Ellen Chaffee
@bg4d.bsky.social
University governance, democracy, ethics, good trouble, BadAss Grandma
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I would like to see protestors shouting phrases such as “WE are what is great about America!!!” Or
“We ARE America!!” Or anything along those lines. The right keeps chanting “USA USA”. We need something like that.
“We ARE America!!” Or anything along those lines. The right keeps chanting “USA USA”. We need something like that.
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I would like to see protestors shouting phrases such as “WE are what is great about America!!!” Or
“We ARE America!!” Or anything along those lines. The right keeps chanting “USA USA”. We need something like that.
“We ARE America!!” Or anything along those lines. The right keeps chanting “USA USA”. We need something like that.
Congressional Courage Campaign Launch on Zoom act.represent.us/sign/ccc-lau...
Congressional Courage Campaign Launch on Zoom
On Thursday, October 23 RepresentUs leaders will be unveiling a new campaign to meet the moment. Come learn about the campaign goals, strategies and how to take action right now.
act.represent.us
October 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Congressional Courage Campaign Launch on Zoom act.represent.us/sign/ccc-lau...
Plain talk from a true patriot. How refreshing.
Chancellors Playing Footsie With Authoritarianism
But some people seem willing to give it away for a competitive advantage.
www.insidehighered.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Plain talk from a true patriot. How refreshing.
Thomas Jefferson would be horrified
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
Thomas Jefferson would be horrified
The Trump administration just robbed my alma mater of its independence
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thomas Jefferson would be horrified
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open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
Love your college or university? It could be on the road to closure if the budget bill passes by July 4 as predicted. The bill is equivalent to boxes of drones bombing the campuses. Get your Senator to fix it!
Universities have no choice
There is no negotiating with an annihilation attempt
open.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Love your college or university? It could be on the road to closure if the budget bill passes by July 4 as predicted. The bill is equivalent to boxes of drones bombing the campuses. Get your Senator to fix it!
Brown shirts in America? This story is so incredibly disturbing. Be aware - it keeps going after each of a number of ads.
UNC Asheville administrator out of job after she was filmed in undercover DEI video
The former employee’s remarks in the video “do not represent the practices of UNC Asheville,” a spokesperson said.
www.newsobserver.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Brown shirts in America? This story is so incredibly disturbing. Be aware - it keeps going after each of a number of ads.
Check the far right side of this screenshot. Who is planning the 250th year of our Republic, not the second year of our failed democracy? I nominate all who are working for a blow-out rejection election on 11/2/26. Are you with me?
June 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Check the far right side of this screenshot. Who is planning the 250th year of our Republic, not the second year of our failed democracy? I nominate all who are working for a blow-out rejection election on 11/2/26. Are you with me?
Four very smart people speaking plain English on how to foster a U turn from competitive oligarchy (now) to democracy, based on research into other nations' experiences. The last half and the slides were my favorite part.
What Can Be Learned from International Perspectives on Autocracy and Democracy?
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PDT
www.amacad.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Four very smart people speaking plain English on how to foster a U turn from competitive oligarchy (now) to democracy, based on research into other nations' experiences. The last half and the slides were my favorite part.
I have been hitchhiking on Popular Information for a while, and now i am a paid subscriber. It's straight-up data and information that matters to me, and there's ample evidence that attorneys, judges, law enforcement, journalists, and others are using the information to right wrongs. Check it out!
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Independent accountability journalism. Click to read Popular Information, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I have been hitchhiking on Popular Information for a while, and now i am a paid subscriber. It's straight-up data and information that matters to me, and there's ample evidence that attorneys, judges, law enforcement, journalists, and others are using the information to right wrongs. Check it out!
Harvard may not enroll international students - over 1/4 of its enrollment. The implications for them, our country, innovation, research, health care....
"The government escalates its war with [Harvard] by withdrawing permission to host international students." Source: Inside Higher Education
"The government escalates its war with [Harvard] by withdrawing permission to host international students." Source: Inside Higher Education
a woman says " i build things i don t destroy them "
ALT: a woman says " i build things i don t destroy them "
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May 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Harvard may not enroll international students - over 1/4 of its enrollment. The implications for them, our country, innovation, research, health care....
"The government escalates its war with [Harvard] by withdrawing permission to host international students." Source: Inside Higher Education
"The government escalates its war with [Harvard] by withdrawing permission to host international students." Source: Inside Higher Education
"When did you stop beating your wife?" is a meme for higher education criticisms these days: attacks without merit, aiming to destroy, not improve. Ignore the slams and lies - find out for yourself. Help make good changes.
