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Sharing my new article w/@crystalegarcia.bsky.social & @drantonioduran.bsky.social in the Journal of Higher Education (50 free at link). We conducted a critical discourse analysis of the arguments used in several states for/against anti-DEI legislation in '23-24. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XRP9D...

"Higher education policy in the United States is now being developed through ad hoc deals, a mode of regulation that is not only inimical to the ideal of the university as a site of critical thinking but also corrosive to the democratic order and to law itself." balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...

My friend @cantb.bsky.social joins us for the penultimate pod of the season to talk about the state of American higher education 9% into the Trump Administration and how on earth Harvard got to be popular.

Big news: The Trump administration has essentially proposed shutting down tribal colleges and universities, displacing more than 20,000 students. My latest for ProPublica:

I have a new article in Innovative Higher Education examining whether new college presidents improve institutions' financial health. There isn't much happening at publics, but new leaders at privates cut expenses in a meaningful way. Official link, prepub below. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Let’s Remember Why There’s a System of Federal Research Grants to Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lets-...

5 Questions on Open Expression in the Era of Trump Michelle Deutchman, who leads UC’s free expression center, says institutions are grappling with how to promote student expression amid the government’s crackdown on protesters. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4drRCDF

New open access article w/Dr. Morgan Murray in the Journal of College and University Student Housing: "Isolation and Belonging: The Complex Reality of Black Resident Assistants." Thanks for your important research & letting me collaborate with you! Access p. 30: www.nxtbook.com/acuho-i/acuh...

I can unequivocally say that MANY of the rural, poor and working-class students in my research credit TRIO to their success and continued enrollment in college. These cuts would be devastating to communities like where I come from. Write your congresspeople. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

🧪FY26 Proposed Budget: The president’s proposal would be disastrous for Americans’ health & scientific capabilities. The administration seeks to slash $18B from NIH (~40%), $3.6B from CDC (~39%), $5.2B from NSF (~57%), & AHRQ by 35% & stops future grants. @aaas.org @researchamerica.bsky.social

Former Fellow Ryan Miller publishes new research examining bias response in higher education. Read the full article here: buff.ly/aDizjqJ #HigherEd #FreeSpeech

University leaders need to understand: they are holding INCREDIBLY good cards. It is so rare in today's polarized era to have the support of 70+ percent of the public against the Trump admiministration on anything. Universities have that—AND winning legal arguments.

My latest. It’s feelings-forward and was hard to write. “It’s an isolating experience when your industry, the source of your livelihood, is being uniquely targeted by your own government, and many Americans are either completely unaware or cheering on its demise.” www.chronicle.com/article/high...

Life update: As of August 1, I will be Professor of Higher Education & Ph.D. program director at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I am grateful for the past 9 years at UNC Charlotte & excited for what lies ahead!

“We’re all at risk of being a target, and we have two choices. We can either let that risk render us voiceless, or we can use our voices to speak out against these attacks on higher education,” Pasquerella said. www.chronicle.com/article/more...

New open access article in @aeraedresearch.bsky.social AERA Open that extends my research on bias response in higher education and illustrates how institutions retreat from educationally and legally defensible practices purely to avoid the threat of lawsuits. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New publication with @drantonioduran.bsky.social & @jaudrazona.bsky.social reviewing the last 15 years of research about disabled queer & trans college students published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Ed @apajournals.bsky.social psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

(1/3) Publication Announcement! I am thrilled to share: "A systematic literature review on disabled queer and trans college student scholarship," co-authored with my mentors @drantonioduran.bsky.social and Dr. Ryan Miller, now available in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

I think that many college leaders are operating from the "we're okay" fallacy. As in, our particular institution right now is not facing the challenges of [Columbia, Penn, etc.]. They don't see institutional futures as intertwined, aren't thinking in terms of cascading effects, aren't collaborating.

New publication on rural adult transfer student choices- congratulations to my doc advisee Tynsley Gilchrist on the publication! 50 free e-prints at the link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WDKJ...

