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If you need a pick me up on Tax Day, might I suggest the latest episode of Spotlight on Community Colleges? We are talking about athletics, the NJCAA, representation of women’s sports, and the role CCs play in the transfer portal! spotlightonccs.podbean.com @spotlightonccs.bsky.social

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We have a belated Valentine's Day present for everyone! Next Wednesday, our latest episode on dual-career community college faculty couples drops, featuring Drs. Corina Gonzalez-Stout and Brian Stout!

A milestone in my career.

Multi-day music festivals are a young person’s game. I am not young. Shout-out to Liquid IV for being the real MVP this whole weekend.

I finally broke my iPhone’s spirit today. I was legit typing out ducking, and it autocorrected to f…

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Inbox: “Account created”

Me:

Kevin Bazner and I contributed a piece to the latest issue of the American Historical Review on using digital archives to study the histories of HSIs. At a time when MSIs are losing hundreds of millions of $ in federal funds, looking to the past reminds me that history is never a straight line.

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New Report Details Community College Student Parents’ Struggles https://bit.ly/4mcr3oW

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Adventures of living with my parents: they’re watching Highest 2 Lowest in the other room, and I hear my mom go, “that’s A-S-A-P Rocky. Do you know who he is? He’s a big rapper.”

M’am, did you just spell out A$AP? 🤣

I’m now at my third university as a professional, and I say with my whole chest: it is a truth universally acknowledged that doctoral students will wait until the absolute last minute to register for classes. 😆

El Paso, Texas: the only place I know of where you go to a Chinese buffet and find hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, and menudo.

My mother got suckered to be on the planning committee for her 60th HS reunion. Today, I hear her say, “All my high school boyfriends have died. I have no one to look forward to seeing.” 😆

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Hey @siriusxm, can we just make the Siempre Selena channel permanent?

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Public shoutout to my homie and fellow troublemaker @drcriss-salinas.bsky.social and the incredible work he’s doing with the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. I got a rejection this morning, but the feedback was really helpful and constructive! I appreciate his leadership in this venue!

Is literally fighting for her life a crash out?

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There’s something very comforting in knowing that if I was Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise, even now in my 40s, I still would choose to get off the train in Vienna with Jesse.

Had a zoom with @dreasmith.bsky.social scheduled for an hour to talk about one project turned into an over three hour meeting where we decided on a whole ass research agenda. The conversation only ended because my laptop died. 😂 I am PUMPED.

Commencement rehearsal at the Don Haskins Center today at UTEP. I’m so looking forward to serving as a faculty marshal and congratulating all our new graduates this weekend! 💙🧡💙🧡🤙🏼⛏️🎓

🫶🏼 I’ve adored the chance to work with you again!

Dear Ticketmaster,

bring back the print at home option for tickets. It’s a burden to use the phone sometimes.

Signed, a millennial with Boomer parents who want to go to a concert she’s not going with them to.

Last week, the university commemorated Bhutan week and had special events to celebrate the university’s long-standing relationship with the Kingdom.

ERIC is due to run out of money this Wednesday the 23rd. Librarians, educators, spread the word!

Last I heard this AM, the termination notice had a grant number that did not match the award number, so the PI was following up for clarification. No update since then.

Same issue with another LSAMP grant I’m connected to.

4/18/25.

A preview of this episode, available now! Link in bio.

My cat’s a whole mood today.

@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social and I have a new pub out in AERA Open. We analyzed 400 abstracts of community colleges who received grants under the Title V Developing HSI program. This manuscript was so much fun to work on, and SAS is a dream thought partner. #HSIs #HigherEd #AcademicBluesky