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2 octobre 2016

The Squirrel Isn’t Talking

By Matt Reed. Sometimes, a college is home to great thoughts in the process of forming. Classrooms are full of eager minds encountering spiky ideas for the first time, and learning the painful but rewarding process of intellectual growth. More...

1 octobre 2016

Shiny New Year

By Matt Reed. This isn’t my first first day of school, but every single one brings fresh hope with it. More...

1 octobre 2016

Fifteen Years Ago

By Matt Reed. 9/11 memories.
September 11 is a generational marker in my house; The Wife and I remember it vividly, but The Boy was only three months old at the time, and The Girl was just a twinkle in someone’s eye. More...

1 octobre 2016

Paying the Price: A Review

By Matt Reed. What if we rebuilt the financial aid system around the ways that students actually live? Sara Goldrick-Rab takes an admirable shot in Paying the Price. More...

1 octobre 2016

That Pesky Self-Awareness Thing

By Matt Reed. Although the title of the blog refers to confessions, there isn’t a lot of confession in it. But here’s one: many of my best ideas in life have come from other people. More...

1 octobre 2016

Accreditation SWAT Teams

By Matt Reed. I don’t know if regional accrediting agencies have the equivalent of SWAT teams. I don’t mean cops rappelling down buildings yelling “hup!” like in The Blues Brothers -- though that would be cool -- but rapid-response teams. More...

1 octobre 2016

Safe Spaces at Commuter Colleges

By Matt Reed. How the Chicago debate differs from the realities of a community college student body. More...

1 octobre 2016

Borrow or Work?

By Matt Reed. I know that back-to-school advice often falls on deaf ears, but I feel honor-bound to give it a shot. I’ll outline a very common scenario, offer some thoughts, and ask my wise and worldly readers for theirs. More...

1 octobre 2016

The Small Section Shuffle

By Matt Reed. “How many students does a section need to have to run?” 
Even after all these years, small-section triage is one of the worst parts of the countdown to a new semester. It’s complicated and probabilistic, and nobody notices when you get it right. More...

1 octobre 2016

Friday Fragments - September 2, 2016

By Matt Reed. Pro tip from someone who learned the hard way: If you want to annoy a fifteen-year-old, just say “Drake sings like his voice is changing.” More...

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