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25 septembre 2018

Conditional Acceptance, as Seen from Here

By Matt Reed. I was struck, in reading the recent Hechinger Report piece on conditional acceptance, at how negatively it was portrayed. Within the frame of reference they used, it’s understandable, but I can attest that it looks very different from here. More...

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25 septembre 2018

Thoughts on the Washington Monthly College Guide

By Matt Reed. When I taught writing, I told the students that they needed to consider the intended audience. Were they writing for children, for educated adults, or for specialists in a field? Factors like those would affect the choices a good writer would make. More...

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25 septembre 2018

“What Would Help?”

By Matt Reed. More thoughts on rankings.
Every so often, I have one of those conversations in which an initial misunderstanding inadvertently lays the groundwork for a good exchange. More...

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25 septembre 2018

The Last First Day

By Matt Reed. The Boy starts his senior year of high school this week. More...

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25 septembre 2018

Seeing What Isn’t There

By Matt Reed. Like most colleges, mine has a pretty robust process for developing and vetting new program proposals. The process starts in existing academic departments, with faculty there proposing something. It moves to the divisional level, then through Academic Council (similar to a curriculum committee), and then to the collegewide governance body for ratification. More...

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25 septembre 2018

In Defense of Free Parking

By Matt Reed. My college has free parking, which is not common among public colleges. It’s facing some long-term budget issues, as I may have mentioned once or twice. Every so often, someone suggests charging for parking. More...

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25 septembre 2018

Fresh Eyes

By Matt Reed. As part of the first week of classes, we had our regular opening reception for adjunct faculty. It’s a combination of a social gathering, an orientation, and an awards ceremony. I sat at a table with someone who teaches in the Homeland Security program, having recently retired from the field. More...

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25 septembre 2018

The Attention Problem

By Matt Reed. “Why don’t they see it?”
Melinda Karp’s article about colleges struggling to move from reform proposals to actual implementation struck a chord with me. I’ve been in the “why don’t they see it?” position enough times to have obsessed about this for a while. More...

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25 septembre 2018

Income Share Agreements for Undocumented Students

By Paul Fain. Colorado Mountain College today announced the creation of an income-share agreement fund aimed at undocumented students and others who are not eligible to receive federal financial aid, including Dreamers, or students who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. More...

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25 septembre 2018

Average Loan Debt for Graduates of Four-Year Colleges: $28,650

By Paul Fain. The average student loan debt last year for graduates of four-year colleges who took out loans was $28,650, according to the latest version of an annual report from the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). The average amount was up $300, or 1 percent, from 2016. More...

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