Erin Doran
@edoran.bsky.social
The most unrealistic thing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer was that Buffy got into a UC school.
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Erin Doran
@edoran.bsky.social
· Nov 18
As academic Bluesky assembles, here’s who I am: I’m an Associate Prof of Ed Leadership & Foundations at UTEP. I study community colleges, postsecondary curriculum and pedagogy, two-year college faculty, Latinx/e students, and HSIs. I’m active in ASHE, AERA, and the Council for the Study of CCs.
A milestone in my career.
October 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A milestone in my career.
Multi-day music festivals are a young person’s game. I am not young. Shout-out to Liquid IV for being the real MVP this whole weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Multi-day music festivals are a young person’s game. I am not young. Shout-out to Liquid IV for being the real MVP this whole weekend.
I finally broke my iPhone’s spirit today. I was legit typing out ducking, and it autocorrected to f…
September 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I finally broke my iPhone’s spirit today. I was legit typing out ducking, and it autocorrected to f…
Inbox: “Account created”
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September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Kevin Bazner and I contributed a piece to the latest issue of the American Historical Review on using digital archives to study the histories of HSIs. At a time when MSIs are losing hundreds of millions of $ in federal funds, looking to the past reminds me that history is never a straight line.
September 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Kevin Bazner and I contributed a piece to the latest issue of the American Historical Review on using digital archives to study the histories of HSIs. At a time when MSIs are losing hundreds of millions of $ in federal funds, looking to the past reminds me that history is never a straight line.
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New Report Details Community College Student Parents’ Struggles https://bit.ly/4mcr3oW
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
September 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
New Report Details Community College Student Parents’ Struggles https://bit.ly/4mcr3oW
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Adventures of living with my parents: they’re watching Highest 2 Lowest in the other room, and I hear my mom go, “that’s A-S-A-P Rocky. Do you know who he is? He’s a big rapper.”
M’am, did you just spell out A$AP? 🤣
M’am, did you just spell out A$AP? 🤣
September 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Adventures of living with my parents: they’re watching Highest 2 Lowest in the other room, and I hear my mom go, “that’s A-S-A-P Rocky. Do you know who he is? He’s a big rapper.”
M’am, did you just spell out A$AP? 🤣
M’am, did you just spell out A$AP? 🤣
I’m now at my third university as a professional, and I say with my whole chest: it is a truth universally acknowledged that doctoral students will wait until the absolute last minute to register for classes. 😆
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I’m now at my third university as a professional, and I say with my whole chest: it is a truth universally acknowledged that doctoral students will wait until the absolute last minute to register for classes. 😆
El Paso, Texas: the only place I know of where you go to a Chinese buffet and find hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, and menudo.
August 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
El Paso, Texas: the only place I know of where you go to a Chinese buffet and find hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, and menudo.
My mother got suckered to be on the planning committee for her 60th HS reunion. Today, I hear her say, “All my high school boyfriends have died. I have no one to look forward to seeing.” 😆
August 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My mother got suckered to be on the planning committee for her 60th HS reunion. Today, I hear her say, “All my high school boyfriends have died. I have no one to look forward to seeing.” 😆
Hey @siriusxm, can we just make the Siempre Selena channel permanent?
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June 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hey @siriusxm, can we just make the Siempre Selena channel permanent?
Public shoutout to my homie and fellow troublemaker @drcriss-salinas.bsky.social and the incredible work he’s doing with the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. I got a rejection this morning, but the feedback was really helpful and constructive! I appreciate his leadership in this venue!
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June 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Public shoutout to my homie and fellow troublemaker @drcriss-salinas.bsky.social and the incredible work he’s doing with the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. I got a rejection this morning, but the feedback was really helpful and constructive! I appreciate his leadership in this venue!
There’s something very comforting in knowing that if I was Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise, even now in my 40s, I still would choose to get off the train in Vienna with Jesse.
