Gray Cats
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Definitely not a cat. #highered #theaternerd #edusky
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All opinions, statements, and facial expressions are my own, and should not be construed as a public statement representing any other person, organization, or cause.
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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I will never not love the serendipitous nature of browsing library stacks. The book I was looking wasn't here. But ALL of these that I wasn't looking for were. Bonus, books just smell good. I love ebooks, but brick & mortar libraries are still the best.
March 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I will never not love the serendipitous nature of browsing library stacks. The book I was looking wasn't here. But ALL of these that I wasn't looking for were. Bonus, books just smell good. I love ebooks, but brick & mortar libraries are still the best.
I will never not love the serendipitous nature of browsing library stacks. The book I was looking wasn't here. But ALL of these that I wasn't looking for were. Bonus, books just smell good. I love ebooks, but brick & mortar libraries are still the best.
March 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I will never not love the serendipitous nature of browsing library stacks. The book I was looking wasn't here. But ALL of these that I wasn't looking for were. Bonus, books just smell good. I love ebooks, but brick & mortar libraries are still the best.
I really do love it when people assume I don't know how to do my job. I've been a higher ed professional for 20 years. This isn't my first, or even 10th rodeo. When I ask for past spending data to draft a budget, I don't need a lecture on how zero based budgets work.
March 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I really do love it when people assume I don't know how to do my job. I've been a higher ed professional for 20 years. This isn't my first, or even 10th rodeo. When I ask for past spending data to draft a budget, I don't need a lecture on how zero based budgets work.
Friendly reminder: the pain is a feature, not a bug. The senseless cuts, the fear, the confusion is intentional. The 3 ring circus of astounding stupidity, however, is a neat bonus. Whee! Can't wait for WW3.
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Friendly reminder: the pain is a feature, not a bug. The senseless cuts, the fear, the confusion is intentional. The 3 ring circus of astounding stupidity, however, is a neat bonus. Whee! Can't wait for WW3.
Hey, #edusky... I know the world is burning right now, but can we put our heads together and figure out how to make our higher ed infrastructure a little more student friendly? I'm looking at you, central admin. It shouldn't take a phone call and 3 degrees to figure out a hold on my acct.
March 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hey, #edusky... I know the world is burning right now, but can we put our heads together and figure out how to make our higher ed infrastructure a little more student friendly? I'm looking at you, central admin. It shouldn't take a phone call and 3 degrees to figure out a hold on my acct.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
Neat article in Higher Ed Policy talking about how authoritarian regimes in Africa manipulated higher education to maintain control. I'm sure there are no possible parallels we could draw that would apply to the US. Its not like WE are authoritarian, right?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Politics of Higher Education: The Battle Over the Control of Knowledge in Africa - Higher Education Policy
Education is the pillar of social development. Higher education in particular teaches how to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. For the better opportunities of tomorrow, forward-loo...
link.springer.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Neat article in Higher Ed Policy talking about how authoritarian regimes in Africa manipulated higher education to maintain control. I'm sure there are no possible parallels we could draw that would apply to the US. Its not like WE are authoritarian, right?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In the continued series of "jaw dropping research rabbit holes": Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, ed. by Marc Spooner & James McNinch. I'm adding this to the list of "cool shit I wish I had more time to read more deeply", along with Critical Pedagogy in Times of Uncertainty.
March 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In the continued series of "jaw dropping research rabbit holes": Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, ed. by Marc Spooner & James McNinch. I'm adding this to the list of "cool shit I wish I had more time to read more deeply", along with Critical Pedagogy in Times of Uncertainty.
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
I have gleefully eaten my way through NOLA at NASPA. I can tell I'm getting old bc I haven't been tempted to drink...until tonight. The cafe down the street has $1.50 PBR. We're going to pretend, for at least an hour, that it's 2002, which was my first NOLA conference.
March 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I have gleefully eaten my way through NOLA at NASPA. I can tell I'm getting old bc I haven't been tempted to drink...until tonight. The cafe down the street has $1.50 PBR. We're going to pretend, for at least an hour, that it's 2002, which was my first NOLA conference.
