Ryan Taughrin
@ryantaughrin.bsky.social
Graduate enrollment management/admissions professional in UB’s Graduate School of Education, buffalo sports fan, dad, husband, etc. Working on a PhD, talking about adult students and hidden curriculum/information deserts in admissions. #emchat
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The president of the united states is a pedophile rapist who was best buddies with Jeffrey Epstein and spent hours with an underage victim at Epstein's home. Now he's currently huddled in the situation room directing a cover up about it like it's a seal team 6 operation. Do I have that right?
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The president of the united states is a pedophile rapist who was best buddies with Jeffrey Epstein and spent hours with an underage victim at Epstein's home. Now he's currently huddled in the situation room directing a cover up about it like it's a seal team 6 operation. Do I have that right?
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.
Working at my UG student newspaper is *the* reason I work in higher education today. I’d encourage all of you to pay close attention to what’s happening to student-run news on your former (or current) college campuses.
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Working at my UG student newspaper is *the* reason I work in higher education today. I’d encourage all of you to pay close attention to what’s happening to student-run news on your former (or current) college campuses.
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People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.
Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
boltsmag.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.
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For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.
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Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN
A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
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You've likely seen the new $100,000 penalty on high-skill immigrant workers.
Here's the next, separate bomb the White House is dropping on high skill immigration, to be officially published *tomorrow*.
tl;dr: Most H-1Bs now inaccessible for entry-level jobs, e.g. new grads from US universities.
Here's the next, separate bomb the White House is dropping on high skill immigration, to be officially published *tomorrow*.
tl;dr: Most H-1Bs now inaccessible for entry-level jobs, e.g. new grads from US universities.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
September 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You've likely seen the new $100,000 penalty on high-skill immigrant workers.
Here's the next, separate bomb the White House is dropping on high skill immigration, to be officially published *tomorrow*.
tl;dr: Most H-1Bs now inaccessible for entry-level jobs, e.g. new grads from US universities.
Here's the next, separate bomb the White House is dropping on high skill immigration, to be officially published *tomorrow*.
tl;dr: Most H-1Bs now inaccessible for entry-level jobs, e.g. new grads from US universities.
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Important story about University of Nebraska’s plan to cut its educational administration department, which is home to a highly regarded higher education program.
www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
UNL Proposes Cutting Educational Administration Department
University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles.
www.insidehighered.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Important story about University of Nebraska’s plan to cut its educational administration department, which is home to a highly regarded higher education program.
www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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New from @jessicablake.bsky.social: more than 2,000 TRIO programs didn’t get their funding Sept. 1 as expected. Lawmakers are demanding ED release the funds and warning the freeze could lead to “irreparable damage.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Trump Administration Withholds Millions for TRIO Programs
Nonprofits that advocate for first-gen students say that without the federally funded programs, college could become unattainable for hundreds of thousands of students.
www.insidehighered.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New from @jessicablake.bsky.social: more than 2,000 TRIO programs didn’t get their funding Sept. 1 as expected. Lawmakers are demanding ED release the funds and warning the freeze could lead to “irreparable damage.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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ravens already lost their super bowl in week one that's tough
September 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ravens already lost their super bowl in week one that's tough
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Do not accept the premise that education is to blame for abysmal jobs outcomes.
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
August 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Do not accept the premise that education is to blame for abysmal jobs outcomes.
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
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The ed-tech vision: Everything and everyone is a machine to optimize and control. Everything and everyone is a market to be exploited. Teachers and students are utterly, utterly expendable 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/the-prime-di...
The Prime Directive
Over a decade ago, at the height of the MOOC madness, many people crowed excitedly about "the end of college" – not because the various technologies they believed would enable this were any good (by "...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The ed-tech vision: Everything and everyone is a machine to optimize and control. Everything and everyone is a market to be exploited. Teachers and students are utterly, utterly expendable 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/the-prime-di...
