Stephanie Masta, Ph.D

I cannot believe the extortion the DOJ is committing towards our top colleges and universities all in the name of "stopping" antisemitism, while allowing white nationalists to keep their jobs.

the reason why the Trump admin is freezing funds and extorting universities is because the admin is run by folks who are insecure about their own mediocrity. rather than admit they don't have the skills to attend Duke, they freeze the $$.

We Just Witnessed One of the Greatest Face-Plants of the Trump Era. Savor It. There is a Big House–sized lesson in here.

Ono seems like another careerism president I know....

We Just Witnessed One of the Greatest Face-Plants of the Trump Era. Savor It. - There’s a lesson the size of the Big House. slate.com/life/2025/06...

“Silence is not always neutrality…silence can often be complicity” - great stuff from @stephaniemasta.bsky.social. Universities do not serve the public by being silent and neutral, refusing to apply knowledge to the world

Classrooms as sites of contestation This article examines how Indigenous decolonization and Black liberation movements, intersect in academic settings. It highlights the importance of Black and Indigenous epistemologies in graduate c...

I have a new publication out -- classrooms as sites of contestation. important for the current moment.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Bullshit. The public backlash is just too much to handle.

Some might be asking if they are either liars or incompetent. They are both.

this also applies to places like universities

When the government is trying to censor ideas at your institution, you should make that act of censorship as slow and painful as possible. Delay, obfuscate, force them to go through every possible bureaucratic step. Don't be afraid to ruin their day. And do not comply in advance.

at a public school legislative breakfast.

the disconnect between the people elected and their understanding of educational needs is large.

*listen

the best part of a Michigan win over OSU is the day after, when you get to list to OSU excuses about the loss.

the propaganda coming out in Purdue Today is so funny to me. it was once useful -- now it's just naval gazing and sham rating systems.

I'm moving over here in the next few weeks as I leave Twitter. looking forward to something more tangible and useful.

Looking forward to trying this out.