Dr. Ty C. McNamee
@tycmcnamee.bsky.social
Your friendly queer farm boy academic 🌈⛰👨🏻🏫 | Asst Prof of Ed Policy & Evaluation at UKY | #RuralEd #SocialClass #AccessEquity #Queerness #TeachingLearning #Faculty #EduSky
I’m super excited to engage in this book talk for @eddesignlab.bsky.social! Can’t wait to discuss my book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and how we can better support rural, poor and working-class students in higher education! 🙂
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m super excited to engage in this book talk for @eddesignlab.bsky.social! Can’t wait to discuss my book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and how we can better support rural, poor and working-class students in higher education! 🙂
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
So excited to be in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University taking part in a meeting for our recently-founded @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social! Learning lots, and love being in community with our state partners and stakeholders!
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So excited to be in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University taking part in a meeting for our recently-founded @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social! Learning lots, and love being in community with our state partners and stakeholders!
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
Another @nrea.net #RuralEdForum in the books! I was very excited about presenting this year — only did I get to discuss my home state Wyoming’s community colleges but I got the honor of presenting with two amazing Uni of Mississippi students who did a fantastic job! 👏 @jrdavisroger.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Another @nrea.net #RuralEdForum in the books! I was very excited about presenting this year — only did I get to discuss my home state Wyoming’s community colleges but I got the honor of presenting with two amazing Uni of Mississippi students who did a fantastic job! 👏 @jrdavisroger.bsky.social
Thank you to the ECMC Foundation for funding multiple years of research related to postsecondary career and technical education (CTE)!
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
October 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thank you to the ECMC Foundation for funding multiple years of research related to postsecondary career and technical education (CTE)!
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
Educational attainment in rural America rises, but urban areas widen the degree gap. Formal educational attainment in rural (nonmetropolitan) America has grown over time, but the attainment gap between rural and urban (metropolitan) areas persists.
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
September 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Educational attainment in rural America rises, but urban areas widen the degree gap. Formal educational attainment in rural (nonmetropolitan) America has grown over time, but the attainment gap between rural and urban (metropolitan) areas persists.
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
New pub on the role rural-located/serving higher ed institutions play in rural college success, co-authored w/ Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and part of @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success, edited by Drs. Shouping Hu and Joe O'Shea! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
September 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New pub on the role rural-located/serving higher ed institutions play in rural college success, co-authored w/ Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and part of @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success, edited by Drs. Shouping Hu and Joe O'Shea! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Had such a positive experience speaking at a seminar in Detroit about rural education/higher ed this week! One of my favorite parts was getting to hang with two of my favs, Professors Darris Means and Karen Eppley! See y’all next month at the National Rural Education Association annual conference! ❤️
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Had such a positive experience speaking at a seminar in Detroit about rural education/higher ed this week! One of my favorite parts was getting to hang with two of my favs, Professors Darris Means and Karen Eppley! See y’all next month at the National Rural Education Association annual conference! ❤️
Apply by September 5th for the 2025-26 Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted by the Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Apply by September 5th for the 2025-26 Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted by the Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
I’m SO excited to have been elected Program Co-Chair of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Rural Education SIG! THANK YOU to all who voted for me! Looking forward to serving alongside my Co-Chair Kessa Roberts, under SIG Chair Cat Biddle! Can’t wait to plan an awesome rural-focused program for y’all! 👏
July 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’m SO excited to have been elected Program Co-Chair of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Rural Education SIG! THANK YOU to all who voted for me! Looking forward to serving alongside my Co-Chair Kessa Roberts, under SIG Chair Cat Biddle! Can’t wait to plan an awesome rural-focused program for y’all! 👏
Submissions for the 2026 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting are due soon, 7/25!
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
July 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Submissions for the 2026 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting are due soon, 7/25!
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
My book on rural, poor and working-class college students is now available to purchase! THANK YOU to folks who supported me in this journey, the amazing students who shared their stories with me, and of course my fantastic publisher #RoutledgeBooks!
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
June 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My book on rural, poor and working-class college students is now available to purchase! THANK YOU to folks who supported me in this journey, the amazing students who shared their stories with me, and of course my fantastic publisher #RoutledgeBooks!
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
@jqtsie.bsky.social is in search of new Editorial Board members, particularly Associate and Consulting Editors! You can nominate others or yourself. I’m on the Board and have had a positive experience! 🙂
To learn more about the roles and to nominate/self-nominate: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...
To learn more about the roles and to nominate/self-nominate: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...
June 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@jqtsie.bsky.social is in search of new Editorial Board members, particularly Associate and Consulting Editors! You can nominate others or yourself. I’m on the Board and have had a positive experience! 🙂
To learn more about the roles and to nominate/self-nominate: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...
