Bryan Brayboy

Trump Says Signing a New ‘Compact’ Will Benefit Colleges’ Finances. It Could Also Do the Opposite. Despite the promise of more federal dollars, several provisions could upend an already precarious business model.

@cantb.bsky.social and I shared some thoughts/concerns about the proposed higher education compact in this @chronicle.com piece. But I still think that quite a few red-state publics would sign up, if for no other reason than state legislatures would expect it.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social With a perfect summation:

“That anyone with a rudimentary understanding of history, politics, economics or even pragmatic common sense would call the way these provocateurs operate civil debate says just how poorly prepared any of us are for what lies in front of us.”

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I’m thrilled that @sesp-nu.bsky.social faculty member Uri Wilensky has been named a Yidan Prize winner. This recognition is well earned and well deserved. #SESPLove

Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us The Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program examines the state of political violence, finding left-wing violence has risen in the last decade but from very low levels and still well below hi...

www.csis.org/analysis/lef... This report is framed irresponsibly and distorts the reality of extremist violence. The header is that left-wing terror is on the rise, and of course that will be the bite-sized takeaway. (1)

Go, Jackson, go!!! I love this new program and I’m thankful for student athletes like Jackson. #SESPLove

ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Northwestern has two beaches and a sailing center with all kinds of fun things.

"Young ordered the restoration of $783 million in federal funding for fiscal year 2025 — a portion of which, totaling millions, was allocated to Harvard — before the Supreme Court stayed the order nearly two months later. (The total multi-year funding pool affected by Young’s ruling included $3.8 billion in grants, many of which were partially paid out before the freeze. According to a Crimson analysis of court filings, Harvard was awarded more than 140 grants within that pool, with a combined multi-year value exceeding $60 million.) Harvard expected the grants listed in Young’s ruling to flow back to researchers, according to a person familiar with the matter, even though the White House had imposed a block on all Harvard grants as part of its initial funding cut in April. But the funds never arrived, and Harvard wrote in an August press release from the School of Public Health that the NIH was continuing to “block disbursement of any funds to Harvard University.” According to one person, Harvard has been unable to access any funds from the NIH since April because of the restrictions imposed by DOGE through its oversight of the NIH’s payment system, including in the two-month period in which Young’s ruling mandated that grant awards listed in the ruling be resumed."

The Crimson, scooping every news outlet not run by undergraduates working in between classes, gets into how court orders mandating return of research funding have been flaunted, and makes a clear case for contempt proceedings against DOGE officials. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Had a lovely time talking with @kathleenduval.bsky.social about her Pulitzer, Bancroft, and other award-winner book at the Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago. This is a fantastic book and Kathleen was smart and insightful.

We have a new article out today titled "Implementing climate change education in the United States: A meso-level analysis of school systems." Basically: why has uptake of climate change education has been so sluggish in the American educational system? Enjoy: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

Constitutional Futurisms - Northwestern University Law Review How do we reckon with the past? The Supreme Court’s recent embrace of originalism as a mode of constitutional analysis relies almost exclusively on a view of history and tradition that would bind us t...

New article! Inspired by @gowder.io and @bennettcapers.bsky.social I think about how originalism imagines fictional pasts, so I turn to fiction to think about constitutional futures northwesternlawreview.org/issues/const... I am lucky to be in an issue with amazing folks, read them all!

Shirin Vossoughi

Professor Shirin Vossoughi was named co-editor of the journal Cognition & Instruction. 👏 🎉

Read her transition letter: ➡️ spr.ly/6185fAihV

DO NOT PUT CHILDREN ON TV TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING THEY JUST LIVED THROUGH

The media who do this are heartless bastards

"Graphic with 'Anthropic' logo on left, circuit-like design. Right text reads: 'Authors: You May Be Part of This Class Action Lawsuit. Anthropic AI Lawsuit Explained.' Modern, tech-themed design."

A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.

All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.

For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C. Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

This is a gift! Thank you, DB!

This evening into tomorrow morning, the weather brings a chance of heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding for western NC.

Please stay safe and make sure you have emergency alerts turned on.

Can you send me Zelle, please.

Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

On the Swamp: Talk with Ryan Emanuel on Indigenous Environmental Justice Join Massy Books, University of North Carolina Press, and Ryan Emanuel for a talk on Indigenous Environmental Justice on Aug. 19th at Massy!

I will be in Vancouver next month for a book talk and signing! 7-8:30PM on Tuesday, August 19 at Massy Books (@massybooks.bsky.social). Please stop by! Details 👇🏽
www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-swa... #OnTheSwamp #Indigenous #EnvironmentalJustice

Screenshot of article that reads: When looking beyond just Harvard and Columbia, one thing becomes clear, said Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, the president is inciting an “outright attack” on higher education, and he has no plans of slowing down. From the political ousting of University of Virginia president James Ryan to the legislative termination of countless academic programs in Indiana with little to no faculty input, Baker identified one defining thread: curtailing the power of democratic institutions. “We are in a very dangerous time, both for U.S. higher education, but more importantly for our country,” she explained. “These types of outright attacks on colleges and universities are typically the moves of autocrats and dictators, often seen as signs of authoritarian takeovers.” She later added, “if one wanted to overthrow our constitutional republic, these are the types of moves you would make.”

Reporter: How do you feel about the Columbia settlement?

Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...

I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Need her sounding like this

It feels very funny to celebrate these days, but I know connection is more important than ever. My book comes out in 2 weeks and there will be a launch party and I would love to see NYC parents, teachers, and community there.

greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...

The #AERA2026 submissions deadline has been extended one week to August 1, originally scheduled for July 25. We hope this extension will provide support during a time of funding losses and disruptions to work. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

🧵 Insightful #NativesInSTEM thread… being, doing, mentoring.

holy shit lmao