, figured out or devised an elegant solution to this one. More...
A Happy Hoo
By Matt Reed. This weekend we made the trek to Charlottesville for parents’ weekend to see The Boy in his adopted habitat. More...
Cluster Hiring and Its Discontents
By Matt Reed. A diversity strategy that relies on wealth. More...
Tipped Interview Questions
By Matt Reed. The argument for tipping the questions ahead of time has merit. Nobody does their best, or most representative, work under extreme stress. Most of us have had the crushing experience at some point of drawing a blank on the spot, only to have the ideal answer hit us five minutes later on the walk to the car. (French has an actual phrase for it: “l’esprit de l’escalier,” or the wit of the staircase, referring to the perfect response that comes to you as you walk, forlorn, down the stairs afterward.) For most jobs, the interview bears only a passing resemblance to the actual work the candidate is being hired (or not) to do. More...
“I Just Want You to Know”
By Matt Reed. In which every answer is at least a little bit wrong. More...
Return of the Invisible Man
By Matt Reed. People who follow the news know that things have been getting a little heated in Washington lately. More...
Employee Giving
By Matt Reed. Has anyone out there seen a really thoughtful and effective way to make major increases in employee giving. More...
On Revisiting an Old Haunt
By Matt Reed. I have to admit that sometimes I get jealous of people who’ve had the option of living and working in the same area for their entire lives. More...
