Rachel Vacek
@vacekrae.bsky.social
Baker, board gamer, librarian. Associate Dean for Digital Strategies, Impact, & Visibility. University of Central Florida.
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“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
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Career Advice Reminder | Trans Allyship in Academia Today
What it means to be an ally has changed, Chelsea Thompto writes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3FVayOR
What it means to be an ally has changed, Chelsea Thompto writes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3FVayOR
How to be a trans ally in academia today (opinion)
What it means to be an ally has changed, Chelsea Thompto writes.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Career Advice Reminder | Trans Allyship in Academia Today
What it means to be an ally has changed, Chelsea Thompto writes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3FVayOR
What it means to be an ally has changed, Chelsea Thompto writes. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3FVayOR
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As Trump shuts down the suicide hotline, Canada has broadcasted their national hotline which now has a toll-free American version: 1-877-330-6366
April 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
As Trump shuts down the suicide hotline, Canada has broadcasted their national hotline which now has a toll-free American version: 1-877-330-6366
"We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books."
~ W. E. B. Du Bois
~ W. E. B. Du Bois
March 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books."
~ W. E. B. Du Bois
~ W. E. B. Du Bois
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The Board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has written a letter explaining its core functions cannot be cut.
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In Letter, IMLS Advisory Board Says Its Core Activities Cannot be Slashed by Executive Action
In a letter to the agency's new acting director, the National Museum and Library Services board said it stands ready to help "support and strengthen" the agency's mission as mandated by law.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has written a letter explaining its core functions cannot be cut.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-letter-im...
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-letter-im...
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The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
March 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
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Colleagues: are you interested in learning about Critical Hope or how it can be applied in libraries? Would you like to be part of an emerging community of practice? Please join Ione Damasco and me as we host this community-building event! Register at: tinyurl.com/3pjs3ck5
February 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Colleagues: are you interested in learning about Critical Hope or how it can be applied in libraries? Would you like to be part of an emerging community of practice? Please join Ione Damasco and me as we host this community-building event! Register at: tinyurl.com/3pjs3ck5
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Thank you for this! I would urge all authors to submit their author's final version of all articles to their institutional repository, a subject repository, and or zenodo.org I've been an academic librarian in this space for a longtime, and am happy to help anyone--DM me!
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you for this! I would urge all authors to submit their author's final version of all articles to their institutional repository, a subject repository, and or zenodo.org I've been an academic librarian in this space for a longtime, and am happy to help anyone--DM me!
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Today’s @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post from @alicemeadows.bsky.social is on the Declaration to #DefendResearch. Read, sign, then share! We can #resist! Thank you Alice, @camitchell.bsky.social, @rouhiroo.bsky.social, and @petersuber.bsky.social! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...
Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's p...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today’s @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post from @alicemeadows.bsky.social is on the Declaration to #DefendResearch. Read, sign, then share! We can #resist! Thank you Alice, @camitchell.bsky.social, @rouhiroo.bsky.social, and @petersuber.bsky.social! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...