Rob Helfenbein
@robhelfenbein.bsky.social
Professor of Curriculum Studies - Views expressed are mine alone #CurriculumMatters
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
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Mario Guevara was wrongfully deported 18 days ago.
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Mario Guevara was wrongfully deported 18 days ago.
Definitely worth a listen
This is a really clear yet meaty interview with @mark-bray.bsky.social about the actual tactics and history of antifa movements. Will be sharing with students! www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
What exactly is Antifa? | CBC Radio
In late September, Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization. Today, we’re tracking the meaning and history of antifascist protest — from 1930’s Europe, to today — and asking: how ...
www.cbc.ca
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Definitely worth a listen
It can happen here, and it has.... robhelfenbein.substack.com/p/it-cant-ha...
September 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It can happen here, and it has.... robhelfenbein.substack.com/p/it-cant-ha...
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Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
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No Kings 2 is coming to Atlanta on October 18!
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No Kings 2 is coming to Atlanta on October 18!
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
(art via member Laura Borealis | @laura-gordon.bsky.social)
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Indivisible ATL is working with @indivisiblegaco.bsky.social and other Atlanta-area groups. Stay tuned for more info.
Save the date!
On Saturday, October 18, Georgia says no kings!
More details coming soon.
On Saturday, October 18, Georgia says no kings!
More details coming soon.
September 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Indivisible ATL is working with @indivisiblegaco.bsky.social and other Atlanta-area groups. Stay tuned for more info.
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INSIDE STEPHEN MILLER’S REIGN OF TERROR
My first print mag feature with the wonderful @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
My first print mag feature with the wonderful @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Inside Stephen Miller's Reign of Terror
Everything you loathe or love about Donald Trump’s America, you hate or cherish about Stephen Miller’s republic of fear.
www.rollingstone.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
INSIDE STEPHEN MILLER’S REIGN OF TERROR
My first print mag feature with the wonderful @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
My first print mag feature with the wonderful @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
His book on Charlie Kirk was about to come out. Then his subject was murdered. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
His book on Charlie Kirk was about to come out. Then his subject was murdered.
Turning Point is "built to last" and "now has a martyr to honor."
www.motherjones.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
His book on Charlie Kirk was about to come out. Then his subject was murdered. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What do we know about the argument/s being used to override tenure protections?
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What do we know about the argument/s being used to override tenure protections?
What do we know about the argument/s used to override tenure protections?
22. A faculty member at EMORY University School of Medicine
(This is notable as Emory is probably the most prestigious, large university on this list so far)
22/x
(This is notable as Emory is probably the most prestigious, large university on this list so far)
22/x
Emory faculty member terminated over social media post about Charlie Kirk
Emory described the individual in an earlier statement as a "non-clinical faculty member who does not treat patients."
www.11alive.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What do we know about the argument/s used to override tenure protections?
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Here's a partial list of university faculty who have been fired or suspended this week. 🧵
How are free speech and academic freedom doing at your university?
#academicsky #edusky #aaup #freespeech
1/x
1. A tenured Professor at Florida Atlantic:
How are free speech and academic freedom doing at your university?
#academicsky #edusky #aaup #freespeech
1/x
1. A tenured Professor at Florida Atlantic:
FAU professor put on leave after social media comments about Charlie Kirk assassination
FAU President Adam Hasner released a statement Saturday on X, saying he became aware of repeated comments made online by the professor.
www.palmbeachpost.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Here's a partial list of university faculty who have been fired or suspended this week. 🧵
How are free speech and academic freedom doing at your university?
#academicsky #edusky #aaup #freespeech
1/x
1. A tenured Professor at Florida Atlantic:
How are free speech and academic freedom doing at your university?
#academicsky #edusky #aaup #freespeech
1/x
1. A tenured Professor at Florida Atlantic:
Hurricane Katrina & White Flight ~ substack.com/profile/1556...
Rob Helfenbein (@robhelfenbein)
We are at the 20 year marking of Hurricane Katrina and there has been a lot of news coverage and, notably, reporting on the impact on schools. Lots to say here but I think one point that may be gett...
substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Hurricane Katrina & White Flight ~ substack.com/profile/1556...
Sadly, “Equity does not support such an inequitable result” is the caption of our time. I want to lament the damage to the DOE but it is overshadowed by the evisceration of Article 1.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sadly, “Equity does not support such an inequitable result” is the caption of our time. I want to lament the damage to the DOE but it is overshadowed by the evisceration of Article 1.
And now we know….it’s becoming very hard to argue that US democracy exists
Deleted my previous post on the topic for...well, reasons...and all's I'm gonna say is, this ruling appears to allow Trump to choose, unilaterally and perhaps even arbitrarily, which laws he wants to enforce, and with that precedent set Article 1 as we used to know it no longer exists.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And now we know….it’s becoming very hard to argue that US democracy exists
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“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
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TODAY: Let’s discuss what’s next after #NoKings. On tonight’s call, we’ll talk about
how we can ensure that the incredible organizing and inspiring courage of Saturday’s protests continue to spread with concrete action steps to overcome authoritarianism. RSVP now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
how we can ensure that the incredible organizing and inspiring courage of Saturday’s protests continue to spread with concrete action steps to overcome authoritarianism. RSVP now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
TODAY: Let’s discuss what’s next after #NoKings. On tonight’s call, we’ll talk about
how we can ensure that the incredible organizing and inspiring courage of Saturday’s protests continue to spread with concrete action steps to overcome authoritarianism. RSVP now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
how we can ensure that the incredible organizing and inspiring courage of Saturday’s protests continue to spread with concrete action steps to overcome authoritarianism. RSVP now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
No KINGS 2025 - Savannah, GA @indivisible.org
June 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
No KINGS 2025 - Savannah, GA @indivisible.org
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My strong instinct is that Trump's threats against Americans' first amendment right to peaceably assemble is going to massively juice attendance at Saturday's protests.
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My strong instinct is that Trump's threats against Americans' first amendment right to peaceably assemble is going to massively juice attendance at Saturday's protests.
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
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March Forth on the 4th of March - Piedmont Park Noon
February 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
March Forth on the 4th of March - Piedmont Park Noon