Scott May
@scottwmay.bsky.social
I teach, I learn, I behave, and I wonder for purpose and progress. I prefer the awkward and clumsy over the faithful and inflated.
Since 2016, I’ve recognized the only reason our greatest generation wasn’t the worst is because of stronger financial and military ties to the Allies. Not strong moral convictions. I wonder if Europe understands that today’s America is already at war with them.
February 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Since 2016, I’ve recognized the only reason our greatest generation wasn’t the worst is because of stronger financial and military ties to the Allies. Not strong moral convictions. I wonder if Europe understands that today’s America is already at war with them.
New patreon up as usual
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February 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The Chronicle surveyed more than 4,000 employees at two- and four-year colleges in the United States about working in higher education. Here's what they told us. chroni.cl/3QllEP1
What It’s Like to Work in Higher Ed
Key findings from our survey of higher ed’s work force
chroni.cl
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Chronicle surveyed more than 4,000 employees at two- and four-year colleges in the United States about working in higher education. Here's what they told us. chroni.cl/3QllEP1
How long does overtime pay and the family medical leave act have left to live? Months or weeks?
February 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
How long does overtime pay and the family medical leave act have left to live? Months or weeks?
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The new First-Generation Student Center by USC is changing the game by embedding support, resources, and a sense of belonging all in one place. Because success shouldn’t be a solo journey. www.insidehighered.com/news/student... via @insidehighered.com
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #EducationForAll
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #EducationForAll
Unifying supports for first-generation students on campus
The University of South Carolina recently opened a center for first-generation college students, which unites offices across campus and faculty members to empower learners to thrive.
www.insidehighered.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The new First-Generation Student Center by USC is changing the game by embedding support, resources, and a sense of belonging all in one place. Because success shouldn’t be a solo journey. www.insidehighered.com/news/student... via @insidehighered.com
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #EducationForAll
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #EducationForAll
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Students drop out not because they aren’t capable, but because they feel isolated, unsupported, and financially overwhelmed. If we want to increase #completionrates, we must build #communities where students feel seen, supported, and empowered.
www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-p...
#highered
www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-p...
#highered
California Sets Ambitious 70% College Attainment Goal Amid Persistent Equity Gaps
Currently, just 56% of California adults aged 25-64 hold a postsecondary degree or credential.
www.diverseeducation.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Students drop out not because they aren’t capable, but because they feel isolated, unsupported, and financially overwhelmed. If we want to increase #completionrates, we must build #communities where students feel seen, supported, and empowered.
www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-p...
#highered
www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-p...
#highered
Daniil Kharms was a Russian Absurdist. His writing, when I first read it, made little sense. However, in these more absurd times, now they are perfectly clear:
February 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Daniil Kharms was a Russian Absurdist. His writing, when I first read it, made little sense. However, in these more absurd times, now they are perfectly clear:
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I received my cancer diagnosis November 5th (no cap). Ever since, I have been considering posting to unpack my thoughts & emotions, & to raise awareness. Every day, the absurdity of the political scene overshadows those sentiments. I mean, why raise awareness when cancer research is halted? #cancer
February 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I received my cancer diagnosis November 5th (no cap). Ever since, I have been considering posting to unpack my thoughts & emotions, & to raise awareness. Every day, the absurdity of the political scene overshadows those sentiments. I mean, why raise awareness when cancer research is halted? #cancer
@sohayoussef.bsky.social is prepped for her modified radical hysterectomy. #cancer
February 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@sohayoussef.bsky.social is prepped for her modified radical hysterectomy. #cancer
Saying the f-word over and over again under one’s breath doesn’t help with anxiety. It should though. Why the fuck doesn’t it!
February 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Saying the f-word over and over again under one’s breath doesn’t help with anxiety. It should though. Why the fuck doesn’t it!
It’s hard to argue “No one told me” when 98% of your peers knew because they read and responsibly engaged with their community. That’s the reality too often for students. Outside academia is no different. Some call it “chosen ignorance.” That’s right, our greatest enemy, far too many choose.
February 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s hard to argue “No one told me” when 98% of your peers knew because they read and responsibly engaged with their community. That’s the reality too often for students. Outside academia is no different. Some call it “chosen ignorance.” That’s right, our greatest enemy, far too many choose.
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Wait… there’s still people who still think we’ll have a free & open election in 2028?
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wait… there’s still people who still think we’ll have a free & open election in 2028?
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Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
As an ex smoker, I still compare most everything to the price of a pack of cigarettes. For example, we just bought 18 eggs for $11.99. My wife handles them like fragile, edible, gold. I’m like, “can’t get a pack of smokes for that these days.” Stream a movie? Sure, that’s half the price of a pack.
