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jonathan-renshon.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science & International Relations, UW-Madison
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Is there a preregistration hidden somewhere for this that we should look for?
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Remember that IRB is largely centered around medical research…
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At the very least, one could simply lay out the facts of it, then point to the claimed motivations and interrogate them a bit. This is just like read a White House press release.
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Note: this was very sloppy work done while a sort of sick 5 year old crawled all over me demanding attention and snacks. Apologies in advance in case mistakes were made (they definitely were).
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- It is a diverse group in terms of degrees and expertise: There are 4 JDs, 2 MBA, 2 PhDs, 1 MD and 2 MPAs. MBAs don’t predominate!
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- Not everyone works in for-profit businesses: 10 have profiles that are standard “for profit executives,” though that also overcounts because it includes lawyers, at least one of whom is a civil rights attorney (fairly far removed from a CEO even if it also wouldn’t count as a non-profit).
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2 of those 18 appointees are current students in the UW system. Of the 16 non-students on the board: - 4 have worked in public education broadly and 3 have had jobs at Universities. Not including advisory/board positions; I mean, actual jobs :)
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There are 18 Regents at the University of Wisconsin. 16 are appointed by Governors and 2 are automatic “ins” as a result of their position (e.g., State Superintendent of Public Instruction).
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I wondered if there was something different about this at public universities, so I looked up the bios of Regents from the University of Wisconsin. Here's what I found:
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This tactic comes directly from a West Wing episode
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"coming attraction better than the movie" vibes
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Most misleading subject line ever. “Our Resolve…” …to make sure nothing interferes with our $ and nobody is mean to us on Twitter?
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But rarely do you have the occasion to be so efficient about it! You can hear all the complaints at the same time and in person!
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Probability theory is a liberal lie.
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What’s next? Semi-pro circuit?
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What could go wrong?
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I just hop into random Signal chats and paste links to the survey.
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Please don’t make any more memes that predict the future/cause it to happen. Maybe time to reverse jinx it with a different meme?
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I believe "not creating a ruckus" is actually in the Constitution.
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I heard something similar, but it was closer to "better to take a big swing and not be able to prove it than causally identify something less important." So weird that we heard similar things... ;)
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And if you're worried (like I am) about the WI judicial race, please consider donating here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sc-sm...
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You can ALWAYS donate to the ACLU @aclu.org www.aclu.org
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"Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education" bit.ly/DemocracyAnd...
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@aaup.bsky.social "Free Higher Ed Now!" There's both an actual "day of action" on April 17th as well as a petition to sign. actionnetwork.org/forms/join-u...
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For Jewish faculty and affiliates, the "Not In Our Name" petition docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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@democracyforward.org Open letter (for members of the legal community, broadly defined) democracyforward.org/action/open-...
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@change.org petition to stand with students again the targeting of immigrants and attacks on free speech www.change.org/p/stand-with...
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action.aclu.org/petition/fre... Petition from @aclu.org to protect free speech on campus