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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 09/04/2026

Y'all, what a day!! ☘️📣 Even just walking around the Quarter on St. Paddy's Day, survivors found me. We're everywhere... we just don't know it yet. 💞 🍎 ♀️👩🏾‍🔬 #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #PhDChat #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 19/03/2026

For all the college graduations I never attended, and for every victim of #SexualMisconduct and #SexualHarassment in #HigherEd that derailed degree or career progress. 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 19/03/2026

Grateful for each and every person who stopped to share their experiences of #SexualMisconduct in #HigherEd during my public demonstration against #TitleIX limitations yesterday. 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 18/03/2026

#SexualMisconduct in university settings is rampant. I know from experience and literature review. Here are my top 5 books on #GenderBasedViolence in #HigherEd. bookdna.com/best-books/g... 🍎 ♀️👩🏾‍🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #PhDChat #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 14/03/2026

IT'S OFFICIAL: I'm an #IndyAuthor! Available Now: a.co/d/0gHVqStb 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 07/03/2026

Higher Ed retaliation is real. The fact that so many survivors stay silent isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen—it’s proof of how well universities suppress it. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 06/03/2026

Hi, I’m Julie Cruse. I created AcademicAbuse.com – a dashboard of data, resources & tools to help survivors of academic abuse survive and safely speak out. (1/9 🧵) 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 06/03/2026

To My Oppressors: You can take the girl out of the arts, but you can never take the arts out of the girl. 🍎 ♀️ #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat #WomenInStem

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 10/02/2026

I'm BACK!! I’m ME! –[formerly Academic Abuse]– And I've got DATA to show you. 🤓 📊 #TheUList 2025 Report is now LIVE. Head on over to academicabuse.com/data to grab your copy! 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #BlackEduSky #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 14/11/2025

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 25/10/2025

So excited… my memoir chronicling abuse across 7 universities is coming soon! preorder: theburnlist.shop 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 09/10/2025

Behind-the-scenes writing about the coercive abuse I experienced from a professor in grad school. Coming 10/12. Subscribe to theburnlist.substack.com to get access. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #AddToBlackEduSky #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 28/09/2025

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 21/09/2025

For 20 years, I was suppressed in academia. Never again. theburnlist.shop 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #AddToBlackEduSky #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 14/09/2025

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 09/09/2025

So you’re starting a new grad program? You don’t know it yet, but you’re a deer in the headlights… here are 10 reasons why. (🧵 1/3) 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 07/09/2025

Saturday night: some hit the bars. I hit The Burn List. ✍🏻 Memoir theburnlist.shop + secret AcademicAbuse.com features 👀 coming soon! 🍻 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 06/09/2025

Yes, I put together a FREE interactive dashboard of that database. I offer a second data dashboard that is free all day every day, and a third which is free for 30 days. I hope all 3 options give you what you're looking for.

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 05/09/2025

Please note: "30 day free trial" provides access to the whole entire data dashboard. So - I would appreciate if you'd not misrepresent the fee structure of my site, given that it offers 2 entirely free tiers.

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 03/09/2025

When you need academic abuse support resources, data, or community on the go? There's an app for that! buff.ly/imqxZFn 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾🔬 👩🏼🔬 👩🏾🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 01/09/2025

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 06/06/2025

To those walking the stage with invisible wounds—this one’s for you. You didn’t just earn a degree. You overcame a system. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 30/05/2025

If you crossed the stage without clapping for the institution— We get it. And we’re clapping for you. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 23/05/2025

Some walk with honors. Some walk with trauma. Some walk with no family in the stands. But you walked. That’s the victory. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 16/05/2025

To the grads who had to fight every step of the way: you were never alone, we see you! 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 09/05/2025

Your degree doesn’t erase what you survived—but it proves you kept going anyway. That’s strength. That’s yours. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 07/05/2025

If you're overwhelmed with finals, take a page from this little guy. Cat naps (and cats) are your best friends! 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 06/05/2025

