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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr.
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PhD Candidate @ UT Austin | MSEd @ IU Bloomington + BA @ San José State | Higher Education | Qualitative, Arts-Based Methods // Jotería Crips in the Academy
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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Feb 25
Now more than ever, it is important to support Queer and Trans people. In this practice brief, we (@drantonioduran.bsky.social
@drqhutchings.bsky.social) imagine the ways we can address the needs of Queer and Trans men of color, specifically in men of color programs.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVERSITY OFFICERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Journal of Diversity in Higher Education https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000650 Queering Men of Color Programs: Interventions to Address the Needs of Queer and Trans Men of Color Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus Jr.1, Quortne R. Hutchings2, and Antonio Duran3
1 Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
2 Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University
3 The Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice, and Leadership, Arizona State University In higher education, men of color (MoC) initiatives have gained prominence as programmatic interventions designed to support the persistence of MoC. Although a promising practice, scholars and practitioners have criticized MoC initiatives for reproducing narrow conceptualizations of who is most affected by gendered, racial, and culturally mediated systems. That is, these initiatives have been the subject of critiques that they frequently reproduce heterosexism and trans oppression, erasing the needs of queer and trans MoC. This practice brief addresses this issue by attending to how MoC programs can integrate queer and trans MoC, providing recommendations like adjusting facilitator recruitment and participant selection. Keywords: men of color programs, Black men’s initiatives, queer and trans men of color, men and masculinities Chris Linder served as action editor.
Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus Jr. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4620-666X Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin, George I. Sánchez Building, 1912 Speedway, Austin, TX 78705, United States. Email: grodriguezlemus@utexas.edu
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Yes and the researcher making this claim is also knowingly engaging in shoddy research that is misrepresenting the data which actually suggests the opposite trend: www.them.us/story/eric-k...
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Here is what you might say in an email. Please cc standup4PPFP@gmail.com and consider including your dean and chancellor.
Dear President Milliken, I write to insist on the continued funding of the hiring incentive associated with the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). This program has demonstrated its efficacy for hiring exceptional scholars over the past 40 years. It is a primary engine for the transformation of the professoriate and knowledge in the UC system. The PPFP is one of the most competitive postdoctoral and hiring incentive programs in North America. It is an open competition that is in alignment with state law and does not use race, gender, national origin, gender or other protected classifications in its review and selection. The hiring incentive linked to the PPFP is a faculty-driven hiring process, open to all fields. More than 400 current faculty members were hired through this program. Nearly 100% have been tenured. Given the demonstrated impact of the hiring incentive on the scholarly reputation of UC, and given that the cost of the incentive represents a tiny fraction of the UC budget, budgetary prerogatives do not seem like a defensible argument for this decision. Cutting the hiring incentive would be an unacceptable concession to the Trump administration's demand letter and is taking place without transparency or consultation with faculty, deans, or other campus leaders. I ask you to halt this action and to consult with faculty and administrators with a long history of not only supporting but also benefiting from this program.
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. +
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Reminder - the nomination deadline for the 2026 AERA Fellows cohort is coming up on November 13! Read the call here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Grad students! Looking for an incredible publishing opportunity? Check out JoLLE!
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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My comprehensive exam for my doctorate (Education) is tomorrow, so send all positive thoughts this way.
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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All our opportunities are being taken away in real time.
Sending positivity energy to everyone who applied this cycle. Lets see our effort to secure postdoc mentors & submit applications as displaying our commitment to being in academia.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I say possibly bot-run due to message similarity. Either way, remember:

For trolls, the return on investment for stirring up troll shit is infinite: Any reaction is a win.

And when the trolls are literally the govt, then that reaction can then be weaponized via full reach of the federal apparatus.
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Remember when i said we're living in the scariest parts of a Gibson novel thanks to a bunch of dudes who misunderstand Gibson's novels?

Well now I want to discuss the verified govt accounts spewing rightwing propaganda— possibly via a bot-run troll farm— & why you should block them for your safety.
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

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Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director By IDS staff Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.
October 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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JOTERÍA CRIPS ZINE OPEN CALL
Inaugural Issue: Issue #1

Currently accepting submissions of all mediums.

Send Submissions to: joteríacripartscollective@gmail.com
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JOTERÍA CRIPS ZINE OPEN CALL Inaugural Issue: Issue #1 Currently accepting submissions of all mediums. Send Submissions to: joteriacripartscollective@gmail.com theme details on next page @joteriacripsartcollectivr
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...

It feels like I'm writing mainly for posterity, but please do share if helpful.
After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion
What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.
www.statesman.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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“These are not just attacks on UT or on higher education. They are attacks on every American’s First Amendment right to speak freely, to question authority, to teach and to learn without fear.”

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After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion
What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Job Alert! @uwmadisongws.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor or recently tenured associate professor who works on gender or sexuality and aging. If this sounds like you, please apply! If it’s not you, please share with your networks.

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I'll be updating next week's current-state-of-state-higher-ed-policy slides.

Left is an article about the VA senate dems telling UVA their state funding will be in question if they agree to that odious compact. On the right is the key part of the senate letter.

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Screenshot from the top of the article. Title is "State Senate Democrats tell UVA to not consider education compact." Published today. Main text reads "RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The University of Virginia could lose state funding if it signs onto an education compact it received from the federal government last week." Screenshot from the letter from VA dems which reads "Therefore, we call upon you to immediately cease all consideration of signing this compact. Furthermore, we want to be explicitly clear: if the University of Virginia signs this compact, there will be significant consequences in future Virginia budget cycles. As the leadership of the Senate with responsibility for appropriations affecting higher education, we will work with our colleagues to ensure that the Commonwealth does not subsidize an institution that has ceded its independence to federal political control."
October 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Data center developers and tech firms make big promises that don't deliver. This report has the details.

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Data Centers Aren’t the Future of American Prosperity
Tamara Kneese and Maia Woluchem cut through lobbying points and speculative myths to focus on what the evidence reveals about the tech industry’s claims.
datasociety.net
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Scholarship opportunity: Black and Latino men, undergrads, deadline applicants 10/31
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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To Alumni: University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas, Vanderbilt University, & the University of Virginia:

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STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.
Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Ecologies of Migration
October 1, 2025
2:00-3:30PM
LSA Building Room 1040, Multipurpose Room
500 S. State St.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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September 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln Proposes Cutting Ed Administration Programs

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles. https://bit.ly/42D0qCw
The outline of a missing professor at the front of the classroom.
September 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Notably, the Chancellor of the U of Nebraska-Lincoln has an EdD in Educational Administration. By cutting the only higher ed doctoral program in the state, he would essentially eliminate the opportunity for students to obtain the degree that qualified him for his leadership position. Devastating.
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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When educators say that educational leadership preparation within a university is expendable, we are in a scary place. This is about my department, my university and is cause for alarm for educators everywhere. If they cut the only ed leadership PhD program in our state, whose will be next? (1/2)
insidehighered.com Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Sep 23
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Proposes Cutting Ed Administration Programs

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles. https://bit.ly/42D0qCw
The outline of a missing professor at the front of the classroom.
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left.
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.
www.texastribune.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I’ve been reporting on influencers for more than seven years now and today I had an academic decline to do an interview about them for the first time out of fear of government retaliation.
September 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM