I spoke w/ Amy Morona of @signalcleveland.bsky.social about [RPUs] and Ohio State and said RPUs “have really thought about ‘how do we create a campus environment that’s supportive to first-generation college, low-income students [and] students who have children." signalcleveland.org/ohio-state-f...

How adequately does your state acknowledge and fund its broad access institutions? We created a scorecard to evaluate states, published and funded by @sheeoed.bsky.social (thanks, SHEEO!). Check it out here. sheeo.org/wp-content/u... Co-authors: Katie Kleinhesselink and Essa Njie

This feels like a ✨prime✨ week to close the book on Amazon.

I’m looking forward to discussing the vital role of Regional Public Universities at this City Club of Cleveland event! Look, ma, I’ll be on WVIZ PBS! 📺 www.cityclub.org/forums/2025/...

I spoke w/@nbcnews.com about higher ed finance and research that hang in the balance with the current Trump Admin attacks. "When you cut the research funding, that means [cancer-fighting] research will cease or it will be greatly diminished.”

Does anyone know/remember a published study (may have been in IHE/CHE) about the small number of institutions that are talked about in the media? Looking for a stat or two...

I spoke w/@propublica.org reporter Molly Parker about the challenges facing Regional Public Universities during the Trump and said "This is definitely one of those baby-in-the-bathwater moments..." as Trump goes after elite institutions but creates chaos for all. www.propublica.org/article/regi...

Also recommend this white paper that documents the importance of the 474 regional public universities across the US. It's from @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social and Mac Wetherbee at @thirdway.bsky.social. 4/ www.thirdway.org/report/regio....

My advice to @ashegrads.bsky.social re: self care while conducting equity-focused research during this era? Spend time in spaces of innocence (w/children, pets, in nature), identify your sphere of influence and focus your energies there. This is a marathon. We must care for ourselves as we fight. 🥊

Nice plug for the important work from ARRC with @drkevinrmcclure.com, @drandrewk.bsky.social, & @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social

Phil Hill with EdTech used our Regional Public University (RPU) list to analyze enrollment and grad programs. He found that enrollment has declined slightly in the sector since 2012 (6.7%) and online grad programs have grown. onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/diverging-...

New pub with @itspgr.bsky.social & Denisa Gandara examining how state policymakers in New Mexico frame their support or opposition to the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, a statewide promise program that has a flexible and generous design. #edusky #highered epaa.asu.edu/index.php/ep...

Take action in support of Tribal Colleges and Universities! Call your Rep or Senator and read the script prepared by the American Indian College Fund. standwith.collegefund.org/issues-impac...

🗣️Regional public universities offer greater upward mobility than any other type of institution. For many Americans, RPUs provide access, affordability, and quality education, paving the way for economic stability and job security. More from @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social & Mac Wetherbee

I truly believe that Regional Public Universities provide the best possible answer to questions about what value/ROI higher education provides society, which is why I co-wrote a @thirdwayedu.bsky.social brief about them. New publication 🚨! www.thirdway.org/report/regio...

@drandrewk.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time visiting Western Carolina University, a rural-serving Regional Public University, to help campus leaders think about how to tell their stories of impact and transformation. @arrc.bsky.social

I am grateful for Joe Garcia's leadership and service to Colorado. Sad to see him retire, but I know his legacy will live on. Happy retirement, Joe! www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

A new episode of Mile Higher Ed podcast just dropped. "Administration, Practice, and Scholarship in Medicine" a conversation with a DUHigherEd graduate Dr. Sylk Sotto. open.spotify.com/episode/4f86...

I researched the failure of ideal-centered change and found that failure occurred when campuses failed to create ongoing cultural engagement with the ideal, involve naysayers, or assess the effects of the change. Perhaps lessons for the attacks on DEI? www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Glad my @arrc.bsky.social colleagues thought to download IPEDS data last week. This is wild.

#DidYouKnow? Nearly 3 out of every 4 adults (73.3%) living in #Georgia's #Appalachian counties struggle with basic #Math. Learn more by visiting our page about #GA on our website: www.appli.org/georgia#DidYouKnow?#Georgia's#Appalachian#Math.#GA

One small thing we can do for now, to help set up an infrastructure for organizing: join the @aaup.bsky.social. They have officially declared they will be more aggressive in defending academic rights

A recent report suggests tuition discounts for nearby out-of-state students to expand college access. @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social says that broad-access institutions often do much more for their communities than confer degrees. @saraweissman.bsky.social , @insidehighered.com

Today I'm tuning into the Denver Democracy Summit hosted by DU's Korbel School of International Relations. It's helpful to get a global perspective on democracy and elections, given everything happening in the U.S. right now. 🗳️ Join here: korbel.du.edu/news-events/...

