Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Eddy Conroy He/Him

@econroy.bsky.social

4.3K followers 1.3K following 3.7K posts

“There’s some good in this world… and it’s worth fighting for” Higher Ed policy @educationwork.newamerica.org, Forbes Education Contributor: www.forbes.com/sites/edwardconroy Plus food and cocktails

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · Jun 26

🧵1/n
🚨New publication alert!

We just published a brief on what happens to parenting students' chances of success in college when they are threatened with eviction. The results are devastating. I have never cried when writing up research before. I did this time.

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students

New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children—and found it likely leads to severe negative consequences.

www.newamerica.org

2 12 23

Reposted by Eddy Conroy He/Him

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 6h

If Noem keeps dissing police in states that refuse to bow down, it could erode support for Rs from police generally, which would be just the most delightful outcome.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

1 9

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4h

My hero.
Really here for the food posts, the politics and history is just a bonus

1 2

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4h

But what’s the recipe!?

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 6h

If Noem keeps dissing police in states that refuse to bow down, it could erode support for Rs from police generally, which would be just the most delightful outcome.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

1 9

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 6h

I feel like I know too much about Nova Scotia from @jcmecon.bsky.social for this to feel like a good choice.

1 2

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 6h

This is a status that can be achieved by savvy eBay purchasing.

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 9h

You clearly haven’t seen some of the places on Lake Michigan

1 3

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 10h

Michigan, clearly Michigan.

Yes, @cantb.bsky.social’s propaganda is working on me.

1 1

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 13h

It’s a small N, but more early research suggesting that AI use is reducing productivity, not increasing it

“When developers are allowed to use AI tools, they take 19% longer to complete issues—a significant slowdown that goes against developer beliefs and expert forecasts.”
metr.org/blog/2025-07...

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find th...

metr.org

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 14h

At any other time this alone would lead to an investigation and firing the people who screwed up.

“An HHS official who declined to be named because he was not approved to speak on the issue, told MSNBC that around half of the firings had been done in error.”

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

Reposted by Eddy Conroy He/Him

Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 1d

It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

15 330 1.7K

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 1d

It takes real skill to satirize yourself this well.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

Reposted by Eddy Conroy He/Him

Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 2d

After 7 committee hearings, a senate floor vote, an assembly floor vote, a concurrence vote, and the governor's signing this morning... @scottwiener.bsky.social's #SB79, which legalizes new multifamily housing near major public transit stops, is officially law!

Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social!

5 42 290

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

We are going to need the makers of these costumes to start an emergency
Production and delivery run to Portland.

American Democracy may depend on it.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Managing to find one of the 6 priests under 50 in the country takes some real talent

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t cabinet members usually wear body armour when in active war zones?

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

1 3

Reposted by Eddy Conroy He/Him

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 3d

Yessss I made Rhody Today!

Also they called me a "Higher education policy leader" and my mama is about to love the University of Rhode Island.

www.uri.edu/news/2025/10...

Next URI Honors Colloquium lecture to ask, ‘What Can We Afford?’

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 7, 2025 – In today’s political environment, it’s critical to understand how public policy intersects with United States colleges and universities. Higher education policy expert ...

www.uri.edu

1 4 73

Reposted by Eddy Conroy He/Him

Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 3d

Very cool new job posting! Social Science Research Council is hiring a Program Director to help launch a new Abundance Academic Network -- terrific opportunity to bridge social science research with current policy debates. Details below:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/socialscienc...

Program Director

Brooklyn

job-boards.greenhouse.io

3 11

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

Steak was turned down this evening, so my sympathies remain limited.

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

I look forward to hearing the stories about R in 10+ years time

1 1

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

But you see, we won’t provide him with an unlimited DoorDash budget. Hence, we are monsters

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

oh absolutely

1 1

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

And I quote “his friends feel bad for him when they come over because there is nothing to eat in the house”

We aren’t even an ingredient only house!
There’s frozen pizzas and chicken sandwich’s in the freezer right now!

a cartoon character with red hair is sitting at a table with her hands on her chin .

ALT: a cartoon character with red hair is sitting at a table with her hands on her chin .

media.tenor.com

2 1

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

The fun part about working in higher Ed right now is the lovely de-stress of coming home to have the dear boy child tell me he’s surviving on Ramen and PB&J because we have no food.

Basically starving him

Reader, I could cater a three course meal for ten just with what’s in the pantry and freezer

a man with a beard and bow tie is wearing a suit and tie and says `` children '' .

ALT: a man with a beard and bow tie is wearing a suit and tie and says `` children '' .

media.tenor.com

1 5