Chris Marsicano
@chrismarsicano.com
Davidson College professor | Director, College Crisis Initiative (C2i)| Studies #highered #edpolitics & #edpolicy | PhD, Vanderbilt | MPP, Duke | Whatever we used to call tweets ≠ Endorsements
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Time for another fundraiser.
This weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @boltsmag.org AND @mississippifreepress.org for EACH of:
- every new Bluesky follower I get
- every new Bluesky follower THEY get
- everyone who reposts this post
Repost this, follow me, and follow both of them = I donate $4 total.
This weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @boltsmag.org AND @mississippifreepress.org for EACH of:
- every new Bluesky follower I get
- every new Bluesky follower THEY get
- everyone who reposts this post
Repost this, follow me, and follow both of them = I donate $4 total.
July 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Time for another fundraiser.
This weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @boltsmag.org AND @mississippifreepress.org for EACH of:
- every new Bluesky follower I get
- every new Bluesky follower THEY get
- everyone who reposts this post
Repost this, follow me, and follow both of them = I donate $4 total.
This weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @boltsmag.org AND @mississippifreepress.org for EACH of:
- every new Bluesky follower I get
- every new Bluesky follower THEY get
- everyone who reposts this post
Repost this, follow me, and follow both of them = I donate $4 total.
I was terrifyingly bad at this…
Parents: Give this quiz to your school-aged kids. And then share it with your own aging parents. You might all learn how to better spot fakes. And you'll definitely learn why, in the age of AI, we have to be more cautious in trusting our eyes.
"The quiz...is a warning. If citizens can’t tell what’s real, how can we preserve trust in elections, journalism, education—or daily life?...isn’t just about innovation; it’s about protecting civil rights, public safety, and democratic trust." Reader EMHinMI www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I was terrifyingly bad at this…
Primarying Tillis may be a lot harder than the President realizes. www.theassemblync.com/politics/sen...
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Primarying Tillis may be a lot harder than the President realizes. www.theassemblync.com/politics/sen...
Well... I think it is clear the President is losing patience with Israel and Iran.
www.wsj.com/video/trump-...
www.wsj.com/video/trump-...
Trump Says Iran, Israel ‘Don’t Know What the F— They’re Doing’
President Trump scolded Israel for striking Iran and angrily accused both sides of violating a cease-fire.
www.wsj.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Well... I think it is clear the President is losing patience with Israel and Iran.
www.wsj.com/video/trump-...
www.wsj.com/video/trump-...
I don't think I've ever felt sorry for Juventus before, but I do now. Goodness. This was more than "a bit weird."
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June 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I don't think I've ever felt sorry for Juventus before, but I do now. Goodness. This was more than "a bit weird."
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Congress is proposing a HUGE increase in the tax on college endowments—up to 21%—to punish elite universities and fund tax cuts.
But the people who’ll really pay the price?
Students.
Here’s my new OpEd with CJ Ryan on the Endowment Tax in the KC Star: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
1/6 🧵
But the people who’ll really pay the price?
Students.
Here’s my new OpEd with CJ Ryan on the Endowment Tax in the KC Star: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
1/6 🧵
Congress targeting the Ivy League hurts low-income college students more | Opinion
Increasing universities’ endowment tax would be much bigger blow to Kansas’ McPherson College than to Harvard or Columbia. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congress is proposing a HUGE increase in the tax on college endowments—up to 21%—to punish elite universities and fund tax cuts.
But the people who’ll really pay the price?
Students.
Here’s my new OpEd with CJ Ryan on the Endowment Tax in the KC Star: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
1/6 🧵
But the people who’ll really pay the price?
Students.
Here’s my new OpEd with CJ Ryan on the Endowment Tax in the KC Star: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
1/6 🧵
Conservatism isn't selective taxation on goods already purchased. That's what the new EV levy would be. A great piece from @mattbaidc.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | This tax testifies to the utter corruption of conservative thought
Congress is coming for your EV — and what’s left of conservatism.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Conservatism isn't selective taxation on goods already purchased. That's what the new EV levy would be. A great piece from @mattbaidc.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Fantastic piece showing how we got the extraordinary national debt we have today. TL;DR version: Bush cut taxes and funded two wars, Obama ended neither the tax cuts nor the wars; Trump gave out stimulus checks and tax cuts. Biden paid for infrastructure. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion
Washington spent and cut taxes while the debt was rising.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fantastic piece showing how we got the extraordinary national debt we have today. TL;DR version: Bush cut taxes and funded two wars, Obama ended neither the tax cuts nor the wars; Trump gave out stimulus checks and tax cuts. Biden paid for infrastructure. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Something that I don’t share often: I was an Odyssey of the Mind World Champion.
