Constance
@drconstance.bsky.social
Education policy researcher, DC sports lover, Duke Delta, and reality tv watcher. Working behind enemy lines
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James Van Der Beek, who played the wide-eyed main character on the popular turn-of-the-millennium TV drama series “Dawson’s Creek,” died on Wednesday at 48. nyti.ms/4bRrwvm
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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"But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism."
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism."
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
They can already do it and they have done it
UNC is close to finalizing its policy which outlines permissible circumstances to *SECRETLY RECORD FACULTY IN THE CLASSROOM.*
UNC-Chapel Hill Preps Policy on Recording Professors
The school aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy and growing fear of surveillance.
www.theassemblync.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
They can already do it and they have done it
My student is running for student body president. One of his opponents had her signal chat leaked, and has dropped out of the race. The undergrads are extremely entertaining to me lol
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM
My student is running for student body president. One of his opponents had her signal chat leaked, and has dropped out of the race. The undergrads are extremely entertaining to me lol
Trump 🤝 UNC 🤝 Patriots
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump 🤝 UNC 🤝 Patriots
Well I was wondering how this was going to work
BREAKING: Lindsey Vonn crashes in women’s downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics.
2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Lindsey Vonn crashes early in the Olympic women’s downhill
Lindsey Vonn is preparing to race the Olympic downhill on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games after completing two successful training runs in a row on Saturday. What to know and how to watch the race.
bit.ly
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Well I was wondering how this was going to work
Why is all of this on email Lordt
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Why is all of this on email Lordt
Look at my friend over here
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Look at my friend over here
Seth Trimble owns the Ben and Jerry’s on Franklin street, fun fact
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Seth Trimble owns the Ben and Jerry’s on Franklin street, fun fact
I think it is insane that I went to school with Carlos Boozer and these damn twins LOOK JUST LIKE THEY DADDY 😭
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I think it is insane that I went to school with Carlos Boozer and these damn twins LOOK JUST LIKE THEY DADDY 😭
NOT SUNNY JURGENSEN Lordt Jesus!
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
NOT SUNNY JURGENSEN Lordt Jesus!
It’s that time of the year where I get to troll my colleagues ❤️❤️. Might be the last Duke UNC game in the Dean dome 👀
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It’s that time of the year where I get to troll my colleagues ❤️❤️. Might be the last Duke UNC game in the Dean dome 👀
The people at Orange Theory are WAY too happy.
February 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The people at Orange Theory are WAY too happy.
how might I reconcile receipts for a trip in the future, giving I am not The Flash, or any of his time traveling remnants🫠
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
how might I reconcile receipts for a trip in the future, giving I am not The Flash, or any of his time traveling remnants🫠
Between this and the Kennedy center, I’m distraught.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Between this and the Kennedy center, I’m distraught.
They are on ms now talking about Hobbes & Rousseau. We are cooked 😵💫
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
They are on ms now talking about Hobbes & Rousseau. We are cooked 😵💫
Lawd when the people left the Dust Bowl for Cali, they got called “okies” pejoratively
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Lawd when the people left the Dust Bowl for Cali, they got called “okies” pejoratively
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Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1.
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center
June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to pa...
www.peer-center.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1.
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
What??!!
US TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was likely abducted, Arizona sheriff says
US TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was likely abducted, Arizona sheriff says
Nancy Guthrie, who has limited mobility, was last seen by her family on Saturday
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
What??!!
I've now moved on the Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl. YIKES
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I've now moved on the Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl. YIKES
He should have BEEN fired. What will it take???
All news is local.
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
He should have BEEN fired. What will it take???
We are having a snow day with no snow
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We are having a snow day with no snow
My AirPods are always trying to leave me but I’m going to stick beside them
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 AM
My AirPods are always trying to leave me but I’m going to stick beside them