Bryan Brayboy

As you well should!!

Occasionally reminded that Georgia added a “post tenure review” process bc they were so certain that professors became deadweight once they had job security, and all the outcomes have proven JUST THE OPPOSITE! People work harder and in more complex ways when they feel secure in their employment.

Learning in Places

The National Network of Research-Practice Partnerships in Education highlighted the impact of a School of Education and Social Policy initiative called Learning in Places as part of its annual look at the work of members.

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IAGDTBATH! Electric finish. Franklin Street is nuts right now.

lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 49m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

The Secrets of Indigenous Art Major exhibitions are upending the way people understand Native American and Aboriginal artists.

The impact that Indigenous art had on European and American artists is well known—but lesser known is the influence of Europeans on Indigenous artists. Many major exhibitions are now exploring this phenomenon, Susan Tellman writes.

Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:

1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI

www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...

Excited to share the findings from Therese Christensen's and my article! In a nutshell: living in Denmark doesn't prevent you from experiencing a motherhood earnings penalty, but it does give you access to government benefits that help offset those financial losses.

This is bad too.

STATEMENT REGARDING DETENTION OF STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE MEMBER IN MINNESOTA JANUARY 24, 2026 I was notified today, January 24, 2026, that a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member has been detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Minnesota. Tribal leadership is actively working to locate the individual, gather accurate information, and coordinate with the appropriate authorities to secure their release. At this time, details surrounding the detention remain limited. I urge the public to refrain from spreading unverified information while this matter is being reviewed. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will continue to advocate for the protection of our citizen's rights and will provide updates as appropriate.

ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.

Statement from Standing Rock:

Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

Re the February Dear Colleagues letter that threatened funding for schools & universities over DEI-related efforts:

‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’

Seriously, schools should hire this 13-year-old as a consultant. He knows his stuff.

A screenshot showing three rows of college students. Each student has a colored box around them and lines showing their body position and gaze lines as detected by a computer vision AI model.

Today in LinkedIn: A Play in Three Acts

I. Open LinkedIn.

II. Read a post that says, in short, “Sure, my constant AI-equipped video monitoring of students to determine their attention at scale might be used for surveillance, but what if my version of the system is different?”

III. Close LinkedIn.

Pow Wow Grounds

My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.

PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-

Venmo @powwowgrounds

www.powwowgrounds.com

President Trump’s New Housing Policy Should Include Massive Privatization of Federal Land The U.S. government currently owns 28% of the land in the United States, which is way too much.

50-60 million acres of this land is held in trust for sovereign Native nations. This was written by a professor who teaches at the most highly ranked law school in the country and who should have mentioned this.

reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe

Drew Bent, the education lead at Anthropic: "'We’re at a point now where we need to make sure that these things are backed by outcomes and figure out what’s working and what’s not working.'"

Convenient that *now* is the time for evidence, once these products are released and pushed into schools.

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.

The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

Emanuel Becomes Full Professor Ryan Emanuel has been promoted from associate professor to full professor in the Division of Environmental Social Systems. His scholarship sits at the intersection of hydrology, climate change, enviro...

In other news... promoted to full professor at Duke!
nicholas.duke.edu/news/emanuel... #DukeEnvironment

Nicely said, Ryan.

Watch this from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Kirabo Jackson

SESP economist Kirabo Jackson spoke with Chicago Tonight about the dismantling of the Department of Education.

Read or watch the interview: spr.ly/63321CMMQN
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In this research we ask: do local politics shape climate change teaching, or do teachers’ beliefs matter more? We find that community politics doesn't predict practice, but individual ideology does. Implications for professional ethics and standards-based reforms in climate change education policy.

I am thrilled to see my paper with the brilliant @tabithabonilla.bsky.social in print. We find that racial justice frames mobilize Democratic constituencies to support Democratic candidates at the ballot box. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Balancing Act with John Katko | Price Of Higher Education | Episode 115 John Katko finds the balance in conversations about the price of higher education.

I went on PBS's Balancing Act show to discuss college affordability. It's a complex topic, and I appreciate having the chance to explain it for a broad audience.

Proposed Model Bill Would Change College Tenure, Teaching, & Research Three conservative groups have proposed model legislation that would dramatically change faculty tenure paths, teaching loads, research activities and hiring authority

This -- a model bill to effectively decimate non-STEM research by requiring 3-3 teaching loads outside of "STEM or Americanism and western civilization" -- seems...extremely bad but also quite plausible.

2025 Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) Report Released The 2025 HEPI report show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in FY2025, up from FY2024 rate.

The estimated costs of running a college increased by 3.6% in FY 2025, above both the general rate of inflation and increases in net tuition revenue. Employee salaries went up by about 4%, a result of compensating for past inflation but something we won't see again for years.

no! it doesn't! it doesn't do that! executive orders cannot do that!

Our work is featured in today’s research news from @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social:

“A new study highlights major educational gaps among environmental professionals regarding Indigenous peoples, and shows how those gaps can impact real-world decisions.”

esa.org/blog/2025/12... #GeoSky #OpenAccess

That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight

sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...