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The Next Era of the American University | Aziz Huq | @theatlantic.com
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close
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Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Next Era of the American University
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
www.theatlantic.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Next Era of the American University | Aziz Huq | @theatlantic.com
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Higher education can—and should—fight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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How to Lose the Hounds: Maroon Geographies and a World Beyond Policing | Left of Black with critical geographer Celeste Winston
How have 20th century examples of marronage offered a glimpse into a what life could be with police abolition?
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How have 20th century examples of marronage offered a glimpse into a what life could be with police abolition?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0A...
Left of Black | A World Beyond Policing with Celeste Winston on Black Maroons
YouTube video by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How to Lose the Hounds: Maroon Geographies and a World Beyond Policing | Left of Black with critical geographer Celeste Winston
How have 20th century examples of marronage offered a glimpse into a what life could be with police abolition?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0A...
How have 20th century examples of marronage offered a glimpse into a what life could be with police abolition?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0A...
If you think you are getting more peer-review requests, you are correct.
“indexed articles increased by 897,000 between 2016 and 2022. But “the real strain lies in an even greater rise in submissions” straining editors and reviewers alike.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
“indexed articles increased by 897,000 between 2016 and 2022. But “the real strain lies in an even greater rise in submissions” straining editors and reviewers alike.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Major Academic Press Calls for “Publish or Perish” Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from Cambridge University Press.
www.insidehighered.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you think you are getting more peer-review requests, you are correct.
“indexed articles increased by 897,000 between 2016 and 2022. But “the real strain lies in an even greater rise in submissions” straining editors and reviewers alike.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
“indexed articles increased by 897,000 between 2016 and 2022. But “the real strain lies in an even greater rise in submissions” straining editors and reviewers alike.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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New York mag published an article about how kids running around yelling “6-7!” is stressing grown ups out and I guess, yeah, part of the existential experience of aging is not knowing what the kids are talking about but I find this hilarious and mundane and not worthy of think-pieces lol
October 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New York mag published an article about how kids running around yelling “6-7!” is stressing grown ups out and I guess, yeah, part of the existential experience of aging is not knowing what the kids are talking about but I find this hilarious and mundane and not worthy of think-pieces lol
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Great day to show what you believe in. Speak your truth. Show you are prepared to fight against authoritarian rule. If you’re marching, having a teach-in,organizing, or resting for future battles, do it with the conviction that we will not give in, that we stand on the side of justice.And stay safe.
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Great day to show what you believe in. Speak your truth. Show you are prepared to fight against authoritarian rule. If you’re marching, having a teach-in,organizing, or resting for future battles, do it with the conviction that we will not give in, that we stand on the side of justice.And stay safe.
By turning to legal intervention, universities treat artifacts as intellectual property and miss important opportunities to rectify atrocities related to African Americans.
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Universities holding African American artifacts must shift from a focus on property to one of repair | Opinion
By turning to legal intervention, universities treat artifacts as intellectual property and miss important opportunities to rectify atrocities related to African Americans.
www.inquirer.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
By turning to legal intervention, universities treat artifacts as intellectual property and miss important opportunities to rectify atrocities related to African Americans.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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MAGA: Million dollar give aways in elections… that sounds good!
ALSO MAGA: don’t give water to people standing in long lines in the heat… that’s election fraud. 🤯
Maybe if the water is worth millions, that will be acceptable. 🤷🏾♀️
Go vote WISCONSIN!!!!
ALSO MAGA: don’t give water to people standing in long lines in the heat… that’s election fraud. 🤯
Maybe if the water is worth millions, that will be acceptable. 🤷🏾♀️
Go vote WISCONSIN!!!!
March 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
MAGA: Million dollar give aways in elections… that sounds good!
ALSO MAGA: don’t give water to people standing in long lines in the heat… that’s election fraud. 🤯
Maybe if the water is worth millions, that will be acceptable. 🤷🏾♀️
Go vote WISCONSIN!!!!
ALSO MAGA: don’t give water to people standing in long lines in the heat… that’s election fraud. 🤯
Maybe if the water is worth millions, that will be acceptable. 🤷🏾♀️
Go vote WISCONSIN!!!!
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I'm not going to sugarcoat it.
Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.
Let's talk about it.
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Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.
Let's talk about it.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
A Dark Day for Our Country
I'm not going to sugarcoat it. Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm not going to sugarcoat it.
Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.
Let's talk about it.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party.
Let's talk about it.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
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Because these funds come solely from DC taxpayers, this action doesn't bring any cost savings to the federal budget. This is not an act of fiscal responsibility. This is a purely political, punitive action with no impact on the federal budget, but will have a detrimental impact on people's lives.
