Matt Hartman
@themhartman.bsky.social
Higher ed reporter at the assembly. bylines at the new republic, the ringer, jacobin. live crabs stay humble.
The hottest club in Durham is the real estate office behind q shack
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The hottest club in Durham is the real estate office behind q shack
![EARL SWEATSHIRT I think it captured both parts of myself: being 16 and then also having a family. The 16-year-old that still is like, [grunts] “live, laugh, love — [expletive] dumbass!” Like, “live laugh, love, the world is [expletive]!” And then my life changing drastically. It’s like, I guess the joke was on me, because if you have kids, that is not even kind of funny at all. If someone says “live, laugh, love” and you have kids, you’re like, “Exactly, brother.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5mza3xbznhojqn4jyr7iemvw/bafkreidrwx7b3emgkwv7e56wo2zeczy5kxvzy6op7yhhseitznp6eghu5u@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
i know this is "we built a hotel here when they said we shouldn't" but i can't help but read it as "they thought we couldn't colonize them but we sure did"
August 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
i know this is "we built a hotel here when they said we shouldn't" but i can't help but read it as "they thought we couldn't colonize them but we sure did"
the wsj is reporting that duke is in talks over a settlement with the trump administration
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
July 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
the wsj is reporting that duke is in talks over a settlement with the trump administration
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
July 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
And this is what the new right wants to protect
June 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And this is what the new right wants to protect
When am talk radio dudes talk about masculinity disappearing, they mean we need more of this
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
June 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When am talk radio dudes talk about masculinity disappearing, they mean we need more of this
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
ha, no worries. it's quite literally my job. i'll take a look next time i have a few minutes
in the meantime, this dashboard gives a good snapshot of regional dependence on healthcare and education.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
in the meantime, this dashboard gives a good snapshot of regional dependence on healthcare and education.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
June 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ha, no worries. it's quite literally my job. i'll take a look next time i have a few minutes
in the meantime, this dashboard gives a good snapshot of regional dependence on healthcare and education.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
in the meantime, this dashboard gives a good snapshot of regional dependence on healthcare and education.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
according to this philadelphia fed dashboard, 20-4% of the durham-chapel hill gdp, income, and employment come from hospitals and higher ed.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
June 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
according to this philadelphia fed dashboard, 20-4% of the durham-chapel hill gdp, income, and employment come from hospitals and higher ed.
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-...
feels like this parenthetical assumption is kinda the whole story here
June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
feels like this parenthetical assumption is kinda the whole story here
This is the dadest I've ever been
June 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is the dadest I've ever been
it's not clear if they'll get the chance though.
as we were fact checking the story yesterday, there was an emergency meeting where the acting president announced more drastic cost cuts to come. two people in attendance told me they interpreted it as layoffs. the school said all options are open
as we were fact checking the story yesterday, there was an emergency meeting where the acting president announced more drastic cost cuts to come. two people in attendance told me they interpreted it as layoffs. the school said all options are open
May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
it's not clear if they'll get the chance though.
as we were fact checking the story yesterday, there was an emergency meeting where the acting president announced more drastic cost cuts to come. two people in attendance told me they interpreted it as layoffs. the school said all options are open
as we were fact checking the story yesterday, there was an emergency meeting where the acting president announced more drastic cost cuts to come. two people in attendance told me they interpreted it as layoffs. the school said all options are open
the tragic part, for guilford faculty, is they have momentum for their radical plan to run the school by quaker-inspired councils.
the community is committed to finding a new way out for small liberal arts colleges that isn't based on cutting programs and firing people.
the community is committed to finding a new way out for small liberal arts colleges that isn't based on cutting programs and firing people.
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the tragic part, for guilford faculty, is they have momentum for their radical plan to run the school by quaker-inspired councils.
the community is committed to finding a new way out for small liberal arts colleges that isn't based on cutting programs and firing people.
the community is committed to finding a new way out for small liberal arts colleges that isn't based on cutting programs and firing people.
guilford is now obligated to follow a consultant's recommendations after missing the ratio again last year, otherwise it's another default.
if that happens, its bondholder has the right to demand immediate repayment in full or put the college into receivership.
if that happens, its bondholder has the right to demand immediate repayment in full or put the college into receivership.
May 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
guilford is now obligated to follow a consultant's recommendations after missing the ratio again last year, otherwise it's another default.
if that happens, its bondholder has the right to demand immediate repayment in full or put the college into receivership.
if that happens, its bondholder has the right to demand immediate repayment in full or put the college into receivership.
guilford never missed a bond payment, but it didn't maintain the revenue ratios required in 2023 and failed to produce a report addressing it. that amounts to a default just the same.
leaders said they didn't know until march this year.
leaders said they didn't know until march this year.
May 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
guilford never missed a bond payment, but it didn't maintain the revenue ratios required in 2023 and failed to produce a report addressing it. that amounts to a default just the same.
leaders said they didn't know until march this year.
leaders said they didn't know until march this year.
the big story, here as elsewhere, is that democrats couldn't engage voters from lower in come and majority black precincts
but in meck, that overlaps with a clear conflict between county party leaders and some black community leaders
but in meck, that overlaps with a clear conflict between county party leaders and some black community leaders
April 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
the big story, here as elsewhere, is that democrats couldn't engage voters from lower in come and majority black precincts
but in meck, that overlaps with a clear conflict between county party leaders and some black community leaders
but in meck, that overlaps with a clear conflict between county party leaders and some black community leaders
feels worth pausing on the fact that republicans are using low graduation rates as justification while pushing certificates, microcredentials, and other on the job training.
does recruiting non-traditional & working students not inherently extend timelines?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
does recruiting non-traditional & working students not inherently extend timelines?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
April 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
feels worth pausing on the fact that republicans are using low graduation rates as justification while pushing certificates, microcredentials, and other on the job training.
does recruiting non-traditional & working students not inherently extend timelines?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
does recruiting non-traditional & working students not inherently extend timelines?
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
@eringretzinger.bsky.social caught some very interesting school of civic life changes in the senate budget:
- the provost won't get a say in hiring or firing the dean
- the faculty hiring goal is upped from 10-20 to at least 20
- no new joints until then
- no scill money can go to other stuff
- the provost won't get a say in hiring or firing the dean
- the faculty hiring goal is upped from 10-20 to at least 20
- no new joints until then
- no scill money can go to other stuff
April 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@eringretzinger.bsky.social caught some very interesting school of civic life changes in the senate budget:
- the provost won't get a say in hiring or firing the dean
- the faculty hiring goal is upped from 10-20 to at least 20
- no new joints until then
- no scill money can go to other stuff
- the provost won't get a say in hiring or firing the dean
- the faculty hiring goal is upped from 10-20 to at least 20
- no new joints until then
- no scill money can go to other stuff
This was published in 2024, or approximately 12 higher ed years ago
March 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This was published in 2024, or approximately 12 higher ed years ago
Really not sure it needs that much explanation
March 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Really not sure it needs that much explanation
this is everyone at the grocery store because they won't put out baskets any more
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
this is everyone at the grocery store because they won't put out baskets any more
bill belichick asked unc staff to copy his girlfriend on every email they send him
March 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
bill belichick asked unc staff to copy his girlfriend on every email they send him
