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#HigherEd · Climate Action Pedagogy · faculty & student success · online learning advocate · trauma-aware teaching · ADHD/ND · adjunct · author of 99 Tips https://linktr.ee/KarenRayCosta

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#HigherEd someone write a heist novel where the group of adorable Robin Hood esque thieves pillages the harvard endowment

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Petition for #Harvard to use it's 53 billion dollar endowment to fund all of American #HigherEd and protect the work of progress and inclusion regardless of federal funding.

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Here's what I've got today for #HigherEd: the schools who have done the best TRUE DEI work (not performative BS) are the MOST precarious in terms of losing funding. They do not have billion dollar endowments to draw upon. They don't have endowments.

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!!! #HigherEd #FacDev #ClimateAction #CommunityBuilding !!! February WEAll Talk - "The Threads That Hold Us: Weaving as an Act of Resistance to Fragmentation" Free, virtual talk zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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I have said it before and I will say it again. Community colleges are the true leaders of #HigherEd. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Part of the problem is that organizing is actually difficult. Many people don't want to do hard things.

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Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:

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Yes, and one of the beautiful edges to this disaster is that it's revealing to all of us who is on the side of humanity, progress, and a world where we can meet human needs within our planet's limitations. As amb says, find those critical connections!!!

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question seen on reddit that put into words something I've been stuck on: How do we fight back without becoming what we oppose?

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What can we build while they are busy destroying?

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#Checklists

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tell me what you know about arendt's concept of the banality of evil and how we counter that

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This is the kind of strategic storytelling and visioning that we need: a clear, simple, powerful message. "The moment you stand up to them, they crumble." Pass it on.

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current/perma mood: shocked, not suprised

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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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seeing conservatives championing the cuts and the party line is: we can do this better locally. genuinely curious: where do these folks think that local funding is going to come from?

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"Our nation’s core values are under attack, and standing up for what’s right takes bravery and courage. That’s why we, the Democrats, have decided to stay seated until we can figure out what to do."

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#HigherEd #ShadowCabinet #Diversity #Biodiversity

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I think one of the #AI literacy things many don't understand is time lag. If you feed ChatGPT what's happening now and ask it to summarize, it will say, "That's a coup, honey." But if you ask it if a coup is happening, it's like, "No, probably not." Because it doesn't have real-time info.

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can anyone explain all of this in plain language? if they don't have the authority to cut these programs and fire people, why aren't the programs/people just saying NAH? BC Dump gave cronies actually access to turn off the $? But I'm assuming all of them are suing?

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Guinan, warning you against fatalism and inevitability

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Do y'all have and use those nice over ear headphones? I've been wanting to do audiobooks and feel like those would help.

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In a zoom with 80 people for a language journaling community session through JoClub. things are terrible but this is not, being with people from all over the world who want to communicate in another language. #LanguageLearning joclub.world/join/

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A lot of smaller, more cash-strapped colleges and universities are going to need you big kids with billion dollar endowments to raise hell about this Dear Colleague Letter so we all can weather this storm.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

A reminder that "Dear Colleague" letters do not carry the force of law. These are fundamental test cases for universities and other institutions to refuse to comply with the unjust demands of the current administration.

#HigherEd someone write a heist novel where the group of adorable Robin Hood esque thieves pillages the harvard endowment

Petition for #Harvard to use it's 53 billion dollar endowment to fund all of American #HigherEd and protect the work of progress and inclusion regardless of federal funding.

Here's what I've got today for #HigherEd: the schools who have done the best TRUE DEI work (not performative BS) are the MOST precarious in terms of losing funding. They do not have billion dollar endowments to draw upon. They don't have endowments.

!!! #HigherEd #FacDev #ClimateAction #CommunityBuilding !!! February WEAll Talk - "The Threads That Hold Us: Weaving as an Act of Resistance to Fragmentation" Free, virtual talk zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I have said it before and I will say it again. Community colleges are the true leaders of #HigherEd. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Part of the problem is that organizing is actually difficult. Many people don't want to do hard things.

Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:

Yes, and one of the beautiful edges to this disaster is that it's revealing to all of us who is on the side of humanity, progress, and a world where we can meet human needs within our planet's limitations. As amb says, find those critical connections!!!

question seen on reddit that put into words something I've been stuck on: How do we fight back without becoming what we oppose?

What can we build while they are busy destroying?

#Checklists

tell me what you know about arendt's concept of the banality of evil and how we counter that

This is the kind of strategic storytelling and visioning that we need: a clear, simple, powerful message. "The moment you stand up to them, they crumble." Pass it on.

current/perma mood: shocked, not suprised

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

seeing conservatives championing the cuts and the party line is: we can do this better locally. genuinely curious: where do these folks think that local funding is going to come from?

"Our nation’s core values are under attack, and standing up for what’s right takes bravery and courage. That’s why we, the Democrats, have decided to stay seated until we can figure out what to do."

#HigherEd #ShadowCabinet #Diversity #Biodiversity

I think one of the #AI literacy things many don't understand is time lag. If you feed ChatGPT what's happening now and ask it to summarize, it will say, "That's a coup, honey." But if you ask it if a coup is happening, it's like, "No, probably not." Because it doesn't have real-time info.

can anyone explain all of this in plain language? if they don't have the authority to cut these programs and fire people, why aren't the programs/people just saying NAH? BC Dump gave cronies actually access to turn off the $? But I'm assuming all of them are suing?

Guinan, warning you against fatalism and inevitability

Do y'all have and use those nice over ear headphones? I've been wanting to do audiobooks and feel like those would help.

In a zoom with 80 people for a language journaling community session through JoClub. things are terrible but this is not, being with people from all over the world who want to communicate in another language. #LanguageLearning joclub.world/join/

A lot of smaller, more cash-strapped colleges and universities are going to need you big kids with billion dollar endowments to raise hell about this Dear Colleague Letter so we all can weather this storm.

A reminder that "Dear Colleague" letters do not carry the force of law. These are fundamental test cases for universities and other institutions to refuse to comply with the unjust demands of the current administration.

Ice storm incoming. 😵‍💫

first teen driving lesson today. wish me luck!

They'll have to tire out soon right?

This pic wins Valentine's Day and life!!! 😍