Timothy R Cain
@timcain.bsky.social
I teach about and study faculty, academic freedom, campus unions, student activism, and the history of higher education. I don't post about my amazing kid because it is their story to tell some day.
How did I get to the place that I am watching a Cal v. SMU football game because it affects Duke's place in the ACC Championship game? A lot of bad decisions were made, only some of them by me.
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
How did I get to the place that I am watching a Cal v. SMU football game because it affects Duke's place in the ACC Championship game? A lot of bad decisions were made, only some of them by me.
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"Academic freedom is being eroded internally by university administrators as well as externally by politicians." -USC @aaup.org president Laura Isabel Serna in the LA Times
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Contributor: Fearing Trump, universities themselves restrict academic freedom
Some institutions may have avoided the ire of the federal government by preemptively undermining research and teaching.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Academic freedom is being eroded internally by university administrators as well as externally by politicians." -USC @aaup.org president Laura Isabel Serna in the LA Times
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
archive link: archive.ph/TxBWo
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
archive link: archive.ph/TxBWo
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Ben Parsons's Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core
Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - Volume 65 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ben Parsons's Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
People who care about higher education and institutional autonomy need to pay attention to CPHE and the undercutting of the regulatory triad. Professor Harrison is doing important work on CPHE and I encourage people to listen to her discuss the politicization of accreditation.
SC higher ed people -- see you tomorrow on the Zoom! www.aaup-sc.org/single-post/...
November Power Lunch: The Politicization of Accreditation
📅 Tuesday, November 18, 2025🕛 12:00 - 1 pm✅ Please register here at Zoom to get the meeting link. If you are gathering with friends for the Power Lunch, only one person needs to register. The November...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
People who care about higher education and institutional autonomy need to pay attention to CPHE and the undercutting of the regulatory triad. Professor Harrison is doing important work on CPHE and I encourage people to listen to her discuss the politicization of accreditation.
Grammar is difficult. I used to think of primary as an adjective or a noun. I haven't checked CMOS on this, but I now think that primary is a verb.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Grammar is difficult. I used to think of primary as an adjective or a noun. I haven't checked CMOS on this, but I now think that primary is a verb.
Just to be clear, I am not that Tim Kaine.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Just to be clear, I am not that Tim Kaine.
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#HES2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#HES2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58172: bit.ly/UCPEXHEdS
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Shock doctrine tactics supported by schlock data make a mockery of shared governance. UNL AAUP are fighting hard. Time for faculty at every university going through "program review" to stand with their colleagues and students being targeted. @aaup #highered
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
U. of Nebraska’s Attempt to Measure Academic Programs’ Productivity Draws Faculty Ire
Administrators at the Lincoln campus say insufficient state aid and a decline in enrollment resulted in a $27.5-million budget deficit.
www.chronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Shock doctrine tactics supported by schlock data make a mockery of shared governance. UNL AAUP are fighting hard. Time for faculty at every university going through "program review" to stand with their colleagues and students being targeted. @aaup #highered
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
The ad paid for by Ontario during the ALCS is well done. The audio is a 1987 anti-tariff talk by Reagan (about how they hurt people and tank the economy) set to modern video.
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The ad paid for by Ontario during the ALCS is well done. The audio is a 1987 anti-tariff talk by Reagan (about how they hurt people and tank the economy) set to modern video.
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Mary Anne Franks explains what Fearless Speech is, and why we need to practice it more than ever. @maryannefranks.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Mary Anne Franks explains what Fearless Speech is, and why we need to practice it more than ever. @maryannefranks.bsky.social
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#BREAKING: The Department of Education has delayed the semiannual convening of its accreditation advisory committee, NACIQI, for the second time this year, according to an email obtained by @insidehighered.com.
NACIQI Meeting Delayed by Government Shutdown
In an email to committee members Tuesday, department officials said the meeting will now take place in December.
www.insidehighered.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#BREAKING: The Department of Education has delayed the semiannual convening of its accreditation advisory committee, NACIQI, for the second time this year, according to an email obtained by @insidehighered.com.
