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Michelle Appel

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Data geek, higher ed policy wonk, institutional researcher, disability activist, swimmer, hoarder of yarn, and spouse of John Appel the SFF author. All views are mine.

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There was one of these outside my old office buildimg. Such a bad smell.

12.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never forget who Trump appointed to be the head of our domestic anti-terrorism people.com/trump-admin-...

12.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 1727 πŸ” 545 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 35
AG Rayfield sues to stop unlawful data demand to colleges and universities

AG Rayfield sues to stop unlawful data demand to colleges and universities

β€œThis administration has already gone after our elections and a free press – now they're focusing on higher education. Independent universities are a cornerstone of a free society. Oregon's colleges and universities should answer to their students and their communities, not to a federal government, using surveillance and the threat of penalties to dictate how our institutions operate.”

β€œThis administration has already gone after our elections and a free press – now they're focusing on higher education. Independent universities are a cornerstone of a free society. Oregon's colleges and universities should answer to their students and their communities, not to a federal government, using surveillance and the threat of penalties to dictate how our institutions operate.”

AG Rayfield and multistate coalition are challenging the Trump administration’s new demand that colleges and universities provide new data about past and current students, disaggregated by race and sex. This rushed new requirement for the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS) survey leaves colleges and universities vulnerable to inadvertent errors and unreliable data that could lead to costly penalties and baseless investigations into their practices. It also jeopardizes student privacy by requesting in-depth information about individual students.

AG Rayfield and multistate coalition are challenging the Trump administration’s new demand that colleges and universities provide new data about past and current students, disaggregated by race and sex. This rushed new requirement for the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS) survey leaves colleges and universities vulnerable to inadvertent errors and unreliable data that could lead to costly penalties and baseless investigations into their practices. It also jeopardizes student privacy by requesting in-depth information about individual students.

BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's unlawful data demand to colleges and universities. Read more about what happened. #orpol

11.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reskeeting with alt text written by @finalgirlboss.bsky.social bc everyone needs to be able to appreciate this image that made me cackle

A+ job meeting people where they are, like oh I get it now lmao and having grown up in Maryland, I am delighted

12.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

Your reminder that Viagra for cismen and breast implants for cis women are gender-affirming care.

12.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social do you know anyone?

12.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black shirt. Brown pants.

Black shirt. Brown pants.

Pitfalls of getting dressed in the dark and immediately walking out the door. And of the "buy in every color philosophy."

I thought they were my gray pinstripe pants.

11.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why doesn’t grammerly have to pay for name and image licensing?

11.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear #AcademicBluesky,

Please be kind to your institutional research staff (and, depending on your institution's interpretation of NASFAA guidance, your financial aid analysts). The struggle is real.

Sincerely,

Every exausted and stressed IR person across the country

#ACTS #IKYKY #IRWatercooler

11.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @framefatales.com and @nwlc.org for the much needed reminder.

08.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finding joy in the midst of fear and hopelessness is what this is about. Figure out where you have expertise and resource and leverage it. Resource comes in all shapes.

08.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That would be @nwlc.org . Love hearing them discussing their work with @frozenflygone.allagarta.live

08.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

First day energy on @framefatales.com Frost Fatales to benefit National Women's Law Center. Lets go!

08.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Two in custody after 'suspicious devices' found outside Gracie Mansion amid anti-Islam protest The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said.

Yeah, I guess people aren’t hearing about The fact that a bunch of fascists were having a rally and threw a number of devices at the mayor’s house www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

08.03.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Fluid elimination of all sorts is very annoying the most annoying varient is the one that requires regular visits to a porcelain collection device.

06.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But there is spring baseball...

02.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, same

02.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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President Trump has ordered strikes in seven countries, in addition to his campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean, in his second term in office. https://wapo.st/47ewteg

28.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 22

The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.

28.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1069 πŸ” 418 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 9

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

28.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3697 πŸ” 638 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 18

Happt Pokemon Day! 30 years!

I don't play but Pokemon made a profound difference in my kids' lives.

27.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no did someone steal from the thieves who stole from me awww that’s a shame

24.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am always so sad to see the Olympics end. I feel it particularly hard this year - it was a gorgeous respite full of celebration and friendship.

22.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While we’re debating whether or not Trump called into C-SPAN using a pseudonym to rant about the Supreme Court, let’s not lose sight of how we’re all in agreement this is something he would do and this is the person with the nuclear codes.

22.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2885 πŸ” 552 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 15

Perfectly stated.

22.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIXED FEELINGS?

22.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 2340 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 44
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22.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hellenbuyck for MVP

22.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Explaining rules of sports to the five-year-old is usually a challenge but in shocking news she found the concept of the penalty box to be very intuitive

22.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Connor Hellebuyck is unbelievable.

22.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0