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Eddy Conroy He/Him

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“There’s some good in this world… and it’s worth fighting for” Higher Ed policy @educationwork.newamerica.org, Forbes Education Contributor: www.forbes.com/sites/edwardconroy Plus food and cocktails

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · Jun 26

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🚨New publication alert!

We just published a brief on what happens to parenting students' chances of success in college when they are threatened with eviction. The results are devastating. I have never cried when writing up research before. I did this time.

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students

New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children—and found it likely leads to severe negative consequences.

www.newamerica.org

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 15h

After 7 committee hearings, a senate floor vote, an assembly floor vote, a concurrence vote, and the governor's signing this morning... @scottwiener.bsky.social's #SB79, which legalizes new multifamily housing near major public transit stops, is officially law!

Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social!

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 15h

We are going to need the makers of these costumes to start an emergency
Production and delivery run to Portland.

American Democracy may depend on it.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 20h

Managing to find one of the 6 priests under 50 in the country takes some real talent

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t cabinet members usually wear body armour when in active war zones?

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

Yessss I made Rhody Today!

Also they called me a "Higher education policy leader" and my mama is about to love the University of Rhode Island.

www.uri.edu/news/2025/10...

Next URI Honors Colloquium lecture to ask, ‘What Can We Afford?’

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 7, 2025 – In today’s political environment, it’s critical to understand how public policy intersects with United States colleges and universities. Higher education policy expert ...

www.uri.edu

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Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 1d

Very cool new job posting! Social Science Research Council is hiring a Program Director to help launch a new Abundance Academic Network -- terrific opportunity to bridge social science research with current policy debates. Details below:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/socialscienc...

Program Director

Brooklyn

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Steak was turned down this evening, so my sympathies remain limited.

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

I look forward to hearing the stories about R in 10+ years time

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

But you see, we won’t provide him with an unlimited DoorDash budget. Hence, we are monsters

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

oh absolutely

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

And I quote “his friends feel bad for him when they come over because there is nothing to eat in the house”

We aren’t even an ingredient only house!
There’s frozen pizzas and chicken sandwich’s in the freezer right now!

a cartoon character with red hair is sitting at a table with her hands on her chin .

ALT: a cartoon character with red hair is sitting at a table with her hands on her chin .

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

The fun part about working in higher Ed right now is the lovely de-stress of coming home to have the dear boy child tell me he’s surviving on Ramen and PB&J because we have no food.

Basically starving him

Reader, I could cater a three course meal for ten just with what’s in the pantry and freezer

a man with a beard and bow tie is wearing a suit and tie and says `` children '' .

ALT: a man with a beard and bow tie is wearing a suit and tie and says `` children '' .

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Seems bad, maybe Dems could message on this or something.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Going to need @dieworkwear.bsky.social to weigh in on how many years in jail

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s not get carried away

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

There is a man on my bus wearing a nice sport coat, smart slacks, and very nice shoes…with ankle socks!!!

a man in a military uniform says right to jail right away .

ALT: a man in a military uniform says right to jail right away .

media.tenor.com

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 2d

Sooooo…

All the companies that have “achieved efficiencies” using AI (citation needed)
What happens if the companies that provide those tools collapse?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d

BANK OF ENGLAND FPC: RISK OF A SHARP MARKET CORRECTION HAS INCREASED || EQUITY MARKETS ARE PARTICULARLY EXPOSED SHOULD EXPECTATIONS AROUND AI BECOME LESS OPTIMISTIC

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 3d

Notoriously, speeches that include the line, “F.A.F.O” followed by a marked, and unneeded pause for applause, are considered excellent

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3d

Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."

Opinion
Guest Essay

That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 3d

We just got a $50 a month increase this year.

Really sick of having to pay through the nose for the power needs of multi billion dollar companies.

Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 4d

“By 2028, an average family in the region will be paying around $70 a month extra on their electricity bills because of forecasted data center growth”

I'm once again asking why ratepayers are subsidizing AI titans?

www.eenews.net/articles/dat...

Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers

New analyses show that costs passed on to utility customers to guarantee future electricity demand are rising rapidly.

www.eenews.net

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

The fact that I am a (very tiny) number of years younger than you, and know these things, is deeply upsetting.

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New America @newamerica.org · 4d

93% of unhoused people say they’d move inside if safe, affordable housing were available.

In this edition of The Thread, Helen Bonnyman shows why permanent supportive housing is the real solution.

🔗 https://go.newamerica.org/trump-dc-homelessness-crackdown-5

Cover of a publication titled 'Trump's Occupation of DC Proven Housing Solutions' by Helen Bonnyman, featuring a nighttime scene with three individuals standing outside a building.

A graphic with a deep green background featuring the quote, "At every turn, our leaders are focusing on the wrong part of the issue and ignoring the facts." The top left corner is marked with the words "THE THREAD."

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4d

Hopefully the 9 institutions “invited”
To sign the administration’s ludicrous Compact For Higher Education, take a look at New College as an object lesson in what would likely happen if they agreed to that abomination.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, New College is incredibly inefficient but it also dropped 60(!) spots on the US News & World Report rankings. Not easy!
Everytime Chris Rufo is introduced as an impt voice in higher ed, remember that the one time he had a hand in running an institution has been a disaster.
Competence matters.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 9d

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 5d

This is just rude

Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 5d

My mother is OG anti-vax. So I got to have whooping cough as a kid.

She still doesn't know that in my twenties, I got all the shots I missed as a kid. She thinks I'm insane for having gotten the covid vaccine.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Their parents never got them vaccinated. As young adults, they faced a choice.

Falling vaccination rates around the country mean more will grow up without protection from debilitating diseases until they are old enough to decide for themselves, typically at age 18.