The officiating in the UGA/Auburn game is a cluster
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The officiating in the UGA/Auburn game is a cluster
I’m sitting outside in DuPont Circle, drinking a beer, listening to the Cubs, and working on a field guide to help protect academic freedom (being put together by the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom). It is a pretty great way to spend a Wednesday night.
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’m sitting outside in DuPont Circle, drinking a beer, listening to the Cubs, and working on a field guide to help protect academic freedom (being put together by the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom). It is a pretty great way to spend a Wednesday night.
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Join us! Monday at 7. www.aaup.org/event/politi...
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Join us! Monday at 7. www.aaup.org/event/politi...
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“Trump’s restrictions on H-1B visa applications will lead to less lifesaving research, reduced innovation, & diminished competitiveness. This short-sighted policy will hurt every American by slowing research breakthroughs, weakening our economy & putting our global leadership at risk.”
—Todd Wolfson
—Todd Wolfson
Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“Trump’s restrictions on H-1B visa applications will lead to less lifesaving research, reduced innovation, & diminished competitiveness. This short-sighted policy will hurt every American by slowing research breakthroughs, weakening our economy & putting our global leadership at risk.”
—Todd Wolfson
—Todd Wolfson
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It's publication day for UNIVERSITY KEYWORDS. Across 27 sharp essays, the book offers a critical account of the political economy of US higher education, how it came to be structured this way, and how together we might build a better university together.
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It's publication day for UNIVERSITY KEYWORDS. Across 27 sharp essays, the book offers a critical account of the political economy of US higher education, how it came to be structured this way, and how together we might build a better university together.
This is Monday. I'll be there. The other panelist will be a lot better.
WEBINAR ALERT!💻
The AAUP is hosting a webinar exploring the importance of independent accreditation systems for maintaining professional standards & examining threats a politicized accreditation system poses to academic freedom.
▶️October 6, 7PM
The AAUP is hosting a webinar exploring the importance of independent accreditation systems for maintaining professional standards & examining threats a politicized accreditation system poses to academic freedom.
▶️October 6, 7PM
Politicizing Accreditation in the South and Beyond
This webinar will explore the historic importance of independent accreditation systems for maintaining professional norms and standards for public higher education and examine the threats a politicize...
www.aaup.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is Monday. I'll be there. The other panelist will be a lot better.
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TONIGHT @7PM ET:
AAUP PresidentTodd Wolfson will be live discussing yesterday’s proposal by the Trump admin to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge allegiance to their ideological agenda.
Tune in on the AAUP’s YouTube & Instagram channels!
TONIGHT @7PM ET:
AAUP PresidentTodd Wolfson will be live discussing yesterday’s proposal by the Trump admin to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge allegiance to their ideological agenda.
Tune in on the AAUP’s YouTube & Instagram channels!
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🚨🚨🚨
TONIGHT @7PM ET:
AAUP PresidentTodd Wolfson will be live discussing yesterday’s proposal by the Trump admin to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge allegiance to their ideological agenda.
Tune in on the AAUP’s YouTube & Instagram channels!
TONIGHT @7PM ET:
AAUP PresidentTodd Wolfson will be live discussing yesterday’s proposal by the Trump admin to give preferential treatment to colleges & universities that pledge allegiance to their ideological agenda.
Tune in on the AAUP’s YouTube & Instagram channels!
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Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
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Introducing “Faculty on the Frontlines,” a new series from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom that documents the stories of AAUP members!
Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.
Check out our teaser 🔥
Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.
Check out our teaser 🔥
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Introducing “Faculty on the Frontlines,” a new series from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom that documents the stories of AAUP members!
Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.
Check out our teaser 🔥
Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.
Check out our teaser 🔥
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Your AAUP-SC is proud to be participating in this Oct 6 event on Zoom. Register here: www.aaup.org/event/politi...
September 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Your AAUP-SC is proud to be participating in this Oct 6 event on Zoom. Register here: www.aaup.org/event/politi...
I wish people knew the actual work that a lot of faculty members do. It is advising, teaching, reading, serving, researching, and sometimes writing. I have four students trying to defend in the next five weeks, so tonight I am reading and commenting.
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I wish people knew the actual work that a lot of faculty members do. It is advising, teaching, reading, serving, researching, and sometimes writing. I have four students trying to defend in the next five weeks, so tonight I am reading and commenting.