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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Mar 17

The @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social is one of those projects that feels like a dream come true. An amazing team, a collaborative funder, and a vision for a better future. We can’t wait to get started!

Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges @arrc.bsky.social · Mar 17

We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.

Announcing the Rural Talent Lab: A $7.25 million grant project led the the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges

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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · 15h

I got dirty looks when I asked what the denominator was to get to 100%. Is it the actual number of hours we work, or is it a false 40 regardless (it was the latter). I also asked why classes are 10% of workload but we bill 12.5% to grant sponsors. That also was not a well-received question.

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WUNC News @wunc.org · 6d

Blue Ridge Public Radio reports: Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on western NC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.

www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/w...

WNC may see delays in receiving federal Helene aid as government shuts down

Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on WNC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.

www.wunc.org

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 7d

let the gourd times roll

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11d

NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.

But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.

With @theassemblync.bsky.social

Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene

An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.

www.propublica.org

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wataugaonline.bsky.social @wataugaonline.bsky.social · 13d

FLASHBACK: Another video from Blowing Rock of the tornado, ahead of Helene, on September 25, 2024, 6:35pm, going over Chetola resort, as posted by Brad Panovich at the time. Warning: some bad language

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Proud Appalachian @rwheeler.bsky.social · 27d

A Rural Radio Station's Fight To Stay On Air, Inside Appalachia - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

This week, the federal government has taken back millions of dollars set aside for public radio stations. Allegheny Mountain Radio is among those fighting to stay on the air. Also, a book by a West…

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sea shanty stan account ⛵️ @anarchoshanties.bsky.social · Aug 28

anyway I need to cleanse my palate

for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation

sea shanty stan account ⛵️ @anarchoshanties.bsky.social · Aug 28

youtube just recommended me an AI slop '''folk''' song. absolutely fucking disgusting and contrary to the core principles at the heart of folk music. eternal struggle against AI 'art'

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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · 28d

The timeline sucks. Here are my dogs being themselves.

Brown dog with white highlights sits perched on a gray couch, staring longingly out of a window. Sitting next to her is a larger, white dog with brown and black markings stares longingly at a wall.

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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · 29d

Did I just get the email from the CIO about this very thing?

Yes, yes I did.

Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Jul 2

INDIANA JONES AND THE ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY TRAINING MODULE

Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Jul 2

*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*

Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Sep 2

I am absolutely cackling at how completely Bill Belichick is being humiliated right now.

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · Aug 15

Bottoms
Black Creek, NC

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · Aug 16

Postmodernism Week
Bombay Beach, CA

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · Aug 18

Community center
Ribera, NM

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hair We R
Las Vegas, NM

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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Aug 21

There’s one in our area that has a bar and a legit smokehouse setup. Folks will just go there for lunch, buying no groceries. Maybe I’m just not getting the ambience of it all 🤷‍♂️

Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Aug 14

I love this so much!

Animals R Us… 🐾 @animalsrus.bsky.social · Aug 14

I need a house cow.. 🐮🥹
#bluesky #cow

Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Aug 13

I mean, yes, classes start next week. But a week in Minneapolis the week beforehand is a pretty nice way to wrap up the summer!

Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’m still really struggling to process that the Bug-A-Salt and its commercial are not satire.

a man wearing sunglasses holds a bottle of table salt

Alt: a man wearing sunglasses holds a plastic gun armed with a bottle of table salt

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Andrew Koricich @drandrewk.bsky.social · Aug 4

Happy King of the Hill Day to all who celebrate!

a cartoon of four men sitting on a couch with yep written on the bottom right

Alt: a cartoon of four men sitting on a couch with yep written on the bottom right

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · Aug 1

Fall and winter are the best because being depressed about things in a hoodie is like 1000 times better than being depressed about things in a stupid t-shirt