February 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As an ex smoker, I still compare most everything to the price of a pack of cigarettes. For example, we just bought 18 eggs for $11.99. My wife handles them like fragile, edible, gold. I’m like, “can’t get a pack of smokes for that these days.” Stream a movie? Sure, that’s half the price of a pack.
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The devaluation of academic labor isn't just a crisis for scholars—it’s a threat to the future of knowledge itself. In my piece for @academemagazine.bsky.social I examine how universities prioritize profit over research and learning.
#HigherEdCrisis #AcademicLabor #AcademicSky
#HigherEdCrisis #AcademicLabor #AcademicSky
Reckoning with the Devaluation of Academic Knowledge and Research
BY VERONICA VALENCIA GONZALEZ For decades, universities have served as bastions of knowledge, advancing research and shaping the intellectual foundation of society. Yet, in their pursuit of cost-cu…
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February 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The devaluation of academic labor isn't just a crisis for scholars—it’s a threat to the future of knowledge itself. In my piece for @academemagazine.bsky.social I examine how universities prioritize profit over research and learning.
#HigherEdCrisis #AcademicLabor #AcademicSky
#HigherEdCrisis #AcademicLabor #AcademicSky
I’m far less concerned about how students remember “how I made them feel” than about what truths I led them to discover. In fact, I often aim at the uncomfortable to facilitate the more necessary lesson. When we act otherwise, then we risk the truly uncomfortable. Kinda like, uh, right now.
February 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I’m far less concerned about how students remember “how I made them feel” than about what truths I led them to discover. In fact, I often aim at the uncomfortable to facilitate the more necessary lesson. When we act otherwise, then we risk the truly uncomfortable. Kinda like, uh, right now.
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See how more than $53 billion in federal money flowed to the nation’s colleges in the 2023 fiscal year. chroni.cl/4hwOKqq
Billions of Dollars Are at Stake Under Trump’s Funding Freeze. What Could That Mean for Your College?
More than 1,500 institutions received federal funds for research, conservation, economic development, and curriculum development during the 2023 fiscal year.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
See how more than $53 billion in federal money flowed to the nation’s colleges in the 2023 fiscal year. chroni.cl/4hwOKqq
I love my higher ed teaching job so much that I’m upset the college closed for the Eagles victory parade.
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I love my higher ed teaching job so much that I’m upset the college closed for the Eagles victory parade.
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Donald Trump and his unelected co-president Elon Musk want to destroy public education and use public dollars for unaccountable private schools. #EduSky
February 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Donald Trump and his unelected co-president Elon Musk want to destroy public education and use public dollars for unaccountable private schools. #EduSky
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Here’s a random thought: How many just willfully ‘trust’ A.I. models without questioning how it was trained, yet DEMAND every educator to justify EVERY SINGLE decision we make in pedagogy, assessment, or general practice? #EducationSky #HigherEdSky
February 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Here’s a random thought: How many just willfully ‘trust’ A.I. models without questioning how it was trained, yet DEMAND every educator to justify EVERY SINGLE decision we make in pedagogy, assessment, or general practice? #EducationSky #HigherEdSky
The bottom of my brain feels like it is sitting in something thick. Something constraining. Like a ham in molasses but more morbid and bureaucratic than homey and delicious.
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The bottom of my brain feels like it is sitting in something thick. Something constraining. Like a ham in molasses but more morbid and bureaucratic than homey and delicious.
I’m trying to teach students to use lenses to see the meaning in the world instead of merely entertainment. It slows my inner metronome to see those dismiss my class as pointless when at every turn there’s evidence of the contrary.
February 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I’m trying to teach students to use lenses to see the meaning in the world instead of merely entertainment. It slows my inner metronome to see those dismiss my class as pointless when at every turn there’s evidence of the contrary.
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A fundamental story of the last decade is that a lot of basically incompetent people got fed up by competent people telling them they were wrong, constructed a more welcoming alternative ecosystem of competency cosplayers, and then somehow turned the whole government over to them.
February 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A fundamental story of the last decade is that a lot of basically incompetent people got fed up by competent people telling them they were wrong, constructed a more welcoming alternative ecosystem of competency cosplayers, and then somehow turned the whole government over to them.
Snow day last week. This week, unofficial Super Bowl Monday skip day, snow day tomorrow, and official Super Bowl parade skip day Friday. Next week Presidents’ Day, and two unavoidable personal days. I feel like I’m teaching in sand this semester.
February 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Snow day last week. This week, unofficial Super Bowl Monday skip day, snow day tomorrow, and official Super Bowl parade skip day Friday. Next week Presidents’ Day, and two unavoidable personal days. I feel like I’m teaching in sand this semester.