Dr. Carlton R. Smith
@profphreeze06.bsky.social
Visiting Assistant Professor of Higher Education, ΑΦΑ 🤙🏿, focus on belonging and virtual social environments. come for the gaming/superhero tweets, stay for the scholarly posts!
*Posts are my own!*
*Posts are my own!*
Finding time to read for fun at the beginning of the fall semester was tough…but we made it!
#AcademicSky #reading #HigherEdSky
#AcademicSky #reading #HigherEdSky
September 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Finding time to read for fun at the beginning of the fall semester was tough…but we made it!
#AcademicSky #reading #HigherEdSky
#AcademicSky #reading #HigherEdSky
I had a submission rejected two weeks ago. Today, another email says it’s accepted. I was overjoyed and planned the writing schedule and asked for confirmation.
Turns out I got Re-rejected since my name was similar to the person they wanted to accept.
Yeah this one hurts.
#AcademicSky #Research
Turns out I got Re-rejected since my name was similar to the person they wanted to accept.
Yeah this one hurts.
#AcademicSky #Research
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I had a submission rejected two weeks ago. Today, another email says it’s accepted. I was overjoyed and planned the writing schedule and asked for confirmation.
Turns out I got Re-rejected since my name was similar to the person they wanted to accept.
Yeah this one hurts.
#AcademicSky #Research
Turns out I got Re-rejected since my name was similar to the person they wanted to accept.
Yeah this one hurts.
#AcademicSky #Research
TFW you successfully build your first research team. We are locked in and ready to begin!
#academicsky #facultysky #highereducation #research
#academicsky #facultysky #highereducation #research
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June 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
TFW you successfully build your first research team. We are locked in and ready to begin!
#academicsky #facultysky #highereducation #research
#academicsky #facultysky #highereducation #research
New Pub Alert🚨! Very excited to share my new article out in The Vermont Connection!
"The Last Director" by Carlton R. Smith scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol46/is...
#AcademicSky #highereducation #FacultySky #publication #scholarship #studentaffairs #DEI
"The Last Director" by Carlton R. Smith scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol46/is...
#AcademicSky #highereducation #FacultySky #publication #scholarship #studentaffairs #DEI
The Last Director, not the Last Hope: Personal Reflections on DEI persistence in an anti-DEI climate
This article will highlight the personal narrative of the author’s final months as the Director of Multicultural Affairs as their institution began to comply and implement Anti-DEI policies and shutte...
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April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New Pub Alert🚨! Very excited to share my new article out in The Vermont Connection!
"The Last Director" by Carlton R. Smith scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol46/is...
#AcademicSky #highereducation #FacultySky #publication #scholarship #studentaffairs #DEI
"The Last Director" by Carlton R. Smith scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol46/is...
#AcademicSky #highereducation #FacultySky #publication #scholarship #studentaffairs #DEI
Got my first submission rejection today. Even knowing that rejection can sometimes be a reality, when it actually happens there is still a sting. But on the other side of the pain, a spark to keep the fire going!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEducation
April 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Got my first submission rejection today. Even knowing that rejection can sometimes be a reality, when it actually happens there is still a sting. But on the other side of the pain, a spark to keep the fire going!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEducation
What happens when a fascist regime implements a law that harms your work or your students?
Simple. I ignore it, fight it, or engage with the loopholes they were too bigoted/idiotic to realize.
Bring me hatred or bigotry in any form and I WILL resist it.
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #resist
Simple. I ignore it, fight it, or engage with the loopholes they were too bigoted/idiotic to realize.
Bring me hatred or bigotry in any form and I WILL resist it.
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #resist
April 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What happens when a fascist regime implements a law that harms your work or your students?
Simple. I ignore it, fight it, or engage with the loopholes they were too bigoted/idiotic to realize.
Bring me hatred or bigotry in any form and I WILL resist it.
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #resist
Simple. I ignore it, fight it, or engage with the loopholes they were too bigoted/idiotic to realize.
Bring me hatred or bigotry in any form and I WILL resist it.