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The unitary executive can set the curriculum at Harvard, order the owners to change the names of professional sports teams, throw his enemies in prison, close a Cabinet-level Department, but he is powerless to ask the sycophants he put in place in the FBI and DOJ to release the Epstein files.
Reporter: Why doesn’t the President just order the FBI to release the full Epstein files?
Leavitt: The President has said if the DOJ/FBI want to move forward with releasing any credible evidence, they should do so. As to why they have not—you should ask the FBI
Leavitt: The President has said if the DOJ/FBI want to move forward with releasing any credible evidence, they should do so. As to why they have not—you should ask the FBI
July 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The unitary executive can set the curriculum at Harvard, order the owners to change the names of professional sports teams, throw his enemies in prison, close a Cabinet-level Department, but he is powerless to ask the sycophants he put in place in the FBI and DOJ to release the Epstein files.
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My union is working with technofascists who would destroy our profession. Not thrilled about it. This thread is insufficient @rweingarten.bsky.social sincerely, an AAUP member and AFT affiliate.
Today we launched the National Academy for AI Instruction with UFT, Microsoft, OpenAI & Anthropic to offer free, high-quality AI training to educators. Some of you have expressed legitimate reservations about AI and tech companies. I want to speak to you directly. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My union is working with technofascists who would destroy our profession. Not thrilled about it. This thread is insufficient @rweingarten.bsky.social sincerely, an AAUP member and AFT affiliate.
Here's your must read/follow post for the day.
July 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Here's your must read/follow post for the day.
Now collecting data on the college admissions experiences of adult student-parents. If you know anyone currently looking at applying to college, or recently enrolled, please send share this brief survey! sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#phd #adultstudent #collegeadmission #emchat #edchat
#phd #adultstudent #collegeadmission #emchat #edchat
June 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Now collecting data on the college admissions experiences of adult student-parents. If you know anyone currently looking at applying to college, or recently enrolled, please send share this brief survey! sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#phd #adultstudent #collegeadmission #emchat #edchat
#phd #adultstudent #collegeadmission #emchat #edchat
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They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
They’re going to try to make you feel insane for opposing this war. They’ll ignore protests and downplay any opposition. They’ll try to strongarm you into submission.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
They did it with Iraq and they’ll do it again.
And then a few years later they’ll pretend they were with you all along.
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Kinda shocking how schools are willingly undermining their product. This won’t end well.
University of South Carolina freezes tuition, will offer free ChatGPT access and AI certifications
USC will keep in-state tuition flat, give students and staff free access to ChatGPT under a $1.5M OpenAI deal, and offer new AI literacy courses.
www.wltx.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Kinda shocking how schools are willingly undermining their product. This won’t end well.
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my hottest educational take is that schools should actively, non-punitively teach students how to admit when they don't know something, aren't sure or have made a mistake, with various teaching frameworks adapted to support this ideal, because people who can't admit fault are breaking the world
June 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
my hottest educational take is that schools should actively, non-punitively teach students how to admit when they don't know something, aren't sure or have made a mistake, with various teaching frameworks adapted to support this ideal, because people who can't admit fault are breaking the world
We're working hard to raise the funds needed to add Jenn to a town board in desperate need for her voice, expertise, and knowledge. If you have a few dollars to donate, please support in honor of her 50th birthday.
I've written many drafts of this post with the goal of being as cool as @katmabu.bsky.social in her campaign ads but alas!
The dilly: Today is 50 days from my 50th birthday. My goal is to raise $5K for my campaign for town board.
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Steve! is here to help.
The dilly: Today is 50 days from my 50th birthday. My goal is to raise $5K for my campaign for town board.
secure.actblue.com/donate/jennb...
Steve! is here to help.
June 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We're working hard to raise the funds needed to add Jenn to a town board in desperate need for her voice, expertise, and knowledge. If you have a few dollars to donate, please support in honor of her 50th birthday.