Lectern Media
@lecternmedia.org
University professor writing about #democracy, #education, and the #environment. Deep engagement without the rage and clickbait.
lecternmedia.org • Bi-weekly articles on Mondays
lecternmedia.org • Bi-weekly articles on Mondays
What's happening in academia? From the responses of academics: self-censorship, fear, and the chilling effect. New short-form article based on survey results of academics across the US. #edusky #academicsky @npr.org @theguardian.com
The Chilling Effect: Self-Censorship and the Reshaping of Academic Freedom
Quotes from a new survey of academics
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November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What's happening in academia? From the responses of academics: self-censorship, fear, and the chilling effect. New short-form article based on survey results of academics across the US. #edusky #academicsky @npr.org @theguardian.com
New Essay on #education and academic freedom: The Chilling Effect: Self-Censorship and the Reshaping of Academic Freedom. Results from a survey of academics, with quotes and analysis #edusky #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/lecternm...
The Chilling Effect: Self-Censorship and the Reshaping of Academic Freedom
Quotes from a new survey of academics
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New Essay on #education and academic freedom: The Chilling Effect: Self-Censorship and the Reshaping of Academic Freedom. Results from a survey of academics, with quotes and analysis #edusky #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/lecternm...
Coming soon, Quotes from a new survey of academics. Read it at 1600 CET:
The Chilling Effect: Self-Censorship and the Reshaping of Academic Freedom
Quotes from a new survey of academics
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Coming soon, Quotes from a new survey of academics. Read it at 1600 CET:
The Professor is about translating university-level analysis into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Not another hot take factory. Just thoughtful engagement with democracy, higher education, and environmental challenges.
New essays every other Monday at lecternmedia.org
New essays every other Monday at lecternmedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Professor is about translating university-level analysis into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Not another hot take factory. Just thoughtful engagement with democracy, higher education, and environmental challenges.
New essays every other Monday at lecternmedia.org
New essays every other Monday at lecternmedia.org
A little behind this week, as it's grading time and preparation for the end of the semester. However, new post will be coming by the end of today, CET!
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A little behind this week, as it's grading time and preparation for the end of the semester. However, new post will be coming by the end of today, CET!
A new post is coming. A brief but important read on the ideology driving the last 50 years - neoliberalism. Swing by lecternmedia.org on Monday for the latest addition from The Professor.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A new post is coming. A brief but important read on the ideology driving the last 50 years - neoliberalism. Swing by lecternmedia.org on Monday for the latest addition from The Professor.
Pomp and Circumstance provides a brief overview of academia - from it's French and British beginnings through the second world war. Explore part 1 of this expose for free - because knowledge should not be behind paywalls #edusky #highered buff.ly/Mehd7eN
Pomp and Circumstance
In Part 1 of a 2 Part exposé, the Professor discusses the origins of the contemporary University system. The Professor explores the history of tenure, student privilege, and corporatism.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Pomp and Circumstance provides a brief overview of academia - from it's French and British beginnings through the second world war. Explore part 1 of this expose for free - because knowledge should not be behind paywalls #edusky #highered buff.ly/Mehd7eN
Explore the latest post on Civil Society - a brief but informative overview on an important pillar of democracies everywhere. #edusky #academicsky #democracy
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Explore the latest post on Civil Society - a brief but informative overview on an important pillar of democracies everywhere. #edusky #academicsky #democracy
Tired of superficial political takes? The Professor offers what you're missing: thoughtful engagement with democracy, the climate, and education. Nuanced discussion that respects your intelligence and time. lecternmedia.org
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University-level analysis of democracy, education, and the environment, translated into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Click to read Lectern Media, by The Professor, a Substack…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Tired of superficial political takes? The Professor offers what you're missing: thoughtful engagement with democracy, the climate, and education. Nuanced discussion that respects your intelligence and time. lecternmedia.org
@npr.org Had an excellent discussion on Stalinism and States of Exception. If you're interested, I write on similar subjects and covered Schmitt and Exceptionalism in a post a few weeks ago:
State of Exception: Emergency Executive Orders, Schmittian Politics, and the New Terrain of Public Administration
Since the start of 2025, the Trump administration has issued almost two hundred executive orders—roughly one per day. Carl Schmitt did not warn us, but showed us, what such unrestrained emergency…
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October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
@npr.org Had an excellent discussion on Stalinism and States of Exception. If you're interested, I write on similar subjects and covered Schmitt and Exceptionalism in a post a few weeks ago:
Our latest article has published. Learn about civil society and its history in the US. Important to have this foundation as civil society is not well understood. #edusky #democracy
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Civil Society and Nonprofits: History and Democracy
From Tocqueville to NGOs
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October 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Our latest article has published. Learn about civil society and its history in the US. Important to have this foundation as civil society is not well understood. #edusky #democracy
lecternmedia.substack.com/p/civil-soci...
lecternmedia.substack.com/p/civil-soci...
Lots of questions and content about a new guilded age. Are we in one? With data revealing wealth disparities, dwindling education access, and dwindling middle class, yes. The data from 2018 is not improving. inequality.org/article/our-...
Our New Gilded Statistical Golden Age - Inequality.org
We know a great deal more about how unequal we’ve become than our forbears did in America’s original Gilded Age. But can data fuel a fight for a more equal world?
inequality.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Lots of questions and content about a new guilded age. Are we in one? With data revealing wealth disparities, dwindling education access, and dwindling middle class, yes. The data from 2018 is not improving. inequality.org/article/our-...
@notpodium.bsky.social this is amazing.
October 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
@notpodium.bsky.social this is amazing.
