Jon Nichols
@jon276.bsky.social
Author of “Requiem for a College.”
Husband, dog dad, English and rhetoric professor, writer, advocate.
University of Berwyn.
Husband, dog dad, English and rhetoric professor, writer, advocate.
University of Berwyn.
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Jon Nichols
@jon276.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
In 2017, the college I taught at, my father taught at, and my brother taught at closed. “Requiem for a College” is the story of what happened and how it connects to the trend of small college closures in the US.
Maybe it can help save your institution. #academicsky
www.amazon.com/Requiem-Coll...
Maybe it can help save your institution. #academicsky
www.amazon.com/Requiem-Coll...
Reposted by Jon Nichols
Right now, it is likely trustees and administrators of several small colleges are deciding when to announce their institutions’ closure. Find out how and why that happens in my book.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Right now, it is likely trustees and administrators of several small colleges are deciding when to announce their institutions’ closure. Find out how and why that happens in my book.
#academicsky
#academicsky
“So we beat on, loading and unloading the dishwasher…”
-Fitzgerald or somebody
-Fitzgerald or somebody
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“So we beat on, loading and unloading the dishwasher…”
-Fitzgerald or somebody
-Fitzgerald or somebody
“Be regular and orderly in your life so you can be violent and original in your work.”
-Gustave Flaubert.
-Gustave Flaubert.
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“Be regular and orderly in your life so you can be violent and original in your work.”
-Gustave Flaubert.
-Gustave Flaubert.
The guy was entertaining if nothing else.
'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90
Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90
abcnews.go.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The guy was entertaining if nothing else.
Yeah, they’re from the 90s.
#metvstartrek
#metvstartrek
a woman is singing into a microphone in a dark room with a blue background .
ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone in a dark room with a blue background .
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Yeah, they’re from the 90s.
#metvstartrek
#metvstartrek
Think I’d rather just see an all-out brawl than listen to logical fallacies. #metvbatman
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Think I’d rather just see an all-out brawl than listen to logical fallacies. #metvbatman
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
You know, it’s almost like having a house full of occult knickknacks maybe brought all of this on…
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
You know, it’s almost like having a house full of occult knickknacks maybe brought all of this on…
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
And yet again, Pete Cushing has a great job.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
And yet again, Pete Cushing has a great job.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
Reposted by Jon Nichols
Join in the live commenting tonight during “The Skull” on MeTV- please use the hashtag #svengoolie and don’t lose your head- just make sure it belongs to you, not Peter Cushing!
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Join in the live commenting tonight during “The Skull” on MeTV- please use the hashtag #svengoolie and don’t lose your head- just make sure it belongs to you, not Peter Cushing!
@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social thank you for the repost!
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social thank you for the repost!
If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
#academicsky
#academicsky
It’s #selfpromotionsaturday
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
#academicsky
#academicsky
It’s #selfpromotionsaturday
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It’s #selfpromotionsaturday
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
My book “Requiem for a College” describes my living through a small college closure, and presents research explaining why this trend is happening.
#selfpromosaturday
#academicsky
Reposted by Jon Nichols
“Where were you the day that David Bowie died?”
-David J.
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years.
-David J.
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years.
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Where were you the day that David Bowie died?”
-David J.
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years.
-David J.
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years.
If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Right now, it is likely trustees and administrators of several small colleges are deciding when to announce their institutions’ closure. Find out how and why that happens in my book.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Right now, it is likely trustees and administrators of several small colleges are deciding when to announce their institutions’ closure. Find out how and why that happens in my book.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States [Nichols, Jonathan, Colbert, Kate] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States
www.amazon.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Right now, it is likely trustees and administrators of several small colleges are deciding when to announce their institutions’ closure. Find out how and why that happens in my book.
#academicsky
#academicsky
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“Quantum mechanical principles state that black holes are the most efficient stores of quantum information.
The black holes used for computing would likely be artificial and microscopic, unlike their large and naturally occurring siblings.”
The black holes used for computing would likely be artificial and microscopic, unlike their large and naturally occurring siblings.”
Extraterrestrial Intelligence: quantum computing with black holes
Quantum computing using black hole might provide a chance to discover extraterrestrial life
www.mpg.de
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
“Quantum mechanical principles state that black holes are the most efficient stores of quantum information.
The black holes used for computing would likely be artificial and microscopic, unlike their large and naturally occurring siblings.”
The black holes used for computing would likely be artificial and microscopic, unlike their large and naturally occurring siblings.”
Reposted by Jon Nichols
The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the Minifigs. www.wired.com/story/lego-s...
Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain
The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the Minifigs.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the Minifigs. www.wired.com/story/lego-s...
Reposted by Jon Nichols
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas. www.wired.com/story/google...
Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas. www.wired.com/story/google...
Boehm’s lodestar is the philosopher Immanuel Kant—[who] warned about the temptations of mechanical thinking — the lazy habit of falling back on an external authority (the will of the king, the consensus of public opinion) in order to avoid the difficult work of thinking for ourselves.
A Philosopher Gives the Old Idea of Universalism a Radical New Spin
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Boehm’s lodestar is the philosopher Immanuel Kant—[who] warned about the temptations of mechanical thinking — the lazy habit of falling back on an external authority (the will of the king, the consensus of public opinion) in order to avoid the difficult work of thinking for ourselves.
As we watch these episodes, we can pretend the world is a good place.
#metvsuperman
#metvsuperman
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
As we watch these episodes, we can pretend the world is a good place.
#metvsuperman
#metvsuperman