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Abe Goldberg

@abegoldberg.bsky.social
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Political science teacher-scholar. Civic & community engagement. Democracy. Placemaking. Higher Ed. Relatively funny.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Dr. Abraham Goldberg laments the shuttering of a civic engagement program in the latest Snapshot of Censorship. “After all, if political discussions aren’t welcome on a college campus, where are they welcome?” Read his story here. pen.org/keeping-politics-under-wrap…
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Snapshots of Censorship: Keeping Politics Under Wraps On the Quad
Students who helped to facilitate Tent Talks learned and practiced the important skill of encouraging conversations with peers.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I got an email from “Academic Questions” while “Client Services” was copied on the message.
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a man with a mustache is looking at himself in a mirror with the words praise kier written above him
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Looks like most signatories are from private institutions and northeastern and pacific coast publics. Several nonprofit orgs as well.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Oy vey westvirginiawatch.com/2025/03/24/w...
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WVU would have to operate ‘center for civics’ overseen by political appointee, bill says • West Virginia Watch
WVU would be required to operate a civics learning center focused on constitutional studies according to a bill approved by the House.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Unfortunately, they each have an individual incentive NOT to do it. Or, in some cases, boards hire cautious (and complicit) presidents they know won’t do it. It begs the question of who on our campuses defends against politically-driven overreach and attacks on academic freedom.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Just a reminder that the neither the U.S. Digital Service (which has been converted into DOGE) nor OPM has any legal authority to direct every single federal government employee to give them a job summary. Literally no such authority at all.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Profile in courage…
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
pen.org/press-releas...
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PEN America Condemns Education Department's Threat to Defund Colleges and Universities Over DEI Programs - PEN America
PEN America Denounces Department of Education Letter That Would Ban Ideas About Race
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Love publishing with students! “public spaces on college campuses should be flooded w/opportunities for students to grapple w/ the public issues they care about” “…commitments to free speech on campus [must] extend beyond rhetoric” www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...
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Civic Nation BrandVoice: Students Navigate Free Speech And Expression Policies To Encourage Voter Participation
Young people should be trusted with opportunities to flex their civic engagement muscles — if not at a place of higher education, where?
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
What if every Burger King looked like this?
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Context matters.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This is where the “dialogue across difference” advocates lose me. I agree it’s important for people to hear from and learn about different perspectives. But, there are also truths that aren’t up for debate and no “middle ground” should be sought within the “marketplace of ideas”
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
So far, the most memorable thing about #SPSA2025 is meeting a colleague who was able to secure internal funding for SIXTEEN (16!!!) undergraduate students to attend and participate following their research methods course. Impressive.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Looks like I’m in the minority here, but I print mine and we go through it line by line on the first day. No plans to change that practice, but appreciate the responses here.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Yeah, verdict is still out on this place as far as I’m concerned, but certainly better than the cesspool
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Nice - bars, coffee shops, sidewalks and pocket parks. That’s my jam!
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
First post in close to a year on this site. Glad to see more people using it…time to give it another try, I guess.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
More information here: knightfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
College students in 2021 viewed First Amendment rights to be LESS secure than those in 2016, according to the Knight Foundation. Only 47% think freedom of speech is very secure/secure!
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Just arrived! Very much looking forward to giving this a read, @mattnelsen.bsky.social!
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Awesome, thank you for sharing this.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Yeah, I lived in South Carolina for 8 years and found it to be far more nuanced (and even more purple) than national discourse assumes.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Columbus isn’t even the best college town in Ohio. And, Athens, Georgia is not the best college town named Athens. Athens, Ohio >> both of those, despite exclusion from that list
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
A lot of questions about the poll, but why are folks (1) asking people about agreement or disagreement with statements on a 100 point scale, and (2) then dichotomizing that scale, and (3) using the value of 61 rather than 50 to split agree and disagree?
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Beware the UVA poll going around on support for violence & democracy tinyurl.com/uvacpoll I've never heard of firm; few details on methods/sample; and question wording is messy and non-standard. Our survey using more careful methods finds support for violence is extremely rare tinyurl.com/viol-poll
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
What are we doing here people? Stop the madness! Reporters, email me before you report on this poll.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Over 100 students in a US government general education course have spoken! Almost 60% think Supreme Court justices should have term limits….
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Americans are generally horrible at understanding the size of marginalized communities. Most Americans think almost 1 in 3 people are Jewish. Which is like… insane. We are only 2% of Americans. And only .2% of the world. 1000 of us being murdered, thousands injured… that reverberates.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
I used to feel this way about Newark. Then I experienced the renovated Terminal A and it actually wasn’t terrible. Dulles on the other hand…
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
That’s what they all say….
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
The finale broke me.
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Chagai Weiss @chagaiweiss.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
I have been at a loss for words since the weekend; I am deeply worried for the safety of my friends, family & people suffering from brutality. When I got this email today, I burst into tears. If you can help Aaron, please let me know, and I will connect you to him. Please help!
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Elizabeth Sacha Baroness Cohen @alixabeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
I am so glad we have critical mass here. But I do think it might be the case that El0n and Twxtter were the symptoms and not the disease. We have a lot more work to do.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Please welcome my colleague, co-author and dear friend @carahongwhaley.bsky.social!
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Here’s one from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
How universities gaslight DEI initiatives - written by some of my #SFU colleagues #AcademicSky 👩‍🔬
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How universities gaslight DEI initiatives (opinion)
The slowdown, the pushback, the shutdown and the blowback are all common gaslighting tactics, Megan MacKenzie, Özlem Sensoy, Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Nathalie Sinclair and Laurel Weldon write.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Wouldn’t want to interrupt the “games, music, free food….” with that kind of reality.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Most definitely not, but there was a campus-wide email about preparing for a “fun and busy season.”
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
I was hoping to see this response. His character of Floyd is fantastic!
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Bluesky is offering journalists and newsrooms direct access to this platform. Spread the word. 🗞
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
I’m from WV and completed all of my graduate work at WVU. It hurts my heart to see what’s happening there and I’m so sorry for all that you are dealing with. It’s awful. The faculty and students, as well as communities across the state, deserve so much better.
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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Hi everyone! This is the official Bluesky Account of APSA and ICA's Political Communication Divisions! Follow us for: Conference infos, CfPs, PolComm Publication Friday, research resources, networking opportunities, etc. Tag us for boosts. #polcomm poli_com polcom
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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
Colleagues in political science, please share this opportunity for a full-time position at @ucrpolisci.bsky.social for a recent graduate who will support the NSF-funded MSIRA program. Will be especially beneficial for someone considering a PhD in political science!
aprecruit.ucr.edu
Post-baccalaureate Fellow – Junior Specialist
University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!
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APSA Mig & Citzp @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
👋 blue skies! Follow and tag us so we can share your news with the section 📣📣📣
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Ah, so the US *can* declare vehicles too dangerous for public use -- but only if it's a niche product (in this case, one involved in 4 deaths over 3 yrs). It still won't touch the oversized trucks/SUVs that endanger all Americans who walk, bike, or use a smaller car. edition.cnn.com/2023/10/01/u...
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All Onewheel electric skateboards recalled after four deaths and multiple injuries reported | CNN
All models of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after the maker Future Motion received reports of four deaths of users between 2019 and 2021 and multiple reports of serious injuries.
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Abe Goldberg @abegoldberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
My 10 year old daughter just asked me when the Chiefs play today. I don’t follow the NFL, but apparently she’s a fan…
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