This is not necessary! "The keywords ECU leaders are using to parse the university’s curriculum are not entirely new. Buddo told the Faculty Senate that the list has been in use for several months. ECU lawyers and other officials first developed it" www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

The same Texas A&M University that allowed neo-Nazi Preston Wiginton to host White Nationalist Richard Spencer for speech on campus in the Memorial Student Center.

The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.

A thing I was explaining to a reporter this week is there is no singular definition of a "state dei ban" because each state decided to target different functions within higher education in such a way that the actual unifying thread across the policies is segregation and censorship

It is really hard to watch people willfully tear down an infrastructure that allowed us to double lifespans, drastically reduce poverty, and become one of the richest countries in the world.

Now more than ever, it is important to support Queer and Trans people. In this practice brief, we (@drantonioduran.bsky.social @drqhutchings.bsky.social) imagine the ways we can address the needs of Queer and Trans men of color, specifically in men of color programs. psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

When we fight, we win. Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy. www.washingtonpost.com

JUST IN: A judge has enjoined President Trump's effort to block federal funds from going toward grant recipients who engage in DEI practices. The judge says the orgs are likely to succeed on claims that this is viewpoint discrimination, among other issues storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I am happy to share some (unfortunately) timely work in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education about how transgender students practice resilience to get through college. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... Brief 🧵

Thanks to @byjoshmoody.bsky.social @insidehighered.com for opportunity to clarify my thoughts. It's been a sector-level failure to defend higher ed against gov't censorship, not the fault of single associations/presidents. If that's changing, it's great news. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

I am certain higher education institutions will eagerly comply with this - as they have otherwise (over)complied. (Friday evening sarcasm, if it wasn’t clear.)

Opinion | Now Is Not the Time to Be Neutral "The question is: Which colleges will speak up, and for which of their values? In the face of the current attacks, cowering behind a pledge of “neutrality” is really just submission." www.chronicle.com/article/now-...

DEI initiatives are still legal. Universities need to stand their ground. A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.

An incredible piece by @garceslm.bsky.social @chronicle.com on the unconstitutionality of the Department of Ed's Dear Colleague letter on DEI. Worth a close read. www.chronicle.com/article/hitt...

nice post poking lots of holes in the Trump DOE's Valentines Day Dear Colleague Letter. worth a read for anyone who needs reassurance that the Trump admin lacks the power to re-write civil rights laws or end DEI in K-20 via executive fiat. educationcivilrights.com/blog/f/regul...

Allowing the administration to define broad swaths of history, programming and civil rights compliance as “DEI” and then regurgitating that language instead of clearly articulating what specifically is being targeted is spreading disinformation and propaganda.

1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.” I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.

Over 2,000 webpages containing LGBTQ+ information have been removed from federal government websites.

University leaders: you have access to historically large levels of expertise about law, government, and poltical affairs. It’s okay—even important—to say “This is unconstitutional.”

If I were in charge of #ACPA25 I would declare a state of emergency for #education and use the conference as a working meeting. This goes for any/all educational conferences forward until the attacks on higher ed stop. This is NOT business as usual and we have to stop treating it as such.

📣 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS ARE NON-BINDING GUIDANCE LETTERS. You cannot change what is considered illegal discrimination under federal law through non binding guidance.

Here's @penamerica.bsky.social's statement condemning last night's "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Education, threatening to withhold federal funds from educational institutions that engage in DEI programming, training, or other activities. pen.org/press-releas...

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...

Higher education Institutions: “We are committed to DEI.” Faculty/Staff: “Will you publicly state that?” HEI: “No.” F/S: “Will you support us when backlash comes?” HEI: “No.” F/S: “Will you commit to resources?” HEI: “Best we can do is rename your jobs/offices to something slightly more generic.”

Please join us for this online workshop designed to help scholars safeguard their research and academic freedom: www.scibeh.org/events/works...