Rebecca

Report: Colleges Shrank Staff Who Make Campuses ‘Livable, Safe, and Vibrant’ by 9 percent The food-service workers, electricians, groundskeepers, and other skilled craft workers were laid off amid budget cuts or their work was outsourced, according to experts.

“Whether leaders realize it or not, nonexempt staff are a big part of an institution’s reputation as an employer of choice. The development and retention of nonexempt staff is important for maintaining continuity and ensuring there are no surprise gaps in vital services.”
#AcademicStaff #HigherEd

They are bliss! and, also, occasionally, functionality.

BHL is truly one of the niftiest things I've seen; I hope it can find a good home.

Position posting here: libraries.colorado.edu/jobs-opportu...

If you're at #ACRL2025 and want to chat about the Science & Engineering Librarian position at CU Boulder Libraries, please let me know so we can connect! It's part of the team I lead, which is full of lots of excellent people doing interesting things

Save the Institute of Museum & Library Services ⭑ 5 Calls On Friday, March 14th, Trump signed an executive order that calls for there elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the …

I don't think a lot of people realize how much the IMLS impacts their world, even if they're not a library user. The databases your kids use at school to learn to be critical users of information? Programs that decrease the digital divide? Probably funded by IMLS. 5calls.org/issue/instit...

A lot is disastrous at the moment, but I am always pleased to see a campus unicycler.

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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

Maintenance and operations is boring. People and politicians like ribbon cutting and Capital projects.

Shout out to all you in maintenance and operations.

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This is so disturbing

And NASA has already fired all of the librarians at NASA HQ and in multiple centers. So, when they purge those books there will be no one to hold them accountable and ensure accurate information =/

Did you know kids can get HPV vaccines as early as 9 though it is normally scheduled for 11? Learned this from our pediatrician, in case this is relevant to kids in your life