Rachel Friedensen, Ph.D.
@refriedensen.bsky.social
Higher ed researcher, theory fangirl, all-around person.
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Are you an LGBTQ+ college student activist? I’m seeking participants for my research study on queer & trans unbelonging in higher education. Participants will be paid up to $75. See the flyer for eligibility & participation criteria. Please share widely and feel free to reach out with any questions!
March 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Are you an LGBTQ+ college student activist? I’m seeking participants for my research study on queer & trans unbelonging in higher education. Participants will be paid up to $75. See the flyer for eligibility & participation criteria. Please share widely and feel free to reach out with any questions!
I just wish that, in a year that is difficult and chaotic and we are all overwhelmed, folks could once and for all stop replying all unnecessarily.
March 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I just wish that, in a year that is difficult and chaotic and we are all overwhelmed, folks could once and for all stop replying all unnecessarily.
Hey, people! If you think/write--or want to think/write--about the value and purpose of higher education (particularly in this moment of erosion and attack), please contribute to this special issue! Happy to answer questions :)
Call for abstracts! This is an open call for a special issue of Innovative Higher Education, examining the Value, Purpose, and Public Perception of Higher Education. Abstracts are due on March 17th, see the attached PDF for more information.
drive.google.com/file/d/1HvXk...
drive.google.com/file/d/1HvXk...
Innovative Higher Ed Special Issue-Purpose, Value, and Public Perception of Higher Education.pdf
drive.google.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hey, people! If you think/write--or want to think/write--about the value and purpose of higher education (particularly in this moment of erosion and attack), please contribute to this special issue! Happy to answer questions :)
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New publication in Research in Higher Education!
Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? Learn more: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...
Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? Learn more: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success - Research in Higher Education
Despite a burgeoning literature on first-generation college student success, little is known about how the presence of first-generation or continuing-generation peers may facilitate desired outcomes a...
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January 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New publication in Research in Higher Education!
Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? Learn more: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...
Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? Learn more: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...
Part of my sabbatical plans include creating ways to make my life easier when I go back to teaching full time. I wanted to create macros or something so I don't have to type my most-used comments over and over again when I'm reading student work. But it appears that macros don't work in comments?
January 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Part of my sabbatical plans include creating ways to make my life easier when I go back to teaching full time. I wanted to create macros or something so I don't have to type my most-used comments over and over again when I'm reading student work. But it appears that macros don't work in comments?
So, is the PSLF site still down for everyone, or is it just me?
December 5, 2024 at 9:09 PM
So, is the PSLF site still down for everyone, or is it just me?
#ASHE24, it looks like the weather is going to be as chilly as expected! The daytime won't be too bad, but it will be dipping below freezing at night, so plan accordingly if you're going out. It will not be the same beautiful weather we had last year...welcome to Minnesota!
November 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM
#ASHE24, it looks like the weather is going to be as chilly as expected! The daytime won't be too bad, but it will be dipping below freezing at night, so plan accordingly if you're going out. It will not be the same beautiful weather we had last year...welcome to Minnesota!
I am totally overwhelmed by how many people are following me here! So if i miss you, just know that I'm probably just avoiding social media. Also, I'm on sabbatical so generally just avoiding social media.
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I am totally overwhelmed by how many people are following me here! So if i miss you, just know that I'm probably just avoiding social media. Also, I'm on sabbatical so generally just avoiding social media.
I've been watching the Minnesota weather for #ASHE24 next week - it's going to be colder than last year! There might be snow! (Though that's looking less likely than it did yesterday). Bring your coats and warm shoes!
November 14, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I've been watching the Minnesota weather for #ASHE24 next week - it's going to be colder than last year! There might be snow! (Though that's looking less likely than it did yesterday). Bring your coats and warm shoes!
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The Higher Education Program at UNCW is searching for a Visiting Assistant Professor.
It's a time-limited appointment, with annual contracts that can be renewed up to three years.
Here's the link and some additional details in subsequent skeets. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/30557
It's a time-limited appointment, with annual contracts that can be renewed up to three years.
Here's the link and some additional details in subsequent skeets. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/30557
Visiting Assistant Professor in Higher Education
The Department of Educational Leadership within the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) seeks an outstanding Visiting Assistant Professor for a nine-month...
jobs.uncw.edu
December 15, 2023 at 7:16 PM
The Higher Education Program at UNCW is searching for a Visiting Assistant Professor.
It's a time-limited appointment, with annual contracts that can be renewed up to three years.
Here's the link and some additional details in subsequent skeets. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/30557
It's a time-limited appointment, with annual contracts that can be renewed up to three years.
Here's the link and some additional details in subsequent skeets. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/30557
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We have reached a truly bizarre place in our political discourse when supposedly serious people want us to believe that the party of Trump, QAnon, and “Great Replacement” is the bulwark against antisemitism in America.
