Margie Whiteleather
@margiewhiteleather.bsky.social
Demystifying pathways from education to careers | Project management for JeffSelingo.com | Previously marcomm at Cornell | Finger Lakes | Adirondacks
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In 2025, a round of last-minute deal-making by some colleges to attract students emerged as a new feature of the admissions landscape. Read about these 11th-hour discounts and how they’re changing the decision-making process for students and their families: nymag.com/intelligence...
There’s a Crazy New Wrinkle to College Admissions
A last-minute round of deal-making from schools eager to boost enrollment.
nymag.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In 2025, a round of last-minute deal-making by some colleges to attract students emerged as a new feature of the admissions landscape. Read about these 11th-hour discounts and how they’re changing the decision-making process for students and their families: nymag.com/intelligence...
My second stop on Independent Bookstore Day was Stomping Grounds Books and Framing in Geneva, NY. I promise I spent as much time browsing and buying books as I did oogling the window display... flowers made from oversize coffee filters. #indiebookstoreday
April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My second stop on Independent Bookstore Day was Stomping Grounds Books and Framing in Geneva, NY. I promise I spent as much time browsing and buying books as I did oogling the window display... flowers made from oversize coffee filters. #indiebookstoreday
Yesterday Sulfur Books in Clifton Springs, NY celebrated both Independent Bookstore Day and their move to this new location. They sell both new and used books, of which I bought several! #indiebookstoreday
April 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yesterday Sulfur Books in Clifton Springs, NY celebrated both Independent Bookstore Day and their move to this new location. They sell both new and used books, of which I bought several! #indiebookstoreday
I've been having fun all week building my shopping list for Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday 4/26. I live in a rural area but there are TWO participating stores I can get to easily. 👋🥳 #IndieBookstoreDay
April 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I've been having fun all week building my shopping list for Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday 4/26. I live in a rural area but there are TWO participating stores I can get to easily. 👋🥳 #IndieBookstoreDay
The new Carnegie classifications have been released. I'm excited to see how families and institutions use these, especially the designation of opportunity colleges. www.highereddive.com/news/carnegi...
Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges
It now has multiple categories to capture the size and mission of colleges and a new classification focused on student access and earnings.
www.highereddive.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The new Carnegie classifications have been released. I'm excited to see how families and institutions use these, especially the designation of opportunity colleges. www.highereddive.com/news/carnegi...
A year ago today (meaning Monday) was the total solar eclipse. We ended up with clouds obscuring the view, but I enjoyed preparing and learning about the celebrations across the US.
April 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A year ago today (meaning Monday) was the total solar eclipse. We ended up with clouds obscuring the view, but I enjoyed preparing and learning about the celebrations across the US.
From this podcast about the state of local news, a significant small city newspaper closed due to increased cost of newsprint. open.spotify.com/episode/4Evg...
April 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
From this podcast about the state of local news, a significant small city newspaper closed due to increased cost of newsprint. open.spotify.com/episode/4Evg...
Several of the researchers whose funding was removed were working on crucial topics in women's health. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
www.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Several of the researchers whose funding was removed were working on crucial topics in women's health. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Based on my schedule this weekend, while I've been free, my internal clock has not switched to the time change. At all.
March 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Based on my schedule this weekend, while I've been free, my internal clock has not switched to the time change. At all.
Congratulations to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and great news for Geneva, NY too!
youtu.be/RBWZi2UTNnM?...
youtu.be/RBWZi2UTNnM?...
Announcing $70 Million Gift from L. Thomas Melly ’52 and Judith Hershey Melly
YouTube video by Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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February 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Congratulations to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and great news for Geneva, NY too!
youtu.be/RBWZi2UTNnM?...
youtu.be/RBWZi2UTNnM?...
I just realized I've been writing 2024 on a lot of things, including a check! Anyone else?
A sign of need for retreat? Or just brain overload.
A sign of need for retreat? Or just brain overload.
February 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just realized I've been writing 2024 on a lot of things, including a check! Anyone else?
A sign of need for retreat? Or just brain overload.
A sign of need for retreat? Or just brain overload.
Reposted by Margie Whiteleather
The need to transform American education predates the nihilism of the current administration -- and the window is closing to address these challenges with the respect, appreciation, and affection that our universities deserve. Thanks to co-author Jeffrey Selingo. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/17/o...
How higher ed can reinvent itself - The Boston Globe
It needs to reform now or risk irrelevance.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The need to transform American education predates the nihilism of the current administration -- and the window is closing to address these challenges with the respect, appreciation, and affection that our universities deserve. Thanks to co-author Jeffrey Selingo. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/17/o...
Tiny icicles everywhere
February 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Tiny icicles everywhere
The Archivist of the National Archives oversees the Electoral College process, and Trump fired that person last week
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-sho...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-sho...
