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/3mj2wacjgpc2eTerrific piece by @carlsonics.bsky.social about three-year bachelor's degrees. I'd add confirmation of Baumol's cost disease. https://www.chronicle.com/article/faster-cheaper-lesser?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_17618898_nl_Academe-Today_date_2026040909 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2wacjgpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mie7kex5qk2cAnd a golden calf. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie7kex5qk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mibg23clxk23Thinking out loud about what happens if your politics revolve mostly around two rules: 1. Everyone deserves a baseline level of respect. 2. Ain't nobody special. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/30/complexity-curve30 Mar 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibg23clxk23https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mhzuuglzks2x"In higher ed, customers aren’t always right. If they were, they wouldn’t need higher education in the first place." https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/27/which-reader-says-quiet-part-out-loud27 Mar 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzuuglzks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mhv3wudm6c2sSorry to hear about Steve Rose. He was a terrific colleague in my time at Brookdale, helping me navigate the idiosyncratic waters of New Jersey higher ed politics. He hired well, kept a level head, and was steadfastly kind and sane. I'll miss him. https://pccc.edu/president-rose/25 Mar 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv3wudm6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mhnt3a3qks2kReminded of Sloterdijk’s definition of cynicism as enlightened false consciousness. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnt3a3qks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mhidf5hf2k2pNo, Utah, "conscientious objector" status doesn't make sense when being there in the first place is optional. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/20/signifying-nothing20 Mar 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhidf5hf2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mgwocj7yoc2pWhen "process" attacks... https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/13/lead-time13 Mar 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwocj7yoc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mgmo6ipze22kReaders respond with suggestions for budget cuts that (mostly) don't hurt https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/09/readers-respond-budget-cuts-dont-hurt09 Mar 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmo6ipze22khttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mgf6v43qns2lCrowdsourcing a quest for budget cuts that don't hurt (such as energy efficiency or early retirement incentives). https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/06/article-id-love-read06 Mar 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgf6v43qns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mg36pnwohc25"if challenged, I’d be hard-pressed to explain why state agencies should receive judicial deference that federal agencies do not." https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/03/02/perkins-pell-and-chevron-deference02 Mar 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg36pnwohc25https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mfuolg7w3k2pLaura Linney is a national treasure. I will not be taking questions at this time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuolg7w3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mfuck3vj5s27Steve Martin had a bit in the 70's about speaking English with a French accent when he visited France. The difference is that he made the absurdity the point. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuck3vj5s27https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mftlg7sgvc25Suggesting that "If [bots] can do the things that we used to pay smart people to do, what's the economic value of smart people?" isn't quite the right question... https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/02/27/robot-overlords-and-red-herrings27 Feb 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftlg7sgvc25