profmattdecarlo
@profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Social work teacher & administrator, open educator, oaf, )'(, pirate. I also co-run opensocialwork.org. he/him
My personal page. Does not represent my employer.
My personal page. Does not represent my employer.
Pinned
Two new preprints out today (under review at Advances). #SocialWork + #OpenPedagogy = #ZeroInternshipPoverty
A Participatory Action Research study with #Payment4Placements
The first national study on the impact of unpaid placements on student wellbeing and basic needs.
A Participatory Action Research study with #Payment4Placements
The first national study on the impact of unpaid placements on student wellbeing and basic needs.
They have classes on advocacy there... Or they used to
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
They have classes on advocacy there... Or they used to
Worse, they have no tether left to objective reality. They do not trust crime statistics. They have horrid policy preferences that they could not define success for.
I have had so many long conversations with seniors about stuff and if they only watch 24 hour news, and I don't care what channel, they are convinced the world is lawless, they're scared, and the know everyone is coming for them. No one believes me when I say crime is down.
there is no more shared reality. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Worse, they have no tether left to objective reality. They do not trust crime statistics. They have horrid policy preferences that they could not define success for.
HELL yeah
"Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination.Grantees should access the agency's electronic grants management system for further information. "
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
HELL yeah
All. Eight. Wards. Admitted. As. States.
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
All. Eight. Wards. Admitted. As. States.
$20,500 per year max for graduate loans. HFS, dude. Down from $50,000.
I don't know what people thought the regulatory backlash to the Online Program Manager (OPM)-fueled tuition inflation crisis in grad social work education would look like....but it was never going to be competent regulation that addressed root causes.
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
$20,500 per year max for graduate loans. HFS, dude. Down from $50,000.
This is hilarious.
And I realize this is a joke...but this what the reactionary forces are rebelling against...the broader groundswell of agreement about the ontological existence of sexism, racism, etc. within society.
And I realize this is a joke...but this what the reactionary forces are rebelling against...the broader groundswell of agreement about the ontological existence of sexism, racism, etc. within society.
I cannot apologize to the college feminists on my campus in undergrad enough. They were clearly the real materialists and I was LARPing. It really is gender all the way down.
lol it's just "big truck big".
*TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE PROPOSED ROLLBACK IN AUTO FUEL ECONOMY RULES
*TRUMP FUEL-ECONOMY ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED WED. AT WHITE HOUSE
*WHITE HOUSE MEETING TO INCLUDE EXECUTIVES FROM GM, FORD
*TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE PROPOSED ROLLBACK IN AUTO FUEL ECONOMY RULES
*TRUMP FUEL-ECONOMY ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED WED. AT WHITE HOUSE
*WHITE HOUSE MEETING TO INCLUDE EXECUTIVES FROM GM, FORD
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is hilarious.
And I realize this is a joke...but this what the reactionary forces are rebelling against...the broader groundswell of agreement about the ontological existence of sexism, racism, etc. within society.
And I realize this is a joke...but this what the reactionary forces are rebelling against...the broader groundswell of agreement about the ontological existence of sexism, racism, etc. within society.
Very excited. I'm like 60% done adapting Jacobs & Wallach's seminal measurement and fairness article for social work students here: pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
Connecting conceptualization and measurement – Scientific Inquiry in Social Work (2nd Edition)
This book is under construction and currently in beta testing. It will be ready to adopt in Summer 2026. Welcome Saint Joseph's University MSW students!-Matt
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Very excited. I'm like 60% done adapting Jacobs & Wallach's seminal measurement and fairness article for social work students here: pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
Can I use nerf as a verb in academic writing?
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Can I use nerf as a verb in academic writing?
Whoever is updating the Maslach Burnout Inventory Wikipedia page with recent systematic reviews...you are loved.
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Whoever is updating the Maslach Burnout Inventory Wikipedia page with recent systematic reviews...you are loved.
Writing gods were kind this morning.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Writing gods were kind this morning.
Leftist deregulation isn't a myth.
And teaching this generation has been a blessing. They've lived past socializing that "all regulation is good/bad" and been bludgeoned over the head with "regulatory capture must be reformed"
And teaching this generation has been a blessing. They've lived past socializing that "all regulation is good/bad" and been bludgeoned over the head with "regulatory capture must be reformed"
Honestly it's funny that he is *quite literally* saying "deregulate and reduce the burden of taxation on business to create jobs" and nobody on the left will criticise him. Good.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Leftist deregulation isn't a myth.
And teaching this generation has been a blessing. They've lived past socializing that "all regulation is good/bad" and been bludgeoned over the head with "regulatory capture must be reformed"
And teaching this generation has been a blessing. They've lived past socializing that "all regulation is good/bad" and been bludgeoned over the head with "regulatory capture must be reformed"
OJS, change your mobile template to float the PDF download link to the top of the page instead of at the bottom below the references.
I'm assuming putting this into the void is the same as a feature request?
I'm assuming putting this into the void is the same as a feature request?
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
OJS, change your mobile template to float the PDF download link to the top of the page instead of at the bottom below the references.
