Jamie Levine Daniel

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Sat down to prep this week's classes, saw this theme on the syllabus: formal policy actors and the separation of powers

I think I entered it three times- and even checked a dictionary- because I was so convinced it should have been there.

Bill is speaking in my class in March (thanks @joshshepperd.bsky.social for the connection). He already took the time to talk with me about the class, what might resonate with students ... I'm so excited.

Oooh hi! Especially relevant for NYU (different union but our contingent faculty are/were considering strike). Got any basic recs/one-pagers as intro material for students in a policy class?

Oooh thanks!

Would love both.

Hi #academicsky - I am teaching an undergrad politics of public policy course. I have a section on informal policy actors. A student asked for recommendations re: labor unions. Anyone have any resources (podcast, reading, video...)? Think intro level.....

#Hoosiersky

You know the parable of the two wolves inside us? Well, for my pomsky, this plays as:

Wolf: Let me out. This is my weather. I must sing the song of my people.

Upon going out, immediately, the Pomeranian: Let me in let me in, it's freezing, why am I out here.

Upon being let back in...repeat...

Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.

Hell of a flex for your tenure file.

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Jewish leaders escalate concerns about unclear political conditions on federal security grants - Jewish Telegraphic Agency After months of inquiries from Jewish groups and lawmakers, the federal government has yet to clarify whether immigration and DEI policies could affect synagogue security funding.

The chaos and politicization of the vital Nonprofit Security Grant Program by the Trump admin is deeply dangerous — from the delayed rollout, to confusing & contradictory guidance, to new conditions that force communities to choose between their values and their security. www.jta.org/2026/02/05/p...

I practically schedule "spin out" breaks bc I regularly realize they don't know political consciousness without Trump on the ballot, or a world without DHS (or TSA for that matter), and they were in middle school during the onset of Covid....

Preschool building boiler is busted, it's 18 degrees out, four moms just organized two new impromptu preschools at two different houses in less than 6 hours and I am chortling anew thinking about all the far right chuds being like "WHERE DID THESE MN INSURGENTS LEARN LOGISTICS"

I live in NJ, where state law says only in-person counts as instructional time (at least for k-12). I work in NYC, which has remote learning today (our Univ follows NYC school policy). I gotta say, I love that my kid has a traditional snow day, and am glad I don't have to teach today.

N of 2 so far. Anyone else getting campus safety alerts like this today?

The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing

Or calling the National Guard/trampling on students' free speech rights

Some Thoughts on AI, LLMs and BS I do not know how many of you use LLMs like Chat GPT. It appears at least some students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers and/or are not happy about their professors using these tools. My recommendation and preference in this class: avoid using large language models (LLMs) like Chat GPT. In return, I promise not to use AI detectors like TurnItIn. These technologies turn up too many false positives, provide your words - uncompensated - to large companies, and undermine the trust and community I hope we build together in class. I also use an ungrading approach to assessment that emphasizes your learning. LLMs are tools with specific purposes that can help their users with specific tasks, e.g. computer programming and quantitative analysis. You will have plenty of opportunities here at NYU to experiment with these tools. However, LLMs cannot write. They can string together words that look like sentences, and sentences that look like paragraphs. However, they cannot write, in the sense that writing is thinking. To the extent the assignments in this class require thinking (including but not limited to memos, process journals, reflections), using LLMs like ChatGPT will not help you fulfill the assignments or achieve the goals in this class. They may create a deliverable (like a group presentation), but will not help you learn the process of building group cohesion and co-creating deliverables together (which are just as important as the deliverables themselves).

Just like traditional grading emphasizes product over process, so too do LLMs circumvent the process for the product. In the words of Frankfurt, via Hicks, et. al, “ChatGPT is bullshit”. The models do not concern themselves with the truth or accuracy of their outputs. For example, they will generate fake quotations and citations. ChatGPT may help you write an email to your group to set up a meeting. ChatGPT will not help you connect the course material to the civic engagement assignment you complete, and it will not help you reflect on your course experience to make your final grade recommendation. ChatGPT can help you look like you know what you are talking about, but I do not care about ChatGPT’s takes. I care about yours. If you need assistance with your writing, talk to (or email) me, and/or look into the university’s Writing Center. If the reasons outlined above are not sufficient to deter you from using LLMs, I encourage you to make an informed decision about usage. Look into the environmental costs, labor practices, data mining/privacy issues, and accessibility issues. If you choose to move forward with these tools, you must acknowledge this usage.

I love this. My policy and syllabus language is similar, but I appreciate your expanded links (especially on racism and discrimination. Thank you for sharing.

A live look at me prepping the Politics of Public Policy

Me prepping my Politics of Public Policy class....

I say this every time I see this theory but what many people forget is that the Cubs played Cleveland. I think either team winning would have effed the timeline so 🤷🏽‍♀️

I teach Politics of Public Policy, which includes democratic theory & informal policy actors. I am interested for multiple reasons: the perspective of media as policy actor (generally), the role policy has had in shaping NPR/CPB, access to info (a democratic tenet), & fallout of recent policy.....

#Hoosiersky #PublicHealth

When Volatile Work Schedules Meet SNAP Work Requirements New policies put low income workers in jeopardy of losing vital supports

New at Can We Still Govern: @agpines.bsky.social & @lizananat.bsky.social explain how the work volatility of low income service employees will make it hard for them to satisfy new SNAP/Medicaid work requirements, even when they work lots of hours. 🧵
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“Did we actually not blow it?" How I, a true Browns fan, confirm we did, in fact, beat the Steelers.

Have you read Cary Elwes's As You Wish? If not, check out the audiobook, read by Elwes with many of the actors, and Rob Reiner, making appearances. A beautiful ode to the movie made even more poignant now.

Three channukiot with all candles lit

Today was the winter solstice. Tonight marks the last night of Chanukah. May we bring these lights with us as the days themselves get longer.