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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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Attendance, Discrimination, and LDA

Understanding attendance policies.

By Matt Reed

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Friday Fragments

Registrars, kids, laptops and wifi.

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Shared Among Whom?

Evaluating three points of view on governance.

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Location and Local Identity

When geography is mission.

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Ask the Administrator: Teacher or Instructor?

Working at a school or a university?

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Two Bodies, Revisited

Another perspective on couples and hiring.

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Friday Fragments

Creating vs. analyzing, and a supervillain to be taken seriously.

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Pounding the Table

A full critique of a new book about community colleges.

By Matt Reed