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Confessions of a Community College Dean

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.

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Agreement From an Unlikely Source

Baumol’s Cost Disease!

By Matt Reed

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The Start of a Necessary Conversation

ESL at community colleges.

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Who Should Control Faculty Lines?

The key assumptions.

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The Boy Turns 18

Milestones.

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Northeast Regional OER Summit, Day Two

Strategy, financing and more.

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Northeast Regional OER Summit, Day One

Great idea after great idea.

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Ombudspeople

How does the position work effectively?

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The Most Useful Observation Feedback You Ever Got

“Useful” doesn’t necessarily mean “positive,” although it could. I mean it in the sense of “helping you improve.” What helped you get better?

By Matt Reed