Alex C. Lange

Again, specific sample and I’ve only talked to half of them this round (it’s our third interview). But their reflections on this have been something I’ve been chewing on.

Anyway, back to reading prelims.

They hate AI creep into everything. They have internalized its environmental impacts (data centers are irreparably harming the environment because you don’t want to make flash cards). They really loathe its existence.

It may be a result of a very specific sample, and it’s been fascinating talking with research participants about AI this semester.

These are undergrads who have been universally opposed to it.

Really looking forward to this!

*inserts into class-relevant screencap folder*

Come for the rich analysis, stay for the specific pop culture references (multiple Law and Order reference this time!)

How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.

Finally got a moment to catch up on some news and @bakerdphd.bsky.social's newest column is once again a must-read. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

This is the type of thing I keep trying to talk to people about for higher ed. Not conference rooms where I "listen to diverse perspectives" but actually doing work to imagine what strengthening the US higher education system in furtherance of a democracy would look like.

From Stanford to Gallup, nearly every organization that produces good information about anything of importance is in one way or another beholden to federal contracts. They are also deeply connected to elite political and economic networks thorough interlocking directorates and affiliations.

a woman wearing glasses is sitting on a couch covering her face with her hand ALT: a woman wearing glasses is sitting on a couch covering her face with her hand

this one, for the record (when VH1 was in their reality tv bag)

UNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record Faculty The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.”

*insert Brigitte Nielsen laughing in disbelief gif* www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Small win today: a positive R&R that included reviewers affirming the work in kind ways, good suggestions on where to revise, *and* places to cut to make the suggestions happen!

No excuses

Trump administration investigating reports Tufts shared student voting data The Education Department said it received complaints Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse shared private student data with political groups to influence elections.

I shared some context with the Washington Post (whose education team survived the mass layoffs) on the Trump administration's efforts to go after the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLVE. I expect red-state publics to drop out of what used to be a bipartisan effort.

Tenure will be eliminated at most of Oklahoma's public colleges, Governor says.

Reading The Chronicle as a professor is really hard today.

‘Barrage of Bills’ Would Upend Iowa Higher Ed—If They Pass The state’s new House Higher Education Committee has advanced a raft of bills that would hit universities’ pocketbooks, hide presidential candidates’ names, and more.

Consider the suite of “reforms” for public higher education in Iowa. This is a sweeping package that would dismantle public universities. The justification? Public money should go only to training people for high demand jobs. In the Postliberal University we call this a “neoliberal Trojan Horse”

APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to pa...

Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1.

www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

Julia is a tireless supporter of student loan borrowers who worked to ensure that companies, and the federal government, did not take advantage of people. She is exactly the type of person we want looking out for people.

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

Through all the horrors, my little corner of happiness is for Delroy Lindo’s Oscar nom today

the oscars are not my thing but No Other Choice should have got nominations

Empowered Virginia Democrats Move Fast to Reshape Higher Ed Gov. Spanberger appointed 27 board members and signaled future governance changes. The new AG ousted campus lawyers and defended in-state tuition for undocumented students. And state lawmakers are pus...

Boards, Bills and the Boot: Virginia Dems Move Fast to Reshape Higher Ed
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Another State’s Public Universities Are Tightening Post-Tenure Review and Dictating Teaching Loads Faculty say changes by the Kansas Board of Regents undermine their autonomy, while the board says they are necessary to placate a legislature that might favor more drastic measures.

The Kansas Board of Regents passed a workload policy that expects faculty at research universities to teach at least two classes per semester and those at comprehensive universities to teach four classes.

U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power The dismissals are another sign that Virginia Democrats plan to quickly unwind changes made at public colleges during Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.

In addition to pushing out board members at UVA, Virginia's new governor has fired the lead attorneys at VMI and George Mason. Things are happening quickly as political control fully flips to Democrats.

That Baker lady is way less optimistic and thinks some real Truth and Reconciliation moves will be necessary

MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners (opinion) Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Departm...

On the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend, the Department of Education announces that borrowers will not have their wages or tax refunds garnished for being in default on their student loans. This could be driven by political considerations or difficulties in actually collecting funds.

OMG! What a way to get to know someone! And Chris was my guiding historian for all my ed history classes at Iowa. *love* her!

She was a discussant for me at the History of Education Society and wholeheartedly concur!!

And I/we appreciate your work and service in these times!

oh I am *so* excited to read this when it eventually comes to fruition!

And the Johns Committee. Woof. Karen Graves's book is one of those that has stuck with me since my LGBTQ History in Ed course.