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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD

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Tenured faculty member @ USC - studying: boys/men of color; educational inequalities; gang-involved populations; violence prevention. PhD from @UCLA. Aspen Fellow. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 he/him

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Update: tenured and promoted #academicSky

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 8h

Fight on! Boo Michigan! Boo Fascism!

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 18h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 7d

The Times' coverage of Rowan's role has been remarkable. It is sad to me that after forcing his alma mater, Penn, to oust a really good president for incredibly poor reasons, Rowan's megalomanical next thought was "maybe the federal government should do this everywhere" and they're actually trying.

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

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USC Rossier @uscrossier.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Yasemin Copur-Gencturk on receiving a Gates Foundation grant for her research on AI-powered long-form grading, a project making automated assessment more personalized and human.

#USCResearch #GatesFoundation #AIinEducation #EdTechInnovation #USCProud

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Frank Miranda, 46, filmed ICE agents confronting him before work on Oct. 2, demanding that he answer questions about where he was born. When he refused, agents threatened him with a dog ..”

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 2d

He’s eating the dogs…he’s eating the cats…

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Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for our upcoming 10/29/25 webinar on "The Student Loan Crisis: Policy, Burden, and Borrower Well-Being" with Fenaba Addo, @bakerdphd.bsky.social , and @dcollier74.bsky.social. For more information and to register, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/the...

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 2d

”Dan is terrible…run and hide from him”

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 4d

Finally, revisiting a recent journal rejection. Wowza, the reviewers were straight-up HATERS! Life is too short to hold that much anger towards a practice brief.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

Apple has removed an app that allowed people to track and anonymously report the activities of ICE agents from its app store, due to “objectionable content,” the developer said.

It comes after criticism of the app from Trump administration officials.

Apple removes ICEBlock app that tracked agent sightings amid controversy

The developer of the app, which allowed people to report the activities of immigration agents, said he believed pressure from the Trump administration was to blame.

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Al Otro Lado @alotrolado-org.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Another detention center has opened in California City—illegally, without permits. Inside: no clean water, no medical care. Outside: immigrant families are too afraid to leave their homes. Fear is the point. We refuse to accept it.

ICE began shipping immigrants to this tiny California town. Chaos has reigned ever since

ICE began sending immigrants to a new California detention center in small town in August. Since then, it has been inundated with activists, desperate families and utter confusion.

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 8d

I’m in Philly for 36 hours to help plan the AERA Division J (#highered section) for the 2026 conference in LA, CA! Always excited to represent @uscrossier.bsky.social #academicSky @usc.edu @uscpullias.bsky.social

Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 9d

“The compact would require colleges to freeze tuition for 5 years, cap the enrollment of international students and commit to strict definitions of gender. Among other steps…” - NY Times - allow the hunger games to commence: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11d

Kavanaugh stop

Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 11d

A US citizen alleges he was improperly arrested and detained twice by immigration officers as they targeted Latino workers at Alabama construction sites, claims they initially rebuffed his offers to prove legal status -- new proposed class action in federal court buff.ly/LVwQRIm

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 13d

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d

79. American citizen.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14d

The agent admits he treats immigrants like "they're animals" and that he tells his kids that they are animals "all the time"

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16d

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status.

He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

PARTIES3. Plaintiff José Escobar Molina is a 47-year-old man who has lived in D.C. for 25 years. He has maintained valid Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for El Salvador since 2001. On August 21, 2025, Mr. Escobar Molina was walking from his apartment building in Northwest D.C.to his work truck, about to start his workday, when two cars pulled up next to him. As he was about to get into his truck, plain-clothed and unidentified federal agents exited the cars and—without conducting any inquiry—seized Mr. Escobar Molina, grabbing him by the arms and legs and immediately handcuffing him. The agents arrested him without a warrant and without asking for his name, his identification, or anything about his immigration status. The agents also did not ask him where he lives, whom he lives with, how long he has lived here, or anything else about his ties to the community prior to arresting him. After ICE detained Mr. Escobar Molina overnight at its processing center in Chantilly, Virginia, the next day an ICE supervisor finally realized that he had valid TPS, which statutorily prohibits ICE from detaining him, and released him. Due tohis Latino ethnicity, Mr. Escobar Molina fears being arrested and detained again while going about his daily life in D.C.

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 17d

In Aspen Colorado for the Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship. Wow, what an amazing opportunity and experience: Day 3 of 5

Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 21d

@jimmykimmel.com - Jimble Kimble, I canceled my Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions due to your suspension.

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Adrian H. Huerta, PhD @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social · 21d

What’d you suggest? air guitar championship: youtu.be/U-7Qh-JyibU?...

"Mom Jeans Jeanie" - US All-Star Air Guitar Air-Off

YouTube video by A.D. Riggle

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Lesley Bartlett @lesleybartlett.bsky.social · 21d

The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · 22d

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
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Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

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