Kevin R. McClure
@drkevinrmcclure.com
Professor of Higher Ed & Dept Chair | Author of The Caring University (JHUP, 2025) | Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges | Columnist at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Having quite a time trying to figure out how to pronounce "Utahns"
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Having quite a time trying to figure out how to pronounce "Utahns"
Not to be a buzzkill, but these young men have class this week.
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Not to be a buzzkill, but these young men have class this week.
I'd be cool with McDermott going the Ravens. let's just shuffle all the coaches around and see if it makes a difference or if the NFL is really just a contest to see which team can keep its top players from tearing an ACL.
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I'd be cool with McDermott going the Ravens. let's just shuffle all the coaches around and see if it makes a difference or if the NFL is really just a contest to see which team can keep its top players from tearing an ACL.
One of the sillier things we do in higher ed is design faculty roles with the idea they will teach full-time and do no service. Most people are going to either get pulled into service and/or they're going to want to be involved because that's part of being in and shaping a community.
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
One of the sillier things we do in higher ed is design faculty roles with the idea they will teach full-time and do no service. Most people are going to either get pulled into service and/or they're going to want to be involved because that's part of being in and shaping a community.
I imagine the Indiana U PR folks are over the moon to have the news about IU be 24/7 football championship and “isn’t Cignetti great?”
January 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I imagine the Indiana U PR folks are over the moon to have the news about IU be 24/7 football championship and “isn’t Cignetti great?”
My son tried cantaloupe for the first time and described it as “a little bit good.” Which is about as good as cantaloupe can expect, to be honest.
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My son tried cantaloupe for the first time and described it as “a little bit good.” Which is about as good as cantaloupe can expect, to be honest.
They look so clearly like every villain in an action movie/show. Makes one wonder if there is or will be an instinctive cultural aversion because we’ve seen so many images equating this aesthetic with evil.
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
They look so clearly like every villain in an action movie/show. Makes one wonder if there is or will be an instinctive cultural aversion because we’ve seen so many images equating this aesthetic with evil.
Our kids in 20 years:
“Haha omg do you remember how many different accounts our parents had?!”
“And all the passwords?! They never knew the passwords!”
“Haha omg do you remember how many different accounts our parents had?!”
“And all the passwords?! They never knew the passwords!”
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Our kids in 20 years:
“Haha omg do you remember how many different accounts our parents had?!”
“And all the passwords?! They never knew the passwords!”
“Haha omg do you remember how many different accounts our parents had?!”
“And all the passwords?! They never knew the passwords!”
Some people refuse to believe running a college requires professional expertise and training. Some faculty still harbor this belief. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Some people refuse to believe running a college requires professional expertise and training. Some faculty still harbor this belief. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Need advice: a campus host left me a lovely bundle of swag. But I don’t have enough room on my luggage for it.
Do I: a) tell them so they could reuse it? Or b) telling them would be rude so just leave it?
Do I: a) tell them so they could reuse it? Or b) telling them would be rude so just leave it?
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Need advice: a campus host left me a lovely bundle of swag. But I don’t have enough room on my luggage for it.
Do I: a) tell them so they could reuse it? Or b) telling them would be rude so just leave it?
Do I: a) tell them so they could reuse it? Or b) telling them would be rude so just leave it?
Go the Ravens so we can officially live in the upsidedown.
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Mike Tomlin, the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach, is leaving the Steelers after 19 seasons. Tomlin, who famously has never endured a losing season, is one of the most well-respected men in football.
Mike Tomlin stepping down as Steelers head coach after 19 seasons
Tomlin is tied with Chuck Noll as the winningest head coach in Steelers franchise history.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Go the Ravens so we can officially live in the upsidedown.
This is not based on, like, a study and I'm refraining from any generalizations, but I feel like all my students' work is getting shorter over time. Are any of y'all noticing this or do you put length requirements in?
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is not based on, like, a study and I'm refraining from any generalizations, but I feel like all my students' work is getting shorter over time. Are any of y'all noticing this or do you put length requirements in?
@bakerdphd.bsky.social has a new column, Echoes in the Quad, you should absolutely check out. The first installment is "Censorship Arrives on Campus" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
@bakerdphd.bsky.social has a new column, Echoes in the Quad, you should absolutely check out. The first installment is "Censorship Arrives on Campus" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Quite a paragraph in After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Quite a paragraph in After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.
A return to merit, they say.
"Manny Diaz Jr., a former Republican lawmaker and Florida education commissioner who had been serving as interim president since July, was announced as the sole finalist in November." 11-1 vote. Only the Faculty Senate representative to the board voted no.
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
www.chronicle.com/article/anot...
Another Former Republican Lawmaker Snags a Permanent Presidency in Florida
Manny Diaz Jr., the newly appointed president of the University of West Florida, was named sole finalist in November after serving as the interim.
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A return to merit, they say.
OTF wouldn't stand for this form. All the older ladies I work out with know how to hip hinge (and usually have way better deadlift form than men, fwiw).
If you let this kettlebell swing run your country, you deserve what you get
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
OTF wouldn't stand for this form. All the older ladies I work out with know how to hip hinge (and usually have way better deadlift form than men, fwiw).
Reposted by Kevin R. McClure
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
May have to duck for this one, but I don’t airline seats should be able to recline.
You want to sleep and I need to work. Why does your need to recline take precedence?
You want to sleep and I need to work. Why does your need to recline take precedence?
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
May have to duck for this one, but I don’t airline seats should be able to recline.
You want to sleep and I need to work. Why does your need to recline take precedence?
You want to sleep and I need to work. Why does your need to recline take precedence?
Some of these college football players aren’t good enough to be earning what they’re being offered 🤷🏼♂️
January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Some of these college football players aren’t good enough to be earning what they’re being offered 🤷🏼♂️
Appreciate the modern building font on this library.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Appreciate the modern building font on this library.
Just over here crying on the plane over this dang book.
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Just over here crying on the plane over this dang book.
Whoaaaaaa. Mixed feelings on this one.
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Whoaaaaaa. Mixed feelings on this one.
Reposted by Kevin R. McClure
I really appreciated this article by @drkevinrmcclure.com on faculty motivation and its connections to self-determination theory. It got me thinking about how to help faculty feel that their work is valued and meaningful. When traditional rewards are threatened, leaders need to support autonomy.
Advice | Faculty Motivation in a Uniquely Demotivating Time
It’s unreasonable to expect professors to hit hurdle after hurdle and still stay in the race. Institutions are going to have to clear some obstacles.
www.chronicle.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I really appreciated this article by @drkevinrmcclure.com on faculty motivation and its connections to self-determination theory. It got me thinking about how to help faculty feel that their work is valued and meaningful. When traditional rewards are threatened, leaders need to support autonomy.
My New Year’s resolution is to cook the appropriate number of tater tots. I apparently have two modes: make 8 or make 62.
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to cook the appropriate number of tater tots. I apparently have two modes: make 8 or make 62.
I was on a tour of congress and the guide asked a trivia question, which I got because of reading Destiny of the Republic. But then *no one* wanted to talk with me about how awesome Garfield was. I was so ready.
Really excited to read the book that the show was based on, Candice Millard’s DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC. Shout out to good television adaptations of history books.
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I was on a tour of congress and the guide asked a trivia question, which I got because of reading Destiny of the Republic. But then *no one* wanted to talk with me about how awesome Garfield was. I was so ready.