Carolski
@carolski.bsky.social
Chemistry, Community Colleges, Bikes. Not necessarily in that order.
Hells bells, kids, we’ve made it to opb! Fighting for a fair contract! www.opb.org/article/2026...
Central Oregon Community College faculty authorize a strike
The college’s faculty forum voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to authorize a strike if negotiations remain unsuccessful.
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Our admin is hiding behind %s in press reports. When starting salaries are low, of course getting to market salaries are large relative increases! Will the public fall for their shady %? I hope not. Adjuncts make <$30K for 0.75FTE! FT tenure track as low as $61K. We + Our community deserve better.
Welp, sometimes you have to become a squeaky wheel. If the other state CCs can provide better wages and workloads, why can’t we? (Narrator whispers: We can we just don’t wanna)
Central Oregon Community College faculty declare impasse over pay, cost of living
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Central Oregon Community College Faculty Forum has declared an impasse in contract negotiations with Central Oregon Community College after nine months of talks in Bend. The u...
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Years before President Trump began systematically rolling back DEI efforts, Oregon's Parks department fired its first two DEI coordinators, buried a report on barriers to access and, according to ex-employees and contractors, stifled inclusion efforts. www.thewesternedge.media/p/dei-at-ore...
DEI at Oregon Parks is Lost in the Woods
In progressive Oregon, the Parks department has wrung its hands for years over inclusion
thewesternedge.media
Pithier point 1: I am not worried about students cheating; rather, I am worried about what students are getting cheated out of.
Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · last mo.Preparing for a workshop on teaching critical thinking in STEM in light of current, let's say pressures, and decided I should start my talk with a slides that lays out the values that form my premises:
Hope Delgado Program and Content Associate at Made By Us, profiles Ellen Ochoa, the engineer who became the first Hispanic woman in space in 1993, & later the first Hispanic director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, in this 250 to 250 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team. youtu.be/oS-UG1CakaI?...
Ellen Ochoa, Narrated by Hope Delgado
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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These type of vehicle stops by masked immigration agents are turning deadly across America, and must stop. We'll continue to support our Latino Community Association and immigrant neighbors. Call PIRC if you see or hear about suspected ICE activity: 1-888-622-1510 bendbulletin.com/2026/07/14/c...
Central Oregon residents arrested by ICE - The Bulletin
Two Bend residents are lodged in the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Latino Community Association confirmed Tuesday. The Associ...
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This is the way.
Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe federal government told the Klamath Tribes they weren't a "salmon tribe" because dams wiped out their fish 100+ years ago. So the Yurok Tribe applied for the $5.9M grant & passed the funds through. This is Indigenous solidarity in action. www.hcn.org/articles/the...
Each Friday night, I write a briefing on US science & higher ed. 🧪 June 26 (Year 2, Week 26) made me angry: - dismantling programs to prevent teen pregnancy & fatal overdoses - Texas adds Bible stories to mandatory school readings - bad $$ news from NSF, NIH & more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 26
Jun 20-26, 2026 – intercropping
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Funny how the urgency shows up two days after faculty go off contract for summer. There was certainly no fretting from their side two months ago. Profoundly disappointing ktvz.com/news/2026/06...
Central Oregon Community College seeks mediation in faculty contract talks
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College has requested mediation through the Oregon Employment Relations Board regarding its ongoing negotiations with the faculty bargaining unit. This re...
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It's been an amazing four years serving Bend as your mayor. I'm all in to keep tackling our housing, transportation, and climate challenges. If you're a fan of pro-housing mayors who get results, follow @keblerformayor.bsky.social, donate, and share my post below to support my re-election campaign.
Kebler for Mayor 🗳️@keblerformayor.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's official: I’m seeking another term to provide tested and trusted leadership in this pivotal moment. I hope you'll support my campaign so we can keep building a thriving city that’s safe, inclusive, and affordable for everyone.
A masterpiece of science communication by Craig McLean, former Chief Scientist of NOAA, in response to the outrageous and dangerous new proposal that would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants (the OMB debacle) 🧪 youtu.be/WKkRVhwiJAM?...
New proposal would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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It's absolutely infuriating that blue-state governors do not see this as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to launch their schools into the stratosphere. And I don't mean that in a greedy way. I mean that they could actively work to save US higher ed AND make their schools even better.
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 4mo ago“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”
“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”
Auburn Board Takes Curricular Control, Dissolves Senate
The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn’t take effect until October and doesn’t apply to the institution.
insidehighered.com
Have y’all read this? Because if you haven’t I recommend you do. www.liberalcurrents.com/aoc-for-pres...
AOC for President
Whether or not she runs, Ocasio-Cortez is invoking a feminist politics that Democrats should adopt if they are serious about defeating fascism.
liberalcurrents.com
🥳 A small town in #Oregon is celebrating after officially stopping a large data center from being built in their community‼️ The #LaPineCity Council voted unanimously to reject the proposed project 👏
An unapologetically angry post about what’s being done to US science:
The Current Crisis: What's Happening to Science in America
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Each week, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Needed to write Year 2, Week 22 a day early. It is grim. - new NSF grant delays - gut-churning policy proposals on NDA, accreditation, peer review - academic freedom surveys & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 22
May 23-28, 2026 – by design
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Saturday morning Meeting the Moment by @lizneeley.bsky.social reminding us to practice gratitude and see connections amidst everything buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 21
May 16-22, 2026 - well-wishing
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Thirteen faculty testified before the Board last week. You can watch from 1:02 in on this video. www.youtube.com/live/WvgHWst...
COCC Board of Directors Meeting - May 13, 2026
YouTube video by Central Oregon Community College
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My phoot won’t load so I am going full alt-text: 75 people wearing matching COCC Faculty Forum shirts and holding signs in front of the Boyle Education Center, asking for decent wages and workloads and control Of our own IP.
Is there a known issue with image uploads here on this bsky thingie? I was doing great a week ago and now I can’t get my amazing pictures to share. Post attempts to upload then I’m kicked back to the home page.