I didn't think Zuck could be any further up Trump's backside, but every time I open Facebook I get pro Trump, pro Musk "suggested" videos and posts. It's like they're TRYING to lose more users than they already have. Jesus wept.
March 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I didn't think Zuck could be any further up Trump's backside, but every time I open Facebook I get pro Trump, pro Musk "suggested" videos and posts. It's like they're TRYING to lose more users than they already have. Jesus wept.
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There are a lot of folks that have the "we'll be ok if we just comply" mentality, borne out of the mistaken idea that if we survived last time, we'll survive this time. But we DIDN'T all survive last time. And telling us to sit down and be quiet is going to get us killed.
I sat in a meeting last week where someone had the absolute gall to tell others to comply and keep their head down so they can make it to the other side. The other side of what?!
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Education Department to reduce staff by half
Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday for “security reasons.”
www.insidehighered.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There are a lot of folks that have the "we'll be ok if we just comply" mentality, borne out of the mistaken idea that if we survived last time, we'll survive this time. But we DIDN'T all survive last time. And telling us to sit down and be quiet is going to get us killed.
This prgrm let food banks buy fresh produce from local farmers, offering a cheaper and faster source for FRESH fruits and veggies (+ supports local ag). We can get canned food easily, but anything fresh is usually donation, which is unreliable. What a waste.
March 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This prgrm let food banks buy fresh produce from local farmers, offering a cheaper and faster source for FRESH fruits and veggies (+ supports local ag). We can get canned food easily, but anything fresh is usually donation, which is unreliable. What a waste.
A reminder for Dems: nice never worked. music.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJG...
It Isn't Nice
YouTube video by Malvina Reynolds - Topic
music.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A reminder for Dems: nice never worked. music.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJG...
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“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
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We are the midst of a war on knowledge, facts and free speech. It is not just aimed at DEI or Trump enemies. It is intended to clear the way to authoritarianism. It is broader and more dangerous than any such effort in our history. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The Opposite of Woke is...Despotism
There is a purpose beyond prejudice to the MAGA assault on DEI and free speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We are the midst of a war on knowledge, facts and free speech. It is not just aimed at DEI or Trump enemies. It is intended to clear the way to authoritarianism. It is broader and more dangerous than any such effort in our history. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
One of these days I'm going to learn to lie on personality tests. My stupid brain sees nuance where others want black and white answers.
March 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One of these days I'm going to learn to lie on personality tests. My stupid brain sees nuance where others want black and white answers.
Fair question Friday: what do you do when you recognize you're burnt tf out? I know I'm there. I want to go spend a week in the woods by myself, but can't. I want to flip tables and set things on fire. Also can't. So, short of dissolving into a pile of ragey goo, what bright ideas do you have?
March 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Fair question Friday: what do you do when you recognize you're burnt tf out? I know I'm there. I want to go spend a week in the woods by myself, but can't. I want to flip tables and set things on fire. Also can't. So, short of dissolving into a pile of ragey goo, what bright ideas do you have?
Imagine being so awful even Marine Le Pen steps away from you.
Marine Le Pen timidly distances herself from Donald Trump
Marine Le Pen timidly distances herself from Donald Trump
After several weeks of silence, or even enthusiasm, regarding the actions of the new US president, Le Pen condemned the 'brutality' of the freezing of US aid to Ukraine.
www.lemonde.fr
March 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Imagine being so awful even Marine Le Pen steps away from you.
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Can I get some economics big brains to weigh in? I know corrections happen, but this doesn't feel like a normal correction. It doesn't even feel like 2008. This feels different. IDK if that's just the anxiety talking or if pattern recognition is freaking out appropriately. What can we expect here?
March 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Can I get some economics big brains to weigh in? I know corrections happen, but this doesn't feel like a normal correction. It doesn't even feel like 2008. This feels different. IDK if that's just the anxiety talking or if pattern recognition is freaking out appropriately. What can we expect here?
Big "let them eat cake" energy.
If you want to eat the most expensive eggs you’ve ever had in your life, you should have backyard chickens.
Don’t get me wrong, I love them and have raised them, but they are an expensive hobby.
Don’t get me wrong, I love them and have raised them, but they are an expensive hobby.
March 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Big "let them eat cake" energy.