Had a line near the end of this column saying I’ve always wanted to talk basketball with Rick Barnes. Last night, he called me out of nowhere and we did just that. It was amazing—a surreal, incredible experience that I’ll never forget. @UTKnoxville is a special place. Go Vols.
Eunice declared “The right to study in any school? You have earned it! The right to hold a job? You have earned it!” Loved having this quote at my desk as SGA President to remember the importance of advancing higher ed for students with ID @UTKnoxville@SpecialOlympics#EKS100
Excited to kick off the first meeting of the inaugural Chancellor’s Commission for Disability. The idea of such a commission is now a reality. Thanks to former SGA President @Nat_J_Campbell for her relentless pursuit of this idea. We’re on it!
(3) Finding ways to improve and standardize UI data collection in states could have a big payoff during this data-hungry time, especially if we continue to rely on UI programs during the pandemic.
Lots of focus recently on the weekly UI claims report from @USDOL, and rightfully so. UI claims data give us real-time measures of employment status changes amid the pandemic. They were our first sign of pain in March and have remained a valuable tool for monitoring the economy.
(2) This means we can't currently use initial UI claims for high-quality labor market comparisons or policy decisions—even as UI continues to be at the center of stimulus debates.
In a report released yesterday, @EvanNewell and I show that the initial claims numbers and, to some extent, continuing claims numbers are not as accurate as we might have hoped, challenging our ability to compare UI claims between states and over time.
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In the Fall 2019 while pursuing my Masters, I focused on of my projects on the on the potential side effects of being an international student-athlete in the @NCAA and what its member organizations could do to support this particular group... (a thread)