Ronald Hartz
@ronaldhartz.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany | organization studies | critical management studies | alternative forms of organization | higher education | he/him
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Texas A&M following the Soviet university model: the university exists to develop the state morality in students and staff. Success to be determined by loyalty to the party, foreign students to be accepted based on ideological compatibility. The pretense of free thought didn’t last long.
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Texas A&M following the Soviet university model: the university exists to develop the state morality in students and staff. Success to be determined by loyalty to the party, foreign students to be accepted based on ideological compatibility. The pretense of free thought didn’t last long.
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Mehr als 200 Tote bei Minenunglück#DemokratischeRepublikKongo
Mehr als 200 Tote bei Minenunglück
Im Osten der DR Kongo sind bei einem Erdrutsch in einer Coltan-Mine mehr als 200 Menschen gestorben.
www.tagesschau.de
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Mehr als 200 Tote bei Minenunglück#DemokratischeRepublikKongo
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The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. n.pr/4teQwmw
Texas A&M University cancels programs in women's and gender studies
The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. n.pr/4teQwmw
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Texas A&M ends its women's & gender studies program while hundreds of syllabi remain flagged and censored under top-down review policies.
“I have never seen anything like this.”
— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President
@texasaft.org
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
“I have never seen anything like this.”
— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President
@texasaft.org
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Texas A&M ends its women's & gender studies program while hundreds of syllabi remain flagged and censored under top-down review policies.
“I have never seen anything like this.”
— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President
@texasaft.org
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
“I have never seen anything like this.”
— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President
@texasaft.org
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
👀
Wiley: "We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520...
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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I thought this was fake, but apparently, they've arrested Don Lemon for reporting from Minneapolis.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I thought this was fake, but apparently, they've arrested Don Lemon for reporting from Minneapolis.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
I'm not a huge Don Lemon fan, but this is totalitarian nonsense meant to threaten anyone who reports on the regime's horrors.
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Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
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This whole op-ed hinges on the idea that Trump doesn't understand or publicly self-identify with the philosophical underpinnings of fascist theory and therefore can't possibly be a fascist.
Phenomenal.
Phenomenal.
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This whole op-ed hinges on the idea that Trump doesn't understand or publicly self-identify with the philosophical underpinnings of fascist theory and therefore can't possibly be a fascist.
Phenomenal.
Phenomenal.
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👀ICYMI: "there is little to no empirical evidence that inclusionary commitments such as joining equality charters and engaging with inclusion-oriented organisations have an impact on UK universities’ student and staff demographic composition"
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
What do universities’ commitments to inclusion actually achieve? - LSE Impact
Can the ostensible focus of inclusion initiatives in higher education, create perverse incentives that work to undermine these goals?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
👀ICYMI: "there is little to no empirical evidence that inclusionary commitments such as joining equality charters and engaging with inclusion-oriented organisations have an impact on UK universities’ student and staff demographic composition"
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
I'm old enough to remember this story.
“we understand that you’re not keen on reporting on your funding through Researchfish but this seems quite harsh and inappropriate. We have shared our concerns with your funder.”
www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-fi...
“we understand that you’re not keen on reporting on your funding through Researchfish but this seems quite harsh and inappropriate. We have shared our concerns with your funder.”
www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-fi...
January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I'm old enough to remember this story.
“we understand that you’re not keen on reporting on your funding through Researchfish but this seems quite harsh and inappropriate. We have shared our concerns with your funder.”
www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-fi...
“we understand that you’re not keen on reporting on your funding through Researchfish but this seems quite harsh and inappropriate. We have shared our concerns with your funder.”
www.chemistryworld.com/news/ukri-fi...
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Today's the final day of the existence of the Institute for Academic Development @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
In time this website and its collection of resources in this format will vanish. Please help yourself while you can. #IAD #Edinburgh #DigitalFriday
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk
In time this website and its collection of resources in this format will vanish. Please help yourself while you can. #IAD #Edinburgh #DigitalFriday
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Today's the final day of the existence of the Institute for Academic Development @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
In time this website and its collection of resources in this format will vanish. Please help yourself while you can. #IAD #Edinburgh #DigitalFriday
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk
In time this website and its collection of resources in this format will vanish. Please help yourself while you can. #IAD #Edinburgh #DigitalFriday
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk
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Man muss sich das einmal klar machen: Die Staatssekretärin im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium Connemann relativiert wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und wischt sie einfach weg. Das ist Querdenkertum und Trumpismus inmitten der Bundesregierung. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Man muss sich das einmal klar machen: Die Staatssekretärin im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium Connemann relativiert wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und wischt sie einfach weg. Das ist Querdenkertum und Trumpismus inmitten der Bundesregierung. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
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The @societyofauthors.bsky.social and other creatives orgs have launched a new report showing the calamitous impact of generative AI on the creative sector. It's doing so much damage.
#JusticeForCreators
societyofauthors.org/2026/01/30/b...
#JusticeForCreators
societyofauthors.org/2026/01/30/b...
January 30, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The @societyofauthors.bsky.social and other creatives orgs have launched a new report showing the calamitous impact of generative AI on the creative sector. It's doing so much damage.
#JusticeForCreators
societyofauthors.org/2026/01/30/b...
#JusticeForCreators
societyofauthors.org/2026/01/30/b...
