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Jenna Mittelmeier @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social · Jul 30

Took a little break from Bluesky recently, but I'm back to share that our new journal has now published its first issue!

Journal of Global Higher Education: journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...

Open for submissions in September!

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Inaugural Issue | Journal of Global Higher Education

journal.libraries.wm.edu

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jul 21

And this, in a nutshell, is what @globalhigheredj.bsky.social is trying NOT to do.

MINOR revision @minorrevision.com · Jul 2

#AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience #AcademicResearch #AcademicWriting #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter 🧪

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Journal of Global Higher Education @globalhigheredj.bsky.social · Jun 23

We’re proud to introduce the editorial team of the Journal of Global Higher Education! Follow along, #MindsBehindTheMission ✨

📖 Meet the team ➡️ Melissa Whatley (@melwhat.bsky.social)
#MeetTheEditors #EditorialTeamSpotlight #JGHElaunch #GlobalHigherEd #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters #NewWebsite

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 11

Boy would I like to have a word with whoever thought this branding was cute

A sign saying 'colony co working' against a black glass building and a cloudy sky

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Conor O'Reilly EdD @conororeilly.bsky.social · Jun 9

Are you speaking at next weeks Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference (online)? Please share this with your colleagues.

Not speaking? Make sure to register to attend. All the details are here: internationalpedagogies.home.blog/conference-2...

@selomer42.bsky.social

Graphic reads 'I'm presenting at Internationalisation Practitioners in Higher Education Conference 2025 - save the date: June 16-18 (online). There are links included.

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 4

A delightful first to start the ENIS network conference in Iasi. More live music at academic events please!

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Journalist request:

If you are a prospective or current graduate student or postdoc impacted by visa uncertainty—in US, UK or elsewhere—I want to talk to you.

RTs appreciated!

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 2

@ucu.org.uk this is a genuine question btw. Would love an answer

Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 26

What does this actually mean though?

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 2

Why thank you

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 2

I think a really amazing feature from Outlook would be to hold your emails until your out of office expires. Bonus points if people could opt to send it immediately or put it into quarantine. Then we could all stop coming back from holiday to 300 emails.

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · Jun 2

This week: online @edreslancaster.bsky.social seminar on Wednesday (4th of June) at 12:30.

M. Oluwatobiloba Odetoyinbo will be talking about academic motherhood and career trajectories in Nigeria.
#academicsky #highered

All are welcome. Details/registration at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...

Academic Motherhood in Nigeria: Navigating Reproduction and Care at the Margins, Wednesday 4 June, 12:30pm - Lancaster University

This study explores how Nigerian academic mothers navigate the intersection of motherhood and work.

www.lancaster.ac.uk

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · Jun 2

Spotted in Sheffield today

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 26

What does this actually mean though?

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 22

Nah everyone gets the same. I'm just impressed by the level of organization!

Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 22

In future I will require all speaking invitations to be accompanied by intro music 🎶

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 22

No, I'm not intimidated to speak here, why do you ask?

Auditorium with a slide display that reads 2025EduLog International Conference

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 21

I cried reading your blog

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 21

Imagine walking 12 miles there and back to put your child to sleep. What an act of love and hope. I think we can all sit with a little discomfort with that in mind.

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Yeeun Hong @hongciology.bsky.social · May 19

I’m looking for interview participants for my dissertation research!🤓

I am conducting a research study on Asian migrants’ dating and marriage experiences and how these are influenced by US immigration policies.

Please share the flyer with those whom you think might be interested!

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 18

I have ZERO confidence that any of this level of detail is being engaged with at a policy level

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.bsky.social · May 13

Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US
🖊️ Amber Wang via @uniworldnews.bsky.social

Study abroad agents advised to steer students away from US

Rising US-China tensions over technology restrictions, US trade tariffs and US regulations affecting universities are set to further dampen enthusiasm...

www.universityworldnews.com

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 9

And because it's bad and wrong to treat people like threats just because they're foreign. We could lead with that occasionally.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · May 9

Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’.

The government has been warned not to “make the UK poorer by curtailing international student migration” after an analysis identified HE as the country’s most widespread export.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Reducing international student numbers ‘would make UK poorer’ - Research Professional News

Higher education export value “tops £20bn” and is “more widespread” than pharmaceuticals and car manufacturing

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Sylvie Lomer @selomer42.bsky.social · May 2

Yeah sorry I was going to come up with another grant proposal with a 5% success rate but *gestures wildly at the world*

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · May 2

yeah sorry I was going to write a book but there was just so much fascism

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