Most people don’t understand how neoliberal academia is financed. The foreign students pay for many of the domestic students with their much higher fees. Fewer foreign students means also fewer domestic students.

Well … I do know a few who left after a semester. Now I know what they are doing!

Cora Lingling Xu • FreshEd Today we explore how time can be inherited like status or wealth and what that means for higher education mobility and inequality.

I recently spoke with FreshEd about the argument at the heart of my new book, #TheTimeInheritors:
inequality is not only about what people have, but also about when they have it.

I also argue that support measures can reproduce inequality. @sunypress.bsky.social
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The Postliberal University An urgent exploration of the political and social conditions that shape contemporary higher education governanceIn the 2010s, many state governments began to...

At long last, The Postliberal University is available for pre-order! hep.gse.harvard.edu/979889557111...

New tools for understanding AI and learning outcomes OpenAI introduces the Learning Outcomes Measurement Suite to assess AI’s impact on student learning across diverse educational environments over time.

Under no circumstances should we allow OpenAI to become the self-authorized educational research evidenve source that it is trying to be. Vendors must not be research authorities. openai.com/index/unders...

You know how every US city has trolley or rail tracks that were paved over so we could have 10 lane freeways filled with traffic? And you wondered how anyone thought that was a good idea? That‘s how people will talk about public education in a few years.

I am truly honoured by this award! @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @dulib.bsky.social @bc-cihe.bsky.social @gesigcies.bsky.social

Informational flyer for the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award. Application deadline is February 13, 2026. Eligible applicants include active AEFP members who are PhD students or professionals with research focused on postsecondary or workforce development. Preference is given to applicants presenting at the conference who have limited resources to attend.

Thanks to Ascendium Education Philanthropy, the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award supports researchers in postsecondary ed & workforce development attend #AEFP2026. Applications are due TOMORROW. Learn more: aefpweb.org/ascendiu...

We switching to Firefox y’all.

Informational flyer for the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award. Application deadline is February 13, 2026. Eligible applicants include active AEFP members who are PhD students or professionals with research focused on postsecondary or workforce development. Preference is given to applicants presenting at the conference who have limited resources to attend.

Thanks to Ascendium Education Philanthropy, the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award supports researchers in postsecondary ed & workforce development attend #AEFP2026. Applications are due Feb 13. Learn more: aefpweb.org/ascendiu...

The Dig is one of my favourite podcasts, so it was a real honour to be able to chat with Daniel about all things AI

Addressing these questions requires a team effort. To that end, we're hiring a postdoc to start summer 2026. Please submit your materials by the end of the month and/or share the posting: postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!

A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵

The Evaluation Game Cambridge Core - Sociology of Science and Medicine - The Evaluation Game

If you want a global HE read on it, this is one of the better ones lately (2023). www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...

Proposed Model Bill Would Change College Tenure, Teaching, & Research Three conservative groups have proposed model legislation that would dramatically change faculty tenure paths, teaching loads, research activities and hiring authority

Keeping my eye on this...

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FAFSA Reveals Earnings Data for Colleges and Graduates The Department of Education's new FAFSA changes highlight the alarming number of for-profit institutions where graduates earn less than high school completers.

The Department of Education shared data today on IHEs where, 4 years after earning a credential, graduates earned less than peers with only a high school diploma.

What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...

UC Investments puts $2.4 billion Big Ten deal on hold amid pushback from Michigan and USC

While it’s “paused” - lots of the chatter I am seeing among athletic departments is it more than on paused. So it might be paused - that is what reported but who know for sure www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to a Screeching Halt Despite pressure from commissioner Tony Petitti, Michigan regents pushed back on a private-investment pact worth at least $100 million to each school

There is this story www.wsj.com/sports/footb...?

I thought a report came out earlier this week that this is not happening at the moment - the private equity group walked back from this?

Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands? The withering performance and advantage of their children Abstract. Extensive research has examined the effect of educational expansion in one cohort on educational inequality and occupational returns in that same

New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement

Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?

Short answer: yes

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Hi price - looks like 2 first rounders. 😳

🌍✈ International students play an important role in U.S. higher education. Come explore the 4 #eras of international student mobility with none other than the fantastic Chris Glass and Ekaterina Minaeva!

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#JGHElaunch #NewJournalDrop #HigherEdMatters

Rational actor?

