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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 12m

Nine years ago today the Nobel Prize for Literature went to Bob Dylan. His acceptance speech was read by Azita Raji, the US ambassador to Sweden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi3W...

Bob Dylan speech at the 2016 Nobel Banquet

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 30m

Pe’ Sla is a sacred place to the Sioux.
Soon, it could be a graphite mine. medium.com/the-environm...

The Heart of Everything That Is

Pe’ Sla is a sacred place to the Lakota. Soon, it could be a graphite mine.

medium.com

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 32m

The student loan burden emerged when government decided, sixty years ago, that it was a student's responsibility, rather than the government's, to subsidize the cost of a college education. The best of these five ideas, but not realistic, is "the states step up." I

Five Ideas for Helping Solve America’s Student-Loan Problem

Alternatives for covering costs could help make college a lot more affordable.

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 2h

The other eight institutions that received the "offer" have yet to respond definitively. MIT has set a standard against which other responses will be measured. The big open question is whether the Federal government responds quickly with attempted retaliatory action.

MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact

MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding for far-reaching changes.

www.insidehighered.com

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you for your service Jesse Douglas. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Jesse L. Douglas, Aide to King in Marches From Selma, Is Dead at 90

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 3h

"Our strength is not defined by visibility in colonial spaces. Our strength comes from something much older, deeper, and more enduring. Even if this day weren’t on the calendar, we would still be here, still celebrating our cultures, still fighting for our rights, and still loving our people."

We're Still Here: Why It's Still a Good Day to Be Indigenous

Opinion. It’s a good day to be Indigenous.

nativenewsonline.net

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 4h

Congratulations to the students of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College on receipt of a $50 million donation aimed at closing financial aid gaps that might otherwise prevent students from completing their degrees.

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is donating $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities.

apnews.com

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 6h

"We really have to do a better job communicating. The net price after financial aid is actually decreasing.”

New Penn executive vice president discusses University’s financial future amid federal pressure

He described his new role as an effort to maintain the University’s momentum — a mission that requires institutional flexibility amid an evolving landscape of federal policies and financial stress.

www.thedp.com

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 6h

"I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)”
Sixty years ago today, The Who recorded "My Generation" at Pye Studios in London.

The Who - My Generation live 1967

YouTube video by iosonofederico

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 6h

On this day in 1994 the Netscape Communications Corporation announced that it was offering its new Netscape Navigator free to users via the Internet. The Internet browser was available for free downloading by individual, academic and research users.

Netscape Navigator - Wikipedia

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 6h

On this day in 1960 the World Series ended with a home run for the first time. Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a round-tripper in the ninth inning of Game 7 against the New York Yankees, giving the Pirates their first world series championship in thirty-five years.

The Greatest Homerun Ever: Bill Mazeroski 1960 Walkoff Homerun (2)

YouTube video by MrBuccos

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Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 6h

Happy birthday to Reed Erickson (1917-92), philanthropist who sponsored research and provided support for the trans community at a time when such support was otherwise invisible or nonexistent.
www.uvic.ca/transgendera...

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 21h

We hold in our hearts the memory of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, who died on this day in 1998, five days after he was beaten and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie. Never forget.

Larry Ladd @larryladd.bsky.social · 21h

Remembering Carmelite nun Saint Edith Stein, born on this day in 1891. She was executed by Nazis because of her Jewish background in 1942.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_S...