The Continuing Resolution would require the District to immediately cut $1 billion from a local budget that is already balanced — forcing deep cuts to police, firefighters, trash collection, homelessness services, and schools. It hurts everyone's goal of a safer and stronger DC.
It's shaping up to be a *very bad week* for D.C. The draft congressional spending bill to avert a federal shutdown would force D.C. to trim $945 million from its current fiscal year budget, which would spark immediate cuts to programs and staff. From @murray.senate.gov:
March 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Because these funds come solely from DC taxpayers, this action doesn't bring any cost savings to the federal budget. This is not an act of fiscal responsibility. This is a purely political, punitive action with no impact on the federal budget, but will have a detrimental impact on people's lives.
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🚨Last week Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, was barred from Yale and put on administrative leave: ‘The decision came three days after a news site powered by artificial intelligence, published a story calling her a member of a terrorist group.’
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March 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🚨Last week Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, was barred from Yale and put on administrative leave: ‘The decision came three days after a news site powered by artificial intelligence, published a story calling her a member of a terrorist group.’
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www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
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Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
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The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
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Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE, Trump says arrest is first of many
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained Saturday night and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said.
www.nbcnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
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This whole thing is too soon
"Effectively immediately, race will no longer be considered as a factor in admissions decisions. In fact, to ensure we don’t promote equal access to education by accident, only applicants named 'Bradford' will be admitted to the college."
Changes Our University Is Making to Pre-Comply with Possible Future Regulations
“[T]he University of North Texas administration recently censored the content of more than two hundred academic courses, including by mandating the...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This whole thing is too soon
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Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
How federal layoffs are impacting national parks, from reduced hours to safety fears
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
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There is just no end to this elite capture of the news media and use of it to seed their intellectually vacuous, fundamentally corrupt failing neoliberalist ideology. This shit sickens me. Free markets don’t free anybody but the white boys who have been free forever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
Washington Post Opinion Editor Exits as Bezos Steers Pages in New Direction
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, said that the newspaper’s opinion section would focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There is just no end to this elite capture of the news media and use of it to seed their intellectually vacuous, fundamentally corrupt failing neoliberalist ideology. This shit sickens me. Free markets don’t free anybody but the white boys who have been free forever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
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“Senior Penn administrators met with Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday morning to discuss the University’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, with multiple elected officials expressing concern about recent changes — and one calling the meeting “bullshit.””
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‘Cowardice’: Pa. lawmakers express disappointment with Penn’s DEI response at meeting with admin.
One lawmaker said that Penn “has made a cowardly move” in “rushing to heed dog-whistle demands from a feckless federal leadership.”
www.thedp.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“Senior Penn administrators met with Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday morning to discuss the University’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, with multiple elected officials expressing concern about recent changes — and one calling the meeting “bullshit.””
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We saw this with Melissa Harris-Perry’s show. Seems on brand.
Plus Joy and Lester Holt? Looks like the slide deck of a Power Point presentation at an employment discrimination webinar. Not a good look @msnbc.com
Not a good look at all.
A betrayal of your loyal audience & a disaster for your network.
www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bl...
Not a good look at all.
A betrayal of your loyal audience & a disaster for your network.
www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bl...
New MSNBC Bloodbath of Non-White Anchors After Joy Reid Forced Out
Jonathan Capehart, Katie Phang, and Ayman Mohyeldin have all lost their shows.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
We saw this with Melissa Harris-Perry’s show. Seems on brand.
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Judith Butler: To Imagine a World After This, Democracy Needs the Humanities
“The beginning of democracy requires a transport into a necessary fiction.”
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“The beginning of democracy requires a transport into a necessary fiction.”
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Judith Butler: To Imagine a World After This, Democracy Needs the Humanities
Many young people tell me that they fear there is no future. When they ask about the future, they are also asking: what is still imaginable or for what may we still hope? To say there is no future,…
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February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Judith Butler: To Imagine a World After This, Democracy Needs the Humanities
“The beginning of democracy requires a transport into a necessary fiction.”
lithub.com/judith-butle...
“The beginning of democracy requires a transport into a necessary fiction.”
lithub.com/judith-butle...
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Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena’s Black Arts Legacy?
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for marking its memories in the public mind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/a...
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for marking its memories in the public mind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/a...
Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena’s Black Arts Legacy? (Gift Article)
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for marking its memories in the public mind.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena’s Black Arts Legacy?
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for marking its memories in the public mind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/a...
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for marking its memories in the public mind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/a...
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WHAT NOW? With Trevor & Christiana: youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo?...
RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah
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February 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
WHAT NOW? With Trevor & Christiana: youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo?...