May has always been a particularly hard time of year for me as, I suspect, it is for many of us in academia. May (or June) typically marks the end of the school year and a time for celebration―end-of-the year awards and receptions, promotions, graduations, just making it through. More...
A couple of weeks ago I was back at my Ph.D. alma mater to walk in my graduation ceremony. It was surreal being back on campus—buildings had changed, new labs existed, and new faces abounded. I have been a “Dr.” for almost a year, and it felt odd to come back just to put on a funny gown and hat. More...
The semester that just concluded was undoubtedly one of the toughest semesters of my graduate career. Not only was the coursework challenging, but I also faced exciting new changes and opportunities in my professional and personal life. More...
Selon la nature des diplômes, les cinq organisations existantes suivantes seront ainsi mobilisées :
By Matt Reed. Replacing senior team members.
Admittedly coming from a different context, I was fascinated by the article in IHE on Thursday about new presidents starting with purges of senior staff. More...
By Matt Reed. The Girl is wrapping up her freshman year of high school this month. She’s a “band kid,” happily playing trumpet in the marching and concert bands even though her first musical love is the piano. She was able to play piano in the pit orchestra for the high school production of “Hello Dolly,” but otherwise, school playing means the trumpet. More...
By Matt Reed. I had a conversation on Monday with someone on campus about reaching out to some of the populations that for-profit schools tend to target. I made the obligatory reference to Lower Ed, then noted how much lower our tuition is -- even for online courses -- than the major for-profits with whom we compete. More...
By Matt Reed. Working from a basically libertarian perspective, the book tackles the question of college tuition increases. Given the source, I would have expected the usual villains in the libertarian narrative: “rent-seeking” liberal academics who use their sinecures isolated from the market to feather their own nests, or some variation on the theme. More...
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