Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr.

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

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It feels like I'm writing mainly for posterity, but please do share if helpful.

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission...

“These are not just attacks on UT or on higher education. They are attacks on every American’s First Amendment right to speak freely, to question authority, to teach and to learn without fear.”

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Michigan Avenue right now.

Screenshot from the top of the article. Title is "State Senate Democrats tell UVA to not consider education compact." Published today. Main text reads "RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The University of Virginia could lose state funding if it signs onto an education compact it received from the federal government last week."

Screenshot from the letter from VA dems which reads "Therefore, we call upon you to immediately cease all consideration of signing this compact. Furthermore, we want to be explicitly clear: if the University of Virginia signs this compact, there will be significant consequences in future Virginia budget cycles. As the leadership of the Senate with responsibility for appropriations affecting higher education, we will work with our colleagues to ensure that the Commonwealth does not subsidize an institution that has ceded its independence to federal political control."

I'll be updating next week's current-state-of-state-higher-ed-policy slides.

Left is an article about the VA senate dems telling UVA their state funding will be in question if they agree to that odious compact. On the right is the key part of the senate letter.

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Data Centers Aren’t the Future of American Prosperity Tamara Kneese and Maia Woluchem cut through lobbying points and speculative myths to focus on what the evidence reveals about the tech industry’s claims.

Data center developers and tech firms make big promises that don't deliver. This report has the details.

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Scholarship opportunity: Black and Latino men, undergrads, deadline applicants 10/31

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now. Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

To Alumni: University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas, Vanderbilt University, & the University of Virginia:

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Ecologies of Migration
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The outline of a missing professor at the front of the classroom.

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Proposes Cutting Ed Administration Programs

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles. https://bit.ly/42D0qCw

Notably, the Chancellor of the U of Nebraska-Lincoln has an EdD in Educational Administration. By cutting the only higher ed doctoral program in the state, he would essentially eliminate the opportunity for students to obtain the degree that qualified him for his leadership position. Devastating.

When educators say that educational leadership preparation within a university is expendable, we are in a scary place. This is about my department, my university and is cause for alarm for educators everywhere. If they cut the only ed leadership PhD program in our state, whose will be next? (1/2)

How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left.
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I’ve been reporting on influencers for more than seven years now and today I had an academic decline to do an interview about them for the first time out of fear of government retaliation.

Gray graphic reading “This is beyond McCarthyism. Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to stop ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write, and even joke. The Trump administration's actions, paired with ABC's capitulation, represent a grave threat to our First Amendment freedoms” The quote is attributed to Christopher Anders, on ABC's decision to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel".

The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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Someone asked if there was a place where I kept all my writings. There wasn’t. But now there is!!

I’m still thinking about what else I’ll do with it, but it’s a start!

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www.tcsejournal.com - Vol. 2 No. 1 Articles Cover Art by Akiea "Ki" Gross

I am SO proud to share that our second issue on play as a liberatory practice has been published in The Critical Social Educator! It was such a joy to co-edit this two-part series with Ki Gross (Woke Kindergarten) and Tran Templeton. Please read and share! www.tcsejournal.com/issues/vol-2...

New pub alert! During my time in Iowa, it was a pleasure to learn from youth who battled and wrestled with how to bring a more equitable and just school. Check out the article via the link below:

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Watch Taylor Odle on UW's Direct Admission Programs For Students on PBS Wisconsin Taylor Odle on direct admission programs to the UW system for state high school students.

Enjoyed chatting with @pbswisconsin.bsky.social about UW's Direct Admit program / The Wisconsin Guarantee, my work on direct admissions, and early fall enrollment figures. @uwmadison.bsky.social pbswisconsin.org/watch/here-a...

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CSU The California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Award Decision CDIP Dissertation Fellowship 2025-2026 Dear Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr., Congratulations! We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected to receive the Dissertation Fellowship through the California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)! This is an exciting milestone in your doctoral journey and a well-deserved recognition of your academic accomplishments.

Was holding off from sharing but excited that I am one of the recipents of the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Dissertation Fellowship.

Being a CDIP Fellow since 2021 has provided many invaluable opportunities & external financial resources.

Proud San José State University alumnus. #cdip #csu

DAILY MEMO: Agents Draw Guns on a Pregnant Woman at Mariscos Restaurant and More

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Happy HSI Week 2025 to everyone except Tennessee and Student for Fair Admissions! 🎉

THE @nightowlscholars.bsky.social IS BACK!!!!!

Completely fine to hate the government of Texas and the state of Texas but do not conflate that with hating the people of Texas.

I wish something like this existed while I was working on my PhD! What an awesome community 💜 Join & write, friends!

Night OWL Doctoral Writing Group Join other doctoral night owls & work on dissertation proposal, dissertation, manuscripts, etc. Fall 2025 // Thursdays 9pm-1am Central 10pm-2am Eastern 7pm-11pm Pacific Contact: Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. (he/él) PhD Candidate, UT Austin grodriguezlemus@utexas.edu https://bit.ly/NightOwlDoc Fill ouT Interest form for Zoom LInk

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