I'm assuming putting this into the void is the same as a feature request?
I'm assuming putting this into the void is the same as a feature request?
Reposted by profmattdecarlo
Honestly it's funny that he is *quite literally* saying "deregulate and reduce the burden of taxation on business to create jobs" and nobody on the left will criticise him. Good.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Honestly it's funny that he is *quite literally* saying "deregulate and reduce the burden of taxation on business to create jobs" and nobody on the left will criticise him. Good.
Reposted by profmattdecarlo
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Private foundation grants are also drying up. I got an LLM-generated rejection after they closed applications from an unprecedented number of applicants.
Just grim stuff all around.
Just grim stuff all around.
Just pointing out how grim the funding situation is. If an institution fights you have no idea where future grants are coming from. Harvard won in court and is still telling researchers to cut everything 20% because they don’t know what happens next. Somehow everybody has to make it to Jan 2029
Yes I agree with this. The problem for grant-dependent researchers is that even if they win in court to get their illegally withheld funds, they’re sure to be denied any new grants by these corrupted agencies. 2026-2028 will be a killing field as institutions hemorrhage their research apparatus
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Private foundation grants are also drying up. I got an LLM-generated rejection after they closed applications from an unprecedented number of applicants.
Just grim stuff all around.
Just grim stuff all around.
Horrific news
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Horrific news
Ed Timmons on the impact of Illinois Social Work Exam Reform.
When the requirement was removed, the number of MSWs in Illinois increased by 50% with an increase of more than 2,600 licensed professionals. Two years after the treatment, the increase was nearly 100%.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
When the requirement was removed, the number of MSWs in Illinois increased by 50% with an increase of more than 2,600 licensed professionals. Two years after the treatment, the increase was nearly 100%.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Effect of Master’s Level Social Worker Licensing Reform in Illinois
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Shortages of healthcare professionals, particularly in mental health, remain an ongoing policy dilemma. Licensing requirements may be one potential factor contr
papers.ssrn.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ed Timmons on the impact of Illinois Social Work Exam Reform.
When the requirement was removed, the number of MSWs in Illinois increased by 50% with an increase of more than 2,600 licensed professionals. Two years after the treatment, the increase was nearly 100%.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
When the requirement was removed, the number of MSWs in Illinois increased by 50% with an increase of more than 2,600 licensed professionals. Two years after the treatment, the increase was nearly 100%.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Zotero should sell gift cards for their subscription plans.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Zotero should sell gift cards for their subscription plans.
Currently trying to pull together every access for evidence-based practice study that's in existence. Luckily, it's like 30 articles tops with % of full-text access. Lots of disciplines have at least one, mostly from developing countries. Not a lot of unifying work yet!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Currently trying to pull together every access for evidence-based practice study that's in existence. Luckily, it's like 30 articles tops with % of full-text access. Lots of disciplines have at least one, mostly from developing countries. Not a lot of unifying work yet!
AI music has algo-rhythm....
I'll see myself out.
I'll see myself out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AI music has algo-rhythm....
I'll see myself out.
I'll see myself out.
The amount of misinformation about the student loan changes has been truly annoying. I just saw a bad example from an advocacy organization, but even professional organizations have prioritized buzzwords over providing the new loan limits & comparing with better policies to control tuition inflation
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The amount of misinformation about the student loan changes has been truly annoying. I just saw a bad example from an advocacy organization, but even professional organizations have prioritized buzzwords over providing the new loan limits & comparing with better policies to control tuition inflation
VERY excited for this chapter. Need to edit it down by about 10-20 mins., QA, and properly attribute source texts, but it's been a white whale of mine for YEARS.
This is how to skim an empirical journal article for generalizability and transferability.
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
This is how to skim an empirical journal article for generalizability and transferability.
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
Reading empirical studies – Scientific Inquiry in Social Work (2nd Edition)
This book is under construction and currently in beta testing. It will be ready to adopt in Summer 2026. Welcome Saint Joseph's University MSW students!-Matt
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
VERY excited for this chapter. Need to edit it down by about 10-20 mins., QA, and properly attribute source texts, but it's been a white whale of mine for YEARS.
This is how to skim an empirical journal article for generalizability and transferability.
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
This is how to skim an empirical journal article for generalizability and transferability.
pressbooks.library.vcu.edu/bswresearch/...
Technolibertarianprimitivism is a hell of a feeling in my chest.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Technolibertarianprimitivism is a hell of a feeling in my chest.
Looks down... 41 minute read time...oh, I was shooting for 1/3 of that.
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Looks down... 41 minute read time...oh, I was shooting for 1/3 of that.
I FINALLY found the study on openAI use dips after the end of the school year. "In May, ChatGPT users generated an average of 79.6 billion tokens per day — compared to 36.7 billion for the same period in June, when schools typically let out."
futurism.com/openai-use-c...
futurism.com/openai-use-c...
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I FINALLY found the study on openAI use dips after the end of the school year. "In May, ChatGPT users generated an average of 79.6 billion tokens per day — compared to 36.7 billion for the same period in June, when schools typically let out."
futurism.com/openai-use-c...
futurism.com/openai-use-c...