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UNC System board approves new policy on campus protests, hoping to mitigate ‘chaos.’ Policy comes after last spring's pro-Palestinian protests at several universities that involved pitching tents and camping on campus. (Via @koriedean.bsky.social ) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #ncpol

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This is a choice that public higher education should be extremely concerned about. Recent history is not on higher education’s side when it comes to state prioritization of Medicaid over public university budgets. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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Michael LeRoy has been researching NIL contracts between schools and college athletes and...surprise...there are multiple "sub-licensing" categories appearing in these agreements. 😳 What could possibly go wrong??

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Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

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The university will look into shutting down several of 12 Commonwealth Campuses, and Bendpaudi charged Margo DelliCarpini, VP for Commonwealth Campuses, Tracy Langekilde, interim provost, and Michael Smith, SVP with recommending which campuses to close. onwardstate.com/2025/02/25/p...

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“At a time when federal funding for education is facing the possibility of significant cuts, this report underscores the urgency of continued investment in higher education,” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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"Sonoma State is not corporate America, it's not Tesla, simply cutting your way out of this isn't going to be successful," McGuire said. abc7news.com/post/sonoma-...

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"Later, one of the female players on the other team posed further questions to the referee: “Why is it like this? Why are we going back to the 1930s?” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/i...

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“Are you not going to comply with it?” he demanded of her. “I’m complying with state and federal laws,” she replied. To this, Trump shot back, “We are the federal law.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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“I could never have imagined growing up that the Eagles would be such a source of joy in my life,” Tapper said. www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

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For those of us studying colleges, athletics, enrollment, etc., this is an excellent synopsis.

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Deep look inside the closing of a Catholic college. "In this three-part essay, we—Cabrini’s former interim president, Helen Drinan, and former members of the academic leadership team—describe our decision to seek a strategic partner." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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Per @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social below: ABC averaged 1.8 million viewers for UConn-South Carolina and 1.7 million viewers for LSU-Texas — the two largest regular season women’s audiences on the ESPN networks since 2010. •With Iowa in B10, ESPN did not get much Caitlin Clark reg season games.

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It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.

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“Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today,” www.northland.edu/closure/

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Thanks to @robertkelchen.com for joining the podcast to discuss ""From DEI to NCAA: The Shifting Landscape of Higher Ed" Yes-there's a lot to discuss... 😳 youtu.be/bLkw192BTxk

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Thanks to @robertkelchen.com for joining the podcast to discuss ""From DEI to NCAA: The Shifting Landscape of Higher Ed" Yes-there's a lot to discuss... 😳 youtu.be/bLkw192BTxk

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There's a big difference between an executive order and a law. Big difference.

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"What chance does an unknown epidemiologist, or food safety inspector, have against the unfiltered enmity of the world’s richest man?" Me on Musk's mix of Orwellian nastiness and lawless self-dealing. on.ft.com/4k4ZkXl

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Prayers to all - this company has been around for over a century 😔

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"Numerous peer institutions” are in similar circumstances lancasteronline.com/news/local/f...

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"He expects the European leaders to discuss "in a very serious fashion" the challenges posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. www.politico.eu/article/macr...

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Staggering reversal of policy.... 😳

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White students in the Norwin SD had circulated a photo of themselves labeled “Kool Kids Klub,” wore Confederate flag clothing, told a Black student to “go pick cotton”.District officials initially said they saw no problem with some of the white students’ behavior. www.propublica.org/article/depa...

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"It’s not yet clear how many employees were affected, but they worked for a range of offices within the department, from civil rights to federal student aid." www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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Pell is facing a funding shortfall of $2.7 billion unless congress acts to shore up the programs funding. The last time this happened, post Great Recession, the cuts were devastating and some of them have never been rolled back. #EduSky www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

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Want to contact your Federal representatives quickly and easily? The app, 5 CALLS, has you covered! Download from app stores.

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Another step to flag football becoming a varsity sport

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The network said Wednesday that it reaped more than $800 million in gross advertising revenue across all platforms from the game, a figure that easily beats the roughly $700 million from the year before. frontofficesports.com/fox-made-800...

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A pair of Bluesky users filed a lawsuit against the NFL for not letting its teams create individual accounts on the platform due to its partnership with X/Twitter. frontofficesports.com/fans-sue-nfl...

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“Where the food hall is going is right at the most heavily [trafficked] pedestrian intersection in University City." www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

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Two top minds in sports media (Kosner + Desser): 🏀 Rise of women’s basketball & gender equity in media rights 📺 How universities can leverage media to boost revenue & visibility 💰 The role of private equity & tech in shaping the future of college athletics Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSDF...

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When Lindsay Gottlieb had her first child in 2017, she brought her son and a nanny on work trips. She footed the bill. Since then, women’s college basketball coaches have become more open about motherhood. Here’s why: http://dlvr.it/THwVWM

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This might be the most on-point assessment yet.

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Order Kevin's book. Couldn't be more timely. At this moment of crisis, institutions need to tend to their people. He lays out how to do it.

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And yet, somehow this is not 'pay for play'? "THE GOAL going into December was to spend $5 million.That was the price tag that Cody Campbell, Texas Tech's billionaire booster established." www.espn.com/college-foot...

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Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today. "They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."

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U.S. DOE directive regarding Title IX and NIL distributions on ed.gov website is gone. h/t @katiedaviscpa.bsky.social

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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to cap what the National Institutes of Health pays universities and research organizations to cover their administrative costs. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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DeVonta Smith joined an exclusive club of players to win a Heisman, national championship and Super Bowl: ◽️ Marcus Allen ◽️ Reggie Bush ◽️ Tony Dorsett ◽️ Charles Woodson And now, Smith.

