Dr. Liza Bolitzer

Last Night, Abortion Won A deep dive into Democrats' election night landslide

Last night, voters across the country sent an undeniable message: they are over this shit. With Republicans holding the federal government hostage over demands from anti-abortion extremists, it’s clear who voters blame.

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A win! A federal judge has ruled that the White House must once again provide American Sign Language interpreters during press briefings. The U.S. District Judge Amir Ali emphasized that these briefings inform Americans about critical

A group of students hold signs that read "United for Opportunity for All."

California Supreme Court Rules That @uofcalifornia.bsky.social Can Hire Undocumented Students https://bit.ly/3XesjOa

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Can someone verify if this is real? I’m not on truth social, but saw it posted on Facebook. I vowed not to spend my time on T-Rump but…

7 million.

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

Essay | The Simple Steps That Can Prevent Dementia My grandmother was terrified of losing her memory, but in the end she did. Here’s what could have helped her—and can help you.

I watched dementia consume my grandmother's fierce intellect. I felt I had failed her. Today we know nearly half of dementia cases can be prevented. The tools exist—we must use them. Read an excerpt of my new book in @wsj.com. Gift link:

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
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MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for far-reaching changes.

And MIT president says "we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.”

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Trump Targets Nevada at Reno’s Undocumented Student Supports The DOJ called for an investigation into the University of Nevada at Reno for its supports for undocumented students. Immigrant student advocates worry about other such programs but urge campuses not ...

Campus centers and programs for undocumented students are caught in a politically precarious moment after the Department of Justice called for an investigation of the University of Nevada at Reno’s undocumented student services.

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

ICYMI | If colleges and universities want to receive funding from the NIH, they’ll have to certify that they don’t operate any diversity, equity, inclusion or accessibility programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws, under a...

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And what if they do???

Enrollment for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 is now open! Grab your spot in Karen Attiah's Resistance Summer School pilot course.

It's official.

Resistance Summer School is happening.

Columbia cancelled my class on Race, Media and International Affairs, but I'm going to teach it anyway.

100+ people have enrolled in just six hours.

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California and Oregon Undocumented Students Barred From TRIO Undocumented students in the two states can’t participate in federal programs that support underserved students anymore, depriving them of valuable services.

No More TRIO Access for Undocumented Students in California and Oregon

Undocumented students in the two states can’t participate in federal programs that support underserved students anymore, depriving them of valuable services. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YB826r

The White House Easter Egg Roll is sponsored by Amazon, Google, and Meta — who are all being sued by the federal government for antitrust violations.

It's the first time the event has had corporate sponsors.

Everything is for sale under Trump — and Big Tech wants to cash in.

*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.

The Secretary is unfit to lead.

Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.

NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month.

He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵

Courts rule on Trump administration initiatives including DOGE, DEI The latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.

Breaking story early this evening, NCES Commissioner Dr. Peggy Carr was placed on administrative leave, as a further blow to this statistical agency's capacity to collect, analyze, and report on high quality education data with objectivity and integrity. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

More scary than Kanye are the many many people that the idea for the TV shirt and AD passed through, and helped it along. AD team, factory, website, designers…insert Hannah Arendt quote….

Organize Every Campus

Attacks against our right to teach, research, and advocate for higher education as a public good, are increasingly rapidly.

Join our movement to organize for a better future for all higher ed workers:

www.organizeeverycampus.org

My occasional reminder to folks on tenure and promotion committees that there will be a cohort of people whose early careers were defined entirely by the pandemic and *waves vaguely* this nonsense, and it *will* impact their productivity.

It can't not.

“Clarifying” memo from OMB says:

“Any program that provides direct benefits to individuals is not subject to the pause.”

As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️