By Matt Reed. The first time I told my dean that I was interested in administrative work, he looked at me like I had grown antlers. At the time, I didn’t realize how unusual that was. Read more...

By Matt Reed. We have dual enrollment programs with most of the high schools in our county.  The way the term is used here, that refers to college classes taken by high school students, whether taught in the high school or at the college. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Someone asked that in a meeting this week, and I had to admit, I’d never thought about it. I couldn’t think of one offhand. Read more...

By Matt Reed. According to an uncommonly good New York Times piece, Breezewood, PA has managed over the years to maintain its position as the unlikely connector between two major highways. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Rereading old grad school papers and notes in your late 40’s is not to be done lightly. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Potentially losing an incentive for donations, Winona Ryder and more. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Trial and error, and career paths.
This one is really more a prompt than an essay. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Bravo to Tennessee for taking on one of the stickiest issues in the community college world.  It’s offering free tuition to adults, whether they’re new to college or returning after many years. Read more...

By Matt Reed. You know that feeling when it suddenly dawns on you that something you think of as normal and natural strikes most of the rest of the world as strange. Read more...

By Matt Reed. Brookdale welcomes students of all religions, or no religion, openly and without favor. It’s right to do so. It will continue to do so. Read more...