Chelsea
@chelseasprite.bsky.social
Higher ed. Community College. Belonging in higher ed. Grower of things. I used to run a tutoring center now I do student success stuff. PhD student, research on belonging in the college classroom. She/her. Views my own.
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Solidarity to every academic colleague whose research has even a passing relevance to the Royal Family and who is now in possession of an inbox deluged by frantic producers seeking someone willing to say something intelligent-sounding but not legally dubious on the broadcast media.
February 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Solidarity to every academic colleague whose research has even a passing relevance to the Royal Family and who is now in possession of an inbox deluged by frantic producers seeking someone willing to say something intelligent-sounding but not legally dubious on the broadcast media.
No, *you're* covered in strange hives that are different from your normal hives even though you've taken the first dose of your emergency antihistamines.
February 19, 2026 at 3:40 AM
No, *you're* covered in strange hives that are different from your normal hives even though you've taken the first dose of your emergency antihistamines.
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🚨 Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 18 at 10:28PM EST until February 18 at 11:15PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
February 19, 2026 at 3:30 AM
🚨 Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 18 at 10:28PM EST until February 18 at 11:15PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
I have bound off a knitting project and finished White Collar all in one week! I will have choices to make in the next few days.
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I have bound off a knitting project and finished White Collar all in one week! I will have choices to make in the next few days.
This is FASCINATING!! Thunderstorms during freezing rain!
Special Weather Statement issued February 18 at 9:17PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
February 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This is FASCINATING!! Thunderstorms during freezing rain!
I prefer morning wobbles to evening wobbles, for whatever it is worth. Neither are actually preferable.
February 19, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I prefer morning wobbles to evening wobbles, for whatever it is worth. Neither are actually preferable.
Oh my god. I'm looking for classroom observations/case studies for a professional development program and... my god what's available on YouTube is an entire dissertation. Secret recordings, teachers ragging on other teachers, "influencers" talking about cleaning and observations.
February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Oh my god. I'm looking for classroom observations/case studies for a professional development program and... my god what's available on YouTube is an entire dissertation. Secret recordings, teachers ragging on other teachers, "influencers" talking about cleaning and observations.
Ok, this weird hybrid resume might be done for now.
February 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Ok, this weird hybrid resume might be done for now.
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FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
🚨🚨🚨
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
forms.gle
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
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Glacier the skunk is chowing down on an apple in her home at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Glacier the skunk is chowing down on an apple in her home at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
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Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
"If medication or other treatment lessens the functional impairment a disability causes and thereby improves a veteran’s earning capacity..."
I just...
Quick thread, I guess
I just...
Quick thread, I guess
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
"If medication or other treatment lessens the functional impairment a disability causes and thereby improves a veteran’s earning capacity..."
I just...
Quick thread, I guess
I just...
Quick thread, I guess
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Which assumes she had parents she could tell, because the chance that her rapist came from her family is high.
An abandoned newborn is a failure of society, not a murder. It’s two victims of a society that treats pregnancy as punishment.
Fuck that sheriff in his eyehole.
An abandoned newborn is a failure of society, not a murder. It’s two victims of a society that treats pregnancy as punishment.
Fuck that sheriff in his eyehole.
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Which assumes she had parents she could tell, because the chance that her rapist came from her family is high.
An abandoned newborn is a failure of society, not a murder. It’s two victims of a society that treats pregnancy as punishment.
Fuck that sheriff in his eyehole.
An abandoned newborn is a failure of society, not a murder. It’s two victims of a society that treats pregnancy as punishment.
Fuck that sheriff in his eyehole.
This one is off the needles 🧶
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
This one is off the needles 🧶
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After I got really ill for a long time I developed this morbid and yet in-touch-with-humanity hobby of every time I see a statue or a plaque about a famous person I look up how they died.
Illness. Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness
Illness. Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
After I got really ill for a long time I developed this morbid and yet in-touch-with-humanity hobby of every time I see a statue or a plaque about a famous person I look up how they died.
Illness. Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness
Illness. Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness Illness
Tonight I'm waffling extra firm tofu - will it work?! Find out soon!
Tofu Waffles
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February 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Tonight I'm waffling extra firm tofu - will it work?! Find out soon!
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a recommendation: if you’re an english or history professor and you’ve not recently read sample ap essays earning top marks, you might want to check out what hundreds of thousands of high school students think counts as excellent college level work
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
a recommendation: if you’re an english or history professor and you’ve not recently read sample ap essays earning top marks, you might want to check out what hundreds of thousands of high school students think counts as excellent college level work
My former institution has removed all of the annual reports for the tutoring center I once created and openly shared.
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
My former institution has removed all of the annual reports for the tutoring center I once created and openly shared.
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For the evening crowd interested in student loans policy.
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
Haha @robertkelchen.com beat me to my own self promoting. (He wakes up much earlier than I do).
Thanks to funding by @borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @luminafoundation.bsky.social - I'm in a very unique position to talk about this issue.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Thanks to funding by @borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @luminafoundation.bsky.social - I'm in a very unique position to talk about this issue.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
February 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
For the evening crowd interested in student loans policy.
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
After a recent conversation, I'm wondering where a place might be to actual publish a piece on neurodivergent-coded methods of qualitative work (like what "memoing" might mean for a person who won't remember why they chose what they chose in just a few minutes).
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
After a recent conversation, I'm wondering where a place might be to actual publish a piece on neurodivergent-coded methods of qualitative work (like what "memoing" might mean for a person who won't remember why they chose what they chose in just a few minutes).
Several people have asked what I did for my birthday (this past Friday) and everyone lights up and smiles when I tell them. So I will tell you: we ordered in sushi and watched muppet movies all night.
You, too, can spend an evening or several hours watching wholesome muppet content.
You, too, can spend an evening or several hours watching wholesome muppet content.
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Several people have asked what I did for my birthday (this past Friday) and everyone lights up and smiles when I tell them. So I will tell you: we ordered in sushi and watched muppet movies all night.
You, too, can spend an evening or several hours watching wholesome muppet content.
You, too, can spend an evening or several hours watching wholesome muppet content.
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Who do I know who is a book critic and who also grew up with Samantha the American Girl Doll. Because there is a book coming this fall, for adults, about Samantha as an adult woman. And I want to cover that shit.
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Who do I know who is a book critic and who also grew up with Samantha the American Girl Doll. Because there is a book coming this fall, for adults, about Samantha as an adult woman. And I want to cover that shit.
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in the 1960s, two species of fish were documented in a university Cuyahoga River water quality survey.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
It makes me happy to see (from ~1000 miles distant, now) the river I knew as a kid as being "impossibly polluted" now having pollution-intolerant fish species thriving in it.
someday I want to go back and see the Cuyahoga again.
someday I want to go back and see the Cuyahoga again.
Mark is one of our fish experts, and i reached out to gather his insights on the species of fish we have collected in our Cuyahoga River surveys.
varieties of a fish we call the redhorse are fairly pollution intolerant. Their presence in the Cuyahoga is one of many signs of improving water quality.
varieties of a fish we call the redhorse are fairly pollution intolerant. Their presence in the Cuyahoga is one of many signs of improving water quality.
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
in the 1960s, two species of fish were documented in a university Cuyahoga River water quality survey.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.