On Hearing of Hampshire College’s Closing ….End of a Hopeful Progressive Era?

I wrote a piece on Substack about the closing of Hampshire College. Such a sad end of an era.

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Era Speaker Series: A Priest, a Scientist, and a Humanist Walk into a Classroom YouTube video by Institute for Educational Initiatives

"A Priest, a Scientist, and a Humanist Walk into a Classroom"--or to least we had a conversation about learning! (I'm the humanist)

With Ji Son, Louis DelFra, and others at the U of Notre Dame, Inst for Educational Initiatives, Center for Educational Research and Action.

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Is Pedagogy a Moral Project? Theologians Weigh in on Ungrading

Is pedagogy a moral project? Check out my latest Substack post! susandblum.substack.com/p/is-pedagog...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Polycrisis How to Face Teaching in 2026

Here's my latest Substack post, titled "The Polycrisis: How to Face Teaching in 2026." open.substack.com/pub/susandbl...

#education
#pedagogy
#polycrisis

I'm so honored that you are engaging with my book! @cornellupress.bsky.social

My Favorite Thing: Talking to Students About Their Learning — Grow Beyond Grades Susan D. Blum, editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) , shares how she uses conferences to consult learners in their full humanity (as much as ...

I love that I am finally comfortable with all my students, even the ones who have been challenging for me, for reasons that may have only to do with me and not with them. @susandblum.bsky.social growbeyondgrades.org/blog/my-favo...

My Favorite Thing: Talking to Students About Their Learning — Grow Beyond Grades Susan D. Blum, editor of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) , shares how she uses conferences to consult learners in their full humanity (as much as ...

The world of ought sometimes beckons to the world of is, and change toward practices that work requires a vision of what that would be. @susandblum.bsky.social growbeyondgrades.org/blog/my-favo...

Democracy, Debates, December On a good day....

Democracy, Debates, December: On a good day....(My latest Substack post)

Democracy requires disagreement, disagreement requires debate, and debate requires practice: the role of education.

susandblum.substack.com/p/democracy-...

Dr. Susan Blum Talks Schoolishness and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning Listen now | In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr.

I had a wonderful conversation with @Trevor Aleo about my latest book, #Schoolishness: Alienated Education and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning, and you can listen to us on his podcast, Conceptually Speaking. open.substack.com/pub/trevoral...

I just came across a new review of my book Schoolishness: Alienated Education and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning. The reviewer, Jake Mattox, appreciated the wide reading in multiple areas that accompanied my manifesto/tirade/prayer. radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalt...

Or you could have one with #GenAIResistors

October 19, 2025 All last week, Republican leaders tried to portray the No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday, October 18, as “Hate America” rallies.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social writes, "What is left when a system loses the give and take of politics is force."

October 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Fascism | Holocaust Encyclopedia Fascism is a far-right authoritarian political philosophy. Learn about the history and principles of fascism and its implementation in Nazi Germany.

AntiFa = Anti-Fascist. If you’re opposing this, you’re ProFa, = Pro-Fascist, or possibly Anti-Anti-Fascist. I know where I stand.

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2/2 But heartbreaking, for those of us who still believe in the ideals of learning-with-others.

1/2 The absurd conclusion of all this GenAI stuff is faculty creating courses entirely w AI; students completing assignments w agentive AI; faculty grading w AI. No humans need be changed in this process. No learning will be required. Easy peasy.

#GenerativeAI

School Story Lab

My student-led team, schoolstorylab.com, has just rec'd IRB approval for this yr’s project, an inquiry into READING. (We built on @liznorell.bsky.social's survey.) It will take less than 10 min. & is open to ANY STUDENT in ANY COUNTRY, 18 years or older. Plz share widely!
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We've had evidence of this for ages, right? Frankly this feels like those endless UBI studies where they all demonstrate UBI works but that's not the answer the people in charge want to hear so nothing changes.

Magic Wand Dreaming of What Higher Education Could Be

The world we desire will not come about unless we dream it first. Here are some thoughts about higher education.

#highereducation

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Promise??? 😬

The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...

“The last days of social media might be the first days of something more human: a web that remembers why we came online in the first place — not to be harvested but to be heard, not to go viral but to find our people, not to scroll but to connect.”

Release the Epstein Files. They are filled with disgusting depravity but we need to know

I'm not sure it saves time but it makes the work more meaningful.

The Ungraded Classroom: Feedback, Reflection, and Authentic Learning The Ungraded Classroom: Feedback, Reflection, and Authentic Learning [Ricci PhD, Carlo, Riley PhD, Gina] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Ungraded Classroom: Feedback, Reflection, and Authentic Learning

This new book, The Ungraded Classroom, edited by Carlo Ricci and Gina Riley (with a foreword by @susandblum), has just been published! It has many examples, beautifully and honestly presented, of ways educators have included ungrading in their classrooms. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQHZKJZ...

If the Democrats wanted to win, they would do whatever they needed to do to convince Mira Nair to do all of their video campaigns

“Both of them.”

Lying brazenly is a job requirement in this dictatorship

New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Delivers Stunning Results, Sparks Universal Treatment Hopes A new mRNA cancer vaccine wiped out tumors in mice and may offer a path toward a universal treatment.

FIRE RFK Jr!! WE WANT THE CANCER VACCINE!!!
“New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Delivers Stunning Results, Sparks Universal Treatment Hopes”
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