At Wesleyan University’s “Dialogue for Change: From Conflict to Action” seminar Anna Deavere Smith and @msroth.bsky.social explored how remembering the past and embracing critique sustain democracy and education. “We can’t go forward unless we remember, unless we confront these ghosts.” #HigherEd
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
At Wesleyan University’s “Dialogue for Change: From Conflict to Action” seminar Anna Deavere Smith and @msroth.bsky.social explored how remembering the past and embracing critique sustain democracy and education. “We can’t go forward unless we remember, unless we confront these ghosts.” #HigherEd
California State University Embraces Direct Admissions
After a successful pilot, California is joining a growing group of states to extend proactive college acceptances to qualified students without having them apply. https://bit.ly/49DJ6Sv
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
After a successful pilot, California is joining a growing group of states to extend proactive college acceptances to qualified students without having them apply. https://bit.ly/49DJ6Sv
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
California State University Embraces Direct Admissions
After a successful pilot, California is joining a growing group of states to extend proactive college acceptances to qualified students without having them apply. https://bit.ly/49DJ6Sv
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
After a successful pilot, California is joining a growing group of states to extend proactive college acceptances to qualified students without having them apply. https://bit.ly/49DJ6Sv
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
An incredible, critical victory in defense of education, research, and knowledge!!!! Thank you @aaup.org and UCLA faculty!!! #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #DefendResearch
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
An incredible, critical victory in defense of education, research, and knowledge!!!! Thank you @aaup.org and UCLA faculty!!! #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #DefendResearch
OMG, #HigherEd colleagues! The journal of one of my most cited articles now offers the option to submit by email.
No portals, no AI-bots, no endless spam. 🧪
As someone who started out mailing manuscripts with actual stamps, this feels downright supportive.
#PhDLife #AcademicChatter
No portals, no AI-bots, no endless spam. 🧪
As someone who started out mailing manuscripts with actual stamps, this feels downright supportive.
#PhDLife #AcademicChatter
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
OMG, #HigherEd colleagues! The journal of one of my most cited articles now offers the option to submit by email.
No portals, no AI-bots, no endless spam. 🧪
As someone who started out mailing manuscripts with actual stamps, this feels downright supportive.
#PhDLife #AcademicChatter
No portals, no AI-bots, no endless spam. 🧪
As someone who started out mailing manuscripts with actual stamps, this feels downright supportive.
#PhDLife #AcademicChatter
Higher Ed retaliation is real.
The fact that so many survivors stay silent isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen—it’s proof of how well universities suppress it.
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
The fact that so many survivors stay silent isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen—it’s proof of how well universities suppress it.
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Higher Ed retaliation is real.
The fact that so many survivors stay silent isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen—it’s proof of how well universities suppress it.
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
The fact that so many survivors stay silent isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen—it’s proof of how well universities suppress it.
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
Jim Ryan Breaks Silence on UVA Resignation
The former University of Virginia president who resigned abruptly in June accused the board of being dishonest about the circumstances of his exit and complicit in his ouster. https://bit.ly/3K3JKOu
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
The former University of Virginia president who resigned abruptly in June accused the board of being dishonest about the circumstances of his exit and complicit in his ouster. https://bit.ly/3K3JKOu
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jim Ryan Breaks Silence on UVA Resignation
The former University of Virginia president who resigned abruptly in June accused the board of being dishonest about the circumstances of his exit and complicit in his ouster. https://bit.ly/3K3JKOu
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
The former University of Virginia president who resigned abruptly in June accused the board of being dishonest about the circumstances of his exit and complicit in his ouster. https://bit.ly/3K3JKOu
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
While this article might be UK‑specific, the warning signs are everywhere - academic freedom is increasingly under threat, and universities & research institutes must step up to resist intimidation.
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation
When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account.
theconversation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
While this article might be UK‑specific, the warning signs are everywhere - academic freedom is increasingly under threat, and universities & research institutes must step up to resist intimidation.
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”
Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Hiring professors with PhDs is meaningless if administrators are the ones deciding what gets taught,” he said. “Faculty will start asking not, ‘Is this accurate?’ but ‘Will this get me in trouble?’ That’s not education, it’s risk management.”
#HigherEd
#HigherEd
Mid- #AcWriMo mood. The academia / writing / research meme stash always has the goods! 🙌 #highered #academicsky #resdev #academicchatter #PhDchat
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mid- #AcWriMo mood. The academia / writing / research meme stash always has the goods! 🙌 #highered #academicsky #resdev #academicchatter #PhDchat
Johns Hopkins to go tuition-free for eligible students next year. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Johns Hopkins Univ. To Go Tuition-Free For Eligible Undergraduates
Undergraduates from families with annual income less than $200,000 will be able to attend Johns Hopkins University tuition-free beginning in the 2026-27 academic year.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Johns Hopkins to go tuition-free for eligible students next year. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How far we are into #AcWriMo seems to directly correspond to the number of tabs I have open... whenever I feel badly about this, I just remind myself that I defo have less than 7500 tabs open, so I'm okay 😅 #resdev #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How far we are into #AcWriMo seems to directly correspond to the number of tabs I have open... whenever I feel badly about this, I just remind myself that I defo have less than 7500 tabs open, so I'm okay 😅 #resdev #highered #academicsky #academicchatter #PhDchat
@tamu.bsky.social Faculty Council Says Professor’s Dismissal Violated Academic Freedom https://bit.ly/43v8DJA
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
@tamu.bsky.social Faculty Council Says Professor’s Dismissal Violated Academic Freedom https://bit.ly/43v8DJA
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Rest in Power, Alice Wong. 🙏
You will be missed for your brilliance, advocacy, humanity, and humor.
