Jerry Whitmore, Jr.
@jwhitmore.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Boston University | UX Researcher | Higher Education | Edu Tech | Leader | MTSU & LSU Alum | Fmr UW-Madison PostDoc | 06' | Southerner up North
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Early indicators point to decline in number of Black freshmen at elite colleges. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Initial Data Suggest Decrease In Black Freshman At Selective Colleges
An analysis of admissions data for 22 selective colleges suggests a decrease in the percentage of black freshmen admitted in 2025 at almost all of the institutions.
www.forbes.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Early indicators point to decline in number of Black freshmen at elite colleges. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
I woke up to a Christmas feeling. I received edits from an editor at 7:30 British Summer Time (BST). Today is going to be a great day. It's time to wrap this up. #SaturdayWriting
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I woke up to a Christmas feeling. I received edits from an editor at 7:30 British Summer Time (BST). Today is going to be a great day. It's time to wrap this up. #SaturdayWriting
To get funding, FSU faculty have to attest that the conference they want to attend doesn’t “advantage” a particular racial or ethnic group and that their presentation doesn’t suggest that one group has “inherently or structurally oppressed other groups.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...
www.insidehighered.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
To get funding, FSU faculty have to attest that the conference they want to attend doesn’t “advantage” a particular racial or ethnic group and that their presentation doesn’t suggest that one group has “inherently or structurally oppressed other groups.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
I signed up to be a discussant for a conference. I am unsure, I realized I would be reading papers for class and conference papers the same week. 😐
October 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I signed up to be a discussant for a conference. I am unsure, I realized I would be reading papers for class and conference papers the same week. 😐
This is true; however, it appears those who should/can make reform happen are off doing their own thing. Those of us in the TT pipeline, postdocs, & PHD students will have little to no voice in this change. Department chairs, Associate Professors, & Full Professors need to unite like the Avengers.
October 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is true; however, it appears those who should/can make reform happen are off doing their own thing. Those of us in the TT pipeline, postdocs, & PHD students will have little to no voice in this change. Department chairs, Associate Professors, & Full Professors need to unite like the Avengers.
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Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
After two days of teaching and faculty/student meetings, the third day is always dedicated to catching up on my email and responding to anxious messages. I believe this cycle will repeat each week this semester.
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
After two days of teaching and faculty/student meetings, the third day is always dedicated to catching up on my email and responding to anxious messages. I believe this cycle will repeat each week this semester.
Every time I open this app, I realize that at this rate, we may all be doing different jobs in 5+ years. By choice or force, depending on which state you live in.
September 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Every time I open this app, I realize that at this rate, we may all be doing different jobs in 5+ years. By choice or force, depending on which state you live in.
Journal rejections on a Saturday are always a reminder I need to work/write 24 hours, 7 days a week. 😞
August 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Journal rejections on a Saturday are always a reminder I need to work/write 24 hours, 7 days a week. 😞
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I heard about this but hadn't seen the article since I was offline (thanks for sharing Tressie!). Mini thread.
Gift link
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Elite-University Presidents Who Despise One Another
Inside the civil war between the Ivy League and the South
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I heard about this but hadn't seen the article since I was offline (thanks for sharing Tressie!). Mini thread.
Gift link
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift link
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Final summer manuscript submitted (3) to a journal. I'm one short of my goal, but hey it's better than last year! Two more on deck, let's see how the rest of August goes and September. 🙏🏾
August 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Final summer manuscript submitted (3) to a journal. I'm one short of my goal, but hey it's better than last year! Two more on deck, let's see how the rest of August goes and September. 🙏🏾
I don't like to think about the future (career), but when I do.....
August 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I don't like to think about the future (career), but when I do.....
I think we have all been brainwashed to forget this time in life. This was normal retail and consumer behavior.
I'm so old I remember when video game console prices came DOWN the longer the console was out
a man with a beard is singing into a microphone with his hair blowing in the wind .
Alt: a man with a beard is singing into a microphone with his hair blowing in the wind .
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August 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I think we have all been brainwashed to forget this time in life. This was normal retail and consumer behavior.