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #resist
Excited to be a member of Cohort X at the Emerging Faculty Leaders Academy!
@naspafaculty.bsky.social #NASPA25 #AcademicSky
@naspafaculty.bsky.social #NASPA25 #AcademicSky
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Excited to be a member of Cohort X at the Emerging Faculty Leaders Academy!
@naspafaculty.bsky.social #NASPA25 #AcademicSky
@naspafaculty.bsky.social #NASPA25 #AcademicSky
First conference presentation/roundtable as faculty is in the books!
Thank you EERA!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEdSky #HigherEducation #conference
Thank you EERA!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEdSky #HigherEducation #conference
February 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
First conference presentation/roundtable as faculty is in the books!
Thank you EERA!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEdSky #HigherEducation #conference
Thank you EERA!
#AcademicSky #FacultySky #HigherEdSky #HigherEducation #conference
I don’t know which colleague they were addressing. But this Dept of Ed is not MY COLLEAGUE.
An actual colleague would stand against tyranny and fascism. An actual colleague would have some courage or at least some wisdom. This is a mockery.
#AcademicSky #Resist
An actual colleague would stand against tyranny and fascism. An actual colleague would have some courage or at least some wisdom. This is a mockery.
#AcademicSky #Resist
The Department of Education's Dear Colleague letter isn't a legal mandate. That doesn't mean college won't make changes to their race-conscious programs, higher-education lawyers said. chroni.cl/4k2ywqJ
Ed. Dept.’s Broad DEI Warning Puts College Leaders in ‘Enormously Complicated Situation’
Lawyers urge institutions to act but caution that not every diversity initiative is racially exclusive.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I don’t know which colleague they were addressing. But this Dept of Ed is not MY COLLEAGUE.
An actual colleague would stand against tyranny and fascism. An actual colleague would have some courage or at least some wisdom. This is a mockery.
#AcademicSky #Resist
An actual colleague would stand against tyranny and fascism. An actual colleague would have some courage or at least some wisdom. This is a mockery.
#AcademicSky #Resist
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Common App Welcomes Community Colleges
The Common App is inviting a cohort of community colleges to its platform for the first time in the hopes of serving a wider pool of applicants. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3WVxOBN
The Common App is inviting a cohort of community colleges to its platform for the first time in the hopes of serving a wider pool of applicants. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3WVxOBN
The Common App welcomes community colleges
The Common App is inviting a cohort of community colleges to its platform for the first time in the hopes of serving a wider pool of applicants.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Common App Welcomes Community Colleges
The Common App is inviting a cohort of community colleges to its platform for the first time in the hopes of serving a wider pool of applicants. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3WVxOBN
The Common App is inviting a cohort of community colleges to its platform for the first time in the hopes of serving a wider pool of applicants. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3WVxOBN
Reposted by Dr. Carlton R. Smith
The Caring University is now available for pre-order!
It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.
See the ToC ⬇️
I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.
tinyurl.com/6kk9fryt
It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.
See the ToC ⬇️
I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.
tinyurl.com/6kk9fryt
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Caring University is now available for pre-order!
It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.
See the ToC ⬇️
I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.
tinyurl.com/6kk9fryt
It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.
See the ToC ⬇️
I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.
tinyurl.com/6kk9fryt
I will always choose resistance as faculty (and in general).
Education drives progress.
I will NOT let this insecure felon and his bumbling cronies stand in the way of educating, questioning, resisting, and doing the work to dismantle oppressive practices!
#AcademicSky #Resist #DEI #FacultySky
Education drives progress.
I will NOT let this insecure felon and his bumbling cronies stand in the way of educating, questioning, resisting, and doing the work to dismantle oppressive practices!
#AcademicSky #Resist #DEI #FacultySky
As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
Trump attacks DEI; faculty pick between silence, resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”
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February 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I will always choose resistance as faculty (and in general).
Education drives progress.
I will NOT let this insecure felon and his bumbling cronies stand in the way of educating, questioning, resisting, and doing the work to dismantle oppressive practices!
#AcademicSky #Resist #DEI #FacultySky
Education drives progress.
