Community-engaged researcher, associate prof at a private university somewhere in FL. Part of the woke mob. Opinions and rantings my own. @floatingmen he/him
@isaac_kamola@AAUP@ALAtterbury@politico and make them complicitous with the neoliberal and racist political and economic forces that impose misery and suffering upon their lives.” ~Giroux, Neoliberalism’s War on Higher Education
@isaac_kamola@AAUP@ALAtterbury@politico “manufactured illiteracy is a political and educational project central to a right-wing corporatist ideology and set of policies that work aggressively to depoliticize people
It is appalling that Cornell University appears ready to deport an international student without regard for due process, simply because of their presence at a protest. It is wrong, and I urge the university to reverse course immediately.
@tatereeves Mississippi #highered faculty were part of the 2024 @aaup faculty in the south survey that shows 60% would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work for colleagues, while 28% are planning to apply in another state in the coming year. https://t.co/vjjE48uvSS
We see you @EliseStefanik & @virginiafoxx. Attacking public and private higher education while bringing in campaign donations from for-profit higher education. This is despicable. @AAUP@HigherEdLabor@AFTunion
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In the “free” state of Florida, where the freedom to learn goes to die.
This is the equivalent to burning books — it’s backwards, politically motivated, and a preview of Project 2025.
Don’t let this happen to America. Trust me; you don’t want this extremism nationwide.
When university presidential searches are done in secret with no faculty input & no oversight you end up with corruption, malfeasance, & a colossal failure of leadership.
If only someone could have seen this coming…👀
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There are only 2 problems with using tests to assess learning: Right answers often don’t reflect real understanding, and wrong answers often don’t reflect the absence of understanding.
(Because the kind of learning tests are designed to assess isn't really about understanding.)
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