We should all pay attention to what is happening at the National Archives
On Friday night, the president officially fired the Archivist of the United States, as he had promised to do before taking office. So, hi there! 👋 Former National Archives employee here.
www.linkedin.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Archivist of the National Archives oversees the Electoral College process, and Trump fired that person last week
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-sho...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-sho...
Wondering how much creators on YouTube get paid through Google's AdSense? Carla Lalli Music shares all the numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/carlalal...
open.substack.com/pub/carlalal...
The True Costs of Being on YouTube
what I spent, what I earned, and why I'm walking away
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wondering how much creators on YouTube get paid through Google's AdSense? Carla Lalli Music shares all the numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/carlalal...
open.substack.com/pub/carlalal...
Do you follow any bookstores or libraries in other states? I do, especially if I've been there while traveling or know people who work there.
Wallingford Public Library is one, and I attend some of their programs by Zoom. 👇
Wallingford Public Library is one, and I attend some of their programs by Zoom. 👇
📘 Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the One Book One Wallingford 2025 title reveal! In 2025 we'll be reading 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝.
📗 More info: walpublib.org/obow
📗 More info: walpublib.org/obow
February 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Do you follow any bookstores or libraries in other states? I do, especially if I've been there while traveling or know people who work there.
Wallingford Public Library is one, and I attend some of their programs by Zoom. 👇
Wallingford Public Library is one, and I attend some of their programs by Zoom. 👇
Reposted by Margie Whiteleather
I also tried to explain what the cut means and why it's bad in this post. It also links to a Google sheet with the raw data I downloaded from NIH and what I did with it. There's links to the map and table too. bit.ly/4aOCXBn
The Impact of an NIH 15% Indirect Cost Rate
On February 7, the NIH publisjed guidance setting a standard indirect cost rate of 15% for all grants, replacing separately negotiated rates. This change significantly reduces indirect costs, impac…
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February 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I also tried to explain what the cut means and why it's bad in this post. It also links to a Google sheet with the raw data I downloaded from NIH and what I did with it. There's links to the map and table too. bit.ly/4aOCXBn
This should be a gift link. Includes specific examples of why success in Silicon Valley, or SpaceX, doesn't mean people have the ability to understand the federal government IT systems. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This should be a gift link. Includes specific examples of why success in Silicon Valley, or SpaceX, doesn't mean people have the ability to understand the federal government IT systems. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Reposted by Margie Whiteleather
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
8 points about the future of work that are more nuanced and helpful than the predictions you see everywhere else: open.substack.com/pub/rishad/p...
The Future of Work.
The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 233.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
8 points about the future of work that are more nuanced and helpful than the predictions you see everywhere else: open.substack.com/pub/rishad/p...
The decline in the number of high school graduates will vary dramatically BY STATE. See the map in this piece: www.highereddive.com/news/decline... Some states will have increases, so each college will be impacted differently.
The coming decline in high school graduate counts, in 5 charts
A recent forecast dove deep into the demographics and number of future traditional-aged college prospects. The news wasn’t all bad.
www.highereddive.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The decline in the number of high school graduates will vary dramatically BY STATE. See the map in this piece: www.highereddive.com/news/decline... Some states will have increases, so each college will be impacted differently.
In contrast to a much-discussed decline, the increase in first-year students may have been as high as 5%, based on the number receiving federal aid.
The National Student Clearinghouse will release a new report on Jan. 23.
The National Student Clearinghouse will release a new report on Jan. 23.
🚨 Breaking News | Major Error Skewed Freshmen Enrollment Data
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
January 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In contrast to a much-discussed decline, the increase in first-year students may have been as high as 5%, based on the number receiving federal aid.
The National Student Clearinghouse will release a new report on Jan. 23.
The National Student Clearinghouse will release a new report on Jan. 23.
Reposted by Margie Whiteleather
🚨 Breaking News | Major Error Skewed Freshmen Enrollment Data
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
January 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🚨 Breaking News | Major Error Skewed Freshmen Enrollment Data
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report in October. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky #BreakingNews bit.ly/4heePKl
In this post Jenny Anderson lists all the podcasts and articles where you can learn more about the solutions she and Rebecca Winthrop describe in their new book, THE DISENGAGED TEEN. @howtobebrave.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/howtobeb...
Launch week: The Disengaged Teen is out in the world
If it takes a village to raise a kid, it takes a small city to launch a book
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In this post Jenny Anderson lists all the podcasts and articles where you can learn more about the solutions she and Rebecca Winthrop describe in their new book, THE DISENGAGED TEEN. @howtobebrave.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/howtobeb...
It's very helpful to hear an update on hurricane recovery efforts in western NC. Thank you @opencampus.org for partnering with WUNC on this coverage. www.wunc.org/education/20...
A western North Carolina college president looks back on a tumultuous semester
Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián Fernández talks about ongoing repairs, losses, and lessons learned in an interview...
www.wunc.org
January 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's very helpful to hear an update on hurricane recovery efforts in western NC. Thank you @opencampus.org for partnering with WUNC on this coverage. www.wunc.org/education/20...