I will NOT let this insecure felon and his bumbling cronies stand in the way of educating, questioning, resisting, and doing the work to dismantle oppressive practices!
#AcademicSky #Resist #DEI #FacultySky
In order for me to write, conditions must be perfect:
Favorite Coffee Shop: ✅
Favorite Table and chair:✅
Noise Cancel Headphones: ✅
Sweet treat: ✅
Big Band/Swing Playlist: ✅✅
Let’s lock in and get this book chapter finished!
#AcademicSky #writing #facultySky #research
Favorite Coffee Shop: ✅
Favorite Table and chair:✅
Noise Cancel Headphones: ✅
Sweet treat: ✅
Big Band/Swing Playlist: ✅✅
Let’s lock in and get this book chapter finished!
#AcademicSky #writing #facultySky #research
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January 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In order for me to write, conditions must be perfect:
Favorite Coffee Shop: ✅
Favorite Table and chair:✅
Noise Cancel Headphones: ✅
Sweet treat: ✅
Big Band/Swing Playlist: ✅✅
Let’s lock in and get this book chapter finished!
#AcademicSky #writing #facultySky #research
Favorite Coffee Shop: ✅
Favorite Table and chair:✅
Noise Cancel Headphones: ✅
Sweet treat: ✅
Big Band/Swing Playlist: ✅✅
Let’s lock in and get this book chapter finished!
#AcademicSky #writing #facultySky #research
Even then, I will claw my way back up to continue the fight.
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Even then, I will claw my way back up to continue the fight.
I appreciated that my doctoral program actively worked to expose us to the many paths our Ph.D.s could take in terms of career. We need to be honest and intentional about the reality in grad programs to best prepare students.
#AcademicSky #HigherEducstion #GraduateSchool
#AcademicSky #HigherEducstion #GraduateSchool
In Advice: Given that most Ph.D.s don’t find careers in academe, broader professional development is fast becoming — or already should be — an ethical imperative for universities. chroni.cl/40LM5Du
Advice | Where Ph.D. Programs Fail, Career Coaches Step In
If you don’t know how to advise your doctoral students on industry career options, why not partner with experts who can?
chroni.cl
January 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I appreciated that my doctoral program actively worked to expose us to the many paths our Ph.D.s could take in terms of career. We need to be honest and intentional about the reality in grad programs to best prepare students.
#AcademicSky #HigherEducstion #GraduateSchool
#AcademicSky #HigherEducstion #GraduateSchool
Trans rights are human rights.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
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Course pages: Done✅
Syllabi: Done✅
Conference presentations: Done✅
Revise & Resubmit: Resubmitted✅
Chapter draft: In progress!
Spring semester is off to a smooth start!
#AcademicSky #Academia #Facultylife
Syllabi: Done✅
Conference presentations: Done✅
Revise & Resubmit: Resubmitted✅
Chapter draft: In progress!
Spring semester is off to a smooth start!
#AcademicSky #Academia #Facultylife
January 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Course pages: Done✅
Syllabi: Done✅
Conference presentations: Done✅
Revise & Resubmit: Resubmitted✅
Chapter draft: In progress!
Spring semester is off to a smooth start!
#AcademicSky #Academia #Facultylife
Syllabi: Done✅
Conference presentations: Done✅
Revise & Resubmit: Resubmitted✅
Chapter draft: In progress!
Spring semester is off to a smooth start!
#AcademicSky #Academia #Facultylife
This is a shame. The pursuit of knowledge should never lead to debt, it should lead to a better life for you and those around you. These efforts did help millions and could’ve helped so much more (especially the Title IX protections).
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EDUSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EDUSky
🚨 Breaking News | Biden Scraps Debt Relief Plans
The Education Department said it's withdrawing the plans in order to focus on helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3P5RTRu
The Education Department said it's withdrawing the plans in order to focus on helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3P5RTRu
December 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM
This is a shame. The pursuit of knowledge should never lead to debt, it should lead to a better life for you and those around you. These efforts did help millions and could’ve helped so much more (especially the Title IX protections).
