Cancelled Professor
@cancelledprof.bsky.social
Advocating for academic freedom, free speech, gender equality, due process and Title IX reform. Tidbits, article links, and author/journalist profile sketches. Just switched from Twitter/X.
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Even though it’s a separate issue, the well publicized lack of due process against college men because of Title IX creates an atmosphere of skepticism around sexual assault allegations in general (unfortunately)
November 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Even though it’s a separate issue, the well publicized lack of due process against college men because of Title IX creates an atmosphere of skepticism around sexual assault allegations in general (unfortunately)
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The general counsel of Emporia State is behind a Kansas bill proposing to weaken tenure. The Board of Regents, university presidents, and professors are not the only ones surprised — his own university is too. chroni.cl/3Qcamwp
A University’s Top Lawyer Is Behind a Bill to Weaken Tenure. The University Had No Idea.
Emporia State’s general counsel told Kansas lawmakers on Tuesday: “I have been told already that I have just committed career suicide. But I am not concerned.”
chroni.cl
February 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The general counsel of Emporia State is behind a Kansas bill proposing to weaken tenure. The Board of Regents, university presidents, and professors are not the only ones surprised — his own university is too. chroni.cl/3Qcamwp
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Dozens of contracts with the Education Department's research arm were suddenly cancelled Monday, jeopardizing efforts to inform the public, policymakers, and colleges how students and colleges are performing. chroni.cl/40PgOOG
Education Data in the Lurch as Dozens of Department Contracts Are Axed
The nonpartisan data is used by policymakers, college leaders, and parents to assess the state of higher education.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dozens of contracts with the Education Department's research arm were suddenly cancelled Monday, jeopardizing efforts to inform the public, policymakers, and colleges how students and colleges are performing. chroni.cl/40PgOOG
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I thought we were done with people trying to codify affirmative consent into law, but here we are reason.com/2025/02/12/a...
Affirmative consent is back
In the later years of the second Obama administration, affirmative consent was all the rage. Affirmative consent refers to the idea that "no means no"
reason.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I thought we were done with people trying to codify affirmative consent into law, but here we are reason.com/2025/02/12/a...
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In Advice: Students are more likely to come to class if they feel a sense of connection — not just to their instructor but to their classmates. chroni.cl/3Qh2l9e
Advice | Why Students Are Skipping Class So Often, and How to Bring Them Back
Class attendance went off a cliff last year. A professor surveyed her students about it — and they had a lot to say.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In Advice: Students are more likely to come to class if they feel a sense of connection — not just to their instructor but to their classmates. chroni.cl/3Qh2l9e
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Linda McMahon, President Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, will go before Congress at a confirmation hearing Thursday morning. Among the topics she'll have to face: Is the department doomed to close, as Trump promised? chroni.cl/4jZ9TLq
What You Need to Know as Linda McMahon Goes Before Congress
President Trump’s nominee for education secretary will face a barrage of questions about potential plans to shutter the Education Department.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Linda McMahon, President Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, will go before Congress at a confirmation hearing Thursday morning. Among the topics she'll have to face: Is the department doomed to close, as Trump promised? chroni.cl/4jZ9TLq
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🗓️ EVENT: @mchangama.bsky.social kicks off 2025 at @uscdornsife.bsky.social's Censorship in the Sciences Conference! Don’t miss his plenary talk on what history teaches us about fighting censorship.
Attend virtually or in person: dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
Attend virtually or in person: dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
December 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM
🗓️ EVENT: @mchangama.bsky.social kicks off 2025 at @uscdornsife.bsky.social's Censorship in the Sciences Conference! Don’t miss his plenary talk on what history teaches us about fighting censorship.
Attend virtually or in person: dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
Attend virtually or in person: dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
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Looking forward to speaking at the upcoming USC Conference on Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Jan 10-12. A great lineup. Registration is open to everyone.
dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Center for Economic and Social Research
Welcome World
dornsife.usc.edu
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the upcoming USC Conference on Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Jan 10-12. A great lineup. Registration is open to everyone.
dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censors...
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He’s a cantankerous old coot, but @radiofreetom.bsky.social is one of the most astute political observers in the US. Suggested follow.
If you want to understand the rise of RFK and other crackpot anti-science types in the 21st century, you have to understand the fusion between conspiracy theorists and New Age flummery, as I wrote in the new edition of The Death of Expertise:
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 AM
He’s a cantankerous old coot, but @radiofreetom.bsky.social is one of the most astute political observers in the US. Suggested follow.
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If you’re looking for a great new book to read, I recommend Dan Akst’s War by Other Means, a history of conscientious objectors during World War 2 and how two of them in particular (Bayard Rustin & David Dellinger) massively influenced the post-war civil-rights and anti-war movements.
April 13, 2023 at 7:54 PM
If you’re looking for a great new book to read, I recommend Dan Akst’s War by Other Means, a history of conscientious objectors during World War 2 and how two of them in particular (Bayard Rustin & David Dellinger) massively influenced the post-war civil-rights and anti-war movements.
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In less than a century, America went from a country where free speech received scant protection to one where it is of transcendent importance in law and culture.
Who were the men and women who made this possible, and can their accomplishments endure?
Coming 2026 ...
Who were the men and women who made this possible, and can their accomplishments endure?
Coming 2026 ...
November 25, 2024 at 1:30 AM
In less than a century, America went from a country where free speech received scant protection to one where it is of transcendent importance in law and culture.
Who were the men and women who made this possible, and can their accomplishments endure?
Coming 2026 ...
Who were the men and women who made this possible, and can their accomplishments endure?
Coming 2026 ...
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We have some deep structural and epistemological problems in America. We are living in the post-Babel era. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM
We have some deep structural and epistemological problems in America. We are living in the post-Babel era. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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My latest with Jeffrey Snyder on how colleges responded to the election:
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banished.substack.com/p/colleges-f...
Colleges Flubbed Their Responses to the Election
Here's what they should do instead
banished.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:23 PM
My latest with Jeffrey Snyder on how colleges responded to the election:
banished.substack.com/p/colleges-f...
banished.substack.com/p/colleges-f...