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Ok we got one (1) R1 saying something, at last!
"we will stand up for Berkeley's values and defend them to the very best of our ability."
Was that so hard??
An open letter to Yale in support of Helyeh Doutaghi, who has been suspended by Yale Law School based on anonymous and unsubstantiated allegations
If you are in US or Canadian higher ed, please sign/share
https://openletter.earth/statement-of-support-for-helyeh-doutaghi-18ce8d84
openletter.earthStatement of support for Helyeh Doutaghi
I'm thrilled to announce that I've been accepted as a student at #ColoradoChristianUniversityOnline! I'll be pursuing a B.S. in #ComputerScience. The school's class format seems much more manageable for me than other schools I've attended, and I'm feeling optimistic about this new chapter.
Now begins the challenging process of hunting for #scholarships. Unfortunately, I'm discovering just how inaccessible most scholarship websites are for screen reader users. If anyone knows of #accessible scholarship resources or platforms, I'd greatly appreciate your recommendations!
What could this look like?
The most direct way for #highered and #academia to hit back is through military contracts and biotech.
Basically, R1 schools would need to halt all cooperation with the government and starve them of tech transfer and technical competencies they need to maintain national security and compete with rivals.
Ask Americans, would they like to see China vault head ahead of them and assume the mantle of global hegemon because Trump wanted to own the libs?
I am saying it once more.
If #academia and #highered do not QUICKLY develop a coordinated strategy of resistance, then MAGA will pick them off one by one.
“Half of this stuff you can’t just do and the other half is insane,” said Joseph Howley, a professor of classics at Columbia. “If the federal government can show up and demand a university department be shut down or restructured, then we don’t have universities in this country.”
AP News · Trump administration demands Columbia overhaul academic courses in extraordinary ultimatum
Letter from Trump admin officials telling #Columbia to abandon any semblance of academic freedom, internal due process, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ogIcvdLniO9fYl2wyLVj4ON0Ke2rL0n/view
(attribution: shared on Bsky by Jameel Jaffer, Knight 1A Inst director at Columbia)
Google Docs3.13.25 Letter.pdf
The pandemic’s impact on #education runs deeper than an embrace of remote learning. New research shows growing mistrust of #teachers, reversing the praise they received during lockdowns. https://theconversation.com/5-ways-schools-have-shifted-in-5-years-since-the-covid-19-246449
#COVID19 #highered #edsky
The Conversation5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
“By these actions, by their willingness to scapegoat and vilify the pro-Palestine student movement, these institutions have invited their enemies in, becoming testing grounds for the authoritarianism that threatens our nation.”
https://truthout.org/articles/as-ice-jails-palestinian-protester-universities-must-commit-to-academic-freedom/
Truthout · As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic FreedomUniversities may sow their own demise if they continue to aid the suppression of pro-Palestine campus movements.
Hey folks, I'm adding this pinned post on advice from @FediTips
(whom I recommend you follow)
My interests are #HigherEd, #education in general, #SciFi, how people network through #SocialMedia (less the biz/marketing stuff, though I make exceptions).
I'm more active on Bluesky, tbh. I'm @ harmonygritz.bsky.social. You'll find my longtime "rainbow" profile image from Twitter/X there.
I don't think the majority of Americans know how close the U.S. university system is to total collapse.
In under 2 months, Musk & the Mad King have eliminated most sources of federal support and threatened to cut the remainder.
If you care about your children's/nation's future, raise your voices.
Good discussions yesterday with MEP Marcos Ros about the #EuropeanUniversities Initiative, breaking down barriers for transnational #university cooperation and pioneering reforms in #HigherEd 
@mrossemp.bsky.social
Harvard profs Enos and Levitsky rightly take their employer to task for “turning inward” and performing neutrality as the MAGA attack on democracy proceeds.
#Academia and #HigherEd must articulate and defend their values and methods of fact-based critical inquiry or these institutions will help facilitate a new age of violent stupidity, greed, and nihilism.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/6/enos-levitsky-harvard-trump-democracy-fight/
www.thecrimson.comHarvard Must Take a Stand for Democracy | Opinion | The Harvard CrimsonTo silence ourselves in the name of neutrality would not only violate our own policy but also abdicate our broader civil responsibility.
A college course uses Marvel movies to explore #ethics, from gender empowerment in Captain Marvel to racial oppression in Black Panther. Half the class concluded Thanos may have had a moral point. https://buff.ly/VAmwTcG
By James Calvin Davis, Middlebury #uncommoncourses #highered
The ConversationLearning ethics − one Marvel movie at a timeMarvel movies like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Infinity War’ are the starting point for this ethics seminar.
A surprising Stanford study concludes AI-assisted writing tends to be highest in less-educated areas. Is that bridging gaps or creating dependence? Gaining opportunities or losing skills?
This is what fascism looks like.
As someone arrested at a campus protest last spring, I have major qualms with how the Biden administration handled campus dissent. But it was nothing compared to what we are in for now.
Our reaction to this statement will help decide if Trump's regeime is able to consolidate power to form the strong-man dictatorship he envisions. Our reaction should be to protest in force across every campus while wearing MASKS.
"There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of accommodation.”
--Mark Greif (Stanford U.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-universities-research-cuts-reaction/
The Nation · Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.
The Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter on #DEI threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that don't abandon diversity, equity and inclusion programs. A legal analysis finds the letter misinterprets law and tramples on free speech:
https://theconversation.com/anti-dei-guidance-from-trump-administration-misinterprets-the-law-and-guts-educators-free-speech-rights-250574
#HigherEd #AcademicChatter
The ConversationAnti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rightsA letter from the Trump administration warns educational institutions that they’ll lose federal funding if they don’t abandon so-called DEI programs. That could change education in the US.
DEI is not illegal, according to legal scholars across the political spectrum
#AAUP shared this memo with chapter leaders today, please share widely especially with campus administrators who're complying in advance!! 
app.box.comOGC Memo re Trump DEI and SFFA 2025 02 20.pdf | Powered by Box
OMG! Someone just posted on Reddit bragging how he fed 13 MILLION records to Gemini to clean up. What records? "mostly dead scrambled data institutions, college, student records, course materials, research datasets. Used Gemini for cleaning, deduping, and organizing. Super useful for universities, EdTech, and students handling large study resources." #FERPA #Privacy #HigherEd #EdTech #Google #Gemini https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1ivuk95/i_cleaned_over_13_million_records_using_aiwithout/
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