By Matt Reed. Back when the FCC had a “fairness doctrine,” television stations didn’t editorialize much.  When they did, they had to offer time for “responsible opposing viewpoints.” Typically, that meant they’d editorialize mostly on anodyne topics, if they did any at all. More...

By Matt Reed. I wish I could file this one under “things that don’t need to be spelled out.” Apparently it does. 
Attacking public figures’ positions or actions in office is fine. Attacking their children is not. More...

By Matt Reed. You know that feeling when a joke with a really long setup gets interrupted, and you never get to hear the punchline? I had that feeling reading this story about regional accreditors applying new scrutiny to colleges with uncommonly low graduation rates. More...

By Matt Reed. An opportunity for community colleges. More...

By Matt Reed. The Girl enjoys the newish show about The Flash, as does her friend next door. After a weekend sleepover, as I made them pancakes, they told me about the show and we got to talking about superheroes. More...

By Matt Reed. I had a chance on Wednesday to talk to a class of new students about ways to be successful in college. It was structured as a q-and-a, so I didn’t know exactly what would come up, or what I would say. More...

By Matt Reed. This week The Boy’s school had its back to school night.  He’s a sophomore in high school now, and things are starting to change. More...

By Matt Reed. ITT has closed, which was the utterly predictable outcome of having been barred from accepting new students. Even in its diminished recent state, that’s still big news in the higher ed world. More...

By Matt Reed. When I saw Camelot for the first time, I was charmed by the idea that the king could decree that it could only rain at night. The idea had an obvious first-blush appeal, marred only by the fact that decreeing wouldn’t make it so. More...

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...