By Matt Reed. Provosts, debunking the idea of "administrative bloat," more.
The IHE piece on Thursday about treating provosts as COO’s, and as potential presidents, struck some chords with me. More...
6 juillet 2019
6 juillet 2019
The Illusion of Solidity
By Matt Reed. The end of a college.
f you haven’t seen Brendan O’Malley’s piece on the closure of Newbury College, near Boston, it’s well worth reading. More...
6 juillet 2019
Creative Uses of Philanthropy
By Matt Reed. I say “constructively,” because most of us have heard stories of featherbedding, corruption, and “side door” admissions. That’s not the point at all. (Happily, community colleges have large enough front doors that side doors are unnecessary.) And I say “creative” because most of us are already familiar with scholarships and naming rights for buildings. More...
6 juillet 2019
Intergenerational Justice
By Matt Reed. A month or so ago, I was walking with a few colleagues back to our offices. They were all older than I am, and all of them have worked here much longer. They were discussing the possible phase-out of a retirement benefit that’s only available to people hired before a certain year. More...
6 juillet 2019
Alternate Proposal on Free College and Loan Forgiveness
By Matt Reed. It would be difficult to come up with a more destructive policy assumption than the idea that public services should be subject to income caps. Yet even folks who consider themselves progressive -- whom I would typically expect to be supporters of public services -- fall into the trap. More...
6 juillet 2019
Friday Fragments - June 28, 2019
By Matt Reed. I'm guessing that others have thought of this, though I haven't seen it done elsewhere. Does anybody use a learning-community model for developmental reading? We're looking at mimicking the structure of an ALP for reading, but appending the extra-help reading section to sections of courses in areas like psychology and history. More...
6 juillet 2019
Cold Front
By Matt Reed. Massive cuts in Alaska may be a bellwether.
The news from Alaska, about a possible 41 percent cut in state support to the University of Alaska, came as a shock. The president of the university declared six-week furloughs, and may declare a state of “financial exigency,” which is the academic-budgeting equivalent of martial law. More...
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