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EDUSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EDUSky
In addition to some of these. Be kind in the classroom to foster focus and community. Often times the faculty of students are trained researchers but not trained educators. Show up for your students and they will show up for you. Create spaces where kindness is prevalent.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
Career Advice | Rules of Engagement
Mary Anne Lewis Cusato offers four principles and practices to foster community and focus in the classroom. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4fqrBEr
Mary Anne Lewis Cusato offers four principles and practices to foster community and focus in the classroom. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4fqrBEr
Four practices for classroom community and focus (opinion)
Mary Anne Lewis Cusato offers four principles and practices to foster community and focus in the classroom.
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December 18, 2024 at 11:35 PM
In addition to some of these. Be kind in the classroom to foster focus and community. Often times the faculty of students are trained researchers but not trained educators. Show up for your students and they will show up for you. Create spaces where kindness is prevalent.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
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Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Three interesting perspectives that show possible futures higher ed will face. I would expect a mix of the three outlooks becoming reality but I do want to hope for the more optimistic of the three. Recruitment and retention remain important but how we approach it will be key.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
What 3 Ratings Agencies Project for Higher Ed in 2025
Recent reports from Moody’s Ratings, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings—taken together—offer a mixed outlook for the sector, particularly small, cash-strapped institutions. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4frfhn8
Recent reports from Moody’s Ratings, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings—taken together—offer a mixed outlook for the sector, particularly small, cash-strapped institutions. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4frfhn8
What three ratings agencies project for higher ed in 2025
Recent reports from Moody’s Ratings, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings—taken together—offer a mixed outlook for the sector, particularly small, cash-strapped institutions.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Three interesting perspectives that show possible futures higher ed will face. I would expect a mix of the three outlooks becoming reality but I do want to hope for the more optimistic of the three. Recruitment and retention remain important but how we approach it will be key.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
These bans have come from bad faith actors more often than not. Our students, staff, and faculty deserve better. We deserves leaders who listen and leaders who care.
That said, our work does not and will not stop.
#HigherEducation #AcademicSky
That said, our work does not and will not stop.
#HigherEducation #AcademicSky
#DEI Bans Flourished in 2024. Politicians Aren’t Finished.
Six states passed new anti-DEI laws this year, leading institutions to change hiring practices, close DEI offices and end DEI trainings. Look for more in 2025. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3VGS0Xf
Six states passed new anti-DEI laws this year, leading institutions to change hiring practices, close DEI offices and end DEI trainings. Look for more in 2025. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3VGS0Xf
How the battle over DEI shook out in 2024 and what's to come
Six states passed new anti-DEI laws this year, leading institutions to change hiring practices, close DEI offices and end DEI trainings. Look for more in 2025.
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December 16, 2024 at 10:56 PM
These bans have come from bad faith actors more often than not. Our students, staff, and faculty deserve better. We deserves leaders who listen and leaders who care.
That said, our work does not and will not stop.
#HigherEducation #AcademicSky
That said, our work does not and will not stop.
#HigherEducation #AcademicSky
Wrapping up my first semester as faculty and seeing where my students started vs how they are going into break is awesome. Their growth has been astounding and I can’t wait to see how they continue!
#faculty #academia #highered
#faculty #academia #highered
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December 12, 2024 at 2:16 AM
It’s a new feeling for me to celebrate wins and enjoy the work that I do.
It’s a great reminder that I not have a voice and an expertise, but that I am also in the right place and doing the work I was meant to be doing!
We locked in now!
#faculty #highereducation #academia
It’s a great reminder that I not have a voice and an expertise, but that I am also in the right place and doing the work I was meant to be doing!
We locked in now!
#faculty #highereducation #academia
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November 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It’s a new feeling for me to celebrate wins and enjoy the work that I do.
It’s a great reminder that I not have a voice and an expertise, but that I am also in the right place and doing the work I was meant to be doing!
We locked in now!
#faculty #highereducation #academia
It’s a great reminder that I not have a voice and an expertise, but that I am also in the right place and doing the work I was meant to be doing!
We locked in now!
#faculty #highereducation #academia