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May 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
There’s something very comforting in knowing that if I was Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise, even now in my 40s, I still would choose to get off the train in Vienna with Jesse.
Had a zoom with @dreasmith.bsky.social scheduled for an hour to talk about one project turned into an over three hour meeting where we decided on a whole ass research agenda. The conversation only ended because my laptop died. 😂 I am PUMPED.
May 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Had a zoom with @dreasmith.bsky.social scheduled for an hour to talk about one project turned into an over three hour meeting where we decided on a whole ass research agenda. The conversation only ended because my laptop died. 😂 I am PUMPED.
Commencement rehearsal at the Don Haskins Center today at UTEP. I’m so looking forward to serving as a faculty marshal and congratulating all our new graduates this weekend! 💙🧡💙🧡🤙🏼⛏️🎓
May 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Commencement rehearsal at the Don Haskins Center today at UTEP. I’m so looking forward to serving as a faculty marshal and congratulating all our new graduates this weekend! 💙🧡💙🧡🤙🏼⛏️🎓
Dear Ticketmaster,
bring back the print at home option for tickets. It’s a burden to use the phone sometimes.
Signed, a millennial with Boomer parents who want to go to a concert she’s not going with them to.
bring back the print at home option for tickets. It’s a burden to use the phone sometimes.
Signed, a millennial with Boomer parents who want to go to a concert she’s not going with them to.
May 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dear Ticketmaster,
bring back the print at home option for tickets. It’s a burden to use the phone sometimes.
Signed, a millennial with Boomer parents who want to go to a concert she’s not going with them to.
bring back the print at home option for tickets. It’s a burden to use the phone sometimes.
Signed, a millennial with Boomer parents who want to go to a concert she’s not going with them to.
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ERIC is due to run out of money this Wednesday the 23rd. Librarians, educators, spread the word!
This site is used by countless students, researchers and professors, but it's now scheduled to run out of money on Wednesday.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat
Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week
hechingerreport.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ERIC is due to run out of money this Wednesday the 23rd. Librarians, educators, spread the word!
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A preview of this episode, available now! Link in bio.
March 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A preview of this episode, available now! Link in bio.
My cat’s a whole mood today.
March 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My cat’s a whole mood today.
@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social and I have a new pub out in AERA Open. We analyzed 400 abstracts of community colleges who received grants under the Title V Developing HSI program. This manuscript was so much fun to work on, and SAS is a dream thought partner. #HSIs #HigherEd #AcademicBluesky
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social and I have a new pub out in AERA Open. We analyzed 400 abstracts of community colleges who received grants under the Title V Developing HSI program. This manuscript was so much fun to work on, and SAS is a dream thought partner. #HSIs #HigherEd #AcademicBluesky
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Dropping tomorrow! Community colleges do the heavy lifting in providing access to postsecondary education for many minoritized and historically excluded groups. Yet these institutions are often left out of conversations of how national and state efforts to eliminate DEI programs and services.
March 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dropping tomorrow! Community colleges do the heavy lifting in providing access to postsecondary education for many minoritized and historically excluded groups. Yet these institutions are often left out of conversations of how national and state efforts to eliminate DEI programs and services.
This conversation left me thinking of the community college students I taught who were dealing with profound challenges while pursuing their associate’s degrees. I loved hearing Mandy and Tony talk about this topic and thinking how I can better support my students. 🧡
📣 WE DROPPED A NEW EPISODE! 📣 Check out this amazing conversation with Dr. Amanda Latz and Mr. Anthony Williams as we talk about the incredibly important topic of students’ mental health. Link in bio for how to access on the platform of your choice!
February 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This conversation left me thinking of the community college students I taught who were dealing with profound challenges while pursuing their associate’s degrees. I loved hearing Mandy and Tony talk about this topic and thinking how I can better support my students. 🧡
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🚨 NEW PUB ALERT 🚨
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
February 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨 NEW PUB ALERT 🚨
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2