“Pausing operations.” If you’ve read “Requiem for a College” then you know that for every student and employee, that phrase really means, “we’re closing.”

"Competition seems, to me, to have made these apps better at fulfilling their corporate purpose and worse for human flourishing." (The flip side of this is much of the pre-video function of social media is now fulfilled by a richer Group Text & Photo Sharing experience).

Pay Attention to How You Pay Attention www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...

In my opinion, every second of "Spock's Brain" is canon forevermore.

Like, I can tell you that across Canadian universities the productivity expectations for writing studies instructors have increased—e.g., in the form of student numbers—and they are not reasonable. #writingstudies #cdnpse #cdnwrds #teamrhetoric #rhetcomp

Perry worked as a crime reporter, but it still hasn’t helped him deduce Clark is Superman. #metvsuperman

Friendliest, nuttiest mob execution ever. #metvsuperman

Dish Network just asked me, “Are you still there?” Do you know me? Do you know what night of the week it is? #metvstartrek

This one is So. Good. #metvstartrek

“But we millionaires decided that you do, and we’re the ones who run things.” #metvbatman

50 people are going to have to look for work because the University decided their collective labor was worth less than a losing record in football.

I’d love it if they published Alfred’s recipe book. #metvbatman

@columbojones2.bsky.social thanks for the repost!

In addition to “blow it up,” “angry torch-wielding mob” also works as a common resolution. #svengoolie

Clear the air lanes! #svengoolie

If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. #academicsky

It’s #selfpromotionsaturday My book “Requiem for a College” tells the story of those who have lived through small college closures and explains why this trend is happening. As college costs keep rising, something must change. #academicsky #selfpromosaturday

Join in the live commenting here during “The Mummy’s Tomb” tonight on MeTV! Please use the hashtag #svengoolie and go easy on the tana leaf tea.

@jwomack.bsky.social thank you for the repost!

Wasn’t expecting Betty and Barney Hill in today’s Times.

On Fridays we dance! 💃🪩🕺 Let’s see those moves!

Got a puppy sleeping on me so I guess I'm stuck here til further notice.

Just attended my first event at what is exactly what we need right now. If you lean public scholar and are in a target city, take your research to the people with @profsandpints.bsky.social #academicsky www.profsandpints.com

Like sheep gathered around the Monolith. Via @newyorker.com

TIL humanoid robot kickboxing is a thing.

Brain and brain..what is brain?

I’m seriously starting to consider this.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December… EAP

An article that I find rather helpful in trying to navigate the new world of AI and writing. Also, the comments are surprisingly informative as they come from many in college faculty.

My theme song:

Seriously, God help us all. #Svengoolie #Houseofsvengoolie

Of course I’ll drink a wine called “Blood of the Virgin” while I’m sitting alone with you in this room of creepy statuary. #svengoolie

Clear the air lanes! #svengoolie

Throw your voice into the live commenting here tonight during the ventriloquist chiller “ Devil Doll” and the Xmas Xtremes of “A Very Brady Christmas” on MeTV! Please use the hashtag #svengoolie and get ready for horror and-uh- holiday histrionics!

If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. #academicsky #selfpromosaturday #selfpromotionsaturday

It’s #selfpromotionsaturday and could be more joyous seasons greetings than the story of people suffering through small college closings? “Requiem for a College” available now. #selfpromosaturday #academicsky

Depressing, but quite real thread. I have experienced every single bit of it firsthand. 🧵

“about 11 percent to 20 percent, depending on the data set — explicitly said goodbye when leaving, affording the bot the same social courtesy they would a human companion. These percentages went up drastically after longer conversations, with users saying goodbye over half the time on some apps.”

@drdjbyrd.bsky.social thank you for the repost!

If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!

Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.

We used to be a society.

Here it is with the byline and alt text

“Two stars spiraling toward catastrophe.” Something poetic in that.

If you or someone you know is in higher ed, why not pick them up something for Black Friday? “Requiem for a College” tells the story of those who have lived through small college closings, and provides research to explain why this trend is happening. #academicsky

A study in suspension - and what they see and what we can't see.

If you’d rather not shop Amazon, the book is also available at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. #academicsky

If you or someone you know is in higher ed, why not pick them up something for Black Friday? “Requiem for a College” tells the story of those who have lived through small college closings, and provides research to explain why this trend is happening. #academicsky

Trying to decide what my signature coffee blend would be. If I warranted it that is.

Just completed a review of student proposals for new sustainability initiatives. One of them mentioned bee colony collapse. That started me searching.