James
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April 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards.
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
The political stakes of who sits on university boards
Isabel McMullen shares research on the demographics of public higher education boards and how representative they are of students and faculty.
www.brookings.edu
April 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards.
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
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We were robbed of the scene in which Parker Posey discovers she’s broke now. #TheWhiteLotus
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We were robbed of the scene in which Parker Posey discovers she’s broke now. #TheWhiteLotus
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“As the “I didn’t think he would do this” chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, “I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.”… it will not be just immigrants and Black people experiencing the boot of oppression.” -Dr. Greer
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised by What Trump’s Doing (Gift Article)
Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“As the “I didn’t think he would do this” chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, “I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.”… it will not be just immigrants and Black people experiencing the boot of oppression.” -Dr. Greer
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Recap: Bloodshed and Sacrifice
Some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
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Wow, White Lotus. Mike White made it as dark as the times were living in!
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Wow, White Lotus. Mike White made it as dark as the times were living in!
I love White Lotus but my nerves can’t take this finale
April 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I love White Lotus but my nerves can’t take this finale
Wait 😂😂😂😂
Someone on tik tok said Ashley sings the way Gizelle dresses LMAOOOO
April 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wait 😂😂😂😂
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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Patrick Schwarzenegger is acting. Saxon is somehow the predator, the prey, the asshole and the joke—all at once. #thewhitelotus
March 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Patrick Schwarzenegger is acting. Saxon is somehow the predator, the prey, the asshole and the joke—all at once. #thewhitelotus
Craving 3 real bad 😮💨
March 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Craving 3 real bad 😮💨
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Well that Saturday zipped by. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing, that's what. Which is how some days should be.
March 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Well that Saturday zipped by. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing, that's what. Which is how some days should be.
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Smash Into You is still a wildly beautiful song.
March 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Smash Into You is still a wildly beautiful song.
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NEW: The Trump administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
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A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural…
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March 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.
With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
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"[Current and former education department staff] describe a chaotic process that was “disorganized and unstrategic,” as one source put it, and say the cuts have led to technical mishaps, gaps in oversight and a large-scale loss of institutional knowledge."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Education Department Staff Struggle After Mass Layoffs
The Trump administration said its sweeping cuts would eliminate bloat at the department. Staff say the “chaotic” process has stalled essential functions and left remaining employees with unmanageable ...
www.insidehighered.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"[Current and former education department staff] describe a chaotic process that was “disorganized and unstrategic,” as one source put it, and say the cuts have led to technical mishaps, gaps in oversight and a large-scale loss of institutional knowledge."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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yes
9. Patti LaBelle or Aretha Franklin?
March 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
yes
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This news, arriving the day before the "abolish USED" order, captures the fundamental contradiction in this admin's approach to ed policy:
A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states"
B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy
A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states"
B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy
Maine must take steps to prohibit transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams in the next 10 days or it will risk losing millions of dollars in federal education funds, the U.S. Department said Wednesday. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Admin. Gives Maine 10 Days to Bar Trans Athletes—or Risk School Funding
The finding of a Title IX violation is a test case of the president's use of federal funds as a cudgel for compliance with executive orders.
www.edweek.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This news, arriving the day before the "abolish USED" order, captures the fundamental contradiction in this admin's approach to ed policy:
A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states"
B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy
A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states"
B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy
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How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms
How Oklahoma’s Superintendent Set Off a Holy War in Classrooms
Teachers, parents and pastors are mounting a mass resistance against Ryan Walters’ mandate to put Bibles in schools.
hechingerreport.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms
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"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article)
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
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1. Major court ruling!
The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address.
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The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address.
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11th Circuit Court Finds Florida School Was Not Obligated to Forcibly Out Trans Students
“Children do not give up their constitutional rights by enrolling in public school.”
www.erininthemorning.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
1. Major court ruling!
The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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There is a kid focused rally today to try to get the Senate to protect DCs local budget and not cut $300 million from DC’s public schools.
March 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is a kid focused rally today to try to get the Senate to protect DCs local budget and not cut $300 million from DC’s public schools.