We in @universityofky.bsky.social Dept of Ed Policy Studies and Evaluation are excited to announce our search for an Assistant Professor—Qualitative Research Design & Methods! Any questions can be steered to search chair Dr. Kayla M. Johnson at kayla.johnson@uky.edu! ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/640...

Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation--Qualitative Research Design & Methods, Regular Title Series

The Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation (EPE) in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky invites applications and nominations for a tenure-eligible Assistant Profess...

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I’m honored to have been on the @stuaffairsnow.bsky.social podcast to discuss rural students in higher ed, w/ Elise Cain and Jarvis Marlow-McCowin! Thank you so much to @keithephd.bsky.social for the invite, as well as hosting us and facilitating conversation! 🙂 studentaffairsnow.com/rural-colleg...

The Geography of Postsecondary Pursuit: Strengthening Enrollment, Support, and Workforce Outcomes for Rural Learners by Ioana Hulbert and Makala Skinner via @ithakasr.bsky.social sr.ithaka.org/blog/the-geo...

The Geography of Postsecondary Pursuit - Ithaka S+R

About 60 million individuals—roughly 19 percent of the US population—live in rural areas. Rural students graduate high school at higher rates than the national average (90 percent, compared to 87 perc...

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Excited to share my new pub in the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL)! From Spotty to Secure Connections: Four Steps Toward Rural-Inclusive Online Teaching, co-authored with the amazing Drs. Sonja Ardoin and @drandrewk.bsky.social! doi.org/10.14434/jos...

Seriously beyond honored to have spent the past week in Montana on the @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social’s last state Community Listening Tour! With these perspectives gathered from multiple communities around Montana and communities across three other states,

Reconnecting the Rural Way: TICAS Rural Reconnect Initiative by Valerie Crespín-Trujillo, PhD, MPP via @ticas-org.bsky.social ticas.org/college-comp...

Reconnecting the Rural Way: TICAS Rural Reconnect Initiative - The Institute for College Access & Success

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Beyond Graduation Rates: How Rural Community Colleges Are Rewriting the Story of Student Success by Kristin Vinagro and Stephanie Norris via Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Community College Insights www.richmondfed.org/region_commu...

Community College Insights

The Community College Insights series provides deep-dive analysis and commentary on the latest data, research and policy updates from the Richmond Fed's Community College Initiative.

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My first year as faculty at @universityofky.bsky.social Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation has officially wrapped! Thank you so much to everyone who supported me in this new role at a new institution, I couldn’t have survived without y’all! Looking forward to continuing my Wildcat career! 😺

“Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend” via @npr.org and @hechingerreport.org www.npr.org/2026/05/16/n...

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

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The Key Podcast: Cuts to TRIO Will Harm Rural Students via @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

The Key podcast: Cuts to TRIO Will Harm Rural Students

Efforts to get rural students into college would end if the government cuts federal funding to access programs including TRIO, according to Mara Tieken, a professor of education at Bates College whose...

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“‘I think of being rural so different now:’ How affinity groups can be a lifeline for rural students” by @emilylytle.bsky.social via @opencampus.org www.opencampus.org/2026/05/07/i...

'I think of being rural so different now:' How affinity groups can be a lifeline for rural students - Open Campus

Q&A: Chico State students serve as ambassadors for their rural peers.

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Our first visit of the West Virginia Listening Tour was Marlinton, WV. Our Town Hall with local leaders combined with individual interviews throughout the community yielded some amazing talking points with the state team. We are excited to continue the conversations in two communities tomorrow!

The website for our research and practice @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social is up! Our team is excited to travel to all 4 participating states to learn from folks in each state their thoughts/perspectives about rural workforce and talent development! Stay updated about our work at ruraltalentlabs.org

“The Rural Advantage—and Challenge—with Workforce Pell” by @irispalmer.bsky.social via @newamerica.org www.newamerica.org/insights/the...

@ashecahep.bsky.social is seeking nominations for our Leadership Team, specifically Vice Chair and Graduate Student Rep! Interested applicants must submit their own nomination form. To learn more, nominate yourself, and/or recommend a colleague, go to www.ashe.ws/nominations and submit by Fri May 1!

While Cooperative Extension has long been an asset to rural communities, we know that its full scope and community reach have not always been well understood across higher education. For the last two years, I have served as a member of the advisory group for @nchems.bsky.social's project

Stop letting Ivy Leagues speak on behalf of all higher ed 🗣️ While I think some of their findings MAYBE have some merit a 10-person committee report at a selective institutions being elevated by The New York Times as representative of all US higher ed is wild to me. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems

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A Lifeline for Rural America via @aacu.org “Federal funding changes are endangering many [rural] students’ education.” www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...

UK Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation represent today at the University of Kentucky College of Education Research Day! 💙🤍

Workforce Pell Can’t Leave Rural Communities Behind “We need federal leadership to build on short-term Pell Grants and expand rural middle-skills pathways.” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Workforce Pell Can’t Leave Rural Areas Behind (opinion)

We need federal leadership to build on short-term Pell Grants and expand rural middle-skills pathways.

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Q&A: Lisa J. Smith on Supporting Rural Student Parents  dailyyonder.com/qa-lisa-j-sm... via @dailyyonder.bsky.social

Q&A: Lisa J. Smith on Supporting Rural Student Parents  | The Daily Yonder

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

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So great to see you today, @drkevinrmcclure.com! You did amazing talking to us in the University of Kentucky College of Ed about insights from your book, The Caring University! 👏

Are you an LGBTQ+ Resource Practitioner at a public college or university in the U.S.? I would greatly appreciate your consideration as a potential participant in my capstone study. Survey link: usmuw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

How Land-Grant Institutions Can Better Serve Indigenous Students by @edtrust.bsky.social edtrust.org/wp-content/u...

Let's work to get some rural perspectives in this important study on a research study on how the recent changes in state/federal policy are influencing experiences of students, faculty, and staff at U.S. colleges/unis! Review the flyer and complete demographic survey qualtrics.ou.edu/jfe/form/SV_...

I'm fortunate to be on the advisory board for @nchems.bsky.social's project on the rural US, land-grants, extension, & workforce nchems.org/project/serv... Excited to share a project-related brief "Recognizing Extension Learning: Pathways to Credit and Career Advancement" nchems.org/wp-content/u...

As folks' plans for @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting have shaken out, Division J - Section 2a is looking for individuals to fill the roles below for paper sessions. If you are attending AERA and able to serve in any these roles, comment and I will DM you directly 🙂 Thank you in advance!

The Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Vol 41, edited by Laura Perna and published by @springernature.com, is now available! link.springer.com/referencewor... Please check out Shadman Islem's, Austin Van Horn's, & my chapter on measuring and defining rurality and the other chapters!👏

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

The Handbook provides thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

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Part 2 of special issue Queering Rural Ed jointly published through Journals of Research in Rural Ed and Queer and Trans Studies in Ed, co-edited by Darris Means, Leia Cain & me! Pt 2 traditional research scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol3/iss1/ / Pt. 1 arts-based scholarship jrre.psu.edu/volume/41

Congress moves to reject Trump plan to slash Education Department funding “A bipartisan 2026 spending proposal from both legislative chambers would preserve funding for a litany of student support programs.” www.highereddive.com/news/congres...

Congress moves to reject Trump plan to slash Education Department funding

A bipartisan 2026 spending proposal from both legislative chambers would preserve funding for a litany of student support programs.

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