Eric Kelderman
@erickelderman.bsky.social
Senior Writer for @chronicle
Baseball fan (#NATITUDE)
Des Moines, IA native
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Baseball fan (#NATITUDE)
Des Moines, IA native
Trombonist
He/Him/His
Tell me your story: [email protected]
Signal: ekelderman.88
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Eric Kelderman
@erickelderman.bsky.social
· Mar 19
‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’
Many small colleges have invested in sports to boost enrollment. What happens when it doesn’t work?
www.chronicle.com
1/ Here is my latest: An in-depth look at the connection between enrollment and athletics at small, private colleges:
Bottom line is, that adding sports is not a sure-fire way to increase or even stabilize enrollment, as is sometimes promoted.
www.chronicle.com/article/we-h...
Bottom line is, that adding sports is not a sure-fire way to increase or even stabilize enrollment, as is sometimes promoted.
www.chronicle.com/article/we-h...
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Nationals leave Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, channel controlled by Orioles
Nationals leave Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, channel controlled by Orioles
Washington will join MLB’s production and distribution model, becoming the seventh team to do so.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Nationals leave Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, channel controlled by Orioles
@MLB offering a full-season streaming plan to watch @nationals.com games -- NO BLACKOUT!
Ok, this is pretty niche, but given all the awful that's happening in the world, just give me this one...
Ok, this is pretty niche, but given all the awful that's happening in the world, just give me this one...
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
@MLB offering a full-season streaming plan to watch @nationals.com games -- NO BLACKOUT!
Ok, this is pretty niche, but given all the awful that's happening in the world, just give me this one...
Ok, this is pretty niche, but given all the awful that's happening in the world, just give me this one...
“What kind of university, or what kind of philosophy department, do we have if I’m not allowed to talk about Plato?”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.”
www.chronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
“What kind of university, or what kind of philosophy department, do we have if I’m not allowed to talk about Plato?”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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The Danes, showing admirable skill at public relations, have picked today to announce increased military presence in Greenland - not just from Denmark but from multiple NATO countries. They aren't expecting this meeting to go well. 4/
Denmark boosts military presence on Greenland
Meeting with senior US figures follows escalating Donald Trump campaign to take Greenland
www.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The Danes, showing admirable skill at public relations, have picked today to announce increased military presence in Greenland - not just from Denmark but from multiple NATO countries. They aren't expecting this meeting to go well. 4/
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A quick 🧵 about Thurgood Marshall, civil rights, and Trump’s recent argument that, “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a college or university.” (You can find more in chapter 8 of The State Must Provide)
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A quick 🧵 about Thurgood Marshall, civil rights, and Trump’s recent argument that, “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a college or university.” (You can find more in chapter 8 of The State Must Provide)
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The Justice Department responded defiantly to a federal judge’s order directing Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to use the title U.S. attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that her appointment was unconstitutional.
Halligan defends her use of U.S. attorney title in combative court filing
Lindsey Halligan was a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump before being appointed as interim U.S. attorney in Virginia’s Eastern District.
wapo.st
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Justice Department responded defiantly to a federal judge’s order directing Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to use the title U.S. attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that her appointment was unconstitutional.
Serious question: what role does state or local government play in preventing fraud in federal assistance programs??
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Serious question: what role does state or local government play in preventing fraud in federal assistance programs??
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Nice piece from @erickelderman.bsky.social about where FIPSE funds are being spent.
Accreditation needs improvement, but it’s hard to see how that will be accomplished by funding non-profits with zero higher education experience.
www.chronicle.com/article/want...
Accreditation needs improvement, but it’s hard to see how that will be accomplished by funding non-profits with zero higher education experience.
www.chronicle.com/article/want...
Want to Transform College Accreditation? Trump Has a Grant for You.
Millions of dollars in new awards are going to established organizations and colleges planning to switch accreditors. But a few recipients have no past experience in the field.
www.chronicle.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Nice piece from @erickelderman.bsky.social about where FIPSE funds are being spent.
Accreditation needs improvement, but it’s hard to see how that will be accomplished by funding non-profits with zero higher education experience.
www.chronicle.com/article/want...
Accreditation needs improvement, but it’s hard to see how that will be accomplished by funding non-profits with zero higher education experience.
www.chronicle.com/article/want...
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College programs risk losing student-loan funding if their graduates earn less than high school grads, under a new accountability test. https://chroni.cl/3YAGJJe
An Expansive Accountability Test Based on Grads’ Salaries Moves Forward
This week, an Education Department committee reached consensus on a proposed blueprint for the policy, which could end some programs’ access to federal loans.
