Abe Goldberg

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I got an email from “Academic Questions” while “Client Services” was copied on the message.

Looks like most signatories are from private institutions and northeastern and pacific coast publics. Several nonprofit orgs as well.

WVU would have to operate ‘center for civics’ overseen by political appointee, bill says • West Virginia Watch WVU would be required to operate a civics learning center focused on constitutional studies according to a bill approved by the House.

Oy vey

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Unfortunately, they each have an individual incentive NOT to do it. Or, in some cases, boards hire cautious (and complicit) presidents they know won’t do it.

It begs the question of who on our campuses defends against politically-driven overreach and attacks on academic freedom.

Just a reminder that the neither the U.S. Digital Service (which has been converted into DOGE) nor OPM has any legal authority to direct every single federal government employee to give them a job summary. Literally no such authority at all.

Profile in courage…

PEN America Condemns Education Department's Threat to Defund Colleges and Universities Over DEI Programs - PEN America PEN America Denounces Department of Education Letter That Would Ban Ideas About Race

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Civic Nation BrandVoice: Students Navigate Free Speech And Expression Policies To Encourage Voter Participation Young people should be trusted with opportunities to flex their civic engagement muscles — if not at a place of higher education, where?

Love publishing with students!

“public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about”

“…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric”

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What if every Burger King looked like this?

Context matters.

This is where the “dialogue across difference” advocates lose me. I agree it’s important for people to hear from and learn about different perspectives. But, there are also truths that aren’t up for debate and no “middle ground” should be sought within the “marketplace of ideas”

So far, the most memorable thing about #SPSA2025 is meeting a colleague who was able to secure internal funding for SIXTEEN (16!!!) undergraduate students to attend and participate following their research methods course.

Impressive.

Looks like I’m in the minority here, but I print mine and we go through it line by line on the first day. No plans to change that practice, but appreciate the responses here.

Yeah, verdict is still out on this place as far as I’m concerned, but certainly better than the cesspool

Nice - bars, coffee shops, sidewalks and pocket parks. That’s my jam!

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First post in close to a year on this site. Glad to see more people using it…time to give it another try, I guess.

More information here:

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College students in 2021 viewed First Amendment rights to be LESS secure than those in 2016, according to the Knight Foundation. Only 47% think freedom of speech is very secure/secure!

Just arrived! Very much looking forward to giving this a read, @mattnelsen.bsky.social!

Awesome, thank you for sharing this.

Yeah, I lived in South Carolina for 8 years and found it to be far more nuanced (and even more purple) than national discourse assumes.

Columbus isn’t even the best college town in Ohio. And, Athens, Georgia is not the best college town named Athens.

Athens, Ohio >> both of those, despite exclusion from that list

A lot of questions about the poll, but why are folks (1) asking people about agreement or disagreement with statements on a 100 point scale, and (2) then dichotomizing that scale, and (3) using the value of 61 rather than 50 to split agree and disagree?

Beware the UVA poll going around on support for violence & democracy tinyurl.com/uvacpoll

I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll

What are we doing here people? Stop the madness!

Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.

Over 100 students in a US government general education course have spoken! Almost 60% think Supreme Court justices should have term limits….

Americans are generally horrible at understanding the size of marginalized communities.

Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane.

We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world.

1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.

I used to feel this way about Newark. Then I experienced the renovated Terminal A and it actually wasn’t terrible. Dulles on the other hand…