New publication in Research in Higher Education! Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? Learn more: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

Calling all Higher Ed nerds and policy wonks (particularly those in Colorado)! Consider providing feedback on CO's performance funding model for higher education (responses due 1/17). 📣🍏💰 cdhe.colorado.gov/colorado-hig...

If you don't find this alarming, you should. "About one-quarter of faculty members report feeling pressure to match their political views with those held by administrators and other professors at their institutions" in a survey by @aaup.bsky.social + @aacu.org www.highereddive.com/news/1-in-3-...

Some L.A. Colleges to Reopen This Week, Others Stay Closed Amid Wildfires Institutions that plan to reopen spent the weekend cleaning their campuses and purifying the air. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4j6uxcp

Really enjoyed this conversation about Adams State, direct admissions, The Adams Promise, the One Stop, the San Luis Valley, and our mission: www.edupexperience.com/DavidTandberg/

Did you know that Regional Public Universities exist all around the world? In May 2024 Madagascar opened their first RPU. Like RPUs in the U.S. and other countries, the Madagascan RPU has a mission to foster postsecondary access and regional development. www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

There are families who will never be able to come back from this devastation, and many of them were in generational homes, passed down from people who bought homes in the 1970sand 80's in Altadena. All of the fires are a tragedy, but especially for those who don't have the resources to rebuild.

AERA is now accepting applications for the 2025 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund. AERA graduate student members are encouraged to apply by January 31 at 11:59 pm PT. View the full Call for Applications here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...

As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.

Meta's policy is that group-based harassment is generally bad and forbidden *except for this one particular group*

Great @cprnews.bsky.social story about Colorado Mesa U, a Regional Public, and its efforts to serve first-gen students. Colorado created a designation for first-gen colleges. No 💰 for designation, which is frustrating given how underfunded Regionals are, but it recognizes the unique role they play.

We got a LOT done in 2024! ✨ 📚 Launched the Higher Ed Value Metrics website 📚 Unveiled voter insights on higher ed value 📚 Debunked myths about the U.S. Dept. of Ed 📚 Proposed reforms for graduate education Big things ahead in 2025—stay tuned! https://buff.ly/3PclVmO

New Year, new pub🚨 I have wanted to write this for a long time. It was fun to write w/current and former students Steve Jenks & John Macikas. "Towards a More Nuanced Understanding of Regional Public Universities" in Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. link.springer.com/referencewor...

The number of first-year Black and Hispanic students enrolled at Harvard Law School this year plummeted almost by half, according to enrollment data released this week.

I'm seeking an assistant/associate professor of practice to lead our growing online master's program in higher education. This can be a fully remote position, and application review will begin February 15. Please share! apply.interfolio.com/160931

Thanks again to the ECMC Foundation for their support of this @arrc.bsky.social and Child Trends Project! We're excited to get started on our #RSI typology project and to learn from the other funded projects. CC: @drandrewk.bsky.social www.ecmcfoundation.org/news/foundat...

Why We Need the Department of Education Here are several reasons why eliminating the Department of Education is a foolish and destructive idea. edtrust.org/blog/why-we-...

Coming this July. The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation. More details soon 😎

I enjoyed discussing the importance of transparency in the college choice and admissions process for international students as part of a panel for ShfitedED hosted by GradRight. One point I made is the importance of timely, well packaged information that is meaningful for international students. 🌏

While I'm skeptical of the unintended consequences of institutional striving to become R1 I'm proud of the work we did on the Carnegie Classifications Technical Review Panel to address inequities w/how this status is determined to designate more HBCUs as R1s. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

I appreciate this research by SHEEO showing that "the highest levels of funding are directed toward institutions with the lowest proportion of students of color, and students of color on average are attending institutions with the lowest per-student funding." www.highereddive.com/news/how-equ...

The freedom faculty enjoy is false. Yes, we have a lot of discretion over how we spend our time, but the job demands have become so numerous and disconnected that the most common result is constant frenzy.