Ann Kirschner
drannk.bsky.social
Ann Kirschner
@drannk.bsky.social
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California is proud to welcome Chancellor James Milliken as the new president of the University of California.

I am excited to see him drive the next chapter of innovation, talent, and progress that will shape California and the country for generations to come.
May 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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NEW: The Trump admin is wreaking havoc on the student visa system as it pursues sweeping campus deportations.

I spoke with college officials struggling to help terrified students navigate a "strange world" they no longer recognize.
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
How Trump Is Wreaking Havoc on the Student Visa System
The Trump administration is upending the student visa bureaucracy to deport foreign students. University officials are struggling to keep up.
www.insidehighered.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's not political if George Eliot said it.
The ignorance of people about here is stupendous.
March 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Have we reached the point where universities NOT facing funding freezes from the federal government must be doing something very very wrong?

#StandUpForHigherEd.
Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn
According to a White House tweet, Wednesday's decision is a result of Penn's
www.thedp.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For the dystopia lovers out there, like me, Silo vs Paradise, both brilliant life-after-extinction-events. Or maybe you want out right now?
After the Apocalypse, Will We Decamp to a Suburb or a High-Rise?
“Paradise” and “Silo” have opposing takes on the future of urban organization, echoing the debate over America’s housing shortage today.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The shouting and roaring of rude men is so hideous.
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Brilliant episode of PARADISE. how smart to do this one late into the season when the characters and story line were almost baked. So riveting, great writing and great performances.
February 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hope somebody is making a Wayback for the Wayback Machine.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Feb 18
The Wayback Machine, which the nonprofit Internet Archive operates, is a tool designed to help preserve online data, and it has been used in the past when new presidents’ administrations took down information from past administrations.
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
The White House has ordered thousands of government web pages to be taken down over the past month, leaving virtually no trace of some federal agencies’ policies regarding critical topics such as sexu...
www.cnn.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The need to transform American education predates the nihilism of the current administration -- and the window is closing to address these challenges with the respect, appreciation, and affection that our universities deserve. Thanks to co-author Jeffrey Selingo. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/17/o...
How higher ed can reinvent itself - The Boston Globe
It needs to reform now or risk irrelevance.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hotspot.......
February 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
kinda funny to think how much money will be spent on AI to prove you're not AI. Truly the age of "meta" and I don't mean Facebook.....
February 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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@aceducation.bsky.social Adopts a Fighting Stance

At ACE’s annual conference, higher education leaders noted that they want to find common ground with Trump—but they’re also willing to fight back as he takes aim at the sector. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41g174E
ACE strikes a fighting stance at annual conference
At ACE’s annual conference, higher education leaders noted that they want to find common ground with Trump—but they’re also willing to fight back as he takes aim at the sector.
bit.ly
February 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When Irv said "Helly was never mean" my heart broke.
In 2025, when some of us feel severed in one way or another, I hear #Severance as the anthem of an era.
Seems appropriate that my first bsky post is about this show.
February 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM