Kelly Rosinger

I’m joining 24 other states in taking legal action to demand the Trump Administration release SNAP payments that help millions put food on the table.

We won’t stand by while the President lets our kids go hungry.

This is why we need to donate to food banks now.

Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.

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And THREE stood up!

Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.

When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!

No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.

LET’S GO!

#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social

It is an increasingly crummy and unstable job. Rather than worry about pay you should be concerned about the fact that faculty and students have less and less of a voice in their selection, turning college presidents into political appointees

That “may” in the headline is hilariously bad.

Cementing rich white rule is (and has long been) the point of most GOP policy and that is definitely the case for selective admissions.

What's the deal with electrolyte drinks — do you need them to stay hydrated? Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?

one of my favorite things about knowing so many amazing researchers is hearing them on @npr.org! I woke up to texts this morning from people saying they heard @asherrosinger.bsky.social talking about hydration!! www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

would LOVE that!!

have this one sitting in my office!!! haven't had a chance to read it yet but am excited to dig into it this fall!!

🚨 🚨 New dataset 🚨 🚨

I'm excited to share a new dataset + companion paper covering SNAP policy changes & enrollment data, with a focus on COVID-19-era reforms.

📊https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/sbeccc/studies/39331
📄https://kelseypukelis.com/files/Pukelis_SNAPcovid.pdf

A thread🧵

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It's the same story with Obamacare as with Medicaid, food stamps, student financial aid, and even vaccines. They're not eliminating assistance entirely--at least for now. Just making programs so shitty and so hard to access that no one will miss that support when it's eventually eliminated later on.

Screenshot of the top of the article published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Title is Race below the fold: The absence of race in the news media's coverage of student loans. Written by me, Lauren Shook, Jaime Ramirez-Mendoza, and Christopher Bennett. Abstract reads: The media discourse on student loans plays a significant role in the way that policy actors conceptualize challenges and potential solutions related to student debt. This study examines language that explicitly indicates race and racism in student loan articles published in eight major newspapers from 2006 to 2021. We found that 18% of articles use any of this language, though use has accelerated since 2018. This increase appears driven by terms that denote groups of people instead of structural problems, with 8% of articles mentioning “Black” in a racialized context but less than 1% mentioning “racism.” These findings emphasize the importance of treating the media as a policy actor capable of shaping the salience of racialization in discussions about student loans.

Our EEPA paper on the media's role in shaping our understanding of student loans, race, and racism is here! Email me if you don't have access & want a copy.

One of my fav papers for a few reasons but, most of all, it's my first paper with my husband 😍

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

A basic red line for defending academic freedom would be not turning over faculty data because they signed an open letter.

is anyone thinking about a selective college admissions panel proposal for @appam.bsky.social this year? if you're looking for another paper or have a paper in need of a session, reach out!

Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grant | Penn State University Kelly Rosinger, associate professor of education and public policy in the Penn State College of Education, has received a $560,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to study the long-term effects of tes...

The College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative, with Associate Professor @kellyrosinger.bsky.social as a key partner, has secured a $560K grant to study the long-term impact of test-optional admissions on student success—aiming to inform more equitable policies. bit.ly/424Otob

The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.

This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).

It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...

» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard

Trump can’t gut USED on his own. But crucial funds are still at risk.

That’s at least $195 million dollars for kids and families in my district, the MI 7th @RepTomBarrett

Find how much is at stake in your district w/this new data tool @UmichPoverty 👇

poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...

Permitting Reform in Pennsylvania Some good news on the nuts and bolts of making government work better

New, from me: I’ve been writing about the damage done at the federal level, but am also looking for positive examples.

Permitting reform in PA is one such case.

Rapid and positive change is possible by improving state capacity rather than destroying it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/permitting...

Why we have and need a US Department of Education This series considers what the U.S. Department of Education does to shape education policy and practice in the United States.

Why we have and need a US Department of Education

🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does

www.brookings.edu/collection/w...

And let's be clear that Medicare 'fraud' is largely done by health insurance companies (e.g. Medicare Advantage plans) and health care executives (e.g. Rick Scott). www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/u...

Results from a Pew Research Center poll showing that 60% of all American adults (including 78% of Republicans and 45% of Democrats) believe more strongly that "Most people who want to get ahead can make it if they're willing to work hard" than that "Hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people."

"Merit" is the perfect Republican dog-whistle, because it's an idea that even many Democrats have accepted unquestioningly. 1/🧵

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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www.aaup.org/news/against...

the idea that affirmative action was ever about getting those who are "undeserving" into an institution or position has always been a racist lie. the root of the matter has always been, as Justice Blackmun wrote in Bakke, "among the qualified, how does one choose?"

Do colleges have to go back to the SAT? (opinion) Test-optional admissions policies remain a valuable tool for expanding access, even if impacts are modest, Julie J. Park, Kelly Rosinger and Dominique J. Baker write.

Do Colleges Have to Go Back to the SAT? By Julie J. Park, Kelly Rosinger & @bakerdphd.bsky.social #EdResearch #EdPolicy

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

New at #RIHE: #AnnieEverett & team document differences in the level of administrative burden across financial aid programs in Tennessee & explore how these relate to programs’ targeted populations. @kellyrosinger.bsky.social @bakerdphd.bsky.social @justinortagus.bsky.social @robertkelchen.com

College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative

See more of our work at CAFCOLab on admissions cafcolab.org! (10/N)

Our study suggests test-optional policies—especially at moderately selective colleges & when policies extend to all applicants & scholarships— can promote access. But we hardly view test-optional as a panacea for racial equity—far more extensive efforts are needed (9/N)

At highly selective colleges, findings suggest test-optional implementation related to an increase in applications but not consistent gains in enrollment (8/N)

Findings suggest test-optional implementation related to increases in Black student enrollment, mostly at moderately selective colleges & when policies extended to all applicants & scholarships (7/N)

We next linked our test-optional dataset to IPEDS data to explore how test-optional implementation was associated with college selectivity & enrollment outcomes (6/N)

10 “test-optional” colleges also required matriculating students to submit test scores (5/N)