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The Philadelphia Eagles‘ Super Bowl victory might pave the way for Philly to host its own Super Bowl one day. “The Eagles, like the Sixers, I think have a longer-term strategy that they need to be in control of their own property.” @sportico.bsky.social 🦅 www.sportico.com/business/rea...

This is a choice that public higher education should be extremely concerned about. Recent history is not on higher education’s side when it comes to state prioritization of Medicaid over public university budgets. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Michael LeRoy has been researching NIL contracts between schools and college athletes and...surprise...there are multiple "sub-licensing" categories appearing in these agreements. 😳 What could possibly go wrong??

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

The university will look into shutting down several of 12 Commonwealth Campuses, and Bendpaudi charged Margo DelliCarpini, VP for Commonwealth Campuses, Tracy Langekilde, interim provost, and Michael Smith, SVP with recommending which campuses to close. onwardstate.com/2025/02/25/p...

“At a time when federal funding for education is facing the possibility of significant cuts, this report underscores the urgency of continued investment in higher education,” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

"Sonoma State is not corporate America, it's not Tesla, simply cutting your way out of this isn't going to be successful," McGuire said. abc7news.com/post/sonoma-...

"Later, one of the female players on the other team posed further questions to the referee: “Why is it like this? Why are we going back to the 1930s?” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/i...

“Are you not going to comply with it?” he demanded of her. “I’m complying with state and federal laws,” she replied. To this, Trump shot back, “We are the federal law.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“I could never have imagined growing up that the Eagles would be such a source of joy in my life,” Tapper said. www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle...

For those of us studying colleges, athletics, enrollment, etc., this is an excellent synopsis.

Deep look inside the closing of a Catholic college. "In this three-part essay, we—Cabrini’s former interim president, Helen Drinan, and former members of the academic leadership team—describe our decision to seek a strategic partner." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Per @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social below: ABC averaged 1.8 million viewers for UConn-South Carolina and 1.7 million viewers for LSU-Texas — the two largest regular season women’s audiences on the ESPN networks since 2010. •With Iowa in B10, ESPN did not get much Caitlin Clark reg season games.

It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.

“Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today,” www.northland.edu/closure/

Thanks to @robertkelchen.com for joining the podcast to discuss ""From DEI to NCAA: The Shifting Landscape of Higher Ed" Yes-there's a lot to discuss... 😳 youtu.be/bLkw192BTxk

Thanks to @robertkelchen.com for joining the podcast to discuss ""From DEI to NCAA: The Shifting Landscape of Higher Ed" Yes-there's a lot to discuss... 😳 youtu.be/bLkw192BTxk

There's a big difference between an executive order and a law. Big difference.

"What chance does an unknown epidemiologist, or food safety inspector, have against the unfiltered enmity of the world’s richest man?" Me on Musk's mix of Orwellian nastiness and lawless self-dealing. on.ft.com/4k4ZkXl

Prayers to all - this company has been around for over a century 😔

"Numerous peer institutions” are in similar circumstances lancasteronline.com/news/local/f...

"He expects the European leaders to discuss "in a very serious fashion" the challenges posed by U.S. President Donald Trump. www.politico.eu/article/macr...

Staggering reversal of policy.... 😳

"It’s not yet clear how many employees were affected, but they worked for a range of offices within the department, from civil rights to federal student aid." www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Pell is facing a funding shortfall of $2.7 billion unless congress acts to shore up the programs funding. The last time this happened, post Great Recession, the cuts were devastating and some of them have never been rolled back. #EduSky www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

Want to contact your Federal representatives quickly and easily? The app, 5 CALLS, has you covered! Download from app stores.

Another step to flag football becoming a varsity sport

The network said Wednesday that it reaped more than $800 million in gross advertising revenue across all platforms from the game, a figure that easily beats the roughly $700 million from the year before. frontofficesports.com/fox-made-800...

A pair of Bluesky users filed a lawsuit against the NFL for not letting its teams create individual accounts on the platform due to its partnership with X/Twitter. frontofficesports.com/fans-sue-nfl...

“Where the food hall is going is right at the most heavily [trafficked] pedestrian intersection in University City." www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

When Lindsay Gottlieb had her first child in 2017, she brought her son and a nanny on work trips. She footed the bill. Since then, women’s college basketball coaches have become more open about motherhood. Here’s why: http://dlvr.it/THwVWM

This might be the most on-point assessment yet.

Order Kevin's book. Couldn't be more timely. At this moment of crisis, institutions need to tend to their people. He lays out how to do it.

And yet, somehow this is not 'pay for play'? "THE GOAL going into December was to spend $5 million.That was the price tag that Cody Campbell, Texas Tech's billionaire booster established." www.espn.com/college-foot...

Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today. "They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."

U.S. DOE directive regarding Title IX and NIL distributions on ed.gov website is gone. h/t @katiedaviscpa.bsky.social

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to cap what the National Institutes of Health pays universities and research organizations to cover their administrative costs. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

DeVonta Smith joined an exclusive club of players to win a Heisman, national championship and Super Bowl: ◽️ Marcus Allen ◽️ Reggie Bush ◽️ Tony Dorsett ◽️ Charles Woodson And now, Smith.

The Philadelphia Eagles‘ Super Bowl victory might pave the way for Philly to host its own Super Bowl one day. “The Eagles, like the Sixers, I think have a longer-term strategy that they need to be in control of their own property.” @sportico.bsky.social 🦅 www.sportico.com/business/rea...

Beautiful! #SuperBowlLIX #Eagles

EAGLES GONNA WIN THE SUPER BOWL 🔥