Come on in, NYC, The water's fine (although our mayor is just an immigrant from Chicago)

I've been waiting for an editorial like this. Thanks, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. "It is going to take hard politics. The kind that shows up in communities between elections and solves problems that don’t sound glamorous on television talk shows." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

@melissasuestanley.bsky.social I know your shop is closed so I don’t know but have you considered makings calendar or greeting cards?

@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social Can you share this story about Chop the dog? Source: Facebook share.google/FFXFTVyVTaHN...

ICE agents followed a family leaving church on Mother’s Day in Chelsea, MA. They smashed the car window to drag the husband and father out while his young family watched.

Thought this was hilarious the first time I saw it. Now I'm nodding along as I watch 😂

"You can no longer make students do the reading or the writing. So what’s left? Only this: give them work they want to do. And help them want to do it. What, again, is education? The non-coercive rearranging of desire." (Emphasis in original) archive.ph/PfvmB

@nytimes.com imma really really really need you to stop using the word "deported" to describe what happened to the Venezuelan men sent to El Salvador. Not sure what's the right legal term here... Maybe kidnapping? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

@heathercmcghee.bsky.social is one of my favorite people for helping understand race in America as a deliberate political strategy. She does not disappoint in this interview.

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis

Want to brush up on your skills about fighting back against repression and political interference in #highered? Join an online session for the April 17 #DayofActionforHigherEd. Register: www.dayofactionforhighered.org/events

This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Massive crowd at Boston’s city hall plaza for the #HandsOff protest against Trump and Musk

@annamillsoer.bsky.social I'm reading your work on process tracking and I want to know - what do your students think? Have you gathered feedback? #AI #highered www.linkedin.com/pulse/trying...

what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

The Boston U. writing program has an AI Affiliate program in which undergrad students are paired with writing instructors to support the instructor and their students in responsible AI use. I talked to Christopher McVey and affiliate Neeza Singh on today’s podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times. My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...

This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.

@ancienthistoryfan.bsky.social I got @jennywilliamson.bsky.social new book today!