By Matt Reed. This is a sensitive subject for me, because I grew up in a region that most of the country has no idea even exists.  It’s called “Western New York,” and it is not New York City. It’s closer to Michigan than to Manhattan, both physically and culturally. 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. If a college’s enrollments drop by four percent, should we expect its instructional costs also to drop by four percent. More...

By Matt Reed. In a discussion of diversity on campus, and the various ways that it can be expressed and supported, a younger professor helped me understand why diversity discussions often stop right where they need to start. 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...