Good. Keep challenging the nonsense at UNC. www.wunc.org/education/20...

In the realm of potentially happy higher ed news amidst the sea of ugliness. This could be transformative for NC, particularly the rural and eastern parts of the state.

More of not everything being terrible, although this should never have happened in the first place. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Not everything is terrible. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/mary...

NC destroying public education some more. "Gov. Josh Stein said in a statement that the court had slammed the 'doors of opportunity' shut for students." www.wfae.org/education/20...

Good. Take away every. single. perk. they have. thehill.com/policy/trans...

AI's contribution to the dumbing down of the college admissions process and its concomitant duplicity. High schoolers are already behind with real life skills, reading ability, and independence. Folks are willing to sell their souls to capitalize on their ineptitude. slate.com/technology/2...

Shameful. Not surprising, which makes it even worse. www.wbur.org/news/2026/03...

Excellent reporting from @19thnews.org Loans empowered my degree -- which is what they fear. Horrifying intentionality at work: create a less educated citizenry and mire folks who have loans in despair so they don't focus on voting and collective political activism. 19thnews.org/2026/03/wome...?

Put this man on the national stage! www.wdrb.com/news/politic...

The hiring freezes will have dramatic impacts for years in terms of research, undergraduate education, and the ability of institutions to attract and retain graduate students. I hope (against hope) that higher ed can survive, but I feel less optimistic every week. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Huzzah! “... these data suggest that there have been no meaningful deviations from pre-existing trends over the past decade in race/ethnicity reporting or population growth on the Common App platform after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling." www.k12dive.com/news/black-s...

I want to see this but also know that it will break my heart. "It took a half century to build New College into a sanctuary of independent thought and less than a year to destroy it." Amazing reporting, as always, from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

Thanks to @studentdefense.bsky.social for this important work! www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

The international boycott of ChatGPT has absolutely exploded. 2.5M people have already joined, and this is just the beginning. Go to quitgpt.org. Cancel your subscription, delete your account. And tell at least one person why. My op-ed: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More awful news from UNC. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

This is horrifying and all-too-true. I hear this from my students when we talk about social media, reinforced by our nation's administration centering itself on institutional misogyny and abusers going without any consequences. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More shame for higher ed. www.wunc.org/education/20...

I'll believe it when I see it. And I think the damage has already been done. It will take years to heal higher ed from the impacts of "Dear Colleague." www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Quelle surprise. www.healthday.com/health-news/...

Primaries matter! Go vote! www.wakedems.org/election-cen...

NC is fast becoming FL. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

This. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The right-wing infiltration of NC’s public system strikes again. Absolutely appalling. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Great new organization to know about and follow! @alliancehighered.bsky.social They are a "coalition uniting all of higher education to defend and improve the field as a foundational pillar of democracy." Led by the amazing @michaelhgavin.bsky.social allianceforhighered.org/about

The kids doing more good work. www.chron.com/news/houston...

Again and again, it’s the kids who give me hope. I’m blessed to be in a job where I talk with teenagers all day; their worldview is inspiring, though the stress they’re enduring is tragic. carolinapublicpress.org/74331/nc-col...

The kids give me so much hope. www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...

Great reporting from K-12 Dive on the upswing in "reverse discrimination" cases. www.k12dive.com/news/schools...

Excellent reporting from @the74.bsky.social on the extreme toll students are paying for the horrifying situation in Minneapolis. I talk with teenagers all day, every day; this is already a fragile generation, whose cortisol levels are perpetually high. www.the74million.org/article/chil...

Yes.

Again, so much damage has already been done, but this is good news for higher ed. Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward: "... government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

So much damage has already been done, but this pushback could spell some relief for students. www.highereddive.com/news/congres...

The fight continues at our state flagship. "Michael Palm, the president of the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of the {AAUP}, said that the decision resulted from Project 2025, which called for the closure of the area studies across higher education institutions." www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

“The human process on our side, I think, needs to mirror the human process on the other side.” — UCLA’s Gary Clark I think that’s going to last maybe 2-3 years before colleges see AI admissions as a huge cost-saving measure, removing all humanity from the process. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Science gets a little win. www.highereddive.com/news/nih-set...

Great advice from Adam Minsky on steps student loan borrowers need to take NOW as the new loan regulations come into effect. www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...

One of the first chants Duke students learn is “Go to hell, Carolina, go to hell.” But actually, please do. Rot there. dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

Appalling. And not surprising at all for a country that prioritizes ALL. THE. WRONG. THINGS. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A great place for ed data now that I wouldn't trust anything from the Feds farther than I can yeet it. educationdata.org/student-loan...

“Today’s decision from the Department of Education is devastating for the nearly 8 million student loan borrowers who depended on the Save plan to keep their payments affordable." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Great analysis from @jamessmurphy.bsky.social on the new FAFSA "lower earnings indicator": "what the data show is that most of the institutions that were identified as 'lower earning' are for-profits (88%) and for-profit certificate programs (80%) in particular." jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...

Great reporting, as ever, from @hechingerreport.org . The quote from Ted Mitchell, “president of the American Council on Education, or ACE, the nation’s largest association of universities and colleges.” hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...

Not sure what other kind of response UVA expected... www.chronicle.com/article/uva-...

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I don’t like sharing NYT anything, but this is an important read which highlights how unethical and appalling admissions has become for certain institutions. Tulane, UChicago, and Northeastern have been on my shit list for years. This is why. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/b...

Northwestern caves. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/28/c...

We were a Peter Jennings ABC World News Tonight family. I knew Dan Rather existed, but he wasn't my trusted anchor. Now, I think he's a national treasure. This is a thoughtful piece on what's happening with American education. steady.substack.com/p/the-dumbin...

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