Jonathan Økstad, PhD
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🧪Have a terminated NSF grant? Or been impacted by such a termination? Call your Senators, esp if they're Repub!!
An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today.
🧵 Brief thread 1/4
An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today.
🧵 Brief thread 1/4
Senate panel raises hopes that NSF will restore killed grants
Republicans promise to work with Democrats to salvage defeated amendment
www.science.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🧪Have a terminated NSF grant? Or been impacted by such a termination? Call your Senators, esp if they're Repub!!
An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today.
🧵 Brief thread 1/4
An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today.
🧵 Brief thread 1/4
Celebrating 2 years at @nu-bsa.bsky.social this week. Grateful for a smart, supportive team and the opportunity to do meaningful work—even when higher ed feels more uncertain than ever. Here's to pushing research forward. 💜 #WorkAnniversary #HigherEd #Research
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Celebrating 2 years at @nu-bsa.bsky.social this week. Grateful for a smart, supportive team and the opportunity to do meaningful work—even when higher ed feels more uncertain than ever. Here's to pushing research forward. 💜 #WorkAnniversary #HigherEd #Research
Extremely disappointing. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Extremely disappointing. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...
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📢 URGENT: Congress is currently debating budget and tax legislation that will have significant, negative impacts on the future of higher education.
Join GADE and our partners urging Congress to save Grad PLUS loans and restructure accountability frameworks: www.gadesocialwork.org/article_cont...
Join GADE and our partners urging Congress to save Grad PLUS loans and restructure accountability frameworks: www.gadesocialwork.org/article_cont...
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📢 URGENT: Congress is currently debating budget and tax legislation that will have significant, negative impacts on the future of higher education.
Join GADE and our partners urging Congress to save Grad PLUS loans and restructure accountability frameworks: www.gadesocialwork.org/article_cont...
Join GADE and our partners urging Congress to save Grad PLUS loans and restructure accountability frameworks: www.gadesocialwork.org/article_cont...
Grateful for the opportunity to present with my @nu-bsa.bsky.social team at the NCURA Region IV Meeting this week about advancements we've made to streamline workflows in research administration to support faculty development.
May 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to present with my @nu-bsa.bsky.social team at the NCURA Region IV Meeting this week about advancements we've made to streamline workflows in research administration to support faculty development.
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New: The administration—through DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA—says it has canceled ~$400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University.
March 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New: The administration—through DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA—says it has canceled ~$400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University.
You've gotta be kidding me. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Launches “End DEI” Portal
The U.S. Department of Education launched EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly...
www.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You've gotta be kidding me. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
Very disappointing to see the effect of the current administration's decisions affecting graduate education and it's longterm affect on research. www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts
Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.
www.thedp.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Very disappointing to see the effect of the current administration's decisions affecting graduate education and it's longterm affect on research. www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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Federal employees received a "what did you do last week?" email from Musk and his team, which is insane. They are public servants who keep our nation safe, families healthy, and economy running. These brazen efforts to gut the workforce will have a profound impact across the country. Here’s how: 🧵
February 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Federal employees received a "what did you do last week?" email from Musk and his team, which is insane. They are public servants who keep our nation safe, families healthy, and economy running. These brazen efforts to gut the workforce will have a profound impact across the country. Here’s how: 🧵
I’m so behind on my Good Reads reading goal for 2025. I’ve only finished a few books and February is almost over! Good book recommendations are always welcome. (Sucker for an interesting memoir or nonfiction! Or realistic fiction too.)
February 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I’m so behind on my Good Reads reading goal for 2025. I’ve only finished a few books and February is almost over! Good book recommendations are always welcome. (Sucker for an interesting memoir or nonfiction! Or realistic fiction too.)
Happy V-Day from my little troublemaker!
February 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy V-Day from my little troublemaker!
Cold WFH days are tough when you have a lazy coworker like this. 🥰 #StevieTheWeenie
January 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Cold WFH days are tough when you have a lazy coworker like this. 🥰 #StevieTheWeenie
Hmmmm 🤔
Taylor Swift- $10 million
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
January 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hmmmm 🤔
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🚨 Breaking News | Major Error Skewed Freshmen Enrollment Data
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
January 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🚨 Breaking News | Major Error Skewed Freshmen Enrollment Data
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Well, I’ve been on here lurking for a few months. I figure now is the time for my first post so I can start posting my rambling and random thoughts. 🙄
December 30, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Well, I’ve been on here lurking for a few months. I figure now is the time for my first post so I can start posting my rambling and random thoughts. 🙄