Pros and Cons of Pro-Rating
By Matt Reed. A biology professor at Youngstown State University turned down an overload class paid on a pro-rated basis, and for some reason, it made national news. I’m sure I’m not the only community college administrator scratching his head at that one. More...Tech and Costs
By Matt Reed. Josh Kim, following Jeff Selingo, asked yesterday why higher ed’s adoption of technology hasn’t cut costs. For present purposes, I’ll focus on cost of provision, rather than price. More...The Sampler Platter
By Matt Reed. The guided pathways movement has made great headway in community colleges, and rightly so. It’s based on the notion that students don’t necessarily arrive knowing exactly what major to pick or how to get through it on time, so they need legible signs and advising to know what to take. More...When Stories Collide
By Matt Reed. Sometimes a couple of news stories intersect in ways that suggest another story altogether. That happened this week with the collision of two bits of news. The first was that despite all the hand-wringing about the death of the humanities in higher education, humanities enrollments at community colleges have been rising steadily for decades. More...
