Brooke Rich (she/her)
@rivula.bsky.social
disciplina praesidium civitatis || thoughts are my own, not my employer's (clearly) || classicist working in higher ed
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Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.
The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.
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This is almost certainly going to spread to other states, as it's clear that state lawmakers are asserting control over all facets of public higher education.
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is almost certainly going to spread to other states, as it's clear that state lawmakers are asserting control over all facets of public higher education.
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I think you should be able to say things the president doesn’t like and still be a citizen. Maybe we should write that down somewhere.
July 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think you should be able to say things the president doesn’t like and still be a citizen. Maybe we should write that down somewhere.
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"This is a Classicists List not a political one."
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
July 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"This is a Classicists List not a political one."
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?
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A natalist conference featuring eugenicists and promoters of race science, apparently including the man behind a race-science influencer account, and the founder of a startup offering IQ screening for IVF embryos, will be held at a hotel and conference venue operated by UT Austin.
US natalist conference to host race-science promoters and eugenicists
Details emerge about Natal conference in Austin later this month, set to feature figures linked to far-right politics
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A natalist conference featuring eugenicists and promoters of race science, apparently including the man behind a race-science influencer account, and the founder of a startup offering IQ screening for IVF embryos, will be held at a hotel and conference venue operated by UT Austin.
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The Longhorn Long Shot
The @utaustin.bsky.social has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative action alternative. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ByRjbQ
The @utaustin.bsky.social has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative action alternative. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ByRjbQ
UT Austin’s auto-admit rule raises the stakes for applicants
The University of Texas at Austin has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative ...
bit.ly
December 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The Longhorn Long Shot
The @utaustin.bsky.social has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative action alternative. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ByRjbQ
The @utaustin.bsky.social has rapidly become one of the most selective colleges in the country. That’s partly due to a 30-year-old state policy attracting national attention as an affirmative action alternative. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3ByRjbQ
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This Austin American-Statesman story concerns the program at UT-Austin that I, not entirely coincidentally, retired from last week. A better headline might be “What are 'flags' at UT, and why is a Senior Vice Provost offering misleading reassurances about them in the newspaper?” 1/ #HigherEd
What are 'flags' at UT, and why is the school reviewing them? Senior Vice Provost explains
In an interview, UT's Art Markman talks about the purpose of flags and how a 10-member faculty committee will assess their effectiveness this year.
www.statesman.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM
This Austin American-Statesman story concerns the program at UT-Austin that I, not entirely coincidentally, retired from last week. A better headline might be “What are 'flags' at UT, and why is a Senior Vice Provost offering misleading reassurances about them in the newspaper?” 1/ #HigherEd
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A pending attack on the flag system at UT Austin. The termination of 50+ programs at Texas A&M. Censored course content at UNT. It should now be clear that the banning of DEI programs was not the end but the beginning of a war on #HigherEd in TX.
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
What are 'flags' at UT, and why is the school reviewing them? Senior Vice Provost explains
In an interview, UT's Art Markman talks about the purpose of flags and how a 10-member faculty committee will assess their effectiveness this year.
www.statesman.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:11 PM
A pending attack on the flag system at UT Austin. The termination of 50+ programs at Texas A&M. Censored course content at UNT. It should now be clear that the banning of DEI programs was not the end but the beginning of a war on #HigherEd in TX.
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
www.statesman.com/story/news/e...
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These attacks on academic curriculum will not stop in Texas and Florida. Faculty across the country should be paying attention to this censorship and organizing now to fight back! 💪
November 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
These attacks on academic curriculum will not stop in Texas and Florida. Faculty across the country should be paying attention to this censorship and organizing now to fight back! 💪
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I made a starter pack of faculty at UT Austin. I don't know too many folks from UT who are on here, so please let me know if you want to be added (or removed). Hopefully we can build some connections / community on Bluesky, or at least complain about IT training together.
go.bsky.app/UeWWt9n
go.bsky.app/UeWWt9n
November 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I made a starter pack of faculty at UT Austin. I don't know too many folks from UT who are on here, so please let me know if you want to be added (or removed). Hopefully we can build some connections / community on Bluesky, or at least complain about IT training together.
go.bsky.app/UeWWt9n
go.bsky.app/UeWWt9n