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Nice reporting by the Harvard Crimson, which cuts to the chase on the Trump Administration's objectives
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
August 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Nice reporting by the Harvard Crimson, which cuts to the chase on the Trump Administration's objectives
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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A professor had a $2.4 million grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A professor had a $2.4 million grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
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Red alert for student visas: Education groups warn that new international enrollments at American colleges could fall by more than 30 percent unless the State Department deals with a serious bottleneck. chroni.cl/41ikMAn
Foreign-Student Enrollments Could Nosedive This Fall
Estimates suggest 150,000 fewer new students could be awarded U.S. visas. International-ed groups are urging the State Dept. to deal with the backlog.
chroni.cl
July 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Red alert for student visas: Education groups warn that new international enrollments at American colleges could fall by more than 30 percent unless the State Department deals with a serious bottleneck. chroni.cl/41ikMAn
My HigherEdu brain: SMU raised $100 million in seven days for football, and $159 for the year.
My 2025 pessimistic brain: Columbia caved because they didn't have money or access to millions.
My 2025 pessimistic brain: Columbia caved because they didn't have money or access to millions.
SMU Athletics Celebrates Record-Breaking Fundraising Year Heading Into The ACC - SMU Athletics
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU Athletics Department is thrilled to announce a historic milestone in its fundraising efforts, raising a record-breaking $159 million during
smumustangs.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My HigherEdu brain: SMU raised $100 million in seven days for football, and $159 for the year.
My 2025 pessimistic brain: Columbia caved because they didn't have money or access to millions.
My 2025 pessimistic brain: Columbia caved because they didn't have money or access to millions.
I’ll bet all $5 in my pocket this leads to hiring quotas for white men. Imagine a search committee has 4 finalists: 2 white men, a woman, & a minority. If a white man isn’t chosen, and yearly data shows they’re not a significant majority of hires/promotions watch how fast that becomes “a problem.”
July 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ll bet all $5 in my pocket this leads to hiring quotas for white men. Imagine a search committee has 4 finalists: 2 white men, a woman, & a minority. If a white man isn’t chosen, and yearly data shows they’re not a significant majority of hires/promotions watch how fast that becomes “a problem.”
I do believe good work is being done at Columbia University. I hope all colleagues and associates at Columbia find ways to move forward.
That being said, I would not recommend to family or close friends to apply/enroll due to fear the federal government could/will interfere in personal life.
That being said, I would not recommend to family or close friends to apply/enroll due to fear the federal government could/will interfere in personal life.
July 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I do believe good work is being done at Columbia University. I hope all colleagues and associates at Columbia find ways to move forward.
That being said, I would not recommend to family or close friends to apply/enroll due to fear the federal government could/will interfere in personal life.
That being said, I would not recommend to family or close friends to apply/enroll due to fear the federal government could/will interfere in personal life.
This is all insane😳!!! Is there another level of alarm that should be sounding off???
The Trump administration sent Harvard a private letter in early April that threatened placing a lien on university assets and requiring 15 years of administrative experience for any president. Kudos to the student newspaper for making it public.
Before Sending April 11 Demands, Trump Administration Privately Floated an Aggressive Agenda to Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive ‘menu’ of reforms with Harvard, a week before government officials sent a ...
www.thecrimson.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is all insane😳!!! Is there another level of alarm that should be sounding off???
In America, power thrives by dividing. Poor whites were convinced they were different from poor Black folks fueling Jim Crow, which hurt them too.
It’s the same playbook: manipulate the marginalized to justify harm, all while claiming to protect them.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
It’s the same playbook: manipulate the marginalized to justify harm, all while claiming to protect them.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
July 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In America, power thrives by dividing. Poor whites were convinced they were different from poor Black folks fueling Jim Crow, which hurt them too.
It’s the same playbook: manipulate the marginalized to justify harm, all while claiming to protect them.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
It’s the same playbook: manipulate the marginalized to justify harm, all while claiming to protect them.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
There is a wealth of documented empirical data/evidence of the harm caused to Black Americans in American Higher education over the decades.
*The fines amount to $0 - nothing significant.
Moreover, there will never be swift action in America to protect all marginalized groups at same levels.
*The fines amount to $0 - nothing significant.
Moreover, there will never be swift action in America to protect all marginalized groups at same levels.
July 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
There is a wealth of documented empirical data/evidence of the harm caused to Black Americans in American Higher education over the decades.
*The fines amount to $0 - nothing significant.
Moreover, there will never be swift action in America to protect all marginalized groups at same levels.
*The fines amount to $0 - nothing significant.
Moreover, there will never be swift action in America to protect all marginalized groups at same levels.