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Phil Katz

@philkatz99.bsky.social

Senior Director of Projects at Council of Independent Colleges. Also historian, humanist, museum watcher, & champion of the liberal arts. Opinions my own.

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Seriously, someone explain why we can send troops to Washington, DC, but not to Ukraine?

19.08.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a proud D.C. resident, I am appalled by the president's description of the city as a dirty, crime-ridden "slum." Even more appalled by his de facto declaration of martial law in the city. Many more people in D.C. voted for the current mayor and council and attorney general than voted for Trump.

11.08.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A letter to NEH on compliance with Trump orders (opinion) New funding conditions imposed to comply with Trump’s executive orders undercut the national humanities agency’s very mission, Jonathan P. Eburne writes.

As a former NEH grant reviewer, beneficiary of NEH grants, and director of a state humanities council, I could not agree more with Prof. Eburne: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

28.02.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone besides me remember the Blaine Amendments? We've been here before in the debate about public support for religious education.

28.01.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is the first day in my adult life without a print subscription to a daily newspaper. I'd like to thank Jeff Bezos for making this necessary, through rising prices, declining quality, bad editorial decisions, egregious managerial decisions, and poor customer service at the Washington Post.

28.01.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SO many pro-life protesters in D.C. today. I can only assume they were lobbying for better perinatal care and subsidized preschool.

24.01.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alas, his term as manager of my beloved Mets was ... undistinguished.

20.01.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Independent Colleges and the Legacies of Slavery In 2019, the Council of Independent Colleges launched an initiative to help independent colleges and universities β€” and their communities β€” reckon with…

To honor MLK, I'd like to share a short video from a conference I organized this fall on "Independent Colleges and the Legacies of Slavery." The conference met at the National Civil Rights Museum, site of Dr. King's assassination. #CIClegacies vimeo.com/1040823181

20.01.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With 2.5 hours to go I just want to say, "Thank you, President Biden!"

20.01.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will this require additional bureaucracy on each campus?

03.01.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm so glad I have a new platform for cat photos.

10.12.2024 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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