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I never forgot this!!!

#update: I submitted this paper to a journal on Tuesday at 3:10am. Next up conference papers!!!

I know..

My mind is just blown that this stuff is in writing.

The way they will keep demonizing people who look like me is astonishing. I expect them to claim that scores can improve if you reduce the percentage of "non-white" students or if the school implements "assimilation" programs.

Initial Data Suggest Decrease In Black Freshman At Selective Colleges An analysis of admissions data for 22 selective colleges suggests a decrease in the percentage of black freshmen admitted in 2025 at almost all of the institutions.

Early indicators point to decline in number of Black freshmen at elite colleges. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

I woke up to a Christmas feeling. I received edits from an editor at 7:30 British Summer Time (BST). Today is going to be a great day. It's time to wrap this up. #SaturdayWriting

Two Chancellors Push Back Against Claims They’re Dividing the Sector Amid Trump Threats They argue that this is a moment of structural change for higher ed’s relationship with the government.

Great thread! My only addition: A few presidents represent themselves, not the institutions. The move away from shared governance led to this, and founders couldn't imagine such limited faculty influence in current leadership.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Absolutely, but buried at the bottom was the more extreme case at FSU. :(

Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...

To get funding, FSU faculty have to attest that the conference they want to attend doesn’t “advantage” a particular racial or ethnic group and that their presentation doesn’t suggest that one group has “inherently or structurally oppressed other groups.”

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

I am such a sad fan. :(

I signed up to be a discussant for a conference. I am unsure, I realized I would be reading papers for class and conference papers the same week. 😐

This is true; however, it appears those who should/can make reform happen are off doing their own thing. Those of us in the TT pipeline, postdocs, & PHD students will have little to no voice in this change. Department chairs, Associate Professors, & Full Professors need to unite like the Avengers.

Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.

After two days of teaching and faculty/student meetings, the third day is always dedicated to catching up on my email and responding to anxious messages. I believe this cycle will repeat each week this semester.

Waiting for those in power to understand the consequences of their hasty actions. It seems each institution is moving without discussion, investigation, or opportunity for defense.

Every time I open this app, I realize that at this rate, we may all be doing different jobs in 5+ years. By choice or force, depending on which state you live in.

Journal rejections on a Saturday are always a reminder I need to work/write 24 hours, 7 days a week. 😞

The Elite-University Presidents Who Despise One Another Inside the civil war between the Ivy League and the South

I heard about this but hadn't seen the article since I was offline (thanks for sharing Tressie!). Mini thread.

Gift link

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Well, we are closing in on a time where all business, corporations, and educational entities will have to run decision by the president or republican Congress.

Final summer manuscript submitted (3) to a journal. I'm one short of my goal, but hey it's better than last year! Two more on deck, let's see how the rest of August goes and September. 🙏🏾

I don't like to think about the future (career), but when I do.....

I think we have all been brainwashed to forget this time in life. This was normal retail and consumer behavior.

It's everywhere in my house. I have three targets. My wife and I are outnumbered.

You said it nicely. My words aren't as professional.

Boston University sued by Texas school over interlocking BU logo According to the filing, Boston University's interlocking logo design of the letters B and U is essentially identical to Baylor's.

Oh please

www.wcvb.com/article/bost...

"Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. wrote a dissent in which he argued that, while same-sex marriage might be good and fair policy, the Constitution does not address it, and therefore it is beyond the purview of the Court....."

www.oyez.org/cases/2014/1...