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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Sep 2

"The 16th president of the University of Michigan must address the erosion of democratic practices at our institution, which has caused many faculty and staff to distrust university administration."

Rebekah Modrak @rebekahmodrak.bsky.social · Sep 2

University of Michigan faculty and staff speak up about what we want in our new president. (post-Ono)

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U-M faculty and staff on the next University president

On May 4, University President Santa Ono announced that he was departing from the University of Michigan. His controversial tenure — from his handling of pro-Palestine activism to his decision to cut ...

www.michigandaily.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Sep 2

"The 16th president of the University of Michigan must address the erosion of democratic practices at our institution, which has caused many faculty and staff to distrust university administration." @rebekahmodrak.bsky.social

Daphna @dapati.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is so good. I agree with so, so much here as an alum and want to see these qualities in university presidents everywhere, not just U-M.

Rebekah Modrak @rebekahmodrak.bsky.social · Sep 2

University of Michigan faculty and staff speak up about what we want in our new president. (post-Ono)

@michigandaily.bsky.social
@silkyweineck.bsky.social
@sbagen.bsky.social
@basit-zafar.bsky.social
@yiliw.bsky.social
@drgigiawad.bsky.social

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · May 17

"...ultimately, this isn’t just about legal compliance or institutional risk. It’s about whether the stories we tell about fairness will include all of us—or only those already at the center."

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

The Contest Over Fairness in Higher Ed (opinion)

Not every claim of unfairness is equal, Uma Mazyck Jayakumar writes.

www.insidehighered.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · May 6

"As previously honored norms of shared governance are eroding, university leaders increasingly refuse to even talk to faculty anymore, preferring to govern by decree, by badly written email, and, now, by op-ed."
www.chronicle.com/article/sant...

Opinion: Santa Ono Flees for Florida

He might be better suited to red-state politics.

www.chronicle.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · May 4

Wouldn't stand up to Trump, with this kind of leverage?!? Just dismantled the DEI legacy of U-M and left for Florida.

news.ufl.edu/2025/05/anno...

DR. SANTA J. ONO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED AS SOLE FINALIST FOR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA’S 14TH PRESIDENT

The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee has unanimously and enthusiastically recommended Santa J. Ono, Ph.D., to be considered by its Board of Trustees as the sole finalist to become t...

news.ufl.edu

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · Apr 8

Luke Shaefer joins the choir in a beautiful solo for Bridge www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

Opinion | A time for courage: U-M and DEI | Bridge Michigan

When a schoolyard bully demands your lunch money, if you give it to him, he will probably ask again tomorrow.

www.bridgemi.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Apr 1

Looking forward to discussing research on "merit vs privilege" with the folks at @umichstonecid.bsky.social tomorrow!

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Mar 31

Tomorrow at 10:30 est! Don’t miss @chrisrider.bsky.social, #umich Ross School of Business Thomas C. Kinnear Professor and Assoc. Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, as he presents, “Network Position and Performance: Merit or Privilege?” Learn more and register: inequality.umich.edu/chris-rider/

The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics hosts Chris Rider on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1.

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Mar 29

"As a proudly public institution, that means extending opportunity to people of all backgrounds and opening our understanding to their lived experiences."

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Mar 29

Now, THIS is a real Michigan answer.

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Mar 29

Respect, Sparty. "... Michigan State will never abandon our core values...Michigan State operates within all state and federal laws prohibiting race-based discrimination and preferences..." president.msu.edu/communicatio...

Spartan Community Letter: Serving the common good | Michigan State University

president.msu.edu

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Mar 28

"Thinking"?

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Mar 1

Submissions to the 2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference are due on March 1st. To be held at MIT Sloan on June 6-7, 2025.

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Jan 29

2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference
June 6-7, 2025
MIT Sloan School of Management

How organizations shape socioeconomic opportunities in ways that align with prevailing notions of fairness & justice – of equity – and in light of evolving regulations.

Submit by March 1st.

tinyurl.com/2nd-EOC

2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference

Submissions | Student Workshop | Registration (tba)

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Feb 26

Long overdue, my WaPo subscription is cancelled. Missing DC, the local content appealed but I won't support this self-serving clown any longer. Now to replacing Amazon Prime... www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave

In an email and social media post, Jeff Bezos outlined dramatic changes to The Washington Post’s opinions section, and announced that opinions editor David Shipley has resigned.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Feb 24

Insightful analysis & reminder that many oppose structural racism + support equity/fairness/justice despite resistance to labels DEI, CRT or ESG. Can't give up on identifying common ground. #EquityAnalytics

Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Feb 24

1/7. Public discourse about racial equity has changed a lot over the years. At @commhsp.bsky.social we’ve been monitoring those changes and their consequences. In a new 538 article, @efranklinfowler.bsky.social and I share what we’ve been seeing and why it matters.
abcnews.go.com/538/national...

