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Have you heard of Deep Springs College?
On persistence in institutional distinctiveness
Jun 19
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Matt Ely
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Who is the Classic Learning Test for?
In a test-optional era, there's a new college admissions test
Jun 2
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Matt Ely
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May 2025
Quibbling with the claim that "College English majors can't read"
On not rushing to conclusions
May 24
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Matt Ely
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How many public universities are named after cities?
State institutions sometimes get away with localism
May 9
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Matt Ely
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April 2025
Turning a Substack post into a journal article
The barrier between worlds is more porous than you'd think
Apr 24
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Matt Ely
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Articles I Won't Write
Not every idea has legs
Apr 4
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Matt Ely
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March 2025
On Indeed's "The World Can Work Better" Ad
Saying "underwater basket weaving" without saying it
Mar 21
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Matt Ely
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How specific should general education be?
How much can be required of every student?
Mar 13
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Matt Ely
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February 2025
Book Review: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It": Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Brian Rosenberg
Trying to define what works by examining what doesn't
Feb 10
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January 2025
Social science's paradigm problem
Scattered thoughts on self-perception and labeling big ideas
Jan 30
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Matt Ely
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What relationship do denominations affiliated with just one college have with that college?
Examining the only children of the religious higher ed landscape
Jan 23
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Matt Ely
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Towards knowing and not knowing why some public, regional universities grow
And maybe having to take them at their word?
Jan 17
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Matt Ely
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