My team beat out teams from Singapore🥈 and Poland🥉 to bring home the gold🥇.
A couple of years later my younger sibling won... twice. In the early 2000s, the name “Marsicano” was to OM what “Manning” was to the NFL.
My team beat out teams from Singapore🥈 and Poland🥉 to bring home the gold🥇.
A couple of years later my younger sibling won... twice. In the early 2000s, the name “Marsicano” was to OM what “Manning” was to the NFL.
These are photos from the Odyssey of the Mind finals that started last night at Michigan State University. Parents in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland sent their *English speaking* kids to spend 4 days with like-minded kids from all over the US.
May 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Something that I don’t share often: I was an Odyssey of the Mind World Champion.
My team beat out teams from Singapore🥈 and Poland🥉 to bring home the gold🥇.
A couple of years later my younger sibling won... twice. In the early 2000s, the name “Marsicano” was to OM what “Manning” was to the NFL.
My team beat out teams from Singapore🥈 and Poland🥉 to bring home the gold🥇.
A couple of years later my younger sibling won... twice. In the early 2000s, the name “Marsicano” was to OM what “Manning” was to the NFL.
AC Milan and Man U are going to be dangerous next season. You heard it here first. No European competition to make them galavant across the continent. Pure focus on the task at hand - qualifying for the UCL. Dangerous.
(Oh and congrats to Spurs, seriously.)
(Oh and congrats to Spurs, seriously.)
May 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
AC Milan and Man U are going to be dangerous next season. You heard it here first. No European competition to make them galavant across the continent. Pure focus on the task at hand - qualifying for the UCL. Dangerous.
(Oh and congrats to Spurs, seriously.)
(Oh and congrats to Spurs, seriously.)
I've been able to watch what Napoli has done this season.
Having a full week between matches every week, rested legs from not having to play four competitions, and a league specialist coach in Conte to manage the team have turned Napoli into a contender.
Having a full week between matches every week, rested legs from not having to play four competitions, and a league specialist coach in Conte to manage the team have turned Napoli into a contender.
It is ridiculous that (if these results hold) the 15th and 16th best teams in the 20 team English Premier League will soon compete for the second-most prestigious trophy in Europe.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
May 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've been able to watch what Napoli has done this season.
Having a full week between matches every week, rested legs from not having to play four competitions, and a league specialist coach in Conte to manage the team have turned Napoli into a contender.
Having a full week between matches every week, rested legs from not having to play four competitions, and a league specialist coach in Conte to manage the team have turned Napoli into a contender.
It is ridiculous that (if these results hold) the 15th and 16th best teams in the 20 team English Premier League will soon compete for the second-most prestigious trophy in Europe.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
May 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It is ridiculous that (if these results hold) the 15th and 16th best teams in the 20 team English Premier League will soon compete for the second-most prestigious trophy in Europe.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.
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DC Takes on D.C.: Davidson College Seniors Present Educational Studies Research @aefpweb.bsky.social
Great mentorship from @chrismarsicano.com!
www.davidson.edu/news/2025/05...
Great mentorship from @chrismarsicano.com!
www.davidson.edu/news/2025/05...
DC Takes on D.C.: Davidson College Seniors Present Educational Studies Research at AEFP
Four Davidson College seniors reflect on presenting their undergraduate research at the annual Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) conference in Washington, D.C.., where they also netw...
www.davidson.edu
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
DC Takes on D.C.: Davidson College Seniors Present Educational Studies Research @aefpweb.bsky.social
Great mentorship from @chrismarsicano.com!
www.davidson.edu/news/2025/05...
Great mentorship from @chrismarsicano.com!
www.davidson.edu/news/2025/05...
A fantastic OpEd from a West Point professor on why academic freedom at Army is necessary for our nation's national security.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A fantastic OpEd from a West Point professor on why academic freedom at Army is necessary for our nation's national security.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Call For Proposals - Association for the Study of Higher Education
www.ashe.ws
April 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Not exactly the same, but sort of like this? bsky.app/profile/btsk...