How the national conversation shifted from structural racism to DEI

How the conversation about DEI has evolved over time.

abcnews.go.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Feb 16

Seems to me that "picking your fights" is doing it wrong. Fights like these pick us.

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Jan 29

2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference
June 6-7, 2025
MIT Sloan School of Management

How organizations shape socioeconomic opportunities in ways that align with prevailing notions of fairness & justice – of equity – and in light of evolving regulations.

Submit by March 1st.

tinyurl.com/2nd-EOC

2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference

Submissions | Student Workshop | Registration (tba)

tinyurl.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Dec 5

Big thanks to Cyrus Mehri for speaking to #EquityAnalytics students at Michigan's Ross School of Business!

Cyrus always inspires, sharing his #RooneyRule experiences and his advocacy for civil rights and equitable opportunities.

#DEI #FritzPollard #WorkingIDEAL #MehriSkalet #EquitableOpportunity

Cyrus Mehri speaks to a classroom full of MBA students enrolled in the Equity Analytics course at Michigan's Ross School of Business.

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Nov 25

Ukrainian business leaders shift their views on #CSR from “Should we do something?” to “What could we do?”

Read how *responsibility* -not necessity-has been the mother of invention in #Ukraine.

#NoPaywall

sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-...

How Ukrainian Companies Are Transforming Wartime Challenges Into Lifelines

Four examples highlight the pivotal role that corporate social responsibility can play during a national crisis.

sloanreview.mit.edu

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Organization Science @orgscience.bsky.social · Oct 31

Our new Substack post presents four forthcoming papers and includes a detailed report on the Org Science Dissertation Competition Finals by organizer Rebecca Ponce de Leon of Columbia. Congratulations to winner @susiechoe.bsky.social of Michigan and runner-up Nick Otis of Berkeley!

The Dissertation Competition Report and Forthcoming Papers on Migration

Rebecca Ponce de Leon reports from Org Science Dissertation Competition finals while Gordon Scott brings you four forthcoming papers on immigration

orgsci.substack.com

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Oct 27

“What sociologists do is they act as detectives of the social world.” (Raka Ray).

Great video on why to study sociology at UC Berkeley. Go Bears!

news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/23/s...

Sociologists are the detectives of the social world, says UC Berkeley dean of social sciences - Berkeley News

Watch Raka Ray explain the basics of the study of sociology in just 101 seconds.

news.berkeley.edu

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Sep 26

Great discussion of #DEI + #EquityAnalytics of the #NFL on this @freakonomics.bsky.social podcast!

"...organizations that are giving up on equity because it’s hard to define are missing the point... "

freakonomics.com/podcast/did-...

Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2) - Freakonomics

freakonomics.com

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Nov 9

Great discussion of #DEI + #EquityAnalytics of the #NFL on this @Freakonomics podcast!

"...organizations that are giving up on equity because it’s hard to define are missing the point... "

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/did-the-n-f-l-solve-diversity-hiring-part-2/

Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 2) - Freakon...

freakonomics.com

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Sep 19

Researching how, when & for whom entrepreneurship leads to upward, downward, or lateral social mobility across space and time?

Submit a proposal to our 2025 EGOS sub-theme in Athens, Greece (w/Ha Hoang of ESSEC & Olenka Kacperczyk of LBS).

tinyurl.com/EGOS2025-ST17

EGOS - SUB-THEMES: Call for Short Papers - European Group for Organizational Studies

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Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Nov 9

https://www.egos.org/jart/prj3/egos/main.jart?rel=de&reserve-mode=active&content-id=1721760205556&subtheme_id=1701662512659

EGOS - SUB-THEMES [main Colloquium]: Call for Short Paper...

www.egos.org

Chris Rider @chrisrider.bsky.social · Nov 9

Researching how, when & for whom entrepreneurship leads to upward, downward, or lateral social mobility across space and time?

Submit a proposal to our 2025 EGOS sub-theme in Athens, Greece (w/Ha Hoang & @OleniaOlenka )....

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