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Kevin R. McClure @drkevinrmcclure.com · 16d

Important story about University of Nebraska’s plan to cut its educational administration department, which is home to a highly regarded higher education program.

www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

UNL Proposes Cutting Educational Administration Department

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles.

www.insidehighered.com

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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Aug 28

Support a first-generation queer Latinx PhD candidate living with a disability at UT Austin. I am seeking padrino/x's, mardina/x's, mentors/queertors/femtors, people to support with doctoral regalia, UT Austin class ring (a Texas tradition), and a doctoral diploma frame.

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Donate to Support Future Doctor Rodríguez Lemus Graduation Dreams, organized by Gabriel Rodriguez

My name is Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. (he/él), and I am a f… Gabriel Rodriguez needs your support for Support Future Doctor Rodríguez Lemus Graduation Dreams

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Antonio Duran, PhD @drantonioduran.bsky.social · Aug 18

Associate professor & JD student looking for members of general & legal counsels at higher education institutions for a study on navigating free speech, equity, & the law. Past staff members who served in the past 5 years are also eligible! Learn about the study here: tinyurl.com/LegalCounselEquity

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jul 19

More essential summer reading

Picture of a book titled RACECRAFT
THE SOUL OF INEQUALITY IN AMERICAN LIFE by KAREN E. FIELDS and BARBARA J. FIELDS

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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Double Burden of School Choice

"... families dealt with uncertainty and waiting periods and ultimately felt disempowered by the process. School choice, we argue, placed a double burden on low-income Black and Latinx families..."

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jun 25

Finally some down time for summer reading

By a swimming pool with the book titled Racializing objectivity how the white southern press used journalism standards to defend jim crow by Gwyneth Mellinger

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here's the application link! You've got one week left to apply.

www.justeducationpolicy.org/apply

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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join our current research project:

Queer and/or Trans Latinx/o Masculinities & Disabilities at Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

To indicate interest in participating in this project, please fill out intake form:
bit.ly/TexasPublicH...

@joteriacripsart.bsky.social

Current Research Project
@JOTERIACRIPSARTCOLLECTIVE

Queer and/or Trans Latinx/o Masculinities & Disabilities at Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)
QUEER
TRANS
LATINX/LATINO
MASCULINITIES
DISABILITIES
X
ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
POETRY
ZINES

COLLABORATORS WELCOME:
* Self-Identify as Latinx, Latino, Afro-Latinx, Black Latinx, Indigenous Latinx.
* Self-identify as queer, gay, bi, pan, or questioning.
* Self-identify as a person living with disability or a person committed to disability justice.
* 18 years or older.
* Enrolled in a Texas HSI.
* List of HSIs linked in the intake form
PARTICIPATION WILL INCLUDE:
* Virtual Zoom community space
* Engaging in art making: visual art, photography, poetry, & zines
* Recieve a $30 visa gift card for each art piece submitted
To indicate interest in participating in this project, please fill out intake form:
https://bit.ly/TexasPublicHSIs
UT IRB: STUDY00006560

Questions
Contact:
Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. grodriguezlemus@utexas.edu

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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Jun 23

Call for Collaborators

Interested in art, poetry, zines, and/or photography?
Join our virtual art collective.

Join us now!
Jotería Crips Art Collective

@joteriacripsart.bsky.social

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Antar A. Tichavakunda @tichavakunda.bsky.social · Jun 17

Such an important piece! And entirely too timely.

Thank you for doing this work @jackiepedota.bsky.social !

Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jun 16

Proud to share this important piece at a time when identity centers are being defunded and dismantled—largely based on mischaracterizations unsupported by research. Huge thanks to the JDHE reviewers, @tichavakunda.bsky.social, and @garceslm.bsky.social whose feedback made this piece even stronger.

Screenshot of the abstract and first page of an article in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education titled “Created to support, structured to struggle: A systematic review of the institutional conditions shaping the effectiveness of identity centers.”

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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jun 16

Proud to share this important piece at a time when identity centers are being defunded and dismantled—largely based on mischaracterizations unsupported by research. Huge thanks to the JDHE reviewers, @tichavakunda.bsky.social, and @garceslm.bsky.social whose feedback made this piece even stronger.

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Gabriel Rodríguez Lemus, Jr. @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social · Jun 16

With all the attacks on DEI across the country & the shuttering of identity cultrual centers this work is more important than ever.