#DisabilitySky #Disability #HigherEd #EduSky #DisabilityStudies
apnews.com/article/alic...
You will be missed for your brilliance, advocacy, humanity, and humor.
#DisabilitySky #Disability #HigherEd #EduSky #DisabilityStudies
apnews.com/article/alic...
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author who championed people with disabilities, has died. She was 51.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Rest in Power, Alice Wong. 🙏
You will be missed for your brilliance, advocacy, humanity, and humor.
#DisabilitySky #Disability #HigherEd #EduSky #DisabilityStudies
apnews.com/article/alic...
You will be missed for your brilliance, advocacy, humanity, and humor.
#DisabilitySky #Disability #HigherEd #EduSky #DisabilityStudies
apnews.com/article/alic...
More #AcWriMo inspo for you all! 😳
With thanks to @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
#academicsky #academicchatter #highered #resdev
With thanks to @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
#academicsky #academicchatter #highered #resdev
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
More #AcWriMo inspo for you all! 😳
With thanks to @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
#academicsky #academicchatter #highered #resdev
With thanks to @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
#academicsky #academicchatter #highered #resdev
Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That ‘Advocate’ Certain Ideologies
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a ... https://bit.ly/48dnStf
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a ... https://bit.ly/48dnStf
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That ‘Advocate’ Certain Ideologies
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a ... https://bit.ly/48dnStf
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a ... https://bit.ly/48dnStf
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
#HigherEd, please read this. Resist and regulate. #AI #AcademicSky
"Occasionally, when King lingered on the downstream effects of his work, he felt like Dr. Frankenstein looking at his monster."
web.archive.org/web/20251112...
"Occasionally, when King lingered on the downstream effects of his work, he felt like Dr. Frankenstein looking at his monster."
web.archive.org/web/20251112...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
web.archive.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#HigherEd, please read this. Resist and regulate. #AI #AcademicSky
"Occasionally, when King lingered on the downstream effects of his work, he felt like Dr. Frankenstein looking at his monster."
web.archive.org/web/20251112...
"Occasionally, when King lingered on the downstream effects of his work, he felt like Dr. Frankenstein looking at his monster."
web.archive.org/web/20251112...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
If a student is struggling, the university asks: Why aren’t they working harder?
But the real question is: Why isn’t the system working better?
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
But the real question is: Why isn’t the system working better?
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If a student is struggling, the university asks: Why aren’t they working harder?
But the real question is: Why isn’t the system working better?
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
But the real question is: Why isn’t the system working better?
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd
Last chance to register!!!
Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
#HigherEd #EDUsky #academicchatter #academicsky
Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
#HigherEd #EDUsky #academicchatter #academicsky
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Last chance to register!!!
Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
#HigherEd #EDUsky #academicchatter #academicsky
Participate in R4E's online seminar on November 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. Central European Time. This event welcomes all inquisitive individuals. For more information, check out: repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-spo...
#HigherEd #EDUsky #academicchatter #academicsky
Many disciplines are concerned about increasing success among vertical transfer students (those transferring from community to bachelor's colleges). Here is a description of a program designed to do that for Geosciences students in #Oregon: buff.ly/9YwmGGz #AcademicSky #HigherEd
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Many disciplines are concerned about increasing success among vertical transfer students (those transferring from community to bachelor's colleges). Here is a description of a program designed to do that for Geosciences students in #Oregon: buff.ly/9YwmGGz #AcademicSky #HigherEd
It's $50...and more than a 1,000 people who've never gotten a high school diploma are trying to get in.
How a community college program is giving adults another chance at a high school diploma
www.cpr.org/2025/11/11/c...
@cprnews.bsky.social #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
How a community college program is giving adults another chance at a high school diploma
www.cpr.org/2025/11/11/c...
@cprnews.bsky.social #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
How a community college program is giving adults another chance at a high school diploma
Since launching this spring, 83 students have graduated, with about one in five enrolling for further college classes.
www.cpr.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's $50...and more than a 1,000 people who've never gotten a high school diploma are trying to get in.
How a community college program is giving adults another chance at a high school diploma
www.cpr.org/2025/11/11/c...
@cprnews.bsky.social #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
How a community college program is giving adults another chance at a high school diploma
www.cpr.org/2025/11/11/c...
@cprnews.bsky.social #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
"The threat to languages is particularly ironic given Nottingham’s strategy, which promises a vision of a “university without borders” and Leicester’s “Citizens of Change” agenda, aiming to promote global citizenship and inclusivity."
#HigherEd
#UKHE
#HigherEd
#UKHE
The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM