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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/06/2025

There is still time for a course correction for your son to come to Davidson! No cuts here (so far). Life here is pretty great!

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/06/2025

This is the face of a man thinking “WTF is this nonsense?!”

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 03/04/2025

Lost in all of the talk about tariffs is probably the most important aspect of free trade: It prevents wars. While there will be lots of articles in the next few days about the impact of tariffs on global markets and the economy, I am more concerned about their impact on global peace.

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 19/03/2025

Are colleges indoctrinating students? I'm quoted in this excellent long-form piece by Guillermo Molero at @bloomberg.com about Civics Institutes at major American universities and the extent to which conservative students can express themselves on campuses. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 18/03/2025

The WaPo is using Gulf of Mexico.

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 13/03/2025

Then, at 1:45, in Room 11 - Georgia, @c2initiative.bsky.social research affiliate and W&M scholar @melwhat.bsky.social and I will be presenting our work with Shinji Katsumoto (So. Miss.) on the impact (or lack thereof) of campus shootings on international student enrollment in the US. 5/7

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 13/03/2025

Steve will be showcasing his incredible work on unionization efforts in higher education. @riacton.bsky.social will be presenting her work with Emily Cook on COVID-19 and Higher Ed (with lots of nods to @c2initiative.bsky.social data). I'll be talking about how universities lobby Congress. 3/7

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 11/03/2025

First they came for UNC, but I did nothing because my school’s colors were not light blue. Then they came for Columbia, but I did nothing because my school’s colors were not light blue. Then they came for Maine… and Johns Hopkins said, “well, %#*$!”

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/02/2025

So much potential drama here. A Roma-Lazio final? A Jose Mourinho redemption tour, with Fenerbache maybe having to face Roma, Man U, and Tottenham to win the Europa League? A potential Rangers-Frankfurt rematch?! Too good. Just too good. #DajeRoma

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 23/01/2025

Buried in the President’s executive order on DEI programs is a section requiring agencies to investigate major foundations, corporations, and universities with endowments over $1B. Effectively, DEI efforts will be investigated at the wealthiest institutions - but not elsewhere.

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/01/2025

Do not forget that birthright citizenship is the norm in the Western Hemisphere, not the exception (which makes sense given the Americas' liberal and revolutionary histories). qz.com/1444724/mapp...

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/01/2025

I'm still so fascinated by this paper. The identification strategy is so clever. Basically, students were assigned to busing based on race and the first letter of their last name - not random, but pretty darn close. Just amazing work. And the description of the history is really well written.

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/01/2025

Fascinating new @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper from @edankaplan.bsky.social, Cody Tuttle and Jörg Spenkuch that shows long-run effects of busing to desegregate schools in KY in the '70s: • ⬆️ Alignment with the Democratic Party • ⬆️ Support for redistributive programs • ⬇️ Belief in a "just world"

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 29/12/2024

Never forget Wishbone. The GOAT kids’ storyteller of the 90s.

Image of a Jack Russell Terrier named “Wishbone” dressed as a Hoplite.

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 27/10/2023

For my friends who may have missed this: AEFP has extended the conference proposal deadline to Nov 3!

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Chris Marsicano @chrismarsicano.com · 21/09/2023

You think your on-campus parking pass is expensive? Our College Crisis Initiative students looked into the distribution of parking pass prices at major colleges and universities. These data are provisional, but the prices for a year-long student parking pass range from $0 to nearly $4,000!

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