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Sean Corcoran

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Professor of Public Policy and Education at Vanderbilt University, lover of opera and ice cream. Views expressed are my own.

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Vanderbilt students, faculty and professors marched on Wednesday as Chancellor Diermeier mulls funding deal with Trump administration.

Campus Crowd Demands Vanderbilt Reject Trump Deal

Students, faculty and professors marched on Wednesday as Chancellor Diermeier mulls funding deal with Trump administration

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 1d

Open-rank faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. The faculty will work within our new college of connected computing and one of the five departments in Peabody College (including psychology!)

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Open-Rank Tenure Line Position in Artificial Intelligence in Education and Organizations - Nashville, Tennessee job with Peabody College of Education and Human Development | 37894746

Vanderbilt University invites applications for two open rank tenure-track faculty positions in the area of AI and Education in Organizations.

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 2d

Go Aftyn!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

@aftynbehn.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

@aftynbehn.bsky.social

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 3d

I AM HUMBLY ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TOMORROW

15 seconds explaining why you should vote for me tomorrow in the TN-7 Democratic Primary. I'm the only candidate who is not bankrolled or backed by corporate special interests, the only woman, and the only progressive. #LetsDoThis

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote about Trump’s new higher education “compact” for @theatlantic.com. It’s bad!

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A Deal That Would End Universities’ Independence

The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.

www.theatlantic.com

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Brian Soucek @brsoucek.bsky.social · 6d

Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 6d

Bizarre #apple #ios26 discovery: apparently as some kind of security feature, iOS 26 adds YOU to its blocked contact list! I noticed any email sent to myself went immediately to my deleted messages in Outlook. Thought this was an Outlook problem until (1hr+ later) found this glitch!

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 6d

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 7d

I don't get why the media is framing the "compact" as some kind of "preferential" treatment. The compact reads as if everything the fed gov routinely does for universities (student aid, grants, visas, etc) is at risk if universities *don't* sign on. What am I missing? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 7d

This is extortion. Faculty, students, staff, alumni across the country need to get to their Presidents & Trustees today. Just say no. This blackmail only works if most everyone folds. Capitulation now means the end of American higher education for a generation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

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

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 8d

🚨The PEER Center is hiring! We currently have two positions posted (details below). We're a #highered research center (led by @srcellini.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social) focused on generating actionable research for state, federal policy. Put your data skills to work for an important purpose!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9d

What I would give for a completely honest, anonymous assessment of this appalling and ludicrous spectacle from the commanders in the room.

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 20d

If you have opinions about ABC's recent programming decisions, you can share them here: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...

Submit a request – ABC

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 21d

Please join me in boycotting Nexstar Media, a gigantic company that I just learned existed yesterday

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 22d

A good time to remember that a whole bunch of us are getting together to speak out against this authoritarianism -- I used to say creeping, but it's really now just a full gallop -- on October 18. Join us

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23d

We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · 25d

Opposite pages of the NYTimes on the same day (9/6)

Headline that reads "PBS to Cut 15% of Its Staff After Losing Funding"

Headline that reads: "Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Compensation Package"

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 29d

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 29d

Join the Doctoral Student Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for a panel discussion on navigating the academic job market. Gain valuable insights and practical strategies from experienced panelists. Register here: upenn.zoom.us/meetin...

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Sep 9

Thanks @bsky.app!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 8

The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

A stylized letter in the shape of a woman’s torso with dialogue printed inside. The text is a back-and-forth exchange labeled “Voice Over,” “Donald,” and “Jeffrey,” discussing life, enigmas, and friendship. At the bottom, it ends with “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.” Signed “Donald J. Trump” with his signature. A caption below reads: “A photo of the letter, which has been turned over to Congress by the Epstein estate.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Sep 5

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Sep 5

These RFK Jr. Senate hearing clips are off the rails. This man is an unhinged nut who has no business being in a position of responsibility.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Aug 28

Google AI calls the One Big Beautiful Bill a "fictional" legislative act. If only.

Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Aug 24

I just gave to Save @nashvillepride.bsky.social which saw a 40% drop in sponsorships (and a doubling of security costs) this year, all thanks to our new regime of hate. Shame on those sponsors who didn't want to be seen as decent people supporting their community. www.savenashvillepride.org

Save Nashville Pride

www.savenashvillepride.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Aug 24

The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

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