Matt Newlin

🦸‍♀️ Superman has nothing on teachers!
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Sneak peeks, speaker chats, & early connections! Don’t miss it. #RuralTogether @eddesignlab.bsky.social

Great news for rural schools and rural communities!

Okay, but until you have both 2Pac and Nirvana, you can't claim to be in our league.

The Caring University is now available for pre-order!

It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.

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I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.

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So, What Is The Caring University? Welcome to the second edition of The Caring University newsletter! I’m entering 2025 feeling unusually rested and rejuvenated after spending two full weeks home with my kids. We played a lot of board ...

I don't suspect the content crosses over easily, but for those who might be interested, I'm writing a monthly newsletter on LinkedIn with writing excerpts, things I'm reading, good questions I get at speaking events, and quick insights from my research. www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-wha...

Colorado wants to recognize first-generation students, this university wants to make sure they succeed Nearly half the students at Colorado Mesa University are the first in their family to go to college.

Story: www.cpr.org/2025/01/07/c...

🗓️ Save the date: Jan. 9th @ 12:30PM ET

Start your New Year at our virtual RuralTogether Kick-Off event. Agenda:
✨ Preview RuralTogether 2025 goals
✨ Sneak peek at a new learning platform
✨ Opportunities to join the steering committee

Register here: bit.ly/4gx4J7B

The RuralTogether 2025 Kickoff Webinar is THIS Thursday, January 9, at 12:30 pm ET. Register now: bit.ly/4gx4J7B.

Learn what's in store for 2025 and how YOU can make a difference in rural learners' lives.

Mark your calendar for January 9, 2025, at 12:30 PM ET and join us as we launch into an exciting new year of collaboration and impact:
✨ Preview our 2025 priorities
📚 Sneak peek at our new learning platform
🤝 Opportunities to join committees and working groups

Register now: bit.ly/4gx4J7B

Do you want to learn more about @eddesignlab.bsky.social's Rural College Design + Data Academy? Join RuralTogether to learn about all the incredible things happening in the rural postsecondary space. www.ruraltogether.org

Oh, man. I could talk for hours about how messed up the whole system is.

RuralTogether already has over 400 members! Please help us reach our goal of 500 members before 2025: www.ruraltogether.org. Please join our movement!

If you're over on LinkedIn and interested in my book, I'll be doing a monthly newsletter in the run-up to its release. www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-...

There's still time to join!

COLUMN: Fewer race-based scholarships and a new culture of fear follow the end of affirmative action While applying to colleges last year, Hamza Parker became a casualty of one of the more tangible aspects of the conservative Supreme Court’s landmark decision to end affirmative action in college admissions: sudden cutbacks in race-based scholarships. Parker’s college advisor, Atnre Alleyne, had steered him toward a host of campuses that once provided generous scholarships for Black students, including the College of Wooster in Ohio. Without one, Parker could not afford to leave his Delaware home for college. Alleyne knew that the court’s decision would have unforeseen consequences for the Black and Hispanic students he works with at his nonprofit…

COLUMN: Fewer race-based scholarships and a new culture of fear follow the end of affirmative action

While applying to colleges last year, Hamza Parker became a casualty of one of the more tangible aspects of the conservative Supreme Court’s landmark decision to end affirmative action in college…

Join the RuralTogether Movement! Education Design Lab is helping develop and launch RuralTogether, a national community of practice supporting rural students and improving postsecondary pathways. We are seeking professionals and educ...

Calling all rural change-makers! Join RuralTogether, a dynamic community where collaboration meets action!

✨ Ways to Get Involved:
👥 Steering Committee
🚀 Early Adopter
🤝 General Membership

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