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Bethany Meadows
@be-me6.bsky.social
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Rhetoric & Writing PhD. Passionate about transformative justice, sexual violence policy, & inclusive education.

Pet Parent. TTRPG and Board Game Lover. they/she.

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be-me6.bsky.social
Despite these dark times, there’s a little light for Nicholas and me coming
Hockey themed baby announcement. Michigan State onesie with ultrasound photos across. Text reads, “Player 3 called for 9-month delay of game penalty. Meadows family at full strength around August 16, 2025”
February 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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bradvivian.bsky.social
This is simply capitulation. The EO doesn’t define DEI, in classic authoritarian fashion, because vague directives are designed to make institutions over-comply and censor themselves out of fear.

www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Rutgers cancels HBCU event to align with Trump DEI orders
The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President...
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January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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jamielevdan.bsky.social
Would I love it if all my students read/prepped all of the things before all of the classes? Yes.

Do I know there will be weeks they can't/won't? Also yes.

Here is a tool inspired by Karen Errichetti's Fauci scale & @jrodway.bsky.social's work scale. #academicsky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Agatha scale_workload strategies.docx
How to manage your workload when life is pushing the limits Look at the "Agatha Scale" below and reflect on these questions: How are things going this week? Which picture most closely matches how you'...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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dwillner.bsky.social
Folks are mostly missing the forest for the trees re: the recent Meta announcement. Specifically, the focus on the move from fact checking to community notes. There two different changes that are a much bigger deal that have received less focus. 🧵 1/11
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
I also worry about this. This is a good time to remind everyone that Meta owns Instagram AND Facebook, and the horrible shit Zuckerberg just announced applies to both.
annazand.bsky.social Anna Zandyclaws @annazand.bsky.social · Jan 10
Anecdotally, I see more young families in my circle using Instagram for this and I think people don’t realize that Facebook rules extend to Instagram.
January 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: A federal district court judge in Kentucky vacates the Biden administration's Title IX rule, challenged largely for its transgender protections, a decision with nationwide effect.

Law Dork's extensive coverage of challenges to the rule can be found here: www.lawdork.com/t/title-ix-r...
IV. Having determined that the challenged portions of the Final Rule are invalid, the Court considers the appropriate remedy. While the Department argues in favor of severance, the Court remains persuaded that the three challenged provisions fatally taint the entire rule. As the Court has explained, the definition of discrimination “on the basis of sex” lies at the heart of Title IX and permeates virtually every provision of the law. While not directly challenged in this proceeding, the Final Rule brings new requirements for handling grievances, training, recordkeeping, and processing complaints. But these regulations refer to and incorporate provisions the Court deems invalid, which necessitates jettisoning these regulations as well. See 34 C.F.R. §§ 106.44 (Recipient’s response to sex discrimination (including multiple references to sex-based harassment)); 106.45 (Grievance procedures for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints of sex discrimination (relying on § 106.2’s definition of sex-based harassment)); 106.46 (Grievance procedures for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints of sex-based harassment involving student complainants or student respondents at postsecondary institutions (same)). While there appears to be at least one provision that is not directly impacted by the plaintiffs’ challenge, see 34 C.F.R. § 106.40 (Aug. 1, 2024) (“Parental, family or marital status; pregnancy or related conditions), it simply is not proper for the Court to rewrite the regulations by excising the offending material, particularly when rulemaking is the exclusive duty of the Executive Branch. See Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of N. New England, 546 U.S. 320 (2006). Thus, the undersigned concludes that the entire Final Rule and corresponding regulations are invalid and must be set aside.
January 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM