Goldie Blumenstyk
@goldiestandard.bsky.social
I created The Edge newsletter on innovation in & around higher ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education. And I wrote the bestseller: American Higher Education in Crisis? What Everyone Needs to Know
Lots of reasons for folks to be worried about the new limits on loans for grad programs. Lots of misinformation too.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.
The “professional” loan limit discourse this past week has been wild.
I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:
www.brookings.edu/articles/def...
I wrote up some thoughts on what recent policies and neg-reg actions actually mean and what impacts on graduate studies we should be focusing on:
www.brookings.edu/articles/def...
Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking | Brookings
Katharine Meyer discusses recent changes to student loan caps and clarifies misconceptions on the borrowing limits established by OBBBA.
www.brookings.edu
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Lots of reasons for folks to be worried about the new limits on loans for grad programs. Lots of misinformation too.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.
This piece provides a lot of useful clarification.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
Important project
In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9
@dpark11
@dpark11
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Important project
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A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
Federal cuts upended clinical trials. A new study reveals the toll.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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I need a reporter to ask Trump what The Great Gatsby is about
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I need a reporter to ask Trump what The Great Gatsby is about
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I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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People who tell the truth get fired in this administration
Kash Patel was angry about his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform so he forced out a senior FBI official overseeing aviation, Bloomberg reports
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
People who tell the truth get fired in this administration
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President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
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The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Well done!
Student journalists over here making me tear up.
“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” —A.J. Liebling (1960)
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” —A.J. Liebling (1960)
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
October 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Well done!
Faxbobating twist following this unprecedented action/intimidation by the Trump administration
Your move USC.
(One of my students is analyzing USC's moves after the CA legacy ban legislation and I'm interested in what they make of this latest development)
(One of my students is analyzing USC's moves after the CA legacy ban legislation and I'm interested in what they make of this latest development)
Newsom: "If any California university signs this radical agreement, they’ll lose billions in state funding – including Cal Grants – instantly. California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students, professors, researchers, and surrender academic freedom"
October 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Faxbobating twist following this unprecedented action/intimidation by the Trump administration
Wait , so the President just picked a few of his favorite rich-guy supporters and gave them the right to control a widely popular app?
So the thing is it already IS a propaganda machine…
They're not even going to pretend to be subtle about turning TikTok into a 24/7 MAGA propaganda machine
September 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wait , so the President just picked a few of his favorite rich-guy supporters and gave them the right to control a widely popular app?
Guess that’s the end of the digital humanities movement. What’s next ? Stone tablets?
PARTY LIKE ITS 1949!
NEH Collaborative research grant program now explicitly prohibits digital projects. Output should be a book or journal issue. FFS
www.neh.gov/grants/resea...
www.neh.gov/grants/resea...
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Guess that’s the end of the digital humanities movement. What’s next ? Stone tablets?
The more Trump acts, the more unpopular he becomes. Political leaders w the power to stop his unlawful actions should do what’s right no matter what, but maybe this info will embolden them to act in the public’s interest.
September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The more Trump acts, the more unpopular he becomes. Political leaders w the power to stop his unlawful actions should do what’s right no matter what, but maybe this info will embolden them to act in the public’s interest.
Happy Constitution Day. Long may it prevail
September 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy Constitution Day. Long may it prevail
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Individuals being professionally disciplined for commenting on Kirk's death and the government monitoring immigrants for commenting seems an odd way to react to the killing of a "free speech warrior".
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Individuals being professionally disciplined for commenting on Kirk's death and the government monitoring immigrants for commenting seems an odd way to react to the killing of a "free speech warrior".
since a few weeks ago the entire stretch of Penn Ave in front of the White House has been fenced off.
The gentleman who primarily mans the peace vigil is a thoughtful guy.
The gentleman who primarily mans the peace vigil is a thoughtful guy.
Historic peace vigil partially dismantled after Trump orders: ‘Take it down’
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Historic peace vigil partially dismantled after Trump orders: ‘Take it down’
On Sunday, law enforcement officials removed parts of the Peace Vigil, which is widely considered to be the longest continuous act of political protest in U.S. history.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
since a few weeks ago the entire stretch of Penn Ave in front of the White House has been fenced off.
The gentleman who primarily mans the peace vigil is a thoughtful guy.
The gentleman who primarily mans the peace vigil is a thoughtful guy.
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The Dept. of Education is planning to propose, as early as this month, a new regulation that would streamline its ability to pull federal funding from colleges found to be in violation of civil rights laws.
This change would be alarming enough by itself, but paired with ACTS it's a real emergency.
This change would be alarming enough by itself, but paired with ACTS it's a real emergency.
September 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Can’t get a Covid booster shot from a pharmacy in DC without bothering one’s doctor for a prescription. Even for folks 65 and older
Kennedy has insisted covid shots are still easy to obtain, claiming that @hassan.senate.gov was “making things up to scare people.”
But The Post talked to people who are struggling to get the vaccine. Elaine Cox, a 68-year-old with lung disease, said she wept after being denied a prescription.
But The Post talked to people who are struggling to get the vaccine. Elaine Cox, a 68-year-old with lung disease, said she wept after being denied a prescription.
![In a combative appearance before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Kennedy bristled when Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) accused the Trump administration of taking steps that deny people vaccines.
"Everybody can get the vaccine. You're just making things up," Kennedy said. "You're making things up to scare people, and it's a lie."
In Virginia, Elaine Cox said she and her husband asked their doctor for a prescription before leaving Saturday for a vacation in Italy. The office declined because it hadn't received CDC guidance. Cox, 68, suffers from chronic lung disease, and her nephew died of the viral infection in 2022.
"I was crying this afternoon about this," she said on Thursday. "My family takes [covid] very seriously."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wwty6iar2ya7heph6d25cw3/bafkreicubujwawlbrb2fadzes7dsqupwbvejopcwwfyut7qji6aogbs2je@jpeg)
September 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Can’t get a Covid booster shot from a pharmacy in DC without bothering one’s doctor for a prescription. Even for folks 65 and older
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Gotta say seeing governors competing to one up each other to see who can make vaccines most accessible is a refreshing change.
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Gotta say seeing governors competing to one up each other to see who can make vaccines most accessible is a refreshing change.
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Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
It’s about priorities.
August 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
It’s about priorities.
This took pace at the 51st minute. Can you hear me ?
September 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This took pace at the 51st minute. Can you hear me ?