https://www.insidehighered.com/ en Mon, 31 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/31/time-reset Time for a reset, and a big thank-you to my wise and worldly readers. Matt Reed Mon, 07/31/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/27/when-moving-loss-comes-gain When moving, the loss comes before the gain. Matt Reed Thu, 07/27/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/25/appreciating-childrens-books An appreciation of children’s books. Matt Reed Tue, 07/25/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/24/academic-freedom-and-offensive-comments When conflict avoidance only generates more conflict. Matt Reed Mon, 07/24/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/21/intellectual-diversity-admissions Intellectual diversity, admissions by lottery and a thank-you note. Matt Reed Fri, 07/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/20/harkin-institute Excited to start a new role. Matt Reed Thu, 07/20/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/18/restrictive-majors-open-admissions When demand for seats outstrips supply at an open-admissions institution. Matt Reed Tue, 07/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/17/lessons-baseball-air-travel When individually rational strategies are cumulatively destructive. Matt Reed Mon, 07/17/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/14/optics-patches-and-mergers Sometimes the examples tell the story. Matt Reed Fri, 07/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/2023/07/12/professional-development-around Informing the voters. Matt Reed Wed, 07/12/2023 - 12:00 AM Confessions of a Community College Dean