Jim Porter
@porterje.bsky.social
University professor of rhetoric, ethics, technology, and communication; history of rhetoric theory, history of writing technologies, ethics of genAI, theology
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This is the grammar of a university's centralized managerial class. An encapsulation of the "Great Contraction" occurring in U.S. higher ed.
It absolves *any* individual responsibility for decision-making while *preserving* full executive authority. Not, "I decided," but, "it was decided..."
It absolves *any* individual responsibility for decision-making while *preserving* full executive authority. Not, "I decided," but, "it was decided..."
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is the grammar of a university's centralized managerial class. An encapsulation of the "Great Contraction" occurring in U.S. higher ed.
It absolves *any* individual responsibility for decision-making while *preserving* full executive authority. Not, "I decided," but, "it was decided..."
It absolves *any* individual responsibility for decision-making while *preserving* full executive authority. Not, "I decided," but, "it was decided..."
Reposted by Jim Porter
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport