“…the aspect of teaching that worries me the most is how Columbia’s capitulation will affect my students’ trust in one another. I don’t want anyone to be afraid that someone will snitch on them and get them punished, suspended, expelled, bullied online, deported, or otherwise silenced.” #HigherEd

When Texas seceded from the US in 1861, it issued a proclamation declaring that Blacks "were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race." Could one even mention this fact in a history class at Texas A&M under these new guidelines?

PBS News Weekend. Really? Ugh… #journalism

Its incredible that nine years after Americans elected a guy who presents in every way as a through and through super villain the big news story should finally be - wow, check this out, he really is a through and through super villain.

Please don’t do this, America. Please don’t act like the Trump-Epstein emails we saw today were our first glimpse of something. Don’t buy the narrative that these emails are useful because they *hint* at misconduct. We *know* there was misconduct. You can read a fully sourced book on it for free:

I am shooting my shot. I love writing op-eds. @teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you. Signed, A Black woman who writes for the public

Emails, you say?

Taft and Vice President Sherman are in Middletown, CT today to see Dr. Shanklin, the new president of Wesleyan University. In Taft’s speech he notes his "desire to increase every class in a university" although doing so would put a burden on schools to increase their funding.

Ended this year’s #AMAHigherEd conference hearing a conversation with @drkevinrmcclure.com as he reminded that good leadership is built on relationships, not hierarchy. Leaders should be present, honest, and deeply invested in their teams’ well-being. “People want institutions they can believe in.”

Pell Institute report finds “a significant decrease in the share of first-generation students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities—from 66% in 1996 to 53% in 2020.” #HigherEd

It is stunning that the President of the United States led up to Veterans Day—a day we honor all those that selflessly served our nation—by pardoning those that tried to lead an insurrection against our nation. An American tragedy…

Haven’t seen a Broadway show flop this quickly in ages…yikes! Guess a quick cameo by the Muppets couldn’t save it. #TheaterSKY

In which @carlquintanilla.bsky.social casually kills a man

It is stunning that the President of the United States led up to Veterans Day—a day we honor all those that selflessly served our nation—by pardoning those that tried to lead an insurrection against our nation. An American tragedy…

I personally if I were in charge would not say “the rash and legally reversible decision I made will, if reversed, destroy America” because that would suggest I didn’t think through all possible outcomes

Really wasn't expecting Board of Visitor appointments to be a salient issue at such a high level of state politics but it is a huge relief that it is – and very much ought to be! Youngkin completely exploited the appointment process to try to turn Virginia public universities into MAGA schools

“Virginia may be an early example of how shifting political control could hobble the White House’s national campaign to change higher education.”

The irony of being in D.C., down the road from the White House, for a conference about marketing #HigherEd… key validation point today: Universities can’t slink away. They can’t put their heads down. They must outwardly stand up for their values, otherwise trust will erode. #AMAHigherEd

“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine

“Let them eat cake.”

(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡 @zacheverson.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

“In the grand opera that is Mr. Trump’s return to Washington, the Kennedy Center is like the play within the play. The stakes are lesser, the characters smaller, but the story lines are joltingly familiar.” #arts #theatersky

“Cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature. Revenge and pettiness, if selfishness is it, it's all grounded in that.” @governorwalz.mn.gov speaking with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social on the Trump doctrine

As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month: “.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.” bsky.app/profile/did:...

Read AO Scott: “Art can’t save us from anything, but we need it as a reminder of something better” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“Cornell University on Friday reached a deal with the Trump administration to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding and end ongoing inquiries into its compliance with civil-rights laws.” #HigherEd

“What a night for the Democratic Party,” Newsom said after the victory, “a party that is in its ascendancy, a party that is on its toes, no longer on its heels.”

Virginia, this is the way.

In other words…too corrupt to fail. “I think the more deals we’ve done, the more money coming in, it gets harder and harder for SCOTUS to rule against us.”

Still feeling the glow ⚾️💙

“An important step toward adulthood is the experience of stumbling—sometimes badly—and discovering that you can stand on your own.” #HigherEd @theatlantic.com

Please be careful out there, Angelenos.

#Dodgers blue, through and through. 💙💙💙

Immigrants get the job done 💙 #Dodgers

Fires. The military occupation. The ongoing paramilitary occupation. Repeated attacks on peaceful demonstrations by local cops. Continued hardships as the studios don't do more production in the city. Los Angeles is struggling this year. This win means a lot.

Dodgers owe a LOT to Japan.

A series for the ages. 💙💙💙

Has the World Series ever had to play right through the end of daylight saving?

Don’t give me Kamala-level hope, Dodgers. My heart can’t take another implosion.

I’m ready for 9 more innings. Who’s with me?

Zapruder-ass World Series

The last two minutes of baseball….absolutely fuckin insane

Oh. My. God. Dodgers are still in this!

So trumps probably never read the great Gatsby, but is it possible that no one at mar-a-lago has read the great Gatsby?

By Georgia law passed after Biden won in 2020, no voting allowed the weekend bf Election Day. Only one mandatory Saturday and then one additional Sat or the Sunday of the first weekend. No 2nd Sunday early voting, which was always the "souls to the polls" event (tradition of many black churches).

Get it done! #Vote

I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.

The seeds for the first-ever research symposium about the Wangunk people of central #Connecticut were planted a decade ago at Wesleyan University. #academicSKY #HigherEd

“.. ticket sales for the Kennedy Center’s three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been in years, according to a Washington Post analysis .. “.. Tens of thousands of seats have been left empty.” @washingtonpost.com @simsjames.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this