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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 43m

I was featured on local Cleveland TV to discuss hazing prevention.

www.cleveland19.com/2025/10/15/n...

New laws improve hazing reporting at colleges and universities in Ohio, but problem persists

A new federal law aims to fight dangerous hazing on college campuses and make the reporting process more transparent.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 11h

This removing funding from other enrollment based MSIs is highly problematic. Many institutions use those funds for broad student success funding or other engagement initiatives which benefits students across campus. The interest convergence here is alarming.

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Republican lawmakers ask McMahon to restore funding for Hispanic-serving colleges

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Conference pushed back on arguments that the programs discriminate by establishing racial quotas.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 13h

@dcollier74.bsky.social called this. This was a worry I had which mirrors when Louisana tried to ban Librarians from joining the American Library Association (ALA).

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Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds

The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 16d

The lack of capacity, proximity, and relationships for research have disadvantaged the the historical opportunities to develop a research infrastructure that allows HBCUs to compete for major research grants.

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HBCUs Receive Less Than 1% of Federal R&D Funding Despite Representing 3% of Universities

New report reveals persistent funding disparities as Trump administration freezes diversity-focused grants.

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Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com · 16d

Across the country, student groups and other organizations are working to fill the gaps left behind by campus centers and programs lost to a snowballing anti-DEI movement.

Students, Alumni Rally to Keep Cut Affinity Programs Alive

Across the country, student groups and other organizations are working to fill the gaps left behind by campus centers and programs lost to a snowballing anti-DEI movement.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 17d

I was confused how they even won as many games when their leading hitters have under 20 home runs. I was at the Dodgers-Orioles series earlier this month and didn't have the same energy as last year. I don't know what changed.

Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 17d

The hazing researchers include in this story are really amazing, but you would think they would include the Piazza Center which was founded as a response to hazing death.

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Penn State aimed to curb hazing culture after Timothy Piazza’s death. Some question whether it’s led to change.

Efforts in the eight-plus years since Timothy Piazza’s death haven’t necessarily led to meaningful change when it comes to hazing at Penn State, according to a university-commissioned report issued la...

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SciLine @sciline.org · 20d

The 2026 Stop Campus Hazing Act is coming. How can colleges prepare? How can families talk about hazing? Our free TV bundle helps newsrooms. Check out the VOSOT, soundbite, raw video, & log with timecodes from our Q&A with @pietrosassophd.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ninMWn

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 20d

This is a cautionary tale. West Virginia eliminated their higher education administration programs several years ago as did Shepard. So, that state has 0 programs to prepare higher education administrators.

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.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 21d

For once, this is a good update to a story I previously shared about ROTC.

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Army Preserves ROTC Units Previously Slated to Close

The U.S. Army will continue to support nine ROTC units affiliated with colleges and universities, reversing cuts announced in June. ROTC cadets can continue to enroll at the affected schools, which wi...

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 21d

Hazing should never be acceptable. Colleges do not have the capacity to consistently engage in prevention.

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Former student sues University of Southern Mississippi and Omega Psi Phi over alleged hazing

A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the University of Southern ...

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 22d

This is unfortunate, especially because this is a nationally renowned and recognized department. West Virginia cut their higher education program too sometime ago. The entire state has no higher education/student affairs programs now.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 22d

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Proposes Cutting Ed Administration Programs

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles. https://bit.ly/42D0qCw

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 22d

Make no mistake, these bans are not grounded in Texas law, but rather in hateful prejudice. Angelo State University is going far beyond what new legislation requires, enforcing what some legislators unsuccessfully tried to pass.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23d

Under pressure from Texas government officials, Angelo State University in Texas is banning all discussion or mention of the existence of trans people along with banning the LGBTQ pride flag from campus and forced misgendering of trans people.

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Alt text: Screenshot of a document outlining a new university policy. The bullet points state:

No discussion of transgender topics or anything suggesting more than two genders.

All information in syllabi about transgender topics must be removed.

Instructors must use students’ given names, not preferred names.

Safe-space stickers, LGBTQ flags, etc. are banned and must be removed.

Employees must remove pronouns from email signatures.

The university will not support faculty who teach or discuss these topics in class.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 22d

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 22d

Why did "DIverse Issues in Education" become the "EDU Ledger?"

Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · 29d

West Virginia cut its higher education admin programs as well

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 16

They will 100% villanize individual faculty or staff and probably pass additional rules like they have for corporations. However, if a white male speaks out and is racist then he will definitely get a pass.

www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/t...

Texas legislative committees will study freedom of speech on college campuses in wake of Charlie Kirk killing

The committees were made to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and come as university faculty have come under online scrutiny.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 15

Washington Post fires their last remaining Black opinion writer @karenattiah.bsky.social over the most benign comments in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder...

Meanwhile Fox still has Brian Kilmeade who casually said all homeless people should be killed.

Its all unfair & unbalanced. Wake up.

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.bsky.social · Sep 13

We must come to terms with the fact that it was a huge mistake to leave the online world largely unchecked, and that we urgently need to deal with a fragmented, radicalized and instrumentalized reality in many countries simultaneously and take action instead of remaining in shock or relativization.

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 13

Educational Administration is too for K-12 and HESA programs.

Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 12

Fraternity kitchens never make money.

www.campustimes.org/2025/09/08/u...

UR closes Fraternity Quad kitchens

For these fraternities, members living on the fraternity quad were automatically opted into the fraternity dining plan, which covered the cost of all meals offered by designated in-house chefs. Howeve...

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · Sep 10

The Education Department announced its intention Wednesday to end grant funding for minority-serving institutions, a move affecting hundreds of colleges that serve a disproportionate number of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

Education Dept. to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, Affecting Hundreds of Colleges

The Trump administration argued that such grants are discriminatory “by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.”

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is the definition of fascism and eliminating academic freedom. This is exactly why I left Texas.

www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...

A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum

The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.

www.kbtx.com

Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 7

White christian nationalism continues to be a major threat to democracy. Fears of dispossesion and their belief of entitlement allign with the way in whitness seeks property.

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‘A very dangerous theory:’ MAGA’s mask-off racist vision of America

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Dr. Pietro A. Sasso @pietrosassophd.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is just the broad overextension of DEI suppression.

mississippitoday.org/2025/09/04/m...

Mississippi universities halt funding for student groups, citing DEI law - Mississippi Today

The law — which prohibits any programming and curriculum related to diversity, equity and inclusion in Mississippi's public schools — includes an exemption for registered student organizations. Howeve...

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