Our Debate Over Higher Ed Has Lost the Plot (opinion)
We need to reorient the national conversation, Lynn Pasquerella writes.
www.insidehighered.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"When did you stop beating your wife?" is a meme for higher education criticisms these days: attacks without merit, aiming to destroy, not improve. Ignore the slams and lies - find out for yourself. Help make good changes.
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell Congress to Reinstate the Librarian of Congress!
President Trump has crossed another dangerous line by abruptly firing Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause!
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Send an email to your representative to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress.
action.everylibrary.org/emailhayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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"Columbia...should stop throwing around the term 'academic freedom.' Kissing the ring, bending the knee, and conforming to a particular president’s political preferences, just as they were during the McCarthy era, are the antithesis of academic freedom." Jen Rubin on words & phrases we can do w/o.
Words & Phrases We Could do Without
“Academic Freedom,” under this administration, becomes an anachronism
contrarian.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Columbia...should stop throwing around the term 'academic freedom.' Kissing the ring, bending the knee, and conforming to a particular president’s political preferences, just as they were during the McCarthy era, are the antithesis of academic freedom." Jen Rubin on words & phrases we can do w/o.
A certified professional financial analyst describes the personal "decision tree" her family faces - emigrate? When? It's compelling and tragic.
When is it time to leave?
In absence of a crystal ball, how to we determine the appropriate time to leave before it's too late?
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A certified professional financial analyst describes the personal "decision tree" her family faces - emigrate? When? It's compelling and tragic.
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In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed the arrest of Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, the targeting of global law firms, and SCOTUS case on conversion therapy. Plus, Joyce’s new book that offers ways we can save democracy.
Giving Up Is Unforgivable
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 03/15/2025 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed the arrest of Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, the targeting of global law firms, and SCOTUS case on conversion therapy. Plus, Joyce’s new book that offers ways we can save democracy.
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Thousands out in NYC today protesting DOGE.
March 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thousands out in NYC today protesting DOGE.
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Attacks on universities are attacks on democracy and human progress. “University leaders would help themselves, and the country, by emerging from their defensive crouches and making a forthright case for inquiry, research, science and knowledge.”
Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Attacks on universities are attacks on democracy and human progress. “University leaders would help themselves, and the country, by emerging from their defensive crouches and making a forthright case for inquiry, research, science and knowledge.”
"China’s massive scaling . . . has produced nearly 2000 new universities since 1997." China: almost half of the world’s leading AI researchers; US: only 18%. US research is already shutting down - who's recruiting the newly unemployed? Their families need to eat, too, and they won't come back.
DeepSeek - A Wake-Up Call For US Higher Education
DeepSeek is a wake-up call to the US, as China is building up its universities, while the US is in retreat, and the US needs a similar level of support for STEM education
www.forbes.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"China’s massive scaling . . . has produced nearly 2000 new universities since 1997." China: almost half of the world’s leading AI researchers; US: only 18%. US research is already shutting down - who's recruiting the newly unemployed? Their families need to eat, too, and they won't come back.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Reposted by Ellen Chaffee
Donald Trump is lying to you.
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Donald Trump is lying to you.
What actually happened on 2/28/25? What does it mean? Timothy Snyder (15-24), David Brooks, and Jonathan Capehart (37-47) put it into stunning, credible perspective. Where would we be without public broadcasting? Support Prairie Public!
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March 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What actually happened on 2/28/25? What does it mean? Timothy Snyder (15-24), David Brooks, and Jonathan Capehart (37-47) put it into stunning, credible perspective. Where would we be without public broadcasting? Support Prairie Public!
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Ebola? Here? Musk "misspoke." Dr. Craig Spencer blows up the illusion here, at 16:30-22:30. Support public media!
PBS News Hour | Season 2025 | February 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
February 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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March 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ebola? Here? Musk "misspoke." Dr. Craig Spencer blows up the illusion here, at 16:30-22:30. Support public media!
Watch this six-minute video, Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Declaration of Independence, for affirmation, inspiration, and courage. Take me to the ramparts.
Illinois Governor Pritzker Warns Against Threats to American Democracy in State of the State Address
In his annual State of the State address Democratic Governor JB Pritzker warns Americans against the threats to their democracy and says if they don't want to repeat history, they should be strong eno...
www.c-span.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Watch this six-minute video, Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Declaration of Independence, for affirmation, inspiration, and courage. Take me to the ramparts.