Matt
@phdmattdp.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. PhD. Writer. Box poker. Question asker. Higher Education Assessment & Evaluation & Student Success. Perennially disappointed as a Cubs & Bears fan. Politics, sports, analytics, assessment, ridiculousness. #boilerup #gocyclones he|him
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
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Pretty sure the researchers talking about this survey live in a basement on their campus.
August 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Pretty sure the researchers talking about this survey live in a basement on their campus.
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There is a super interesting opportunity though my grad school for both mentoring and training in public scholarship.
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There is a super interesting opportunity though my grad school for both mentoring and training in public scholarship.
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
Having the wonderful opportunity to hear @drkevinrmcclure.com share the process of researching _The Caring University_ this morning as part of our student affairs cabinet retreat.
August 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Having the wonderful opportunity to hear @drkevinrmcclure.com share the process of researching _The Caring University_ this morning as part of our student affairs cabinet retreat.
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Squirrel ladder installed in the recessed garden at the Amherst College science center 😂
July 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Squirrel ladder installed in the recessed garden at the Amherst College science center 😂
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Indiana Jones and The Quest For Campus Parking
July 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Indiana Jones and The Quest For Campus Parking
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It's here! The newest issue of @edpsychjournal.bsky.social asks: why aren't you including students with disabilities in your research?
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Educational Psychologist
Toward Equity in Educational Psychology: Including Students with Disabilities in Research and Theory. Volume 60, Issue 3 of Educational Psychologist
www.tandfonline.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's here! The newest issue of @edpsychjournal.bsky.social asks: why aren't you including students with disabilities in your research?
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
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I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
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Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
June 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
I very much feel seen here, official ADHD diagnosis or not.
A core problem for ADHD academics in revising for publication is reining in their divergent thinking so others can understand the core contribution.
And being bored with the project now because YOU know all this. You'd rather be off chasing other cool connections your brain has made.
And being bored with the project now because YOU know all this. You'd rather be off chasing other cool connections your brain has made.
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I very much feel seen here, official ADHD diagnosis or not.
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New research on non-exempt (e.g., hourly) staff in higher ed. www.cupahr.org/surveys/rese...
April 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New research on non-exempt (e.g., hourly) staff in higher ed. www.cupahr.org/surveys/rese...
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Good News: We just passed the “Taylor Swift” bill, creating civil penalties to people/entities that create bots to purchase event tickets on the internet. Good win for event venues and consumers!
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
April 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Good News: We just passed the “Taylor Swift” bill, creating civil penalties to people/entities that create bots to purchase event tickets on the internet. Good win for event venues and consumers!
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
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My students in my Public Opinion course at OU have designed a survey to collect data for their final projects. Please, please, consider taking the time to complete it and share it if you are willing.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My students in my Public Opinion course at OU have designed a survey to collect data for their final projects. Please, please, consider taking the time to complete it and share it if you are willing.
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Going to say this repeatedly, because I'm an historian and educator: anyone who allies with the Trump administration to fight "DEI" is on the side of segregation. 🧵 from @jrothst.bsky.social
There’s a historical aspect of the Trump administration’s attack on universities that I think has not been appreciated: Their legal theories are based on a perversion of one of the greatest legal accomplishments of the American project - school desegregation. 🧵 1/
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Going to say this repeatedly, because I'm an historian and educator: anyone who allies with the Trump administration to fight "DEI" is on the side of segregation. 🧵 from @jrothst.bsky.social
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Hey #edusky and #econsky - the Education Data Portal has been updated with IPEDS fall data collection, CCD, CRDC (through 20), and SAIPE through 2023. Have at it and know further updates to CRDC and IPEDS are forthcoming!
educationdata.urban.org/documentatio...
educationdata.urban.org/documentatio...
The Urban Institute’s Education Data Portal offers users the ability to view data endpoints and select summary endpoints directly in their web browser. Users can access this application programming interface (API) by directly hitting a URL endpoint or by using Stata or R. All data are returned in JSON format and can be viewed directly in a web browser.
educationdata.urban.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hey #edusky and #econsky - the Education Data Portal has been updated with IPEDS fall data collection, CCD, CRDC (through 20), and SAIPE through 2023. Have at it and know further updates to CRDC and IPEDS are forthcoming!
educationdata.urban.org/documentatio...
educationdata.urban.org/documentatio...
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We are entering the holiest week for Christians:
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Taco Tuesday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Taco Tuesday
March 27, 2024 at 2:29 PM
We are entering the holiest week for Christians:
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Taco Tuesday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Taco Tuesday
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(I haven't checked these all personally, BUT!! I do know a bunch are legit soo00o)
List of 25 sites to read books for free:
1. Project Gutenberg
2. LibriVox
3. Internet Archive
4. Open Library
5. Google Books
6. ManyBooks
7. Bookboon
8. Smashwords
9. Wattpad
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List of 25 sites to read books for free:
1. Project Gutenberg
2. LibriVox
3. Internet Archive
4. Open Library
5. Google Books
6. ManyBooks
7. Bookboon
8. Smashwords
9. Wattpad
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April 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
(I haven't checked these all personally, BUT!! I do know a bunch are legit soo00o)
List of 25 sites to read books for free:
1. Project Gutenberg
2. LibriVox
3. Internet Archive
4. Open Library
5. Google Books
6. ManyBooks
7. Bookboon
8. Smashwords
9. Wattpad
(cot'd)
List of 25 sites to read books for free:
1. Project Gutenberg
2. LibriVox
3. Internet Archive
4. Open Library
5. Google Books
6. ManyBooks
7. Bookboon
8. Smashwords
9. Wattpad
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Come work with me! ISU is hiring a new director of Student Wellness: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt... oversees substance use prevention & collegiate recovery, food security/basic needs, violence prevention, mental health promotion/suicide prevention, uni public health, wellbeing coaching
Student Wellness Director
Position Title: Student Wellness Director Job Group: Professional & Scientific Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience Preferred Qualifications: Master...
isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Come work with me! ISU is hiring a new director of Student Wellness: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt... oversees substance use prevention & collegiate recovery, food security/basic needs, violence prevention, mental health promotion/suicide prevention, uni public health, wellbeing coaching
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This is my pick-me-up image for the day ...
April 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is my pick-me-up image for the day ...
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Brayton, Iowa
A surveyor was marking the line between Audubon and Cass counties and only had a cottonwood stick and used it to mark the intersection
And here it is 172 years later
A surveyor was marking the line between Audubon and Cass counties and only had a cottonwood stick and used it to mark the intersection
And here it is 172 years later
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Brayton, Iowa
A surveyor was marking the line between Audubon and Cass counties and only had a cottonwood stick and used it to mark the intersection
And here it is 172 years later
A surveyor was marking the line between Audubon and Cass counties and only had a cottonwood stick and used it to mark the intersection
And here it is 172 years later
People will come, Ray... The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
Happy opening day! ⚾️🍿🎉🐻
Happy opening day! ⚾️🍿🎉🐻
March 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
People will come, Ray... The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
Happy opening day! ⚾️🍿🎉🐻
Happy opening day! ⚾️🍿🎉🐻