Robert Wolff
@rswprof.bsky.social
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IU Bloomington to faculty: You can take the buy out but first you have to promise to never say anything bad about us.
IU Bloomington Asked Faculty Taking Buyouts to Sign NDAs
The agreements, which have raised academic freedom advocates’ eyebrows, said that those wanting a voluntary retirement payout can’t criticize the university or any of its employees.
www.insidehighered.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
IU Bloomington to faculty: You can take the buy out but first you have to promise to never say anything bad about us.
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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". . . it is not, in any real sense, about Columbia. Neither is it about antisemitism or free speech. It is not even at its root about education." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
The attempt to destroy Columbia (opinion)
The Trump administration has the symbolic fight it wants, Brian Rosenberg writes.
www.insidehighered.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
". . . it is not, in any real sense, about Columbia. Neither is it about antisemitism or free speech. It is not even at its root about education." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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President Donald Trump says there is an easy way for manufacturers to avoid his blizzard of tariffs: Move back to the United States.
But in trying to repatriate manufacturing, Trump is battling powerful long-term forces.
But in trying to repatriate manufacturing, Trump is battling powerful long-term forces.
Trump’s tariffs face long odds in bid to bring factories home
Trump’s tariff-first strategy could end a long stagnation in U.S. manufacturing. But Trump is battling powerful long-term forces.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
President Donald Trump says there is an easy way for manufacturers to avoid his blizzard of tariffs: Move back to the United States.
But in trying to repatriate manufacturing, Trump is battling powerful long-term forces.
But in trying to repatriate manufacturing, Trump is battling powerful long-term forces.
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Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
So much for longitudinal data.
After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...
After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test
One prominent researcher said the flip-flop offers ‘the first direct evidence that executive actions have weakened NAEP.’
www.the74million.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So much for longitudinal data.
So glad to see the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians repudiate the Executive Order on history education in K-12 schooling. Worth a read!
AHA–OAH Statement on Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling”
The American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.”
www.historians.org
February 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So glad to see the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians repudiate the Executive Order on history education in K-12 schooling. Worth a read!
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This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
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Auditors question why CSCU head received $21k to move to CT, but still lives in NY
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Audit: Why did CSCU head get $21k to move to CT, but lives in NY?
Terrence Cheng, chancellor of Connecticut’s largest public college system, spent a year evaluating a move but still lives in New York, auditors say.
www.ctinsider.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Auditors question why CSCU head received $21k to move to CT, but still lives in NY
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Websites offer only error messages on Thursday after president demands agriculture department shutter sites
On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the US agriculture department to remove its websites documenting or referencing the climate crisis.…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
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I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.
January 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.