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Many days I get told awful news from universities that isn't even being reported now. That's... a bad sign. No-one has a plan, no-one's in charge, no-one knows what to do, no-one's even got reliable data. So little left to say or do if I'm honest.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
Cardiff and Essex post deficits after big spend on severance pay
Financially troubled institutions pushed further into the red, with Aberdeen, Robert Gordon and Sheffield Hallam also losing money
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Many days I get told awful news from universities that isn't even being reported now. That's... a bad sign. No-one has a plan, no-one's in charge, no-one knows what to do, no-one's even got reliable data. So little left to say or do if I'm honest.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
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Except in our overseas franchises where courses are tailored to conform to various dictatorships’ whims, and neither staff nor students have freedom of speech.
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Except in our overseas franchises where courses are tailored to conform to various dictatorships’ whims, and neither staff nor students have freedom of speech.
"Die Geisteswissenschaften wiederum stecken bis zum Hals in einem Sumpf aus Genderismus, Postkolonialismus und sonstiger poststrukturalistischer Phrasendrescherei."
Saxony-Anhalt as "educational laboratory" for the far-tight AfD.
#HigherEd
Saxony-Anhalt as "educational laboratory" for the far-tight AfD.
#HigherEd
Ein Bundesland als Versuchslabor
Das durchgesickerte AfD-"Regierungsprogramm" für Sachsen-Anhalt und seine Sprengkraft für Bildung, Forschung und Föderalismus: eine Analyse.
Jetzt lesen im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
Das durchgesickerte AfD-"Regierungsprogramm" für Sachsen-Anhalt und seine Sprengkraft für Bildung, Forschung und Föderalismus: eine Analyse.
Jetzt lesen im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"Die Geisteswissenschaften wiederum stecken bis zum Hals in einem Sumpf aus Genderismus, Postkolonialismus und sonstiger poststrukturalistischer Phrasendrescherei."
Saxony-Anhalt as "educational laboratory" for the far-tight AfD.
#HigherEd
Saxony-Anhalt as "educational laboratory" for the far-tight AfD.
#HigherEd
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Like countless other far-right parties, the more mainstream the AfD has become through euphemisation and absorption, the more emboldened it feels and the more the mask falls
The proposed programme for the Saxony-Anhalt election is terrifying
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
The proposed programme for the Saxony-Anhalt election is terrifying
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Les propositions radicales du parti d’extrême droite allemand AfD en Saxe-Anhalt, où il est aux portes du pouvoir
Le mouvement, qui approche les 40 % dans les sondages pour l’élection régionale du 6 septembre, a publié un programme prorusse et anti-immigration puisant tout à la fois dans l’imaginaire du IIIᵉ Reic...
www.lemonde.fr
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Like countless other far-right parties, the more mainstream the AfD has become through euphemisation and absorption, the more emboldened it feels and the more the mask falls
The proposed programme for the Saxony-Anhalt election is terrifying
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
The proposed programme for the Saxony-Anhalt election is terrifying
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Shame nobody from UCU is quoted in this article
Half of English students have noticed an impact from cost-cutting measures at their university, with most saying it was leading to a worse experience than expected www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nearly-... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
Nearly half of students concerned about their course closing
Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, find OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Shame nobody from UCU is quoted in this article
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Half of English students have noticed an impact from cost-cutting measures at their university, with most saying it was leading to a worse experience than expected, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social #edusky #academicsky
Nearly half of students concerned about their course closing
Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, find OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Half of English students have noticed an impact from cost-cutting measures at their university, with most saying it was leading to a worse experience than expected, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social #edusky #academicsky
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I hate to tap the sign but again: this is all made to make in-person education and access to knowledge transfer a preserve of the elite. Human education for the few, bots for the many.
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I hate to tap the sign but again: this is all made to make in-person education and access to knowledge transfer a preserve of the elite. Human education for the few, bots for the many.
What could possibly go wrong?
OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
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Pflichtlektüre für alle, die in Bildung und Wissenschaft unterwegs sind: die AfD macht klare Ansagen und die sind brutal.
Ein Bundesland als Versuchslabor
Das durchgesickerte AfD-"Regierungsprogramm" für Sachsen-Anhalt und seine Sprengkraft für Bildung, Forschung und Föderalismus: eine Analyse.
Jetzt lesen im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
Das durchgesickerte AfD-"Regierungsprogramm" für Sachsen-Anhalt und seine Sprengkraft für Bildung, Forschung und Föderalismus: eine Analyse.
Jetzt lesen im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Pflichtlektüre für alle, die in Bildung und Wissenschaft unterwegs sind: die AfD macht klare Ansagen und die sind brutal.
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Physics is under the cosh, Astronomy and Chemistry in peril, Geography is losing territory, English, Modern Languages and History are among the many shrinking UK disciplines.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts.
Major cuts will hit UK science facilities and government research grants for physics and astronomy over the next four years, Research Professional News can reveal.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Major cuts will hit UK science facilities and government research grants for physics and astronomy over the next four years, Research Professional News can reveal.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK physics research and science facilities face ‘substantial’ cuts - Research Professional News
Exclusive: Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks £162m cost savings, with existing projects facing axe
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Physics is under the cosh, Astronomy and Chemistry in peril, Geography is losing territory, English, Modern Languages and History are among the many shrinking UK disciplines.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
Surely it's time to have a concerted, structured conversation about universities and the national research base.
Interesting article from 2008 about 'the end of the last department of a university in Britain with "industrial relations" in its title' at Keele University. It seems that before they came for Critical Management Studies, they came for IR.
#HigherEd
#UKHE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#HigherEd
#UKHE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The death of industrial relations
Gregor Gall: Keele University seems to have decided that workers no longer need the intellectual tools to challenge employers
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Interesting article from 2008 about 'the end of the last department of a university in Britain with "industrial relations" in its title' at Keele University. It seems that before they came for Critical Management Studies, they came for IR.
#HigherEd
#UKHE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#HigherEd
#UKHE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...