As an elder millennial, I could trade my lifetime of tax contributions to the NEH for one month of Netflix and have just enough left over to get some avocado toast if I split it with two other people
April 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not exactly the same, but sort of like this? bsky.app/profile/btsk...
For instance, let’s say you paid $1,000 in taxes.
You’d get a confirmation screen showing something like:
• $240 for Medicare/Medicaid
• $210 for Social Security
• $130 for defense spending
• $130 for debt service
• $7 for Head Start
• $3 for US AID
I wonder whether that alone would change policy.
You’d get a confirmation screen showing something like:
• $240 for Medicare/Medicaid
• $210 for Social Security
• $130 for defense spending
• $130 for debt service
• $7 for Head Start
• $3 for US AID
I wonder whether that alone would change policy.
Every time you pay taxes on a program like turbo tax or tax slayer, the confirmation screen should come with the dollar-for-dollar breakdown of what your taxes fund.
April 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For instance, let’s say you paid $1,000 in taxes.
You’d get a confirmation screen showing something like:
• $240 for Medicare/Medicaid
• $210 for Social Security
• $130 for defense spending
• $130 for debt service
• $7 for Head Start
• $3 for US AID
I wonder whether that alone would change policy.
You’d get a confirmation screen showing something like:
• $240 for Medicare/Medicaid
• $210 for Social Security
• $130 for defense spending
• $130 for debt service
• $7 for Head Start
• $3 for US AID
I wonder whether that alone would change policy.
Every time you pay taxes on a program like turbo tax or tax slayer, the confirmation screen should come with the dollar-for-dollar breakdown of what your taxes fund.
April 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Every time you pay taxes on a program like turbo tax or tax slayer, the confirmation screen should come with the dollar-for-dollar breakdown of what your taxes fund.
Every retailer should do this.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs – right next to the product’s total listed price.”
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
April 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Every retailer should do this.
Oh Parma and Udinese, you beautiful, beautiful teams.
April 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh Parma and Udinese, you beautiful, beautiful teams.
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Dear Social Scientists,
Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both.
If you believe your field has public value, show it.
sociology
Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both.
If you believe your field has public value, show it.
sociology
April 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Dear Social Scientists,
Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both.
If you believe your field has public value, show it.
sociology
Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both.
If you believe your field has public value, show it.
sociology
Davidson seems like a college town monoculture.
Then you realize professors live next to NASCAR pit chiefs who live next to corporate executives who live next to frat guys.
And yet the whole place still feels like Mayberry.
Don’t get me wrong - I love it. But it is SO weird.
In a good way.
Then you realize professors live next to NASCAR pit chiefs who live next to corporate executives who live next to frat guys.
And yet the whole place still feels like Mayberry.
Don’t get me wrong - I love it. But it is SO weird.
In a good way.
April 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Davidson seems like a college town monoculture.
Then you realize professors live next to NASCAR pit chiefs who live next to corporate executives who live next to frat guys.
And yet the whole place still feels like Mayberry.
Don’t get me wrong - I love it. But it is SO weird.
In a good way.
Then you realize professors live next to NASCAR pit chiefs who live next to corporate executives who live next to frat guys.
And yet the whole place still feels like Mayberry.
Don’t get me wrong - I love it. But it is SO weird.
In a good way.
Everyone on the left who slammed Harvard for being too elite and not focused enough on the common man for the past decade after today:
a woman is sitting at a table with a candle in front of a bookshelf in a bookstore .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with a candle in front of a bookshelf in a bookstore .
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Everyone on the left who slammed Harvard for being too elite and not focused enough on the common man for the past decade after today:
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Mimetic isomorphism, do your thing
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Mimetic isomorphism, do your thing
We may have just witnessed the higher education equivalent of Hugh Jackman yelling, "Hey kid... now."
Watch Duke, Stanford, and Notre Dame over the next few weeks. They will be bellwethers.
bsky.app/profile/chri...
Watch Duke, Stanford, and Notre Dame over the next few weeks. They will be bellwethers.
bsky.app/profile/chri...
"[Harvard] will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights... No government—regardless of [who] is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue."
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We may have just witnessed the higher education equivalent of Hugh Jackman yelling, "Hey kid... now."
Watch Duke, Stanford, and Notre Dame over the next few weeks. They will be bellwethers.
bsky.app/profile/chri...
Watch Duke, Stanford, and Notre Dame over the next few weeks. They will be bellwethers.
bsky.app/profile/chri...