By Matt Reed. A few months ago I got The Boy to sit down with me and watch the movie “La Jetee” on Hulu. It’s a nearly forgotten classic from the early 1960’s. It’s only about 25 minutes long, black-and-white, and it’s almost entirely still photographs with voiceover. More...

By Matt Reed. I’m quite taken with the concept of “makerspaces” on college campuses. As I understand them, they’re dedicated areas open to members of a given community, with lots of both high-tech and low-tech tools and materials. More...

By Matt Reed. So an MIT Dean, Christine Ortiz, is taking a leave of absence to start a new university in a city that badly needs one: Boston. More...

By Matt Reed. If you work in the public sector long enough, you start to think this way. Someone comes to you with an idea that makes sense on its own terms, and would be great in the context of the institution. More...

By Matt Reed. Is there a more elegant solution to academic calendar equity than turning Mondays into Thursdays?
Folks in the trenches know what I mean. More...

By Matt Reed. The blizzard this weekend forced some serious “inside” time, so I was able to be slightly more attentive than usual to Twitter. More...

By Dean Dad. By now, you’ve probably heard about Simon Newman, the president of Mount Saint Mary’s University, and his statements about the need to throw out high-risk students in order to improve his school’s retention numbers. More...