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23 juillet 2017

The Sampler Platter

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. The guided pathways movement has made great headway in community colleges, and rightly so. It’s based on the notion that students don’t necessarily arrive knowing exactly what major to pick or how to get through it on time, so they need legible signs and advising to know what to take. More...
23 juillet 2017

When Stories Collide

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. Sometimes a couple of news stories intersect in ways that suggest another story altogether. That happened this week with the collision of two bits of news. The first was that despite all the hand-wringing about the death of the humanities in higher education, humanities enrollments at community colleges have been rising steadily for decades. More...
23 juillet 2017

The Groupwork Dilemma

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. In search of fairness when only some group members do their share. More...
23 juillet 2017

Assessing Tutoring

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. For the sake of argument, let's say that you're trying to assess whether (or the degree to which) a tutoring center helps with student success. More...
23 juillet 2017

Lunch

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. Why is it that meal plans covered by financial aid at elite universities, but cafeteria meals at community colleges aren’t. More...
22 juillet 2017

The Melancholy Dean

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. The wrong villains.
Ms. Mentor has her niche and I have mine, but her column on portrayals of deans in literature was too much fan to pass up. More...
22 juillet 2017

Endgames

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. If you haven’t yet seen David Leonhardt’s infographic on higher ed spending across the states since 2008, check it out.  Except for a few small states that rode the fracking boom, nearly every state still funds public higher ed at a lower level than it did in 2007. More...
22 juillet 2017

Valedictorians

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. I had to smile at this story. It’s about a study done of high school valedictorians and their subsequent career paths. More...
22 juillet 2017

OER, Vertical and Horizontal

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. OER refers to Open Educational Resources, which are free alternatives to commercial instructional materials (such as textbooks). They’re usually electronic, though it’s commonplace to have printed copies available at nominal cost. More...
22 juillet 2017

The One Thing Never to Say

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean_blog_header.jpgBy Matt Reed. ... in a faculty job interview at a community college.
This one is aimed specifically at community college faculty job candidates, though it applies to staff and administrative positions as well. More...
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