As of Monday, it appears that Angelo State has softened its policies to allow preferred names and LGBQ content, but not transgender discussions. If anyone at Angelo State wants to chat with me about it, I'm on Signal at emmawhitford.96 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96

As of this morning, we've counted 13 reports of swatting calls--false reports of active shooters on campus--at U.S. colleges since Aug. 19. At many colleges, fall classes began yesterday. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

I'm thrilled to be back! Working on my Bluesky feed, so academics--please say hi!