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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

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Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing today about how the ongoing shutdown may be affecting, or about to affect, university research. If you have a story to share, please DM me or email [email protected] today. Thank you.

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Alexandra W. Logue @lexalogue.bsky.social · 6d

In this podcast/transcript @amowreader.com interviews Zach Pardos about his AI-powered credit transfer tool buff.ly/eEDBhNWWe look forward to learning exactly what data the AI tool uses & its outputs, + which specific colleges have actually used it & how. #AcademicSky #highered @insidehighered.com

Podcast: How AI Can Smooth College Credit Transfer

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how a new AI-powered tool helps colleges and universities streamline credit transfer between institutions.

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 1d

every time I write about transfer I get mad about a new weird way colleges make the process hard. Like what do you mean your state community college system runs on semesters and your state university runs on quarters, why would you do that ????

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 13d

What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Higher Ed

Colleges and universities likely won’t face immediate issues, but research may be disrupted as grants pause. https://bit.ly/4nuRxmW

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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Jessica Blake @jessicablake.bsky.social · 13d

Annnnd we're back! The government may be in shutdown but negotiated rulemaking over student loans is still going strong at ED.

So far today, most of the committee has been in private caucus, likely discussing what degrees will qualify for higher loan caps. We're now over the original 30 min slot.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 15d

Student Success | Majority of California Community College Students Lack Basic Needs

New survey data points to a prevalence of basic needs insecurity among two-year students in California, particularly around housing. https://bit.ly/3KMkQ5V

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 15d

Students, Alumni Rally to Keep Slashed 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. https://bit.ly/482hBB9

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky

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Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 15d

Charlie Kirk: Hero of ‘Civil Discourse’ or Fount of Division?
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Kirk: A Hero of “Civil Discourse,” or a Fount of Division?

Pointing to the slain activist’s inflammatory statements about minority groups, some are pushing back—at their own peril—against the right’s framing of him as an emblem of quality discourse.

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 21d

this is so good

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 21d

Student Success | Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable

A new analysis by the National College Attainment Network finds that a majority of public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student. https://bit.ly/3W9S9Cl

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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Emma Whitford @emmawhitford.bsky.social · 21d

Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 21d

Keeping tabs on international student enrollment for the fall, spoiler alert, it looks mostly bad

for @insidehighered.com
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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 25d

i am like a bird slamming against a glass door waiting for the state department to release more recent visa issuance data from this summer, what do you mean they've only published up to MAY. ITS SEPTEMBER

Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 27d

This university is willing to put their ROI where their wallet is, or whatever the saying is.

In addition to career coaching or free grad school credits, Bethel U will hire graduates who haven't landed a job, terms and conditions apply

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 28d

Student Success | More Colleges Promise Graduates Employment, Grad School Placement

Bethel University guarantees undergraduates a job on campus or a spot in one of its graduate programs if they haven’t found something better six months after graduation. https://bit.ly/3VguCPZ

#EDUSky #AcademicSky

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Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com · 28d

The Trump administration redirected funds from many minority-serving institutions to HBCUs and tribal colleges. Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money. Others have more mixed feelings about the source of the funds.

ED Reallocates MSI Funding to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money than other minority-serving institutions. Others have more mixed feelings.

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 29d

On social media, the deputy secretary of state threatened to revoke foreigners' visas if they post insensitive content regarding Charlie Kirk. This could further impact international student social media screening procedures, which went into place this summer

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Visa Status at Risk for Foreigners Who Praise Kirk’s Death

Following the death of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, the Trump administration said it will take action against visitors to the U.S. who praise, rat...

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · 29d

Penn State will shutter its public media station, WPSU, in June due to financial pressures at the system level coupled with federal funding cuts for NPR and PBS.

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Penn State to Close NPR, PBS Affiliate Station WPSU

Penn State University will close its public broadcasting station, WPSU, in June 2026 due to financial challenges, The Centre Daily Times reported. That makes it one of the first university-affiliated ...

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · Sep 3

friends think i'm coming back to DC to see them but its really to see my hair and nail gals

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Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · Aug 28

🧵/ Since Nieman Reports last wrote about the unprecedented number of news workers killed in Gaza, in our Spring 2024 cover story, the tally has more than doubled to nearly 200, according to the @pressfreedom.bsky.social.

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · Aug 26

now is the appropriate time to text your swiftie friends

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · Aug 26

back on my map bullshit

Tracking swatting calls so far this fall with @emmawhitford.bsky.social for @insidehighered.com, read her reporting thus far here: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com · Aug 26

i have 200 connection requests on linkedin and no motivation to review any of them

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Aug 25

Student Success | Young People See Math Skills as Nonessential. How Can Higher Ed Help?

Thirty-eight percent of young adults think math is very important in their work life; fewer believe it’s important in their personal life. https://bit.ly/3VjesoQ

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 24

The Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. One called it the whitewashing of a traumatic event in U.S. history.

Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free.

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