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Will Jones

@willpjones.bsky.social

Historian of race and class; Author: The March on Washington & The Tribe of Black Ulysses; Professor, University of Minnesota; President, @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social; Editor, "Up For Debate" @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social ORCHID: 0000-0001-9295-866X

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD@ubiquity75.xyz · 4d ago

I will say that a university with a multi-billion dollar endowment and vast wealth and resources doesn't have a funding problem. It has a resource allocation problem. This can be read as a values misalignment with the core mission. I'll accept both answers.

Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · last wk.

In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 2w ago

READ THIS, and then call or write to your representatives, the governor, the UMN President and Regents. And vote in November for people who will fund higher ed. If you don't live in MN, this is happening or is going to happen to your public university soon.

David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 2w ago

@aaup.org is pushing for this.

A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education

The AAUP and AFT jointly launched a new comprehensive policy platform ahead of the 2026 midterms aimed to counter the Trump administration’s far right extremist attacks on American higher education an...

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2w ago

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 3w ago

Missed earlier: “She said she wanted the second line of her obituary to acknowledge her role as a shop steward @sagaftra.com the union that represents NPR's editorial workers. She wanted the line to say that her "proudest achievement" was helping convince NPR to increase its paid parental leave.”

Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

npr.org

Jake Schwitzer@jakeschwitzer.bsky.social · 3w ago

When asked what advice she’d give to researchers who are documenting the story of what the federal government did to Minnesota: “Believe us.” -Fridley Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Lewis

North Star Policy Action@northstarpolicy.org · 3w ago

Today we convened researchers, advocates, and community partners at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School to document the impact of DHS activity in Minnesota. Grateful to The Advocates for Human Rights and everyone in the room working to bring data and accountability to this moment.

Dissent Magazine@dissentmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

The federal occupation of Minnesota must be understood as an assault not only on the people of the state but also on fundamental democratic principles of due process, equal protection, and rule of law. https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/trump-2026-midterm-elections-democracy-twin-cities/

Operation Metro Surge Wasn't the End - Dissent Magazine

The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

dissentmagazine.org

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 3w ago

Greg Nammacher @seiu.org Local 26 and I wrote about how unions aligned with immigrant and faith organizations to strengthen resistance to the federal occupation of Minnesota, and the lessons this holds for the ongoing defense of democracy.

Dissent Magazine@dissentmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump seems hesitant to resume the aggressively violent and unlawful approach seen during Operation Metro Surge. But other threats to democratic rule are certain to emerge in the remaining years of his second term, including in the lead-up to the midterms.

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Stanford University and Harvard researchers earlier this year checked the accuracy of AI large-language models used in health care and found they provided “severely harmful medical advice” in up to 22% of cases. The most common issue was omitting important information in summaries.”

Striking Allina doctors worried about AI and loss of control over medical care

Doctors want better sick leave and other benefits from Allina Health, but they are particularly concerned about the health system’s ability to dictate how they practice medicine.

startribune.com

Will Jones@willpjones.bsky.social · 3w ago

Anyone who lived in the Twin Cities last winter knows this, but its useful to have it spelled out so clearly. I have an article coming out this week @dissentmag.bsky.social that shows how local organizations aligned to challenge this threat.

Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)

In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”

nytimes.com