Matt Reed
@deandad.bsky.social
Veteran of community college administration. Writer. Dad of two. Pursuing justice, wisdom, and good pizza.
This is excellent. I could imagine it making an outstanding writing prompt, and I mean that as a compliment. Highly recommended. blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is excellent. I could imagine it making an outstanding writing prompt, and I mean that as a compliment. Highly recommended. blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Coffee futures $KC_F ranging near record levels.
All-time high notched back in February. @AugurInfinity
Under $90 in 2019. Above $400 this year.
All-time high notched back in February. @AugurInfinity
Under $90 in 2019. Above $400 this year.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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My friend Lane Glenn hits this one out of the park. www.ccdaily.com/2025/11/youv...
You’ve won the lottery jackpot! Now what? - Community College Daily
Dear winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot: Congratulations, and WOW! After the longest streak without a jackpot winner since the game began in 2002, with a haul of $843 million, even after fede...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My friend Lane Glenn hits this one out of the park. www.ccdaily.com/2025/11/youv...
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
Offering students the long view www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Causes, Obvious and Not
The way things are isn’t the way they have to be.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Offering students the long view www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Tech people think we want AI, robots, and a colony on Mars but what I actually want is a home printer that simply works.
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tech people think we want AI, robots, and a colony on Mars but what I actually want is a home printer that simply works.
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it’s not only a recipe for corruption, it’s a talent issue - we lose a ton of talented folks who would do fantastic work in public service to the private sector because of the salary delta, which most people don’t have family money to make up for
these are important jobs that should pay well
these are important jobs that should pay well
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
it’s not only a recipe for corruption, it’s a talent issue - we lose a ton of talented folks who would do fantastic work in public service to the private sector because of the salary delta, which most people don’t have family money to make up for
these are important jobs that should pay well
these are important jobs that should pay well
The return of Friday Fragments, featuring reader responses, an appreciative review of @llassabe.bsky.social 's book, and some deeply nerdy literary bonding with The Girl. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
The Rise of the Campus Right, Plus What Are Adjuncts For?
The rise of the campus right, hiring late-career professionals as adjuncts and family bonding over a literary feud.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The return of Friday Fragments, featuring reader responses, an appreciative review of @llassabe.bsky.social 's book, and some deeply nerdy literary bonding with The Girl. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
"If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
The Craigslist Precedent
If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?
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November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"If you shrink your profit centers and grow your loss centers, what do you think is going to happen?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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woke up this morning and i don't know how to describe it, but i feel awake! full of vim and vigor! all those changes i've been making must finally be paying off. now to take a hot sip of coffee and check the time on the microwave,
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
woke up this morning and i don't know how to describe it, but i feel awake! full of vim and vigor! all those changes i've been making must finally be paying off. now to take a hot sip of coffee and check the time on the microwave,
Saddened to hear about Jack DeJohnette's passing. He was a towering figure in late-century jazz, having played with nearly everybody.
This is one of my favorites of his, with Keith Jarrett's "standards"trio. Worth the time. He always was.
youtu.be/n31jaGy7hmk?...
This is one of my favorites of his, with Keith Jarrett's "standards"trio. Worth the time. He always was.
youtu.be/n31jaGy7hmk?...
God Bless The Child -- Keith Jarrett Trio
YouTube video by Nathan Music Channel
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October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Saddened to hear about Jack DeJohnette's passing. He was a towering figure in late-century jazz, having played with nearly everybody.
This is one of my favorites of his, with Keith Jarrett's "standards"trio. Worth the time. He always was.
youtu.be/n31jaGy7hmk?...
This is one of my favorites of his, with Keith Jarrett's "standards"trio. Worth the time. He always was.
youtu.be/n31jaGy7hmk?...
Today's column features references to the Old Testament, Kant's categorical imperative, and Wonder Bread. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Ask the Administrator: Advertising
Why do we force public or publicly funded institutions to compete with each other?
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October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Today's column features references to the Old Testament, Kant's categorical imperative, and Wonder Bread. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
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“Virtue signaling” has been an all-purpose tool to invalidate any form of advocacy which isn’t centered around selfishness.
her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Virtue signaling” has been an all-purpose tool to invalidate any form of advocacy which isn’t centered around selfishness.
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Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
"If a student transfers in three quarters of their degree credits from other places, whose outcomes are being assessed?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Swirl and Assessment
Balancing residency requirements with outcomes assessment.
www.insidehighered.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"If a student transfers in three quarters of their degree credits from other places, whose outcomes are being assessed?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Responding to a new statement from accreditors on credit transfer www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Changing the Default Setting
Tentative excitement about accreditors’ “urging” on AI and credit transfer.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Responding to a new statement from accreditors on credit transfer www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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me when I actually succeed at getting them to let me speak to a representative
October 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
me when I actually succeed at getting them to let me speak to a representative
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what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?
“I voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?
With one key caveat, this is potentially useful for students looking to transfer from a CC to a four-year. It's readable, practical, and concrete. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Thoughts on ‘A Complete Guide to College Transfer’
The book is clearly written, logically organized and full of brief case studies to make the concepts concrete.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With one key caveat, this is potentially useful for students looking to transfer from a CC to a four-year. It's readable, practical, and concrete. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944