Abe Goldberg
@abegoldberg.bsky.social
Political science teacher-scholar. Civic & community engagement. Democracy. Placemaking. Higher Ed. Relatively funny.
I got an email from “Academic Questions” while “Client Services” was copied on the message.
a man with a mustache is looking at himself in a mirror with the words praise kier written above him
ALT: a man with a mustache is looking at himself in a mirror with the words praise kier written above him
media.tenor.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I got an email from “Academic Questions” while “Client Services” was copied on the message.
Looks like most signatories are from private institutions and northeastern and pacific coast publics. Several nonprofit orgs as well.
More than 150 leaders of America's colleges, universities, and scholarly societies issued "A Call for Constructive Engagement" in response to the ongoing government intrusion into #highered. Read the full statement: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
April 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Looks like most signatories are from private institutions and northeastern and pacific coast publics. Several nonprofit orgs as well.
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
Just a reminder that the neither the U.S. Digital Service (which has been converted into DOGE) nor OPM has any legal authority to direct every single federal government employee to give them a job summary. Literally no such authority at all.
NEW
Here is the full email that Musk/OPM is sending to 2 million federal employees.
Subject line: What did you do last week?
Musk claimed on X that failure to reply would be considered a resignation, but that is not mentioned in the email.
Here is the full email that Musk/OPM is sending to 2 million federal employees.
Subject line: What did you do last week?
Musk claimed on X that failure to reply would be considered a resignation, but that is not mentioned in the email.
February 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just a reminder that the neither the U.S. Digital Service (which has been converted into DOGE) nor OPM has any legal authority to direct every single federal government employee to give them a job summary. Literally no such authority at all.
Profile in courage…
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Profile in courage…
Love publishing with students!
“public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about”
“…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric”
www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...
“public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about”
“…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric”
www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...
Civic Nation BrandVoice: Students Navigate Free Speech And Expression Policies To Encourage Voter Participation
Young people should be trusted with opportunities to flex their civic engagement muscles — if not at a place of higher education, where?
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Love publishing with students!
“public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about”
“…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric”
www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...
“public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about”
“…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric”
www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...
What if every Burger King looked like this?
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What if every Burger King looked like this?
So far, the most memorable thing about #SPSA2025 is meeting a colleague who was able to secure internal funding for SIXTEEN (16!!!) undergraduate students to attend and participate following their research methods course.
Impressive.
Impressive.
January 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
So far, the most memorable thing about #SPSA2025 is meeting a colleague who was able to secure internal funding for SIXTEEN (16!!!) undergraduate students to attend and participate following their research methods course.
Impressive.
Impressive.
First post in close to a year on this site. Glad to see more people using it…time to give it another try, I guess.
a man in a suit and glasses stands in front of a sign that says ' the '
ALT: a man in a suit and glasses stands in front of a sign that says ' the '
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:09 PM
First post in close to a year on this site. Glad to see more people using it…time to give it another try, I guess.
College students in 2021 viewed First Amendment rights to be LESS secure than those in 2016, according to the Knight Foundation. Only 47% think freedom of speech is very secure/secure!
December 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
College students in 2021 viewed First Amendment rights to be LESS secure than those in 2016, according to the Knight Foundation. Only 47% think freedom of speech is very secure/secure!
Just arrived! Very much looking forward to giving this a read, @mattnelsen.bsky.social!
November 9, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Just arrived! Very much looking forward to giving this a read, @mattnelsen.bsky.social!
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
A lot of questions about the poll, but why are folks (1) asking people about agreement or disagreement with statements on a 100 point scale, and (2) then dichotomizing that scale, and (3) using the value of 61 rather than 50 to split agree and disagree?
Beware the UVA poll going around on support for violence & democracy tinyurl.com/uvacpoll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
October 19, 2023 at 1:41 AM
A lot of questions about the poll, but why are folks (1) asking people about agreement or disagreement with statements on a 100 point scale, and (2) then dichotomizing that scale, and (3) using the value of 61 rather than 50 to split agree and disagree?
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
Beware the UVA poll going around on support for violence & democracy tinyurl.com/uvacpoll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
October 19, 2023 at 1:11 AM
Beware the UVA poll going around on support for violence & democracy tinyurl.com/uvacpoll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
What are we doing here people? Stop the madness!
Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.
Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.
October 19, 2023 at 2:04 PM
What are we doing here people? Stop the madness!
Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.
Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.
Over 100 students in a US government general education course have spoken! Almost 60% think Supreme Court justices should have term limits….
October 16, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Over 100 students in a US government general education course have spoken! Almost 60% think Supreme Court justices should have term limits….
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
Americans are generally horrible at understanding the size of marginalized communities.
Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane.
We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world.
1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.
Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane.
We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world.
1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.
October 12, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Americans are generally horrible at understanding the size of marginalized communities.
Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane.
We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world.
1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.
Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane.
We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world.
1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
I have been at a loss for words since the weekend; I am deeply worried for the safety of my friends, family & people suffering from brutality. When I got this email today, I burst into tears. If you can help Aaron, please let me know, and I will connect you to him. Please help!
October 10, 2023 at 10:01 PM
I have been at a loss for words since the weekend; I am deeply worried for the safety of my friends, family & people suffering from brutality. When I got this email today, I burst into tears. If you can help Aaron, please let me know, and I will connect you to him. Please help!
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
I am so glad we have critical mass here. But I do think it might be the case that El0n and Twxtter were the symptoms and not the disease. We have a lot more work to do.
October 11, 2023 at 12:03 AM
I am so glad we have critical mass here. But I do think it might be the case that El0n and Twxtter were the symptoms and not the disease. We have a lot more work to do.
Please welcome my colleague, co-author and dear friend @carahongwhaley.bsky.social!
October 10, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Please welcome my colleague, co-author and dear friend @carahongwhaley.bsky.social!
Reposted by Abe Goldberg
How universities gaslight DEI initiatives - written by some of my #SFU colleagues #AcademicSky 👩🔬
How universities gaslight DEI initiatives (opinion)
The slowdown, the pushback, the shutdown and the blowback are all common gaslighting tactics, Megan MacKenzie, Özlem Sensoy, Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Nathalie Sinclair and Laurel Weldon write.
www.insidehighered.com
October 10, 2023 at 2:42 AM
How universities gaslight DEI initiatives - written by some of my #SFU colleagues #AcademicSky 👩🔬