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/3mz3kdmacr22nThe permanent, positive difference that a fraction of a single year's endowment gains at an Ivy could make for community colleges across a state... https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/10/30/what-if-community-colleges-had-real30 Oct 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3kdmacr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mz257yape22fI was lucky enough to see Patrick Stewart in The Tempest on Broadway back in the day. Whether Shakespeare or Star Trek, he was always a class act.29 Oct 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz257yape22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mxobshbedc2yFaculty who submit retirement notices in the fall are likelier to be replaced than faculty who submit retirement notices in the spring. Here I explain why: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/10/12/retirement-notices-psa12 Oct 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxobshbedc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mxewgzxemk22This is what happens when we don't teach political theory. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxewgzxemk22https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mwt7ocmc4s2e"I'm just asking questions..." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/trump-lettuce-diarrhea-midterms01 Oct 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt7ocmc4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mwr6lrx32s2s"Thou shalt not bear false witness." [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr6lrx32s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mwlk5j44qc2e🤔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlk5j44qc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mwlcljkvwc2m"The reductio ad absurdum of the unholy marriage of Calvinism and bureaucracy, of course, is means testing." From an appreciative review of The Time Tax, by @annielowrey.bsky.social28 Sep 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlcljkvwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mwe2qtlvg22nNothing is too good for the people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe2qtlvg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mvnhff7pds27She was an original. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhff7pds27https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mvi6n7qkns25Thread [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi6n7qkns25https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mvi3zt7jj22oSelf-praise is tricky, but I honestly think today's post is one of my better ones. Hat-tip to @christinenowik.bsky.social for inspiring it. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/09/14/thoughtful14 Sep 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi3zt7jj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mumazydrkc2wThis one hurts. Cassandra Wilson was a generational talent. Her "Blue Light 'til Dawn" album got me through grad school. "New Moon Daughter" and "Traveling Miles" were brilliant, too. She could do it all. A tip of the cap. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/arts/music/cassandra-wilson-dead.html03 Sep 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumazydrkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3muepnmttv225Proposing a few friendly amendments to @kevincarey1.bsky.social 's proposal for a new funding mechanism for higher education https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/08/31/refining-kevin-careys-10k-proposal31 Aug 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muepnmttv225https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mu5lz2cxvk25https://gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario/Narcissus28 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5lz2cxvk25https://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mtwild4jr22oThread [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwild4jr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mtt4i4xt4k2u"Have you seen (or thought of) a particularly useful definition of AI literacy? I’m looking for something we can use to ensure that our students are ready to take on the world, even if the folks who built the machine had something else in mind." https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/08/24/ai-literacy24 Aug 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt4i4xt4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deandad.bsky.social/post/3mtfcjv6jw227Remember when it was rare to see the word “existential” in the news?18 Aug 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:nnrdnxo7zmfmlrixlsm2afw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfcjv6jw227