Tim Curry, actor, as Dr. FrankNFurter from the Film Rocky Horror Picture Show

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry, a truly wonderful (say it!) actor.

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Q: Why is National @apnews.com carrying water for @GinoBulso & Tennessee Republicans by framing their “Charlie Kirk Act” as a bill that “promotes free speech” when @penamerica.bsky.social rightly warned it does the exact opposite? 🤔🤷🏼
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Texas Tech Plan to End Gender Programs Censors Student Work It’s the first system policy that doesn’t fully exclude student work. Faculty warn it’s hardly the last step in the chancellor’s censorship effort.

Why should students enroll in a system that blatantly throttles academic inquiry. While I disagree with the framework for reducing/eliminating programs, what is profoundly troubling is ruling some areas of inquiry as legitimate and others as forbidden.
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Dr. Gee puts the F in former for sure. It's been a minute or two, and his last few decades in higher ed were a decidedly mixed bag. All that and overy simplistic analysis of a complex problem. There are so many bright contemporary scholars and leaders who might have served as sources.

NYT firing miss after miss in its higher education coverage/takes this week.

It’s worth watching the entire video. I had blocked her many years ago at the old place, but she’s spilling the beans now and detailing how oligarchs and corporations pay right-wing influencers under the table. There need to be hearings about this and the huge loopholes permanently closed.

No taxation but they have all the representation.

It is puzzling that a report from a Yale committee is receiving so much attention given Yale's relative isolation and lack of impact/import in contemporary American higher education.

Muddy Waters - Long Distance Calls (Live) YouTube video by MUDDYWATERSVEVO

Remembering McKinley Morganfield, the legendary Muddy Waters, on his heavenly birthday.

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Looking forward to taking part in this upcoming podcast on important current considerations in intercollegiate athletics. This should be an engaging and lively conversation. Information on registration is available at the link below.

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Lonnie Brooks - All My Money Back (1994?) YouTube video by The Blues of Iwan Iwanowitsch

Nine years ago blues artist and friend Lonnie Brooks walked on. Miss him every day.
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History will not be kind to those who quickly dropped to their knees to kiss the shriveled jewels of the orange-toned false prophet.

Arizona President Refuses to Sign Shared Governance Memo Shared governance practices are written into Arizona state law, but Republican lawmakers have sought to change that.

The University of Arizona was a great place to be a doc student studying higher education. I'm quick to teasingly call it the one true university in Arizona. Today that joke rings hollow. Shame on its president and its board for this failure in leadership.
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Wishing the University of Mississippi women's basketball team success and a great experience in the NCAA tournament!

Congrats to Amanda Brozana on successfully defending her dissertation centering on choices rural college students make about returning home after graduation. Thanks to Drs. Nylander, Webb, and Willis for serving on her committee, and thanks to her family, friends, and colleagues for their support.

Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96 Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to survive

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After Research, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End Tenure Tennessee’s House Higher Ed Subcommittee chair has withdrawn his bill to end tenure in public universities after saying he “stumbled into a little bit of the history” and “got a little deeper than I t...

While I am troubled by his admission of submitting a bill on a topic he (or his staff) had not thoroughly researched, it is encouraging to see a state legislator who is willing to listen to feedback and to move away from a harmful initiative.

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Willie Dixon - It Don't Make Sense You Can't Make Peace (1984) YouTube video by The Blues of Iwan Iwanowitsch

Remembering Willie Dixon who walked on 34 years ago. Was lucky enough to get to know him and benefit from his wisdom.

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Special shout out to all the artists (all forms and genres) around the world who are using their talents to entertain, encourage, validate, connect, resist, and inspire. With a nod to PTC, art is good!

Wishing family, friends, colleagues, students, and complete strangers all the best in 2026! Look out for yourselves, one another, and our democracy. Together we can do anything!

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come YouTube video by Rocksteady Freddie

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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81 The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.

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Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lyrics HD YouTube video by ClassicSong3

48 years ago in some woods in southern Mississippi it all changed...
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

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Peter Tosh - Legalize It (Audio) YouTube video by PeterToshVEVO

Happy heavenly birthday, Peter Tosh
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Koko Taylor - I' m a Woman YouTube video by Celia Anahin

Happy heavenly birthday to my friend. You are here in the hearts of your family, friends, and fans.
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💜 This #WorldAlzheimersDay brings new hope: a simple movement test can help doctors distinguish Alzheimer’s from psychiatric conditions in adults 50–70 with 87% accuracy. A step toward earlier, clearer answers for families.

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I see a red door
And I wanted painted black