Joseph Soares
@josephoxhayawa.bsky.social
Professor of sociology; author of 4 books on higher education; against social inequalities; exposed Wake Forest University’s role with enslavement; Harvard PhD; Oxford research fellow at Nuffield College and Catz; happily married, two offspring
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When Germans failed to resist Hitler, in retrospect we judged that as due to their anti-Semitism; when universities rushed to remove DEI from their campuses, we forgave them as being defensive. Both assessments were wrong.
When Germans failed to resist Hitler, in retrospect we judged that as due to their anti-Semitism; when universities rushed to remove DEI from their campuses, we forgave them as being defensive. Both assessments were wrong.
Education Department’s Anti-DEI Guidance Blocked
Several colleges scrubbed their campuses and websites of DEI-related language and shuttered offices in order to comply with the letter's sweeping demands.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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When Germans failed to resist Hitler, in retrospect we judged that as due to their anti-Semitism; when universities rushed to remove DEI from their campuses, we forgave them as being defensive. Both assessments were wrong.
When Germans failed to resist Hitler, in retrospect we judged that as due to their anti-Semitism; when universities rushed to remove DEI from their campuses, we forgave them as being defensive. Both assessments were wrong.
Brooks 5: The biggest drops by points are the 55-65 and the 35-44 years old cohorts.
The obvious candidate driving the US drop in scores was COVID. But we need test scores for all OECD nations for 2017 and 2023 to know. But Brooks is just beating the old fart drum that kids are not alright anymore
The obvious candidate driving the US drop in scores was COVID. But we need test scores for all OECD nations for 2017 and 2023 to know. But Brooks is just beating the old fart drum that kids are not alright anymore
April 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Brooks 5: The biggest drops by points are the 55-65 and the 35-44 years old cohorts.
The obvious candidate driving the US drop in scores was COVID. But we need test scores for all OECD nations for 2017 and 2023 to know. But Brooks is just beating the old fart drum that kids are not alright anymore
The obvious candidate driving the US drop in scores was COVID. But we need test scores for all OECD nations for 2017 and 2023 to know. But Brooks is just beating the old fart drum that kids are not alright anymore
Brooks 4: age cohorts and test scores do not line up as Brooks expects.
Sliced by age groups, the 25 to 34 score highest; 2nd place are 16 to 24 year olds; 3rd 35-44 years old; 4th are 45 to 54 years old; last place are 55 to 65 years old.
Sliced by age groups, the 25 to 34 score highest; 2nd place are 16 to 24 year olds; 3rd 35-44 years old; 4th are 45 to 54 years old; last place are 55 to 65 years old.
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Brooks 4: age cohorts and test scores do not line up as Brooks expects.
Sliced by age groups, the 25 to 34 score highest; 2nd place are 16 to 24 year olds; 3rd 35-44 years old; 4th are 45 to 54 years old; last place are 55 to 65 years old.
Sliced by age groups, the 25 to 34 score highest; 2nd place are 16 to 24 year olds; 3rd 35-44 years old; 4th are 45 to 54 years old; last place are 55 to 65 years old.
Brooks part three:
Looking just at the US makes Brooks’s case look reasonable: the US on literacy scores falls from 271 in 2017, to 258 in 2023, a drop of 13 points.
Something definitely happened after 2017. But it is highly unlikely that it was due, as Brooks says, to engagement with digital
Looking just at the US makes Brooks’s case look reasonable: the US on literacy scores falls from 271 in 2017, to 258 in 2023, a drop of 13 points.
Something definitely happened after 2017. But it is highly unlikely that it was due, as Brooks says, to engagement with digital
April 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Brooks part three:
Looking just at the US makes Brooks’s case look reasonable: the US on literacy scores falls from 271 in 2017, to 258 in 2023, a drop of 13 points.
Something definitely happened after 2017. But it is highly unlikely that it was due, as Brooks says, to engagement with digital
Looking just at the US makes Brooks’s case look reasonable: the US on literacy scores falls from 271 in 2017, to 258 in 2023, a drop of 13 points.
Something definitely happened after 2017. But it is highly unlikely that it was due, as Brooks says, to engagement with digital
David Brooks is wrong part two:
The International Assessment of Adult Competencies shows the US on its tests for literacy scoring above the OECD average: US scores 272; OECD scores 267.
His story line on the bottom doesn’t hold up either: OECD bottom is 19%; US bottom is 18%.
The International Assessment of Adult Competencies shows the US on its tests for literacy scoring above the OECD average: US scores 272; OECD scores 267.
His story line on the bottom doesn’t hold up either: OECD bottom is 19%; US bottom is 18%.
April 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
David Brooks is wrong part two:
The International Assessment of Adult Competencies shows the US on its tests for literacy scoring above the OECD average: US scores 272; OECD scores 267.
His story line on the bottom doesn’t hold up either: OECD bottom is 19%; US bottom is 18%.
The International Assessment of Adult Competencies shows the US on its tests for literacy scoring above the OECD average: US scores 272; OECD scores 267.
His story line on the bottom doesn’t hold up either: OECD bottom is 19%; US bottom is 18%.
Much as I appreciate the humor about American stupidity, David Brooks’s case (NYY 4/19/25) that young people addicted to digital devices doesn’t stand up if one looks at the data.
April 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Much as I appreciate the humor about American stupidity, David Brooks’s case (NYY 4/19/25) that young people addicted to digital devices doesn’t stand up if one looks at the data.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
Finally, NY says not in our state
Finally, NY says not in our state
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
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April 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Finally, NY says not in our state
Finally, NY says not in our state
Trump administration targets billions in funding to Harvard
Time for Harvard to say, no! We will use our endowment to protect academic freedom and you can go piss in the wind
Time for Harvard to say, no! We will use our endowment to protect academic freedom and you can go piss in the wind
April 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Trump administration targets billions in funding to Harvard
Time for Harvard to say, no! We will use our endowment to protect academic freedom and you can go piss in the wind
Time for Harvard to say, no! We will use our endowment to protect academic freedom and you can go piss in the wind