We Are Falling Apart
The Right is successfully exploiting fears over rising antisemitism for its reactionary crusade while the Israel-Hamas war is tearing the democratic popular front to pieces.
New Democracy Americana:
thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/we-are-fal...
The Right is successfully exploiting fears over rising antisemitism for its reactionary crusade while the Israel-Hamas war is tearing the democratic popular front to pieces.
New Democracy Americana:
thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/we-are-fal...
We Are Falling Apart
The Right is successfully exploiting fears over rising antisemitism for its reactionary crusade while the Israel-Hamas war is tearing the democratic popular front to pieces
thomaszimmer.substack.com
December 14, 2023 at 4:07 PM
We have reached a truly bizarre place in our political discourse when supposedly serious people want us to believe that the party of Trump, QAnon, and “Great Replacement” is the bulwark against antisemitism in America.
This is peak Minnesota passive-aggressive "Nice"
December 7, 2023 at 5:09 PM
This is peak Minnesota passive-aggressive "Nice"
What I don't understand is why this week (and this morning specifically) is lasting approximately 70 years, but I feel like I *just* got used to writing 2023, and it's almost time for 2024.
November 29, 2023 at 4:43 PM
What I don't understand is why this week (and this morning specifically) is lasting approximately 70 years, but I feel like I *just* got used to writing 2023, and it's almost time for 2024.
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Excited to be offering this event in collaboration w/students at Wayne State on Nov 30. More info and registration link in the thread. If you are curious about campus disability activism and what disabled students are fighting for (primarily in a US context), please join us!
October 31, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Excited to be offering this event in collaboration w/students at Wayne State on Nov 30. More info and registration link in the thread. If you are curious about campus disability activism and what disabled students are fighting for (primarily in a US context), please join us!
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A new study from MDRC and CCRC shows that using multiple measures to decide whether students belong in remedial coursework, as opposed to standard placement exams, results in more students taking and succeeding in college-level English and math courses
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October 30, 2023 at 2:18 PM
A new study from MDRC and CCRC shows that using multiple measures to decide whether students belong in remedial coursework, as opposed to standard placement exams, results in more students taking and succeeding in college-level English and math courses
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When we think about that quarter million dollar loan for an RV that a rich friend of his forgave, we should remember also that Clarence Thomas voted against forgiving student debt loans for millions.
October 29, 2023 at 6:58 PM
When we think about that quarter million dollar loan for an RV that a rich friend of his forgave, we should remember also that Clarence Thomas voted against forgiving student debt loans for millions.
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It's weird how this talk won't just write itself.
October 23, 2023 at 5:11 PM
It's weird how this talk won't just write itself.
I realize this makes me sound like a dinosaur, but I just hate writing in google docs. Give me multiple versions of a word doc anytime.
October 3, 2023 at 3:36 PM
I realize this makes me sound like a dinosaur, but I just hate writing in google docs. Give me multiple versions of a word doc anytime.
In case you're following along, the early bird for ACPA24 ends tomorrow and I still haven't registered because I'm still boggled by the cost. But I will.
Why is ACPA *so* expensive??
September 29, 2023 at 2:25 PM
In case you're following along, the early bird for ACPA24 ends tomorrow and I still haven't registered because I'm still boggled by the cost. But I will.
I just read an institution described as a "regional research intensive" institution....has anyone else come across that??
September 29, 2023 at 2:23 PM
I just read an institution described as a "regional research intensive" institution....has anyone else come across that??
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My college is searching for an assistant/associate professor of data science to join some great colleagues and build new programs. Application review begins 10/1. apply.interfolio.com/129607
September 27, 2023 at 1:56 PM
My college is searching for an assistant/associate professor of data science to join some great colleagues and build new programs. Application review begins 10/1. apply.interfolio.com/129607
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A reminder: I'm searching for two associate/full professors to join me in my thriving department.
Leadership studies (undergraduate-focused): apply.interfolio.com/130210
Higher education (focused on starting an EdD): apply.interfolio.com/130214
Application review begins 10/16!
Leadership studies (undergraduate-focused): apply.interfolio.com/130210
Higher education (focused on starting an EdD): apply.interfolio.com/130214
Application review begins 10/16!
September 25, 2023 at 4:41 PM
A reminder: I'm searching for two associate/full professors to join me in my thriving department.
Leadership studies (undergraduate-focused): apply.interfolio.com/130210
Higher education (focused on starting an EdD): apply.interfolio.com/130214
Application review begins 10/16!
Leadership studies (undergraduate-focused): apply.interfolio.com/130210
Higher education (focused on starting an EdD): apply.interfolio.com/130214
Application review begins 10/16!
Same, I have a couple! It's nice to feel like people are showing up!
If someone has a friend still looking for an invite, hit me up. It feels like we're reaching a critical mass of nice people here.
September 20, 2023 at 10:27 PM
Same, I have a couple! It's nice to feel like people are showing up!