Erin A. Hennessy
@erinahennessy.bsky.social
I work in #highered at the intersection of #communications and #leadership.
EVP, @tvpcomms.bsky.social.
Co-host, Trusted Voices podcast.
Lecturer, Georgetown Univ.
New Jerseyan, auntie, obsessive Jason Isbell fan, pretty normal dog owner.
She/her.
EVP, @tvpcomms.bsky.social.
Co-host, Trusted Voices podcast.
Lecturer, Georgetown Univ.
New Jerseyan, auntie, obsessive Jason Isbell fan, pretty normal dog owner.
She/her.
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The Brown University shooting suspect has been found dead in Salem N.H. Police say he was a 48-year-old native of Portugal who was a Brown student. Follow along live. trib.al/1p1e0Gp
Officials say Brown shooting suspect was student at university. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The suspect in the Brown University shooting has been found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, according to two law enforcement officials.
trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Brown University shooting suspect has been found dead in Salem N.H. Police say he was a 48-year-old native of Portugal who was a Brown student. Follow along live. trib.al/1p1e0Gp
The plosives, man.
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The plosives, man.
Say no to drugs, kids.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Say no to drugs, kids.
The cognitive dissonance I am expecting when ABC cuts away from Jingle Ball to take the president’s speech live…
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The cognitive dissonance I am expecting when ABC cuts away from Jingle Ball to take the president’s speech live…
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Over 50 #highered leaders, including @tvparrot.bsky.social, were asked by @jackstripling.bsky.social to weigh in on the most consequential trends since 2000 in @chronicle.com’s Quarter-Century Project. Read their thoughts and share yours below.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Over 50 #highered leaders, including @tvparrot.bsky.social, were asked by @jackstripling.bsky.social to weigh in on the most consequential trends since 2000 in @chronicle.com’s Quarter-Century Project. Read their thoughts and share yours below.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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The president of the University of Maryland, Darryll J. Pines, was cleared of plagiarism Friday after a yearlong review prompted by allegations that his published work had lifted significant portions of a 2002 scholarly paper.
University of Maryland President Cleared of Plagiarism
The claims last year by a conservative publication against Darryll J. Pines prompted a yearlong investigation and an extensive review of his published works.
nyti.ms
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The president of the University of Maryland, Darryll J. Pines, was cleared of plagiarism Friday after a yearlong review prompted by allegations that his published work had lifted significant portions of a 2002 scholarly paper.
Who at the @inquirer.com is going to write a piece about this deputy sheriff recruitment ad that is living rent free in my head? Please, release me from my torment. youtu.be/KTLXlOuxNWo?...
We Are Hiring! Apply online with the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office by Dec. 28th
YouTube video by Philadelphia Sheriff's Office
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Who at the @inquirer.com is going to write a piece about this deputy sheriff recruitment ad that is living rent free in my head? Please, release me from my torment. youtu.be/KTLXlOuxNWo?...
I love Philly.
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I love Philly.
Brutal and fabulous.
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
Opinion: My kind of holiday song
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Brutal and fabulous.
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Talk about a holiday weekend news dump. Northwestern would likely rather have their $75 million payment to the Trump administration fly under the radar.
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Talk about a holiday weekend news dump. Northwestern would likely rather have their $75 million payment to the Trump administration fly under the radar.
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
I love this time of year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I love this time of year.
Check on the daughters in your life...we are struggling.
Every person I know who is roughly my age is dealing with something like this right now www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Check on the daughters in your life...we are struggling.
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One of the coolest days in NPR-land is here! Books We Love, the gigantic compendium of bite-size book reviews publishes today. Under staff picks, you'll see my take on books about Desi Arnaz and Lorne Michaels. But there's much more to love here. READ: https://loom.ly/DqKKH90
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One of the coolest days in NPR-land is here! Books We Love, the gigantic compendium of bite-size book reviews publishes today. Under staff picks, you'll see my take on books about Desi Arnaz and Lorne Michaels. But there's much more to love here. READ: https://loom.ly/DqKKH90
The way I go from deeply afraid of confrontation to “bring me your punk-ass kid who clearly needs an attitude adjustment” when my nephew is the target of unacceptable behavior…
Do. Not. Test. Me.
Do. Not. Test. Me.
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The way I go from deeply afraid of confrontation to “bring me your punk-ass kid who clearly needs an attitude adjustment” when my nephew is the target of unacceptable behavior…
Do. Not. Test. Me.
Do. Not. Test. Me.
Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin to see what you're doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It's so P.C., it's killing me
So, desperately, I sing to thee of love
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin to see what you're doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It's so P.C., it's killing me
So, desperately, I sing to thee of love
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the gales of November came early
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin to see what you're doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It's so P.C., it's killing me
So, desperately, I sing to thee of love
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin to see what you're doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It's so P.C., it's killing me
So, desperately, I sing to thee of love
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With NACUBO Consulting, @templeuniversity.bsky.social
is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...
is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...
Temple hosts budget model workshops
Temple University is in the Budget Model Design phase as it works to create a new budget model.
news.temple.edu
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
With NACUBO Consulting, @templeuniversity.bsky.social
is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...
is hosting budget model workshops as it transitions from RCM: news.temple.edu/news/2025-10...
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You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Sigh.
And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department
Trump officials announced six agreements with four agencies to take over some of ED’s responsibilities.
www.insidehighered.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sigh.
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NEW: After pressure from a US Senator, Indiana University removed a professor mid-semester. “We have reached a dangerous cliff for academic freedom in Indiana,” says PEN America’s Amy Reid. Read more here.
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U.S Senator’s Pressure Pushes Academic Freedom to Dangerous Cliff in Indiana
(NEW YORK) – PEN America today strongly condemned Indiana University for its decision to remove a faculty member from a graduate-level class mid-semester, following the intervention of a U.S. Senator,...
pen.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW: After pressure from a US Senator, Indiana University removed a professor mid-semester. “We have reached a dangerous cliff for academic freedom in Indiana,” says PEN America’s Amy Reid. Read more here.
pen.org/press-releas...
pen.org/press-releas...
The Gaylord National Harbor one-sentence review: Crummy wifi, fantastic hairdryers.
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Gaylord National Harbor one-sentence review: Crummy wifi, fantastic hairdryers.
Sure, sure, professional conferences are great for the networking and the learning and such, but mostly I'm here for two nights in a king bed with zero dogs to wake me with their hairball hacking at 4.30 AM.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Sure, sure, professional conferences are great for the networking and the learning and such, but mostly I'm here for two nights in a king bed with zero dogs to wake me with their hairball hacking at 4.30 AM.
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A cupboard full of ‘wild books’: Singing the praises of Little Free Libraries
A cupboard full of ‘wild books’: Singing the praises of Little Free Libraries
www.csmonitor.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A cupboard full of ‘wild books’: Singing the praises of Little Free Libraries
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