Jamie C. Atkinson

Meet Jon Spence - Graduate College Alumni Spotlight - Graduate College Blog Discover how Missouri State University’s Master of Arts in Teaching program shaped Jon Spence, a dedicated Communication Arts educator at Parkview High School. From balancing work and studies to trans...

Shout out to an amazing student - Jon Spence! He is doing great things in one of our local high schools. It is always nice to get recognized by one of your students! Thanks Jon!
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16 Bold Ideas to Make Higher Ed a Better Place to Work Mini-sabbaticals, weekend email bans, soft-serve for all, and more.

While this is meant to be a light-hearted critique, there are also some valid points made that we need to pay attention to here.
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Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

Medical research is at risk in this administration! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

Research Universities Are Poised to Lose Billions Under Trump’s Sudden Cut The NIH’s decision late Friday to drastically shrink its reimbursement of indirect costs, which help pay for facilities, equipment, and staff to support grants, will have an immediate impact on higher...

Research funding in public universities are going to feel the sting of Trump's administration. www.chronicle.com/article/rese...

Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.

All the normal check and balances in place are being stripped - purposely and as completely as possible in order to suppress any opposition and resistance for what is to come.
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Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.

“TV Off”: What Kendrick Lamar Was Really Saying at the Super Bowl If you were scrolling through Facebook or other media after the Super Bowl, you might have seen the usual chorus of complaints: Worst halftime show ever. The outcry was predictable. Any p…

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Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.

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Yes! People can be called complicit if the person they voted for causes undue harm to society. The degree of complicity depends on factors such as intent, knowledge, and the role the voter played in the election process. Complicity depends on the awareness, degree of harm, their role in context.