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
College programs risk losing student-loan funding if their graduates earn less than high school grads, under a new accountability test. https://chroni.cl/3YAGJJe
Hot take: the Seahawks v. 49'ers game is going to be LIT
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Hot take: the Seahawks v. 49'ers game is going to be LIT
1/ some insider baseball regarding NACIQI, the advisory committee that considers whether accrediting agencies should be federally recognized.
In December, the committee elected conservative scholar Jay Greene as chair - thanks to some pressure from ED officials: www.chronicle.com/article/unde...
In December, the committee elected conservative scholar Jay Greene as chair - thanks to some pressure from ED officials: www.chronicle.com/article/unde...
Under Trump, Accreditation Oversight Committee Produces Some Smoke, but No Fire
The federal panel’s new chair, formerly of the Heritage Foundation, acknowledged the “awkwardness” in the room and said he aimed to be “evenhanded.”
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
1/ some insider baseball regarding NACIQI, the advisory committee that considers whether accrediting agencies should be federally recognized.
In December, the committee elected conservative scholar Jay Greene as chair - thanks to some pressure from ED officials: www.chronicle.com/article/unde...
In December, the committee elected conservative scholar Jay Greene as chair - thanks to some pressure from ED officials: www.chronicle.com/article/unde...
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Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
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It's clear that there are two things Phil Knight can't buy: The Oregon Governor's Race, and a Division I National Football Title.
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
It's clear that there are two things Phil Knight can't buy: The Oregon Governor's Race, and a Division I National Football Title.
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The negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on a program-level accountability system tied to graduates' earnings four years later. After years of not reaching consensus, it's now happening largely in line with what ED wants.
An Expansive Accountability Test Based on Grads’ Salaries Moves Forward
This week, an Education Department committee reached consensus on a proposed blueprint for the policy, which could end some programs’ access to federal loans.
www.chronicle.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on a program-level accountability system tied to graduates' earnings four years later. After years of not reaching consensus, it's now happening largely in line with what ED wants.
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After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
Anne Arundel County Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting
A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County ...
www.thebanner.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
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George Borjas, a Cuba-born Harvard University economist who prefers a lower profile, provided the intellectual underpinnings of President Trump’s sweeping policy changes until he left the White House on Friday. https://wapo.st/4q8bLEn
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
George Borjas, a Cuba-born Harvard University economist who prefers a lower profile, provided the intellectual underpinnings of President Trump’s sweeping policy changes until he left the White House on Friday. https://wapo.st/4q8bLEn
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While working on Is This America, I've read & transcribed a lot of Confederate letters and diaries. In one letter, Tom Rowland, a Virginian who was leaving West Point to become a traitor, stated the departing cadets’ position clearly. Secession was happening and he wondered what was taking so long.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
While working on Is This America, I've read & transcribed a lot of Confederate letters and diaries. In one letter, Tom Rowland, a Virginian who was leaving West Point to become a traitor, stated the departing cadets’ position clearly. Secession was happening and he wondered what was taking so long.
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ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
An analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
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Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota:
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force
The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota:
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
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The killing in Minnesota and the lies that followed. www.pbump.net/o/the-killin...
The killing in Minnesota
They will lie about you and then kill you and they will kill you and then lie about you. And I don’t mean some ambiguous, imaginary “they” like the one the right blames for trying to kill President D...
www.pbump.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
The killing in Minnesota and the lies that followed. www.pbump.net/o/the-killin...
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Local paper on the ICE killing in Minneapolis, gift link:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Mayor Frey blasts ICE in fiery response to fatal shooting
The mayor called for calm after a fatal shooting by an immigration agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Local paper on the ICE killing in Minneapolis, gift link:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Five years ago I was buying a hot pretzel from some guy on the Ellipse, hoping Trump would finish up soon, when a bunch of guys in riot gear started walking toward the Capitol.
I followed them, and wrote about what I saw:
I followed them, and wrote about what I saw:
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Five years ago I was buying a hot pretzel from some guy on the Ellipse, hoping Trump would finish up soon, when a bunch of guys in riot gear started walking toward the Capitol.
I followed them, and wrote about what I saw:
I followed them, and wrote about what I saw:
@NPR has created an archive of material to counter the administration's misleading narrative: apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
@NPR has created an archive of material to counter the administration's misleading narrative: apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/