Your value doesn’t live in a gradebook. Make time to eat and sleep. Your survival matters more than your score. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 03/05/2025

Finals week culture: ⛔ No rest ⛔ No boundaries ⛔ No support Resist it however you can. You’re worth more than the grind. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 29/04/2025

🔥 #TheBurnList 🔥 Preorder at academicabuse.com/preorder for bonus content! Editorial assessment by Donna Freitas Contracted w/Atmosphere Press Press inquiry from @timeshighered.bsky.social 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 26/04/2025

I submitted my piece as purely anonymized, including myself, institutions, and abusers. I’m unsure why you rejected me, but it’s starting to look like gatekeeping.

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 23/04/2025

📊 Nearly 50% of academic abuse cases reported since 12/31/24 involve harassment or Title IX violations. Almost all of the rest? Discrimination. 🧐 🔗 academicabuse.com/#theulist 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 19/04/2025

Head to academicabuse.com, and click the book in the popup, or just go to academicabuse.com/about. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 19/04/2025

For those of you hearting and reposting, you're the first to know (shhhhh....) the pre-order link is now live. Teaser excerpts and author identity (ahem) go live at campaign milestones. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 18/04/2025

👀 Is your school on The U List? 👀 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 17/04/2025

#TheUList latest abuse news rankings. Check it out, and interact with it on academicabuse.com/#daily. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 11/04/2025

They bet on fear. They bet on exhaustion. They bet that no one will ever have the receipts. But what if someone did? ❤️ = Let’s talk about it. 🔁 = The truth needs to be told. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 05/04/2025

I’ve spent years exposing academic abuse, retaliation, and systemic cover-ups. But what if I told you I wasn’t just reporting it—I survived it? ❤️ = Keep going. 🔁 = More people need to hear this. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 26/03/2025

If I laid it all out—every academic abuse, every academic consequence—would it help you in your academic journey? ❤️ = Tell it. 🔁 = Too many of us have lived it. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 23/03/2025

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 16/03/2025

📢 If I told my full story—every name, every receipt, every consequence—would it change things for you? ❤️ = Yes, I’d want to hear it. 🔁 = The system needs more people to speak out. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 12/03/2025

286 UNIVERSITIES EXPOSED. This isn’t rare. This isn’t isolated. This is academia. Harassment, retaliation, lawsuits— cover-ups are crumbling. See who made #TheUList. 👀 🔗 buff.ly/cgA64QJ 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

Bar chart and table showing the universities leading in news coverage of academic abuse.

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 07/03/2025

Student debt = racial & gendered control. Black grads owe 2x more than white. Women hold 2/3 of all debt. Burdened exposes how NDEA was built to serve govt. & market, not students. 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd #PhDChat

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 01/03/2025

The Global Academic Abuse News Dashboard has a new look! All university names, cities, states, and countries are now manually added. Only a few hundred more to go! 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 01/03/2025

#March 🌟 Success Story Time! 🌟 Have you seen positive changes in your academic environment recently? Maybe a new initiative for inclusion, support, or respect? Let’s share success stories and celebrate the progress we’re making together. #EduSky #PhDSky #PhDChat #MeToo #AcademicSky #FeministSky

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 14/02/2025

💪 #AcademiaChange Challenge! 💪 Share one positive thing you’ve done or plan to do to promote inclusivity and respect in academia—Tag a friend to join! 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #TimesUpHigherEd

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 01/02/2025

#February 💪 #AcademiaChange Challenge! 💪 We can create safer academic spaces by taking small, meaningful actions. Share one positive thing you’ve done or plan to do to promote inclusivity and respect in academia— Tag a friend to join! #EduSky #PhDSky #PhDChat #AcademicSky #FeministSky #MeTooPhD

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Julie Cruse @academicabuse.com · 21/01/2025

Explore the Academic Sexual Misconduct Dashboard: Browse public cases by location, institution, respondents, and outcomes. Knowledge is power! Visit academicabuse.com to see the data in action. 🪜 🎓 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo

A geographic data visualization of public cases of sexual misconduct in academia.

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