Theo Scheer
@theoscheer.bsky.social
reporter. intern at the chronicle of higher ed. past: the state news, the rapidian, capital news service.
theo.scheer@chronicle.com
theo.scheer@chronicle.com
Colleges aren’t supposed to fiddle with their Wikipedia pages. They try anyway.
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Colleges Aren’t Supposed to Fiddle With Their Wikipedia Pages. They Try Anyway.
It’s just one way that the public’s understanding of higher ed is increasingly out of colleges’ hands.
www.chronicle.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Colleges aren’t supposed to fiddle with their Wikipedia pages. They try anyway.
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
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Reposted by Theo Scheer
Was it worth it? No matter how the costs are measured, faculty said that Columbia didn’t have much of a choice. “We’re more or less negotiating the terms of our own mugging,” said @karl-jacoby.bsky.social.
By Sarah Huddleston, @theoscheer.bsky.social, Camila Gomez: www.chronicle.com/article/colu...
By Sarah Huddleston, @theoscheer.bsky.social, Camila Gomez: www.chronicle.com/article/colu...
Columbia Struck a Deal to Save Research Funding. How Do Its Researchers Feel About That?
Faculty and others expressed a mixture of relief and frustration over the deal, under which the university will pay over $200 million to have most of its research funding restored.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Was it worth it? No matter how the costs are measured, faculty said that Columbia didn’t have much of a choice. “We’re more or less negotiating the terms of our own mugging,” said @karl-jacoby.bsky.social.
By Sarah Huddleston, @theoscheer.bsky.social, Camila Gomez: www.chronicle.com/article/colu...
By Sarah Huddleston, @theoscheer.bsky.social, Camila Gomez: www.chronicle.com/article/colu...
Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-4-...
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A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities
The mandate, included in the state’s new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.
www.chronicle.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-4-...
www.chronicle.com/article/a-4-...
Also: I’m writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education this summer.
Got something I should know? Email me: Theo.Scheer@Chronicle.com
Got something I should know? Email me: Theo.Scheer@Chronicle.com
Federal research grants increasingly require compliance with Trump’s orders.
Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
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Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
Scientists and institutions are struggling to navigate new conditions for receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
www.chronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Also: I’m writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education this summer.
Got something I should know? Email me: Theo.Scheer@Chronicle.com
Got something I should know? Email me: Theo.Scheer@Chronicle.com
Federal research grants increasingly require compliance with Trump’s orders.
Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
Scientists and institutions are struggling to navigate new conditions for receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
www.chronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Federal research grants increasingly require compliance with Trump’s orders.
Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to respond.
For @chronicle.com:
www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Reposted by Theo Scheer
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding. good reporting by @theoscheer.bsky.social: www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
Scientists and institutions are struggling to navigate new conditions for receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
www.chronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Research Grants Increasingly Require Compliance With Trump’s Orders. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding. good reporting by @theoscheer.bsky.social: www.chronicle.com/article/rese...
The MSU law professor who wrote a chapter of Project 2025 will be the FCC’s top lawyer.
I got ahold of emails showing his alignment with the president.
He said there was “no insurrection,” a “crooked election,” and that “the indictment is bullshit.”
statenews.com/article/2025...
I got ahold of emails showing his alignment with the president.
He said there was “no insurrection,” a “crooked election,” and that “the indictment is bullshit.”
statenews.com/article/2025...
MSU professor who called 2020 election ‘crooked’ to be top FCC lawyer - The State News
Adam Candeub, an MSU law professor, has been open about his support for Trump and his willingness to serve under another Trump administration. Private emails obtained by The State News through a publi...
statenews.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The MSU law professor who wrote a chapter of Project 2025 will be the FCC’s top lawyer.
I got ahold of emails showing his alignment with the president.
He said there was “no insurrection,” a “crooked election,” and that “the indictment is bullshit.”
statenews.com/article/2025...
I got ahold of emails showing his alignment with the president.
He said there was “no insurrection,” a “crooked election,” and that “the indictment is bullshit.”
statenews.com/article/2025...
Michigan State University’s accreditors visited campus earlier this week as part of a comprehensive review of the university’s accreditation status, which was called into question last year amid infighting within MSU’s top leadership.
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MSU’s accreditors visit campus for review amid concerns over board - The State News
Though representatives from the Higher Learning Commission decide whether to renew MSU’s accreditation every ten years, recent turmoil within MSU’s Board of Trustees has raised additional concerns for...
statenews.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Michigan State University’s accreditors visited campus earlier this week as part of a comprehensive review of the university’s accreditation status, which was called into question last year amid infighting within MSU’s top leadership.
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statenews.com/article/2024...
MSU has already spent over $500k on the investigation into allegations of board chair Vassar's misconduct, records show t.co/2CsavPcxTf
MSU already spent over $500k on investigation into allegations of board chair misconduct - The State News
An outside investigation into allegations that board chair Rema Vassar violated board bylaws and university policies has cost Michigan State University $500,669.98 as of Nov. 30 2023.
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February 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
MSU has already spent over $500k on the investigation into allegations of board chair Vassar's misconduct, records show t.co/2CsavPcxTf
13 interviews, 50+ emails, multiple FOIAs and 5 months of research later, I present to you: an exhaustive history/analysis of the steam tunnels under MSU.
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statenews.com
February 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM
13 interviews, 50+ emails, multiple FOIAs and 5 months of research later, I present to you: an exhaustive history/analysis of the steam tunnels under MSU.
statenews.com/article/2024...
statenews.com/article/2024...
I got ahold of a draft of a report analyzing MSU's response to the Feb. mass shooting. Here's how it differed from the final, published version.
Read: ‘Lack of trust': officers, agencies refused to participate in outside review of MSU shooting response
statenews.com/article/2024...
Read: ‘Lack of trust': officers, agencies refused to participate in outside review of MSU shooting response
statenews.com/article/2024...
‘Lack of trust': officers, agencies refused to participate in outside review of MSU shooting respo...
Law enforcement officers and federal agencies refused to participate in a review of Michigan State University’s response to their February mass shooting, according to a draft of the review, which ca...
statenews.com
January 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I got ahold of a draft of a report analyzing MSU's response to the Feb. mass shooting. Here's how it differed from the final, published version.
Read: ‘Lack of trust': officers, agencies refused to participate in outside review of MSU shooting response
statenews.com/article/2024...
Read: ‘Lack of trust': officers, agencies refused to participate in outside review of MSU shooting response
statenews.com/article/2024...