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@paulfess.bsky.social

Associate Professor at CUNY; Scholar of C:19 American literature, student of the fretboard

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22.12.2025 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

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13.11.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive

I think weโ€™re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?

04.10.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1332    ๐Ÿ” 293    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 55

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02.10.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Statement in Support of Texas Tech Faculty who teach about Gender, Sex, and Sexuality โ€“ The CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education

Hats off to @cadhe.bsky.social! Our Executive Committee just approved a statement with a slightly different sizzle-to-steak or rhinestone-to-jeans ratio. Weโ€™ll draw on this in the resolution weโ€™re developing for our Fall 2025 Plenary, @texasaaup.bsky.social

cadhe.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2025/10/01/s...

01.10.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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CUNY Leads U.S. News 2026 Rankings for Social Mobility and Return on Investment โ€“ The City University of New York CUNY has once again been recognized as a powerhouse of upward mobility by U.S. News & World Report. On its 2026 Best Colleges ranking, U.S. News featured 10 CUNY colleges, including The City College o...

#cuny #cadhe

24.09.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tell Your Governor to Support Higher Ed Today, higher education is under vicious assault from the federal government, with federal grants being withheld and accreditation, Title VI, student financial aid, and more being weaponized against c...

Start spreading the word! Everyone in higher education should sign onto this @aaup.bsky.social letter!

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22.09.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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