To learn more about the roles and to nominate/self-nominate: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...
Excited to announce my book from #Routledge #TaylorandFrancis is available to pre-order! I received my copy today and am looking forward to folks reading about rural, poor and working-class students in higher ed and policy/practice to support their degree attainment!
tinyurl.com/RuralPoorWor...
tinyurl.com/RuralPoorWor...
May 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Excited to announce my book from #Routledge #TaylorandFrancis is available to pre-order! I received my copy today and am looking forward to folks reading about rural, poor and working-class students in higher ed and policy/practice to support their degree attainment!
tinyurl.com/RuralPoorWor...
tinyurl.com/RuralPoorWor...
Join this webinar to learn more about how to define rurality and potential state funding strategies that have the potential to sustain rural colleges and universities.
6/18/25, 12pm CT sponsored by @nchems.bsky.social
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6/18/25, 12pm CT sponsored by @nchems.bsky.social
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May 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Join this webinar to learn more about how to define rurality and potential state funding strategies that have the potential to sustain rural colleges and universities.
6/18/25, 12pm CT sponsored by @nchems.bsky.social
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
6/18/25, 12pm CT sponsored by @nchems.bsky.social
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Pub alert! Towards a Critical Rural Education Line of Inquiry: Rural Spaces as Multi-Identity Contexts published in the Handbook on Rural and Remote Ed. Honored to have written this piece w/ Dr. Jenay Willis and @jrdavisroger.bsky.social! THANK YOU to the editors! www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
May 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pub alert! Towards a Critical Rural Education Line of Inquiry: Rural Spaces as Multi-Identity Contexts published in the Handbook on Rural and Remote Ed. Honored to have written this piece w/ Dr. Jenay Willis and @jrdavisroger.bsky.social! THANK YOU to the editors! www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
What an amazing class to end my time at @olemiss.bsky.social! This last course session, we got to celebrate the end of the semester and talk about what we learned. Luke always gets to come hang with us too. 🙂 Go keep doing amazing things, y’all!
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What an amazing class to end my time at @olemiss.bsky.social! This last course session, we got to celebrate the end of the semester and talk about what we learned. Luke always gets to come hang with us too. 🙂 Go keep doing amazing things, y’all!
So happy for and proud of my first PhD advisee @jrdavisroger.bsky.social for passing his dissertation proposal defense yesterday! 👏 This is a huge milestone for future Dr. Davis, as his next step is to begin the process of conducting his diss research study! Looking forward to seeing you excel! 🙂
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So happy for and proud of my first PhD advisee @jrdavisroger.bsky.social for passing his dissertation proposal defense yesterday! 👏 This is a huge milestone for future Dr. Davis, as his next step is to begin the process of conducting his diss research study! Looking forward to seeing you excel! 🙂
It’s becoming real 😱 Pre-order starts May 26th!
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s becoming real 😱 Pre-order starts May 26th!
Super stoked to share a new pub from my diss study, co-authored with Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and Shadman Islem and published in Journal of Diversity in Higher Ed! 🙂
Fostering Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Ed doi.org/10.1037/dhe0...
Fostering Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Ed doi.org/10.1037/dhe0...
April 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Super stoked to share a new pub from my diss study, co-authored with Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and Shadman Islem and published in Journal of Diversity in Higher Ed! 🙂
Fostering Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Ed doi.org/10.1037/dhe0...
Fostering Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Ed doi.org/10.1037/dhe0...
New pub Rural Students’ Sense of Belonging! This pub is special to me as it was led by amazing doc students John Yang & Shadman Islem! Honored to have supported them! THANKS to @tlstrayhorn.bsky.social & @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social for including our piece in this NDHE issue! doi.org/10.1002/he.2...
March 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New pub Rural Students’ Sense of Belonging! This pub is special to me as it was led by amazing doc students John Yang & Shadman Islem! Honored to have supported them! THANKS to @tlstrayhorn.bsky.social & @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social for including our piece in this NDHE issue! doi.org/10.1002/he.2...
Should’ve worked on an R&R today. Went to the park with Lukey instead 🥰
March 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Should’ve worked on an R&R today. Went to the park with Lukey instead 🥰
I’m excited to share one of my most vulnerable pubs — Exploring Queer Joy in Nature: Tales from the Rural Mountain West written w/ @broseidonadventure.bsky.social & Roman Christiaens! This is part of the book Rural Ed and Queer Identities: Rural and (Out)Rooted ⬇️
www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...
www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...
February 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I’m excited to share one of my most vulnerable pubs — Exploring Queer Joy in Nature: Tales from the Rural Mountain West written w/ @broseidonadventure.bsky.social & Roman Christiaens! This is part of the book Rural Ed and Queer Identities: Rural and (Out)Rooted ⬇️
www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...
www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...