Academic insights without jargon. Democratic theory? Check. Environmental policy you can understand? Yes. Lessons from history, philosophy, and the classroom. Because our biggest challenges deserve deeper thinking than 30-second takes. lecternmedia.org #Newsletter
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University-level analysis of democracy, education, and the environment, translated into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Click to read Lectern Media, by The Professor, a Substack…
lecternmedia.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Academic insights without jargon. Democratic theory? Check. Environmental policy you can understand? Yes. Lessons from history, philosophy, and the classroom. Because our biggest challenges deserve deeper thinking than 30-second takes. lecternmedia.org #Newsletter
Tired of superficial political takes? The Professor offers what you're missing: thoughtful engagement with democracy and climate without screaming matches. Nuanced discussion that respects your intelligence. lecternmedia.org #Environment
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University-level analysis of democracy, education, and the environment, translated into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Click to read Lectern Media, by The Professor, a Substack…
lecternmedia.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Tired of superficial political takes? The Professor offers what you're missing: thoughtful engagement with democracy and climate without screaming matches. Nuanced discussion that respects your intelligence. lecternmedia.org #Environment
Democracy and environment deserve better than hot takes and clickbait. The Professor: university-level analysis in human language, bi-weekly insights without the rage. Real thoughts, zero AI. lecternmedia.org #TheProfessor #Democracy
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University-level analysis of democracy, education, and the environment, translated into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Click to read Lectern Media, by The Professor, a Substack…
lecternmedia.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Democracy and environment deserve better than hot takes and clickbait. The Professor: university-level analysis in human language, bi-weekly insights without the rage. Real thoughts, zero AI. lecternmedia.org #TheProfessor #Democracy
Lectern Media: Is where stories about democracy, the environment, and philosophy live - without the clickbait and gatekeeping. Insights from a university professor teaching and researching in a world undergoing rapid change #WritingCommunity #Democracy
October 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Lectern Media: Is where stories about democracy, the environment, and philosophy live - without the clickbait and gatekeeping. Insights from a university professor teaching and researching in a world undergoing rapid change #WritingCommunity #Democracy
70 BCE. A governor loots Sicily for three years. Everyone knows. No one can touch him - he's too connected, too wealthy, has the right friends in the Senate. Cicero methodically prosecutes him and exposes corruption. Join me for a history lesson Monday @ www.lecternmedia.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
70 BCE. A governor loots Sicily for three years. Everyone knows. No one can touch him - he's too connected, too wealthy, has the right friends in the Senate. Cicero methodically prosecutes him and exposes corruption. Join me for a history lesson Monday @ www.lecternmedia.org
Talking with a tenure-track colleague today who said: "I have three projects I care about and seven I need for my CV." That sentence captures everything broken about modern academia. I write about this, and much more, on lecternmedia.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Talking with a tenure-track colleague today who said: "I have three projects I care about and seven I need for my CV." That sentence captures everything broken about modern academia. I write about this, and much more, on lecternmedia.org
New on The Professor: "The Ivory Tower's Hollow Crown" - how administrative efficiency killed what universities were actually for. When "impact factor" and admin salaries mean more than intellectual risk-taking, we've already lost the plot: lecternmedia.org #HigherEducation #Academia
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University-level analysis of democracy, education, and the environment, translated into accessible language without the rage and clickbait. Click to read Lectern Media, by The Professor, a Substack…
lecternmedia.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New on The Professor: "The Ivory Tower's Hollow Crown" - how administrative efficiency killed what universities were actually for. When "impact factor" and admin salaries mean more than intellectual risk-taking, we've already lost the plot: lecternmedia.org #HigherEducation #Academia
As college costs continue to rise and subscriptions to expensive services continue, please consider investigating open source products. Low or no cost replacements for many of the expensive and boated services exist for students, professors, and universities. #academicsky
September 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
As college costs continue to rise and subscriptions to expensive services continue, please consider investigating open source products. Low or no cost replacements for many of the expensive and boated services exist for students, professors, and universities. #academicsky
It's time to explore the contemporary era of the University system- dismantling and hollowing out. I convey how the changes harm access to knowledge and critical thinking that the last 100 years began to build. #edusky #academicsky #writing #substack
The Ivory Tower's Hollow Crown: How Universities Are Dismantling Their Own Purpose (Part II)
The systematic elimination of critical inquiry in favor of administrative efficiency
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September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's time to explore the contemporary era of the University system- dismantling and hollowing out. I convey how the changes harm access to knowledge and critical thinking that the last 100 years began to build. #edusky #academicsky #writing #substack
"Any situation in which some men prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence;… to alienate humans from their own decision making is to change them into objects." —Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Part II of a series on the university system arrives on Monday @0900 CET.
September 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Any situation in which some men prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence;… to alienate humans from their own decision making is to change them into objects." —Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Part II of a series on the university system arrives on Monday @0900 CET.
Universities aren't just cutting costs—they're ideologically restructuring. 🧵
Philosophy, Gender Studies, Public Administration: eliminated. Administrative bureaucracy: expanded. Faculty replaced by adjuncts or working professionals. Budget cuts & course changes. #academicsky #edusky #democracy
Philosophy, Gender Studies, Public Administration: eliminated. Administrative bureaucracy: expanded. Faculty replaced by adjuncts or working professionals. Budget cuts & course changes. #academicsky #edusky #democracy
September 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Universities aren't just cutting costs—they're ideologically restructuring. 🧵
Philosophy, Gender Studies, Public Administration: eliminated. Administrative bureaucracy: expanded. Faculty replaced by adjuncts or working professionals. Budget cuts & course changes. #academicsky #edusky #democracy
Philosophy, Gender Studies, Public Administration: eliminated. Administrative bureaucracy: expanded. Faculty replaced by adjuncts or working professionals. Budget cuts & course changes. #academicsky #edusky #democracy