Rosie Miesner
@mrosie.bsky.social
Research assistant professor at the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill. Policy as/in practice! Teacher working conditions, special education, state-level interventions. Views expressed here are mine, not my employer's.
Violating academic freedom and intensifying risk for faculty, lecturers, and TAs is NOT the way.
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
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Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Violating academic freedom and intensifying risk for faculty, lecturers, and TAs is NOT the way.
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URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
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"Fifty years ago, Ed Martin helped write the law that made clear to all states and all public schools: Children with disabilities deserve better. The law, he says, was "an affirmation of the values of the country."
He hopes that's still true."
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
He hopes that's still true."
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
www.npr.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Fifty years ago, Ed Martin helped write the law that made clear to all states and all public schools: Children with disabilities deserve better. The law, he says, was "an affirmation of the values of the country."
He hopes that's still true."
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
He hopes that's still true."
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
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My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
50 Years After Mandated by US Law, Special Education’s Future in Question, BU Scholar Says
Wheelock’s Elizabeth Bettini on the potential impact of Department of Education cuts to students and the special ed workforce
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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What on earth can UNC schools expect from an accreditation agency whose principal proponent espouses these kinds of destructive know-nothing policies? Don't get on a train that's heading for a fatal crash! @aaup.org
www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
Florida’s Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says
The Republican governor’s directive on H-1B visas comes as President Trump has initiated his policy of charging employers a new $100,000 fee to hire people from outside the United States.
www.chronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What on earth can UNC schools expect from an accreditation agency whose principal proponent espouses these kinds of destructive know-nothing policies? Don't get on a train that's heading for a fatal crash! @aaup.org
www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
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Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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The real news in this is the first sentence. “It is not exactly clear what UNC plans to use the faculty workload report for…”
I would argue that it is very clear. I have, in fact, argued that it is very clear.
I would argue that it is very clear. I have, in fact, argued that it is very clear.
“the average percentage of time that all faculty spend on teaching is 28 percent.”
As an adjunct, i spent — let me see, oh yeah — 100 PERCENT of my time on teaching.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
As an adjunct, i spent — let me see, oh yeah — 100 PERCENT of my time on teaching.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
Workload report shows breakdown of time UNC faculty spend teaching, researching
It is not exactly clear what UNC plans to use the faculty workload report for, but some professors are confused about how the data was calculated.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The real news in this is the first sentence. “It is not exactly clear what UNC plans to use the faculty workload report for…”
I would argue that it is very clear. I have, in fact, argued that it is very clear.
I would argue that it is very clear. I have, in fact, argued that it is very clear.
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
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UNC CH Chapter & NC AAUP statement re Prof. Dwayne Dixon: @aaup.org
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
UNC CH Chapter & NC AAUP statement re Prof. Dwayne Dixon: @aaup.org
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/
What First Amendment?
Sharing. Because we need to know. Also because “John Brown Gun Club”.
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
What First Amendment?
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UNC-Chapel Hill administrators have removed a student- and community-created mural depicting Palestinian resilience from Hanes Art Center. NC AAUP & UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP call on the Chancellor & Provost to restore the mural and publicly explain how the decision to remove it was made and by whom. 1/3
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill administrators have removed a student- and community-created mural depicting Palestinian resilience from Hanes Art Center. NC AAUP & UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP call on the Chancellor & Provost to restore the mural and publicly explain how the decision to remove it was made and by whom. 1/3
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🧵 NYC: Zohran Mamdani is an extraordinary political talent and he CAN win this.
What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.
If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.
What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.
If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.
June 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🧵 NYC: Zohran Mamdani is an extraordinary political talent and he CAN win this.
What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.
If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.
What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.
If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.
@unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social and faculty could fight tenure delays because we are organized (yes, even in a state that explicitly outlaws collective bargaining for public workers). University folks, the time to join your local AAUP chapter/ labor union is now! #AcademicSky #NCPol
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Approve Delayed Tenure Cases
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board approved 33 tenure cases following a delay that caused widespread concern among faculty.
www.theassemblync.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social and faculty could fight tenure delays because we are organized (yes, even in a state that explicitly outlaws collective bargaining for public workers). University folks, the time to join your local AAUP chapter/ labor union is now! #AcademicSky #NCPol
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NC teachers deserve better.
North Carolina's average teacher salary is ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
NC drops to 43rd in nation for teacher pay, falling five spots
North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average.
www.wunc.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
NC teachers deserve better.
Proud to be part of a union that stands up for international students.
The UNC-CH chapter of the AAUP strongly and unequivocally condemns the targeting of international students and scholars.
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
April 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Proud to be part of a union that stands up for international students.
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Signatures still being collected and will be published by AAUP on Tuesday.
sites.google.com/view/we-must...
sites.google.com/view/we-must...
Home
March 20, 2025
Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education:
You are on the frontlines ...
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March 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Signatures still being collected and will be published by AAUP on Tuesday.
sites.google.com/view/we-must...
sites.google.com/view/we-must...
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Many of us won’t use AI because of the ethical costs of environmental harms, exploited laborers & stolen art that feeds it.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social touches on something else about AI many have discovered but few have talked about: it’s also a mid technology.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social touches on something else about AI many have discovered but few have talked about: it’s also a mid technology.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | Actually, A.I. Is Pretty Mid
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Many of us won’t use AI because of the ethical costs of environmental harms, exploited laborers & stolen art that feeds it.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social touches on something else about AI many have discovered but few have talked about: it’s also a mid technology.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social touches on something else about AI many have discovered but few have talked about: it’s also a mid technology.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Of course I will stay in the US and fight. And yet...
Europe could be a ‘haven’ for US researchers, says ERC (European Research Council) president Maria Leptin
#AcademicSky
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#AcademicSky
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Europe could be a ‘haven’ for US researchers, says ERC president
The EU’s research funding bodies are thinking of ways to welcome US scientists and European ex-patriots who might be looking for a more sympathetic place to work now that Donald Trump is in the White ...
sciencebusiness.net
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Of course I will stay in the US and fight. And yet...
And how.
This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school.
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Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce | CNN Politics
The US Education Department said it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether.
amp.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And how.
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Hey BlueSky! Looking to get more involved with policy and advocacy? The TED Policy Committee invites members to apply for a $1,000 sponsorship to attend the Special Education Legislative Summit in Washington DC, July 13-16, 2025.
Apply by March 1 at tinyurl.com/TEDSELS25
Apply by March 1 at tinyurl.com/TEDSELS25
February 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey BlueSky! Looking to get more involved with policy and advocacy? The TED Policy Committee invites members to apply for a $1,000 sponsorship to attend the Special Education Legislative Summit in Washington DC, July 13-16, 2025.
Apply by March 1 at tinyurl.com/TEDSELS25
Apply by March 1 at tinyurl.com/TEDSELS25
I want this to feel more like satire.
An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University
In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it or not, our university is pleased to prese...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I want this to feel more like satire.
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FANTASTIC tool.
How much funding would public schools in your state lose if Title I programs were cut? Use ELC's new advocacy tool to explore the impact of potential federal revenue losses. edlawcenter.org/research/tru...
February 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FANTASTIC tool.
Today in NC heartening news:
#ncpol
#ncpol
Amazon workers in Garner rally for union
The National Labor Relations Board is overseeing a six-day vote starting Monday, with votes due to be counted Saturday.
abc11.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today in NC heartening news:
#ncpol
#ncpol
My opportunities as a former elite rugby player were degraded by inadequate access to facilities, sexist coaches, and unequal funding--NOT by my trans
teammates and opponents.
I remain appalled.
teammates and opponents.
I remain appalled.
Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My opportunities as a former elite rugby player were degraded by inadequate access to facilities, sexist coaches, and unequal funding--NOT by my trans
teammates and opponents.
I remain appalled.
teammates and opponents.
I remain appalled.