We are hosting the MidSouth Education Policy Workshop again this year on Oct 8-9 at UK! The goal is to bring researchers and policy professionals together to share work, get feedback, and network. Call for papers (due Aug 21) and more information here: martin.uky.edu/2026-midsout....

2026 MidSouth Education Public Policy Workshop | Martin School of Public Policy and Administration

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📢 Predoc Opportunity I'm hiring a full-time predoc to work with me at UC Berkeley, supporting my research on labor economics, the economics of education, and public policy. jesse-rothstein.com/rothstein_pr... Please pass on to anyone who might be interested. #econsky #econ_ra

🚨 Applications open for @PEERresearch.bsky.social Summer Scholars! 🚨 We'll host early-/mid-career scholars in DC from June 3-5, costs covered, to learn more about federal policymaking from scholars/experts who have been there. Applications due March 1! www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center

June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to…

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The FTC is hiring economists! Applications due 12/17 so it’s a quick turnaround! Happy to chat with anyone interested in the position, especially if you have a non-IO background like me…

Matthew Thomas@matthewthom.as · 8mo ago

The Federal Trade Commission is hiring PhD Economists (very late, because shutdown)! Please repost/quote so JMCs can see. - no experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497400 - some experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851497300 - much experience: www.usajobs.gov/job/851496000 #Economics #EconSky

Hi #APPAM2025 #2025APPAM folks - live today, our department at Vanderbilt is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor higher education scholar this cycle! Find the posting here: apply.interfolio.com/177753 Let me know if you're in Seattle and want to chat at all about the position/department.

Most frequent comment over the past 2 days: “wow, everyone here is so nice!” 😍 Thank you @rajdarolia.bsky.social for bringing us all together for MidSouth 1.0! Great to see friends (incl. a former student!) and hear fab research (@jieezhong.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social pictured!)

Had a great time at the inaugural MidSouth Ed Policy Conference, organized by @rajdarolia.bsky.social, @mikekofoed.bsky.social, and @riacton.bsky.social and truly pulled off by the amazing Emily Wilcox Walls, in my beautiful hometown, Lexington.

This morning, Chair Cassidy released a Request for Information on how to increase college cost and value transparency for students and families. Please share with your networks and consider submitting a response by the October 24 deadline: www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom...

Chair Cassidy Requests Information on Improving Transparency in Higher Education, Lowering Costs for Students | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, requested...

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📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!

One week left to submit your papers! 👇

Rajeev Darolia@rajdarolia.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Reminder - submit to the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop in Lexington, KY Oct 16-17! Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf @ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky

Reminder - submit to the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop in Lexington, KY Oct 16-17! Deadline is next Wed 08/27. Info & link to submit: bit.ly/44TdiGf @ckcarruthers.bsky.social @riacton.bsky.social @mikekofoed.bsky.social #Econconf #EconSky #EduSky #policysky

Riley Acton@riacton.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY! Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome! Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf

Writing my 6th external P&T letter of the year today. Y’all are doing incredible and important work. Keep hustling.

Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY! Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome! Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf