Reposted by Dominique BakerJessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · 7hYou think I’m joking, and yet! They did a segment on it. Apparently it started during Covid, he and his friends grew “crazy mustaches” and he just kept his. 6191
Reposted by Dominique BakerMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 13hOptimizing one’s time on Capitol Hill for internet content rather than for lawmaking has been a net negative for the country 531044
Reposted by Dominique BakerKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 10hI wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 471577538
Reposted by Dominique BakerPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 12hAlso wow okay are we POSING, is this your next AUTHOR PHOTO, Mr. FANCY-PANTS (not wearing pants) 1434623
Reposted by Dominique BakerDan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 13hIn case it's useful to anyone, I put together a collection of links about a horrific 2024 sexual assault at Cornell and recent uproar about Cornell's response to that event. scatter.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/s...scatter.wordpress.comsexual assault at cornellAs most readers here likely know, Cornell has been in the spotlight this week as new details came out about a sexual assault that took place at a fraternity in 2024. This post contains a collection… 12114
Reposted by Dominique BakerNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 9hI spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”usatoday.comCornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | ExclusiveA third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year. 6370134
Reposted by Dominique BakerShivvy 🎃 @shivvy.blacksky.app · 10hok SOME of us do and that’s that what the PWHL is for!! 0181
Reposted by Dominique BakerNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 11h👀 www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comGov. Kathy Hochul Requests ‘Independent Review’ of Cornell's Response to Alleged Chi Phi Gang RapeGov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) has called for a review by "outside counsel" of the University's response to allegations of sexual assault and rape at the Chi Phi house in 2024. 19719
Reposted by Dominique BakerSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 21hMy latest for National Geographic is on a stunning new ‘Fulgur Conditum’ inscription from Hadrian’s Villa that tells us a lot about how Romans reacted to lightning ⚡️ striking objects & the creation of sacred space. Thx 🙏 to Elizabeth Meyer & Alberto Samonà. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...nationalgeographic.comThe Ancient Romans Had a Strange Ritual After ThunderstormsArchaeologists excavating at Hadrian’s Villa outside of Rome have unearthed a marble slab dedicated to Summanus, the god of nocturnal lightning. 212740
Reposted by Dominique BakerSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 171256451
Reposted by Dominique BakerMrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 19hThis is like a fucking SNL skit where studios keep making hockey shows instead of gay shows 502844520
Reposted by Dominique BakerErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11hI do hope that Hollywood realizes that the popularity of Heated Rivalry was not because of the hockey but because of the romance and they can make wildly successful romance stories that aren’t specifically tied to hockey cause right now it feels like they’re missing the point LOL 2859659
Reposted by Dominique BakerJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14hShoutout to the 🐐GOAT🐐, respect greatness www.macfound.org/videos/2026-...macfound.orgEllora Derenoncourt - 2026 MacArthur Fellow 332662
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 12hI just read a job ad with these salary ranges: $154,577 - $165,500 (Assistant Professor) $167,000 - $179,500 (Associate Professor) $181,000 - $335,805 (Professor) I got to the end and my head tilted like a confused dog 10640
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15hI try to help people understand this so we don't just automatically suggest lowering tuition as a silver bullet college affordability remedy when lots of public institutions already have low tuition 36613
Reposted by Dominique BakerAmerican University School of Public Affairs @au-spa.bsky.social · 17hJoin us for “When Decentralization Works: Leadership Quality, Student Achievement, and Longer-Run College Enrollment” to explore the research and its implications for education policy, ft. Northwestern University Prof. @kirabojackson.bsky.social. 🗓️ 10/1 🕑 Noon ET📍Kerwin 301 👉tinyurl.com/RSS-FALL2026 022
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15hI have a little ritual where I watch this video every year and then I have to spend a portion of my day thinking about how I've allowed space for creativity into my work. This inevitably leads to me identifying new ways to incorporate it in the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZgd...youtube.comMeet the 2026 MacArthur FellowsYouTube video by macfound 0101
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16hRushed back from DC to chair my first defense at UD (she passed with flying colors!). Then I came back to my email to see a new paper acceptance! I may have to ignore the news for the rest of the day so I can keep this high going. 4870
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 17hI'm teaching social construction of policy targets this week. So uh, thanks Sarah! 0262
Reposted by Dominique BakerMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 18hRight now they are a darling of MAGA politics & AI boosters. If even a few thousand students (& parents) put eyes on the platform, that's over (see @toddfeathers.bsky.social). I have heard @bakerdphd.bsky.social & @tressiemcphd.bsky.social say, We can't follow the money without a theory of power.wired.comParents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted OutIn Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself. 1172
Reposted by Dominique BakerIlana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 20hAny time I am granted the magic genie wishing power for schools, I ask for something that is never on a survey like the one we received: ✨ Please hire permanent floating subs who can cover teachers' classes so they can attend IEP meetings, attend PD, visit colleagues' classrooms, etc. ✨ 2345
Reposted by Dominique BakerAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 19hThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was actually this checkbox 3696
Reposted by Dominique BakerDannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 20hHats off to my awesome current & former grad students: Brooke Molokach, Robert Stise, @humarasheed.bsky.social, and Erin Oittinen for their work! Spoiler: Induced negative affect & poor wellbeing contributed to anti-democratic attitudes - but outrage exposure had no discernable effect. More soon! 051
Reposted by Dominique BakerDannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 20hPaper 2 years in the making accepted for publication: "Affect, Outrage Media, & Support for Democracy" forthcoming in Communication and Democracy.static.klipy.comI Still Got It DanceALT: I Still Got It Dance 3291
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h"The goal for these kinds of organization, says Fan Xiudi, an educational-policy specialist at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, seems to be to build a facade of legitimacy, and then use that to sell memberships and awards to early-career researchers, particularly in China." Chiiiiiile 1154
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 21hYou know me, always talking about current threats to educational justice. 0103
Reposted by Dominique BakerMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Very cool! The Medieval Academy of America & @uchicagopress.bsky.social have kindly agreed to temporarily lift the paywall on a short essay I published a few months ago: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/.... Dating, dating, dating. Vital for the historian; essential for interdisc. dialogue.journals.uchicago.eduThe Future of Time: Methodological Dialogues between Philology, Archaeology, and Genomics | Speculum: Vol 101, No 1 25723
Reposted by Dominique BakerDael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The majesty of the law (in Delaware) 082
Reposted by Dominique Bakerthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comSongs In The Key Of Life - The EPEP • Stevie Wonder 532041641
Reposted by Dominique BakerCountry Universe @countryuniverse.net · 29/09/2026Three albums so tremendous that there's no wrong way to cull a best-of list. (And I have similar feelings of foreboding about the new Lambert album, fwiw.) 0174
Reposted by Dominique BakerBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"So many people are coming to us who have never come to the food bank before. It used to be people who were working hourly-wage jobs. Now we see salary employees." Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank? 314661
Reposted by Dominique BakerJack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't disagree. But, as I wrote back to these reporters, I am most optimistic about projects that respond to the expressed concerns of students and teachers. These are the people who spend 180 days inside schools each year, and they're the key actors in the process of teaching and learning. 1/n 16221
Reposted by Dominique BakerAnn M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And once again I have to ask, why has Reuters seen the prospectus and do we even have an SEC anymore? www.reuters.com/business/fin...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costsAnthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. 1016051
Reposted by Dominique BakerMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“It’s putting a mind virus into a kid’s head, which is what education is. And it’s being done by a teacher you trust.”theamericanvandal.comAll Our Kids Will Go To Alpha SchoolOn the plans to hyperscale Alpha School’s “AI” tutoring software to “a billion kids.” 2612130
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the things we don't have is a robust body of research evidence about reading whole books (due to a combination of things). I would bet, if we had research papers on this, reading books would have been rated higher. 1213
Reposted by Dominique BakerJen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 28/09/202617 states looked at quadrant 4 and said: i'll take that one. by 26-27, half of US K12 schoolkids will be eligible in a universal voucher state 05222
Reposted by Dominique BakerMegan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Are you a faculty member considering, or committed to, early retirement because of changes to the way tenure works (at your institution/system, in your state or more broadly)? I'd like to talk to you for a @chronicle.com story. Send me a DM or email megan.zahneis@chronicle.com. 0611
Reposted by Dominique BakerJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great reply threads here. (Professor Baker stuck around after class to answer questions.) 0188
Reposted by Dominique BakerDan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Aaah look what I got in the mail! Congratulations to @miriamposner.com on publication and congratulations to everyone else who finally gets to read this incredible book. 523334
Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just mentioned this book to some early career ed policy scholars 0242
Reposted by Dominique BakerNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of my goals in writing this book was to get a copy in every college library so that survivors entering the Title IX system would know what they were getting into—and be able to use that knowledge however they wanted. But a lot of schools banned the book. 515675
Reposted by Dominique BakerJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.) 2491743523
Reposted by Dominique BakerTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At the VMAs, Kacey Musgraves paid a fellow artist's tribute to Dolly Parton by singing "I Will Always Love You" the way Dolly sang it, in a look Dolly surely would have approved of tomandlorenzo.com/2026/09/vmas...tomandlorenzo.comVMAs 2026: Kacey Musgraves Pays Tribute to Dolly Parton with I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Tom + LorenzoKacey Musgraves paid tribute to the late Dolly Parton at the VMAs by doing her proud: Not a dry eye at the VMAs, as @KaceyMusgraves performs "I Will 0361
Reposted by Dominique BakerC. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke 65422213
Reposted by Dominique BakerOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These systematic failures aren’t specific to Cornell. In dealing with American University’s response to the allegations against W***** L*****, we learned a lot about how Title IX fails women @nbedera.bsky.social’s book came at an important time for me www.ucpress.edu/books/on-the...ucpress.eduOn the Wrong Side by Nicole Bedera - HardcoverScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 010029