Global Research Initiative launched to advance Open Science through evidence-based approach A new international collaboration, the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS), is being officially announced today to provide comprehensive synthesis and evidence-based recommendations for advancing open science practices globally for the benefit of society and research itself. Supported by the French National Open Science Fund, and hosted at the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg, GRIOS currently brings together key partners, including the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the French Committee for Open Science (Ouvrir la Science). Open Science gets reality check GRIOS emerges at a crucial time when research funders and institutions worldwide are seeking effective ways to implement open science policies. The initiative will use meta-research methods to address the need for robust evidence about what interventions in research culture and practices actually work. Responding to the G7 Science and Technology Ministers' call from May 2023, GRIOS aims to leverage existing scientific research findings to inform and enhance open science policies globally. Led by Marin Dacos, National Coordinator for Open Science, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Henriikka Mustajoki, Secretary General for Open Science in Finland, Hans de Jonge, Director of Open Science NL at NWO in the Netherlands, and Professor Florian Naudet at Rennes University, GRIOS will bring together international experts and organisations to advance three core objectives: delivering state-of-the-art analysis of open science research; identifying critical knowledge gaps and promoting new research; fostering international coordination along with knowledge sharing in open science research. NWO is proud to participate in GRIOS. As a funder who actively supports Open Science, it is crucial that we understand how to maximise the impact of our funded research, explains Hans de Jonge. As open science becomes mainstream, firmly embedded in policies, and expected in practice, it is more important than ever to understand what works and what doesn’t and thus base our actions on solid evidence. GRIOS can contribute valuable knowledge and evidence about Open Science policies to decision-makers, which will ultimately strengthen the global research ecosystem. Over the next four years, GRIOS will produce comprehensive reviews and evidence-based recommendations and propose a research roadmap on Open Science to fill knowledge gaps. This output will advance understanding, enhance practices, inform policies, guide further research, and strengthen collaboration in open science. All findings will be published in open access format, ensuring widespread accessibility and impact. “Open Science has widespread support in principle, but making it work in practice requires understanding of what helps and what hinders researchers in sharing their work more openly”, says Marc Schiltz, GRIOS ambassador. “GRIOS will help us understand where communities are on the path to Open Science, what encourages change, and what is holding them back”. Getting involved The initiative welcomes partnerships with research organisations, funding bodies, and other stakeholders committed to advancing open science. For more information, please visit grios.org or contact Nóra Papp-Le Roy, GRIOS Coordinator at npappleroy@esf.org. Further reading Florian Naudet, Henriikka Mustajoki, Marin Dacos. Building a Global Research Initiative On Open Science. Comité pour la Science Ouverte. 2024 ⟨hal-04554338⟩ Matthew Cloutier, Marin Dacos. Report of the G7 Open Science - Research on Research Sub-Working Group. Comité pour la science ouverte. 2023 ⟨hal-04415049⟩ Announcement of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (EN, FR) Multilingual access | Accès multilingue GRIOS acknowledges that language diversity is important for advancing global open science. From the start, we will take into account research publications in various languages, and we will also ensure our resources are accessible in multiple languages. In line with our commitment to multilingualism, this press release is available in French. Additional languages will be added as new partners join the initiative. About GRIOS The Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS) is a new initiative that aims to advance Open Science practices and policies by reviewing and synthesizing existing evidence about Open Science and identifying obstacles to its widespread uptake. GRIOS will enable funders, research organisations, and policymakers to optimise their Open Science strategies for maximum impact and effectiveness. In addition, GRIOS aims to identify knowledge gaps and federate the global research-on-Open Science communities around a common research agenda. GRIOS emerged from G7 work on Research on Research and Open Science. Download the Press Release (pdf)

Global Research Initiative launched to advance Open Science through evidence-based approach | GRIOS www.grios.org/global-research-initiati...

They are not wrong … but they obviously haven’t spent time in higher ed … 😂

Cats and dogs living together and can’t agree … what’s next in 2025? 🤷‍♂️

There are four main arguments for AI in education:

1. Efficiency, saving teachers time
2. Equity, making education inclusive
3. Improving outcomes by personalizing learning
4. It's inevitable

Is it true?

Nope.

Micro 🧵

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

On Tuesday, President Trump said during a Cabinet meeting that it was "very important" for foreign students to study in the U.S.

Today, the administration published a rule that many in higher ed fear could deter those same students from coming to the U.S.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...