Bryan Alexander
@edufuturist.bsky.social
Futurist, academic, writer.
Bloomberg just now on the Dems and shutdown:
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bloomberg just now on the Dems and shutdown:
It's 2025 and we still haven't solved conference hotel WiFi:
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's 2025 and we still haven't solved conference hotel WiFi:
"Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees"
hechingerreport.org/climate-chan...
hechingerreport.org/climate-chan...
Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees
University of California, San Diego, requires all students to learn about climate change, while other schools have added environmental sustainability requirements.
hechingerreport.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees"
hechingerreport.org/climate-chan...
hechingerreport.org/climate-chan...
Kudos to Southwest Airlines for getting me to my destination without fail. What a relief.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Kudos to Southwest Airlines for getting me to my destination without fail. What a relief.
I'm going to bed early for tomorrow's 6 am flight.
The plan is to reach the airport by 3 am to be there early in case of chaos.
The plan is to reach the airport by 3 am to be there early in case of chaos.
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm going to bed early for tomorrow's 6 am flight.
The plan is to reach the airport by 3 am to be there early in case of chaos.
The plan is to reach the airport by 3 am to be there early in case of chaos.
What is a caring university and how might we design one?
Here's our full conversation w/ professor Kevin R. McClure:
youtu.be/tRSeDQSZijc?...
Here's our full conversation w/ professor Kevin R. McClure:
youtu.be/tRSeDQSZijc?...
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What is a caring university and how might we design one?
Here's our full conversation w/ professor Kevin R. McClure:
youtu.be/tRSeDQSZijc?...
Here's our full conversation w/ professor Kevin R. McClure:
youtu.be/tRSeDQSZijc?...
Cornell's Trump deal: my summary and notes,
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Cornell's Trump deal: my summary and notes,
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
Has anyone publicized such a list, at least on Tiktok?
How long before students "black list" universities that acquiesce to the Trump admin's demands?
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Has anyone publicized such a list, at least on Tiktok?
And another:
Cornell University.
Money before integrity.
Money before integrity.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And another:
Here's one way of putting it:
The Trump regime extorted Cornell University for $60 million.
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy Leagu...
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here's one way of putting it:
Good morning, all.
Just wanted to brag about scheduling Future Trends Forum sessions out through late February, including luminaries like @catacalypto.bsky.social :
forum.futureofeducation.us/upcoming-for...
Just wanted to brag about scheduling Future Trends Forum sessions out through late February, including luminaries like @catacalypto.bsky.social :
forum.futureofeducation.us/upcoming-for...
Upcoming Forum sessions – The Future Trends Forum
forum.futureofeducation.us
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Good morning, all.
Just wanted to brag about scheduling Future Trends Forum sessions out through late February, including luminaries like @catacalypto.bsky.social :
forum.futureofeducation.us/upcoming-for...
Just wanted to brag about scheduling Future Trends Forum sessions out through late February, including luminaries like @catacalypto.bsky.social :
forum.futureofeducation.us/upcoming-for...
Best political pun I've seen on the elections:
"The Cuomintang government has fled to Staten Island."
HT @notjessewalker.bsky.social
"The Cuomintang government has fled to Staten Island."
HT @notjessewalker.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Best political pun I've seen on the elections:
"The Cuomintang government has fled to Staten Island."
HT @notjessewalker.bsky.social
"The Cuomintang government has fled to Staten Island."
HT @notjessewalker.bsky.social
I missed that Trump cut back ASL services at the White House:
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I missed that Trump cut back ASL services at the White House:
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I voted this morning. Nearly nobody else there.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I voted this morning. Nearly nobody else there.
Just your regular reminder that not all universities have massive endowments.
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just your regular reminder that not all universities have massive endowments.
AI, XR, and academia:
here's our full conversation with Morehouse College's Muhsinah Morris, Director of Metaverse Programs and Professor of the Practice,
youtu.be/MyZe6jBx5gM?...
here's our full conversation with Morehouse College's Muhsinah Morris, Director of Metaverse Programs and Professor of the Practice,
youtu.be/MyZe6jBx5gM?...
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
AI, XR, and academia:
here's our full conversation with Morehouse College's Muhsinah Morris, Director of Metaverse Programs and Professor of the Practice,
youtu.be/MyZe6jBx5gM?...
here's our full conversation with Morehouse College's Muhsinah Morris, Director of Metaverse Programs and Professor of the Practice,
youtu.be/MyZe6jBx5gM?...
The latest state of the climate report is called
"a planet on the brink":
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
And most of America has decided that if we just don't talk or think about global warming, it'll go away.
"a planet on the brink":
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
And most of America has decided that if we just don't talk or think about global warming, it'll go away.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The latest state of the climate report is called
"a planet on the brink":
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
And most of America has decided that if we just don't talk or think about global warming, it'll go away.
"a planet on the brink":
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
And most of America has decided that if we just don't talk or think about global warming, it'll go away.
I've been posting short videos documenting the Trump administration's campaign against higher ed:
Need to catch up? Check out @edufuturist.bsky.social's often chilling podcast. youtu.be/0mdoGZOn_Cs?...
Trump vs higher education, October 26, 2025
YouTube video by Bryan Alexander
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I've been posting short videos documenting the Trump administration's campaign against higher ed:
Very good analysis of China as electrostate from @adamtooze.bsky.social :
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 414: Slouching towards (Red-Green) utopia. Voicing the muted politics of China's renewable energy revolution.
It can’t be said too often.
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Very good analysis of China as electrostate from @adamtooze.bsky.social :
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Meanwhile, Trump threatens to attack Nigeria:
November 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Meanwhile, Trump threatens to attack Nigeria:
Spider the cat offers us a paw bouquet:
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Spider the cat offers us a paw bouquet:
"Political purges, funding cuts and a growing hostility towards expertise have unsettled the US research community, evoking memories among Chinese-Americans of a dark chapter in history and prompting some to look to China for stability [:]The Cultural Revolution."
-new South China Morning Post
-new South China Morning Post
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Political purges, funding cuts and a growing hostility towards expertise have unsettled the US research community, evoking memories among Chinese-Americans of a dark chapter in history and prompting some to look to China for stability [:]The Cultural Revolution."
-new South China Morning Post
-new South China Morning Post