Experienced community college administrator. Writer. Dad of two. Pursuing justice, wisdom, and good pizza.https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mqcdhcc5kk2bI'm old enough to remember when conservatives wanted colleges to teach Plato's Republic. Now it's too "woke." Echo chambers are kind of like caves, now that I think about it. https://www.chronicle.com/article/at-texas-tech-a-bombshell-lawsuit-points-to-an-extraordinary-system-of-censorship?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_18920201_nl_Academe-Today_date_2026071010 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcdhcc5kk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mpyc2recf222"The lengthy and rather miserable history of almost all human existence will be briefly explored." That's...something... [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyc2recf222https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mpxu2svzq22kCommunity colleges would be natural homes for three-year bachelor's degrees https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/07/06/two-plus-one-equals-four-minus-one06 Jul 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxu2svzq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mphsf5eru22bBeginning hour #4 in the Emergency Room, and TW has yet to be examined. They don’t seem to grasp the concept of “emergency.”30 Jun 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphsf5eru22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mov3px4dmk2kOn the one hand, it's nice to see political theorists finally get paid what we're worth. On the other hand, yikes... [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov3px4dmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3moups6beqk2cReviewing @samuelmoyn.bsky.social 's new book on gerontocracy https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/06/22/gerontocracy-america-review22 Jun 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moups6beqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3modlb2oulc2iArticles like these miss a key point: enrollment is solid at the six-figure tuition institutions, and shaky at the lower-tuition publics. The K-shaped economy is the story. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/economy/policy/articles/100-000-college-elite-american-125022875.html15 Jun 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3modlb2oulc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mod2iqowtk2yLooking for a better name than "non-credit" -- suggestions welcome! https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/06/15/what-isnt-name15 Jun 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod2iqowtk2y