Stay informed by engaging this incredibly powerful piece by @jackiepedota.bsky.social

Find it here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

PDF Screenshot of Academic Article:
Pedota, J. (2025). Created to support, structured to struggle: A systematic review of the institutional conditions shaping the effectiveness of identity centers. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000683

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jun 16

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APA PsycNet

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Jun 16

Proud to share this important piece at a time when identity centers are being defunded and dismantled—largely based on mischaracterizations unsupported by research. Huge thanks to the JDHE reviewers, @tichavakunda.bsky.social, and @garceslm.bsky.social whose feedback made this piece even stronger.

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James M. Thomas (JT) @insurgentprof.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're suing.

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · May 14

Can’t say enough how happy I am to see @eyucel.bsky.social get her important work recognized and funded!

UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement @ucfreespeech.bsky.social · May 14

🎉 Congratulations to the Center’s 2025 - 2026 class of fellows!

This cohort’s research examines topics such as the role of misinformation in medicine, fostering trust through campus communications and viewpoint diversity.

Learn about their projects:
buff.ly/9RYwCmE

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UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement @ucfreespeech.bsky.social · May 14

🎉 Congratulations to the Center’s 2025 - 2026 class of fellows!

This cohort’s research examines topics such as the role of misinformation in medicine, fostering trust through campus communications and viewpoint diversity.

Learn about their projects:
buff.ly/9RYwCmE

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · May 12

If you missed the ASHE first 100 days webinar moderated by @jackiepedota.bsky.social with me, @robertkelchen.com, Diane Cheng, and Kyle Southern, here's the recording. I talked about authoritarians but also told some jokes!

youtu.be/qTxj9r3n_eE?...

ASHE CPPHE Webinar: 100 Days In: Higher Ed Under the New Administration

YouTube video by ASHE Office

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Kevin R. McClure @drkevinrmcclure.com · May 2

The Assoc. for the Study of HE Council on Public Policy is hosting a free webinar - 100 Days in: Higher Ed Under the New Administration, feat. @robertkelchen.com, @bakerdphd.bsky.social, Kyle Southern of TICAS, & Diane Cheng of IHEP; moderated by @jackiepedota.bsky.social www.ashe.ws/events/cpphe...

ASHE CPPHE Webinar: 100 Days In: Higher Ed Under the New Administration - Association for the Study of Higher Education

www.ashe.ws

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · May 1

Me, @robertkelchen.com, Diane Cheng of IHEP, and Kyle Southern of TICAS bout to have a real depressing chat on Monday. You can register if you want to join us: www.ashe.ws/events/cpphe...

The Council on Public Pouch in Higher Education at ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education) has a webinar on Monday, May 5th at 12:30-1:30 mountain time (2:30-3:30 eastern). Summary of the session: Join us for an urgent and insightful conversation as we take a deep dive into the state of higher education 100 days into the Trump administration. In this pivotal moment, a distinguished panel of scholars and policy experts will analyze the early effects of federal and state policies on key issues like student access and affordability. We’ll also explore the alarming implications of budget cuts to the Department of Education, the dismantling of federal data systems, and the erosion of DEI initiatives on campuses nationwide. As public perceptions of higher education continue to shift, our panelists will discuss what lies ahead for institutions, policymakers, and researchers facing an increasingly complex and challenging landscape.

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Apr 4

Forever that person that will hype you up Dr. Tanner!

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Apr 4

Ahhhh huge congrats friend! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 you earned that shit!

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Jackie Pedota (she/her/ella) @jackiepedota.bsky.social · Apr 2

This new publication draws attention to the coalition building and active engagement needed to effectively disrupt efforts to suppress the educational mission of higher education. @garceslm.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A Call to Build Coalitions to Disrupt a Climate of Suppression

Published in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning (Vol. 57, No. 2, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Mar 31

Report: 6 in 10 LGBTQ Texas Students Said They Were Negatively Impacted by DEI Ban

As DEI bans take hold nationwide, interviews with Texas college students and employees offer some hints about what could be on the horizon for universities and... #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4l1GReK

Survey: Texas DEI Ban Negatively Impacts LGBTQ Students

As DEI bans take hold nationwide, interviews with Texas college students and employees offer some hints about what could be on the horizon for universities and students across the country.

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UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement @ucfreespeech.bsky.social · Mar 27

Former fellow @jackiepedota.bsky.social and Liliana Garces dive into how silence in the face of anti-DEI laws only serves to compound suppression.

Read more:

The Coalitions We Need to Defend Open Inquiry (opinion)

Our research shows that silence in the face of anti-DEI laws only serves to compound suppression, Jackie Pedota and Liliana M. Garces write.

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