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Eric Kelderman

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Senior Writer for @chronicle Baseball fan (#NATITUDE) Des Moines, IA native Trombonist He/Him/His Tell me your story: [email protected] Signal: ekelderman.88

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · Mar 19

1/ Here is my latest: An in-depth look at the connection between enrollment and athletics at small, private colleges:

Bottom line is, that adding sports is not a sure-fire way to increase or even stabilize enrollment, as is sometimes promoted.

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‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’

Many small colleges have invested in sports to boost enrollment. What happens when it doesn’t work?

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 2h

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Mizzou president, Mun Choi, pays close attention to the shifting political winds in an increasingly conservative region that could influence, or cost him, his job.

Some on the campus see this strategy as a cop-out — or even a betrayal.

Mizzou’s President Has Succeeded by Staying Out of Trouble

The University of Missouri leader turned around its reputation, bolstered state funding and enrollment, and restored the faculty trust. But his tight-lipped management style has its critics.

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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 5h

Federal judge in Chicago finds ICE repeatedly violated consent decree over 'warrantless arrests' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/f...

Federal judge in Chicago finds ICE repeatedly violated consent decree over ‘warrantless arrests’

A Chicago federal judge has extended a nationwide consent decree requiring ICE to better document and report probable cause for immigration arrests and found the agency repeatedly violated the 2022…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7h

Teammates Unnerved As Translator Begins Referring To Ohtani As ‘The Host’

LOS ANGELES—Describing the mood in the clubhouse as eerie and ominous, several members of the Los Angeles Dodgers told reporters Tuesday they have become increasingly unnerved since Shohei Ohtani’s in...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h

Dolly Parton’s sister Freida says she “didn’t mean to scare anyone” with a prayer request on Facebook that prompted a blitz of anxiety from fans and headlines from newspapers speculating on the country star's health status.

Dolly Parton’s sister ‘didn’t mean to scare anyone’ with prayer request

Dolly Parton’s sister Freida triggered a wave of concern for the star’s health with a Facebook post. Freida later said she never meant to make it sound so serious.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an Army base in Illinois, a highly unusual deployment of one state’s Guard into another against the host state’s wishes.

Read more: https://wapo.st/48hjQ3H

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Francie Diep @franciediep.bsky.social · 8h

Want something fun (I hope) to read that's not about huge government interventions in higher ed? I wrote about nerd camp! The story has some higher-ed connections, I promise, and it was a pleasure to report: www.chronicle.com/article/what...

What Nerd Camp Can Tell Us About the SAT

No selective college relies on standardized tests alone to admit students, but the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth does. That makes it an interesting test case.

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 20h

Aaron Judge finally having the postseason fans expect of him

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 20h

Ok, yanks battling back!

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

Y@nkees imploding against the BlueJ@ys

Must be quip somewhere here about tariffs/Canada?

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

Niche baseball interest of mine: watches that managers wear.

Both Aaron Boone (NY) and John Schneider (Toronto) are wearing Oris

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

They fixed it…

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

@foxsports.com.web.brid.gy your chyron in the Yankees/BlueJays game lists “Green” as the pitcher but Bieber is still on the mound

Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

Sadly, I too have no knowledge of this…

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

@foxsports.com.web.brid.gy your chyron in the Yankees/BlueJays game lists “Green” as the pitcher but Bieber is still on the mound

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

Y@nkees imploding against the BlueJ@ys

Must be quip somewhere here about tariffs/Canada?

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 21h

I can’t believe he went home on that hit to shallow left

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 1d

If true, this could be a very good trend in the long run. The hyper-competitive nature of admissions has driven institutions toward measures that are good for their campus, but not good for higher education and also contributed, I think, to the low public perception of higher ed.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

For decades, “prestige was seen as synonymous with enduring value: Harvard would always be Harvard,” Jeffrey Selingo writes. But with sticker prices surging and graduates facing a tough job market, many parents no longer believe prestige is worth the price: https://theatln.tc/xUGvQPZ0

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 1d

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College Presidents Have a Tough Job. Are They Being Trained Correctly?

The industry’s associations offer a bevy of programs that pledge to prepare academics for the presidency. Past participants say your mileage may vary.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump Says Signing a New ‘Compact’ Will Benefit Colleges’ Finances. It Could Also Do the Opposite.

Despite the promise of more federal dollars, several provisions could upend an already precarious business model.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Eric - good stuff. I also think there's a word missing or something in this sentence: "I myself have sometimes I was on the receiving end of unfair coverage by Fox News as they misrepresented my columns to try portraying NPR as out of touch and hopelessly biased for liberals."

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 2d

Some thoughts exploring why trust in media outlets to report accurate news is sagging to historic levels, according to a new Pew poll and other studies. I try to look beyond typical arguments and toward larger changes in media, politics, audiences. READ: https://loom.ly/2p_hMP0

My take on why Americans don't trust journalists anymore

It's more complicated than journalists failing in their mission. And reversing the numbers are key to preserving democracy.

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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 2d

A whole bunch of Chicago-area journalism groups are suing the Trump administration for impeding the First Amendment storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 2d

Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c

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Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon

Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, this #Mariners v #Tigers series is shaping up as a classic

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