Jerry Whitmore, Jr.
@jwhitmore.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Boston University | UX Researcher | Higher Education | Edu Tech | Leader | MTSU & LSU Alum | Fmr UW-Madison PostDoc | 06' | Southerner up North
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New research by @imbernomics.bsky.social and colleagues using Texas data dives into different economic returns to college majors by race and gender. There are differences in the share of students going into high-paying fields, as well as earnings within those fields.
The Contribution of College Majors to Gender and Racial Earnings Differences
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January 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
New research by @imbernomics.bsky.social and colleagues using Texas data dives into different economic returns to college majors by race and gender. There are differences in the share of students going into high-paying fields, as well as earnings within those fields.
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
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surreal times
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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I would have chuckled at this years ago. Today, there is no laughter, as this may be foreshadowing.
Spring semester starting so need to know whether faculty are allowed to say in class that Greenland is ruled by Denmark.
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I would have chuckled at this years ago. Today, there is no laughter, as this may be foreshadowing.
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A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
I will add, I despise academics utilizing this phrase!
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I will add, I despise academics utilizing this phrase!
I said UNC is a testing ground for new policies. I hope people are watching.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I said UNC is a testing ground for new policies. I hope people are watching.
Going home for the holiday 😞..
"An FBI agent speaking to a local rotary club noted that as long as the task force is operating, just about everyone in Memphis can expect to be pulled over at some point. The latest figures show more than 4,000 arrests and nearly 200 people charged by the feds."
"An FBI agent speaking to a local rotary club noted that as long as the task force is operating, just about everyone in Memphis can expect to be pulled over at some point. The latest figures show more than 4,000 arrests and nearly 200 people charged by the feds."
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Going home for the holiday 😞..
"An FBI agent speaking to a local rotary club noted that as long as the task force is operating, just about everyone in Memphis can expect to be pulled over at some point. The latest figures show more than 4,000 arrests and nearly 200 people charged by the feds."
"An FBI agent speaking to a local rotary club noted that as long as the task force is operating, just about everyone in Memphis can expect to be pulled over at some point. The latest figures show more than 4,000 arrests and nearly 200 people charged by the feds."
Each year the threat levels get higher, and reality is setting in this may be a hazard zone. 😕
Universities around Boston are boosting police presence and instituting swipe-card building access in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University.
Massachusetts colleges step up security following Brown University shooting
Universities around Boston are boosting police presence and instituting swipe-card building access in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Each year the threat levels get higher, and reality is setting in this may be a hazard zone. 😕
This story is just nuts!!! ALL OF IT!!! Nothing is normal or usual in higher ed right now.
What are we doing people?!?!?
What are we doing people?!?!?
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is just nuts!!! ALL OF IT!!! Nothing is normal or usual in higher ed right now.
What are we doing people?!?!?
What are we doing people?!?!?
Boston has a solid reputation when it comes to racial discrimination. I can tell you, this ain't it! 😒
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it was opening an investigation into housing policies in Boston, scrutinizing whether the city discriminated against white people.
HUD Accuses Boston of Racial Discrimination in Housing Policies
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating whether the city’s focus on affordable housing for people of color violated federal law.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Boston has a solid reputation when it comes to racial discrimination. I can tell you, this ain't it! 😒
I have been yelling about this in a void. As a higher ed prof, I feel like we get little attention from other disciplines raising the alarm. The summer of UNC was a huge wake up call!
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I have been yelling about this in a void. As a higher ed prof, I feel like we get little attention from other disciplines raising the alarm. The summer of UNC was a huge wake up call!
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I'm in revision season. So I revising everything for everyone in hopes of publishing something, anything. 😂
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm in revision season. So I revising everything for everyone in hopes of publishing something, anything. 😂
As a professor in 2025, I feel we’re battling a concerning trend in our country. Millions consume content suggesting that "cultures" aren't of equal value, implying a lack of value for certain people. This contradicts much of our research and teaching.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As a professor in 2025, I feel we’re battling a concerning trend in our country. Millions consume content suggesting that "cultures" aren't of equal value, implying a lack of value for certain people. This contradicts much of our research and teaching.
Things will get worse before they get better. I am under no illusion that we have hit rock bottom.
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Things will get worse before they get better. I am under no illusion that we have hit rock bottom.
Instructors/faculty are losing protection across the country. The OU situation is interesting in this climate. If the instructor is vindicated, they will potentially have lost privacy and the ability to have a normal teaching career at OU. This feels like they are guilty, until proven innocent.
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Instructors/faculty are losing protection across the country. The OU situation is interesting in this climate. If the instructor is vindicated, they will potentially have lost privacy and the ability to have a normal teaching career at OU. This feels like they are guilty, until proven innocent.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Early indicators point to decline in number of Black freshmen at elite colleges. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Initial Data Suggest Decrease In Black Freshman At Selective Colleges
An analysis of admissions data for 22 selective colleges suggests a decrease in the percentage of black freshmen admitted in 2025 at almost all of the institutions.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Early indicators point to decline in number of Black freshmen at elite colleges. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
I woke up to a Christmas feeling. I received edits from an editor at 7:30 British Summer Time (BST). Today is going to be a great day. It's time to wrap this up. #SaturdayWriting
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I woke up to a Christmas feeling. I received edits from an editor at 7:30 British Summer Time (BST). Today is going to be a great day. It's time to wrap this up. #SaturdayWriting
To get funding, FSU faculty have to attest that the conference they want to attend doesn’t “advantage” a particular racial or ethnic group and that their presentation doesn’t suggest that one group has “inherently or structurally oppressed other groups.”
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Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
To get funding, FSU faculty have to attest that the conference they want to attend doesn’t “advantage” a particular racial or ethnic group and that their presentation doesn’t suggest that one group has “inherently or structurally oppressed other groups.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
I signed up to be a discussant for a conference. I am unsure, I realized I would be reading papers for class and conference papers the same week. 😐
October 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I signed up to be a discussant for a conference. I am unsure, I realized I would be reading papers for class and conference papers the same week. 😐
This is true; however, it appears those who should/can make reform happen are off doing their own thing. Those of us in the TT pipeline, postdocs, & PHD students will have little to no voice in this change. Department chairs, Associate Professors, & Full Professors need to unite like the Avengers.
October 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is true; however, it appears those who should/can make reform happen are off doing their own thing. Those of us in the TT pipeline, postdocs, & PHD students will have little to no voice in this change. Department chairs, Associate Professors, & Full Professors need to unite like the Avengers.
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Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
After two days of teaching and faculty/student meetings, the third day is always dedicated to catching up on my email and responding to anxious messages. I believe this cycle will repeat each week this semester.
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
After two days of teaching and faculty/student meetings, the third day is always dedicated to catching up on my email and responding to anxious messages. I believe this cycle will repeat each week this semester.