Dr. Ty C. McNamee
@tycmcnamee.bsky.social
Your friendly queer farm boy academic 🌈⛰👨🏻🏫 | Asst Prof of Ed Policy & Evaluation at UKY | #RuralEd #SocialClass #AccessEquity #Queerness #TeachingLearning #Faculty #EduSky
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Dr. Ty C. McNamee
@tycmcnamee.bsky.social
· Jun 23
My book on rural, poor and working-class college students is now available to purchase! THANK YOU to folks who supported me in this journey, the amazing students who shared their stories with me, and of course my fantastic publisher #RoutledgeBooks!
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...
Honored to have this chapter in our field’s handbook Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research! Thanks to Drs. Laura Perna and Nick Hillman for the invitation! Thank you as well to Shadman Islem and Austin Van Horn for their collaboration on this chapter! 👏
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November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Honored to have this chapter in our field’s handbook Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research! Thanks to Drs. Laura Perna and Nick Hillman for the invitation! Thank you as well to Shadman Islem and Austin Van Horn for their collaboration on this chapter! 👏
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
I’m super excited to engage in this book talk for @eddesignlab.bsky.social! Can’t wait to discuss my book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and how we can better support rural, poor and working-class students in higher education! 🙂
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Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m super excited to engage in this book talk for @eddesignlab.bsky.social! Can’t wait to discuss my book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and how we can better support rural, poor and working-class students in higher education! 🙂
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...
FFA Students from 11 States Advocate for Secure Rural Schools Act in Washington D.C. via @nrea.net
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FFA Students from 11 States Advocate for Secure Rural Schools Act in Washington D.C. - National Rural Education Association
A delegation of Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from across the nation recently converged on Capitol Hill, advocating for the Secure Rural Schools Act. Students from 11 states met with each o...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
FFA Students from 11 States Advocate for Secure Rural Schools Act in Washington D.C. via @nrea.net
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Rural students shouldn't have to leave home to succeed edsource.org?page_id=744167 via @edsource.org
COMMENTARY: Rural students shouldn’t have to leave home to succeed
Rural students in California, particularly Latina students, are using their education to build opportunities within their communities, demonstrating that success does not necessarily mean leaving home...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Rural students shouldn't have to leave home to succeed edsource.org?page_id=744167 via @edsource.org
Reposted by Dr. Ty C. McNamee
Hold onto your hats! Just kicked off the RTL @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social w. @arrc.bsky.social @drandrewk.bsky.social @proftyson.bsky.social @tycmcnamee.bsky.social Ready to hit the road to conduct community listening tours across the country. As always, I'm here to hear. #RuralTalent #ListenUp
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hold onto your hats! Just kicked off the RTL @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social w. @arrc.bsky.social @drandrewk.bsky.social @proftyson.bsky.social @tycmcnamee.bsky.social Ready to hit the road to conduct community listening tours across the country. As always, I'm here to hear. #RuralTalent #ListenUp
So excited to be in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University taking part in a meeting for our recently-founded @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social! Learning lots, and love being in community with our state partners and stakeholders!
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So excited to be in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University taking part in a meeting for our recently-founded @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social! Learning lots, and love being in community with our state partners and stakeholders!
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
Another @nrea.net #RuralEdForum in the books! I was very excited about presenting this year — only did I get to discuss my home state Wyoming’s community colleges but I got the honor of presenting with two amazing Uni of Mississippi students who did a fantastic job! 👏 @jrdavisroger.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Another @nrea.net #RuralEdForum in the books! I was very excited about presenting this year — only did I get to discuss my home state Wyoming’s community colleges but I got the honor of presenting with two amazing Uni of Mississippi students who did a fantastic job! 👏 @jrdavisroger.bsky.social
Thank you to the ECMC Foundation for funding multiple years of research related to postsecondary career and technical education (CTE)!
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
October 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thank you to the ECMC Foundation for funding multiple years of research related to postsecondary career and technical education (CTE)!
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️
Educational attainment in rural America rises, but urban areas widen the degree gap. Formal educational attainment in rural (nonmetropolitan) America has grown over time, but the attainment gap between rural and urban (metropolitan) areas persists.
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
September 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Educational attainment in rural America rises, but urban areas widen the degree gap. Formal educational attainment in rural (nonmetropolitan) America has grown over time, but the attainment gap between rural and urban (metropolitan) areas persists.
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025
OPINION: Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to tackle complex regional challenges and drive community transformation. Here’s how hechingerreport.org/opinion-rura... via @hechingerreport.org
OPINION: Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to tackle complex regional challenges and drive community transformation. Here's how.
Rural community colleges must become rural development hubs, delivering value by bridging economic, social and civic sectors to address regional challenges. Here are three lessons from high-performing...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
OPINION: Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to tackle complex regional challenges and drive community transformation. Here’s how hechingerreport.org/opinion-rura... via @hechingerreport.org
New pub on the role rural-located/serving higher ed institutions play in rural college success, co-authored w/ Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and part of @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success, edited by Drs. Shouping Hu and Joe O'Shea! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
September 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New pub on the role rural-located/serving higher ed institutions play in rural college success, co-authored w/ Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and part of @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success, edited by Drs. Shouping Hu and Joe O'Shea! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Had such a positive experience speaking at a seminar in Detroit about rural education/higher ed this week! One of my favorite parts was getting to hang with two of my favs, Professors Darris Means and Karen Eppley! See y’all next month at the National Rural Education Association annual conference! ❤️
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Had such a positive experience speaking at a seminar in Detroit about rural education/higher ed this week! One of my favorite parts was getting to hang with two of my favs, Professors Darris Means and Karen Eppley! See y’all next month at the National Rural Education Association annual conference! ❤️
The University of Wyoming and Wyo community colleges receive TRIO funding to help low-income, first-generation, and disabled students, many with families and jobs. With TRIO up for debate in the federal budget, such students’ ed plans could be at stake.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/20...
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/20...
Student support services funding is on the line as Congress crafts the budget
The TRIO Student Support Services program helps low-income, first generation and disabled students navigate the twists and turns of college. Nearly 400 students use the program at Central Wyoming Coll...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The University of Wyoming and Wyo community colleges receive TRIO funding to help low-income, first-generation, and disabled students, many with families and jobs. With TRIO up for debate in the federal budget, such students’ ed plans could be at stake.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/20...
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/20...
Apply by September 5th for the 2025-26 Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted by the Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Apply by September 5th for the 2025-26 Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted by the Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
The Bachelor’s Degree: Rethinking pathways for students in rural communities via @insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Rethinking Pathways for Students in Rural Communities
Rethinking pathways for students in rural communities.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Bachelor’s Degree: Rethinking pathways for students in rural communities via @insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
HELP, Y'ALL!🙏🙂
I am serving this year as Program Co-Chair for the AERA Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, & Transitions. Even after inviting many folks, we are short this year on our # of reviewers. If you can review some proposals for our section, please comment below.
I am serving this year as Program Co-Chair for the AERA Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, & Transitions. Even after inviting many folks, we are short this year on our # of reviewers. If you can review some proposals for our section, please comment below.
August 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
HELP, Y'ALL!🙏🙂
I am serving this year as Program Co-Chair for the AERA Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, & Transitions. Even after inviting many folks, we are short this year on our # of reviewers. If you can review some proposals for our section, please comment below.
I am serving this year as Program Co-Chair for the AERA Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, & Transitions. Even after inviting many folks, we are short this year on our # of reviewers. If you can review some proposals for our section, please comment below.
I get so so excited to see these amazing rural college access programs Washington University in St. Louis and other institutions are doing in recent years, led by the fantastic Dacoda Scarlett! 👏 Keep it up, y’all!
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Rural Scholars Academy grows, builds on success
WashU’s Rural Scholars Academy welcomed its third cohort of high school juniors to campus this month for college classes, admissions workshops and field trips to St. Louis attractions. Ten members of ...
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July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I get so so excited to see these amazing rural college access programs Washington University in St. Louis and other institutions are doing in recent years, led by the fantastic Dacoda Scarlett! 👏 Keep it up, y’all!
source.washu.edu/2025/07/rura...
source.washu.edu/2025/07/rura...
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
I’m SO excited to have been elected Program Co-Chair of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Rural Education SIG! THANK YOU to all who voted for me! Looking forward to serving alongside my Co-Chair Kessa Roberts, under SIG Chair Cat Biddle! Can’t wait to plan an awesome rural-focused program for y’all! 👏
July 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’m SO excited to have been elected Program Co-Chair of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Rural Education SIG! THANK YOU to all who voted for me! Looking forward to serving alongside my Co-Chair Kessa Roberts, under SIG Chair Cat Biddle! Can’t wait to plan an awesome rural-focused program for y’all! 👏
Submissions for the 2026 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting are due soon, 7/25!
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
July 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Submissions for the 2026 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting are due soon, 7/25!
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂
To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
So excited to start my new professor role today in the Dept of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation at the Uni of Kentucky! Looking forward to continuing my research on rural higher ed issues, teaching education classes, and serving communities at the local, regional, state, and national levels!
July 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
So excited to start my new professor role today in the Dept of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation at the Uni of Kentucky! Looking forward to continuing my research on rural higher ed issues, teaching education classes, and serving communities at the local, regional, state, and national levels!
RELEASE: Rural Students Disproportionately Harmed by Trump’s Attacks on Education via @americanprogress.bsky.social
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RELEASE: Rural Students Disproportionately Harmed by Trump’s Attacks on Education
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June 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
RELEASE: Rural Students Disproportionately Harmed by Trump’s Attacks on Education via @americanprogress.bsky.social
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Preparing Rural Students for College and Beyond by Improving Access to Coursework via @americanprogress.bsky.social
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www.americanprogress.org/article/prep...
Preparing Rural Students for College and Beyond by Improving Access to Coursework
To better prepare rural students for postsecondary opportunities, federal and state policymakers must increase rural access to high-quality, rigorous coursework.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Preparing Rural Students for College and Beyond by Improving Access to Coursework via @americanprogress.bsky.social
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www.americanprogress.org/article/prep...
“Exploring Pride and Support of LGBTQ+ Young People in Rural Communities” via @btwfoundation.bsky.social and Hopelab
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June 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Exploring Pride and Support of LGBTQ+ Young People in Rural Communities” via @btwfoundation.bsky.social and Hopelab
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