"If history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others’ persecution," write @sigalbenporath.bsky.social, @serenamayeri.bsky.social and Amanda Shanor.
Book cover that says Brian Soucek The Opinionated University Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education
It's official publication day for The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
More info on the book here:
lnkd.in/gAux5ktY
Links in the comments to lots of places I'll soon be visiting.
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Teaching Plato in a philosophy course is deemed a violation of TX university regulations
I just signed. You should consider doing so as well.
And a petition asking that Penn refuse to share names and personal info of Jewish members actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Well, this is chilling AF.
The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Post doc opportunity with my wonderful team at Penn! Reach out with any questions
postdocs.upenn.edu/provosts-fel...
Great episode
🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ Trans people are "a vulnerable minority group that has been widely demonized. Any good journalistic practice would involve nailing down accuracy to avoid making things worse."
– @lopatto.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/politics/777...
The National Center for Education Statistics is hiring two researchers to work on NAEP, the first green shoots after DOGE came through back in February. They limit to 150 applications, so move fast if interested.
www.usajobs.gov/job/844948000
www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600
It’s worth your while to spend some time with this piece.
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
“I don’t want brittle students” ! Sorting applicants by this measure, outsourcing dialogue skills to online platforms. Such depressing solutions, instead of doing the basic educational work of teaching your students how to talk to each other. And yes, Chicago, it takes more than ‘free speech’
He said it, yes
On dark money, campus expression, and moral panics. A good piece (regardless of concerns about AAUP)
I am currently in Stockholm and can report the locals are perplexed
“Our colleges and universities share a commitment to serve as centers of open inquiry where, in their pursuit of truth, faculty, students, and staff are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation”
AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
“We call on the Trump administration to end the destructive attacks on colleges and universities” fortune.com/2025/04/08/c...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all you wonderful lovely people! 🏳️⚧️
Thank you for sharing as much of yourselves as you are comfortable sharing; all our lives are richer for it ❤️
Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Happening in two weeks!
Two quick reminders for anyone planning to attend:
Please register NOW (we have to put in catering orders for Thursday dinner and Friday lunch)
And be sure to register for the right day/days--registration is SEPARATE for each day!
www.library.upenn.edu/events/ameri...
🚨PA colleagues:
"Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania."
"If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC
Get out your Other Support and share that info!
Just reposting - I'll start looking at applications Monday the 24th.
Great letter from my colleagues @sbagen.bsky.social, @mjschlanger.bsky.social and other legal scholars across the country explaining why it is not necessary to start eliminating university programs because Trump
Use this form to tell us how the new US administration is affecting your research, or suggest future coverage
https://go.nature.com/4aYn9Me
AAPOR releases a statement on access to federal data. Read more: bit.ly/aapordataaccess
The unelected, not-Senate-confirmed, not-security-cleared, not even actually employed by the US government techbros of Musk's weird militia are conducting a coup one agency at a time.
Grateful for some personal good news today. Keeping our eyes on education continues to be as vital as ever
