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Jorge Valdes Kroff

@jorgelingo.bsky.social

Psycholinguist investigating bilingual language use and comprehension. Assoc Professor at University of Florida. Former Program Director in the SBE Directorate at NSF. Views are my own.

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Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d ago

Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares

Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.

insidehighered.com

Julia Strand@juliafstrand.bsky.social · 5d ago

My department is hiring 2 (TWO!) Tenure Track faculty in Developmental Psych and Biological Psych, to start Fall 2027. Deadlines 9/1 (Developmental) and 10/1 (Biological). More info here: www.carleton.edu/psychology/i.... Reach out with questions! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...

Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology

The Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de...

carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · last wk.

Rufo was "supplying policy blueprints and social-media firepower for an ambitious conservative overhaul. In return, FL became Rufo’s proving ground, elevating the up-and-coming activist into one of the movement’s most influential cheerleaders." www.chronicle.com/article/flor...

Florida’s Great Conservative Crack-Up

In the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies.

chronicle.com

Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · last wk.

Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

Were you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!

A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?

porchpartynews.com

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w ago

Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.

Mara Breen@mbreen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mount Holyoke College is hiring a clinical developmental psychologist! We’re a research-focused SLAC in beautiful western Mass - we have amazing students and we offer excellent faculty support - app review begins 9/7: mtholyoke.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Assistant Professor of Psychology & Education

Job no: R-0000003479 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology & Education Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2027 Job Description: The Department of Psychology and E...

mtholyoke.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com

Anne H. Charity Hudley@acharityhudley.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History. Please spread the word! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor in African American History - Stanford University, California, United States

The Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History...

facultypositions.stanford.edu

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 3w ago

denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One"

Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 3w ago

The MAGA plot to subvert the 2026 midterm elections is coming into focus. 1. Declassify docs to claim 2020 was stolen. 2. Declare a "national emergency" to seize control of the election apparatus. 3. Hope the "national security" predicate keeps courts out. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...

MAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections

mediamatters.org

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

it's even dumber than you think

Keith E. Whittington@kewhittington.bsky.social · 4w ago

After a long wait, circuit court rejects Florida’s defense of barring profs at public universities from espousing disfavored ideas in the classroom 1/

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and WILSON, Circuit Judges. GRANT, Circuit Judge: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." U.S. Const. amend I. The First Amendment, incorporated against the States in 1868, is this country's written commitment to the idea that freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought, and that both are essential to maintaining our liberty. The Supreme Court has long been clear that teaching and scholarship are due some measure of protection under the Amendment. But how much? And in what contexts? That Court has not had to say, but this one is now put to the test. The State of Florida legislated a broad set of speech restrictions banning certain viewpoints relating to race, color, sex, and national origin in various settings. The provision at issue here bars Florida's educators from promoting or endorsing those distavored ideas when instructing students. Its prohibition applies not only in primary and secondary education, where states traditionally exercise a great deal of control, but also in public colleges and universities, where the state government's role has been far more limited. When several groups of professors challenged Florida's new restrictions, the State cast about for an existing case or doctrine that could support its speech ban in the university setting. Finding none, it tried to marry public-employee speech cases with government speech doctrine, resulting in a new rule: if the
Lisa Fazio@lkfazio.bsky.social · last mo.

"The institution whose decade-long mission had been to tell the full history of the mountaintop, including the lives of the 600 people Jefferson enslaved, stopped talking about slavery online." Clear story of the well-trod path from right-wing harassment to capitulation and institutional silence.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last mo.

Four years ago, a coordinated right-wing smear campaign condemned Monticello for "going woke." Bridget Gillespie was working there at the time, and she gives this revelatory inside account of the harassment staff endured and ultimately how the institution buckled. Amazing piece.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

Donald Trump came one vote away from getting the Supreme Court to say that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented and temporary immigrants, a view held only by fringe far-right nativists until VERY recently. This is shocking. I am stunned.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

Tomorrow at SCOTUS is gonna be like: a. Trans athletes get screwed b. Another campaign finance law is gutted c. Birthright citizenship is upheld ... and we're all supposed to focus on (c) and forget about all the atrocious decisions that preceded it. Let's not, please!

Noam Ross@noamross.net · last mo.

If you're an #NSF funded researcher and haven't written a response to the OMB proposed rule and contacted your Congressional delegation about it, you should know Russ Vought is coming for your field first, enshrining the chaos of DOGE as policy. Do both at fight2win.standupforscience.net

Stand up for Science

Stand up for Science

fight2win.standupforscience.net

Cole Donovan@colesci.bsky.social · last mo.

Oh my god he admit it Link: www.regulations.gov/document/NSF...

The NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA) replaces the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (version 24-1). The GFA enhances use for proposers and recipients of NSF grants and cooperative agreements by: • Aligning NSF policy with applicable Executive Orders, including EO 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative; EO 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking; and EO 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science. • Aligning with the proposed revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR 200 through the proposed rule published on May 29, 2026 (see 91 Fed. Reg. 32, 198, May 29, 2026). • Streamlining financial assistance policies and procedures to reduce administrative burden and eliminate duplicative content. • Distinguishing policies from procedures to improve clarity and usability. • Organizing content by topic rather than by chapter to improve access to information. • Using plain language to improve readability and accessibility. • Distinguishing responsibilities for different users (e.g., Principal Investigators, Authorized Organizational Representatives, and Sponsored Project Offices).