Joshua Brown

Asst. Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Author, Capitalizing on College (Oxford Press)
I study marginalized organizations who educate marginalized people

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

By all means, please judge this book by its cover!
Available April 9, Preorder here https://t.co/czWvE3l5gm

[Kyla Scanlon @kylascan]

One of the most important things to understand about the moment we are living in

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

On the "foraging" phase of writing. Where one simply "gathers the ingredients." (Excerpt by Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming).

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Economists call this diminishing marginal utility. The first dollars change your life. The billionth doesn't. So the argument stops being about consumption and starts being about power.

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

Halfway thru. I finally realized.
Paint. Outside. The. Lines.

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

Agreed. Unbelievable.

[Rodger Sherman @rodger]

Shrey spelling 32 words in 90 seconds to win the Spelling Bee is the new greatest athletic accomplishment of 2026. I don’t even know how he said the letters that fast. Got a “Holy Mackerel” out of
@minakimes

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

"People use substances for two reasons: to feel good, and to not feel bad. Grad school is about feeling bad for a long time...” This is an important story by @Carlsonics, consider making it your weekend read. https://t.co/VGMfQhr1GJ

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

I’ve been slowly working thru a signed copy of “What to Make of a Life” by Jim Collins. This morning I read a section (Bug Book) where he describes filling in a spreadsheet at the end of each day. He accounts for “creative hours” DAILY. His goal is 1,000 creative hours annually.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

C. S. Lewis with maybe the most important paragraph ever written for people with creative ambitions

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

Super excited about next week's article. I use Biggie & Tupac songs to illustrate 3 important writing tips. These two artists are exemplars in communicating timely ideas with a punch. The article is a bit of a one-off from my norm, but I had fun. Stay tuned mid-week for more...

[soli @solisolsoli]

Everyone is going through something by Luca Ponsato

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Seneca hits you with a brick.
Pay attention to your life.

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

This map shows how boys (blue) and girls (red) spend their breaks in a school in Barcelona. This school is used as a case study of space shared equitably. Often in such studies boys simply play on the sports fields while girls spend their break talking or on non-sport playgrounds. Design can impact movement patterns massively. Source: https://t.co/Oadyus85dI

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

I will not be silent about this.

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

Unbelievably brilliant.

[ARYA™ @elia_mafhh]

Omygoooooooodnesss!!!!! WHY have i never seen this before?!? What an awesome idea!!!

Can you imagine as a prerequisite all seniors choose a kindergartners to mentor and teach....... teaching the seniors patience and pride, and the kindergartners have someone to look up to ( not in their family)

And when the seniors graduate, the kindergartners will graduate with them (into first grade)

That would be an AWESOME program!

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

I was in tears laughing

[Matthew Keys @MatthewKeysLive]

Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan.

Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

We have *never* before seen consumer sentiment this low.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

One of my all-time favorite moments from Colbert’s show — this exchange with Dua Lipa on faith and grief.

[Charlie Bilello @charliebilello]

The US consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan goes back to 1952.

It has never been lower than it is today.

Video: https://t.co/8USvFpWxZN

[Mr Pomble @realmrpomble]

Cheaper than relying on the Strait of Hormuz remaining open all the time ;)

[Joshua Brown @HigherEdSoc]

Catch what he says…. DOD.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Senator Mark Kelly just destroyed both Trump and Hegseth in 30 seconds.