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Clay Hensley

@clayhensley.bsky.social
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Posts about #globaled/#intled/#highered, & #intlstudent mobility, + art, democracy, sports. Views my own.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
1/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a Texas Tribune headline from July 7, 2026 reads: “Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on 'illegal voting.' He may have violated Texas election law.” An article excerpt below says: "... appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections ...”
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
like the german nazis, american conservatives have oriented themselves around a "return" to america that never existed. a whites-only wonderland where women were happily subservient and there was widespread prosperity with zero crime and straight white men at the center of the universe.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 29/09/2025
The state could have backed him but instead they demonstrated for the thousandth time that there is no level of respectability that will prevent white people from serving you up on a platter in order to appease powerful racists.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s not remotely hard to do this. And yet ….
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One thing is clear — Cornell’s handling of these serious allegations was pathetic and cowardly. Every university needs to take this issue a lot more seriously than they currently do.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Deleted this because people were quoting/replying with threats of violence. The allegations here are incredibly horrible but they are only allegations at the moment. Press the authorities to do their jobs; don’t presume to do it for them.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Alternative hed: A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns. This Time, You Paid For It.
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government The ad, which experts said could break federal law, shows President Trump vowing to "expel the warmongers" from the government, even as he wages a war with Iran.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please share. #Pinks
girlyfeminist girlyfeminist
l've been a SA advocate for decades:
NEVER go to campus resources for a SA. Call a rape care hotline/program (off campus), get a SA advocate (they're free), go to a SART hospital for care (and evidence collection if you choose).
They activate the police. Schools have NO business in this process and will minimize and bury it. It's a criminal matter, not an administrative matter.
Period. No exceptions.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wonder what it would be like to write the same column, over and over again, endlessly. Seems like it’d be boring. But maybe it brings one comfort, like having your parents read you the same story every night before you go to bed.
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Opinion by Megan McArdle
The Great Awokening is over.
This lesbian bar shows why.
A meltdown over masking shows where cancel culture is now.
Today at 07:00 ET
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/09/2026
Shameful behavior by the Cornell administration. Again.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Free p*ssy upstairs.” The fact that the 7 fraternity boys from Cornell had to write an “I’m sorry” assay as an option as punishment for forcibly intoxicating & gang raping a young girl is what is deeply wrong with our society today. www.lawcommentary.com/articles/cor...
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Cornell Sued After Student Says 7 Fraternity Members Drugged and Gang-Raped Her, Some Faced ‘Essay’ Discipline | Law Commentary
A former Cornell University student has sued the school after alleging seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her at a fraternity house, accusing Cornell of responding inadequately af...
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sleeping Beauty had a troubled home life. @eleanormorton.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/cFp6_...
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Bed Rotting Nearly Killed Me 🌹 ✨️ 🛌
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
So this story is WAY wilder than I thought The Trump post I flagged this morning because it includes Natalie Harp is actually based on the Getty photo you can see below. But there is one key difference -- MONICA CROWLEY'S FACE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LOOK LIKE NATALIE HARP'S WTF is going on here?
Getty pic of Xi and TrumpTrump TS post featuring the mentioned edit of Monica Crowley's faceoriginal pic image of MonicaTrump TS post which shows Natalie's face where Monica's is on the original. very weird
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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Did Stanford get a hold of this photo? stanforddaily.com/2026/09/23/u...
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University confirms use of AI-edited photo amid controversy
The incident has caused national controversy, stemming from a now-viral Fizz post.
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
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University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
It comes after the U approved a budget in June raising students’ tuition by 3.8%, the sixth consecutive year of increases for the U.
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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Uncertanity is driving most of this. It's pretty simple - the economy is shaky right now, the federal budgets are unknown, research funds are being messed with, state budgets are real stressed generally, international student enrollments... yea, and who knows what enrollment will truly look like?
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Karin Fischer @karinfischer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I took a look at the issue of international students in college sports in the latest edition of my free weekly newsletter on global education, Latitudes. Read more here: www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
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Should International Students Play Ball?
Lawmakers say caps on foreign athletes will keep spots on college teams’ rosters for Americans.
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Karin Fischer @karinfischer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lawmakers want to cap international athletes on college teams, arguing they take spots from Americans. NCAA data show their numbers have increased over the past decade but have fallen for the past two years. Their share of all NCAA participants has held steady, around 5 percent.
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Lee Gardner @leegee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
John Coltrane was born 100 years ago today. We should all get off work and schools should close.
An image of a young John Coltrane in the studio with his tenor, later used on the cover of Blue Trane
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 24/09/2026
George Washington University is reporting a 6.7 percent drop in enrollment this fall, primarily driven by international graduate students.
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Granberg warns GW will face continued financial challenges as enrollment slides nearly 7 percent
University President Ellen Granberg said during the meeting the anticipated decline of nearly 1,000 students this year is concentrated in the international graduate student market after visa restricti...
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David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If anyone is interested, here is "The Anatomy of College Tuition." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) The Anatomy of College Tuition
PDF | On Apr 1, 2012, Robert B Archibald and others published The Anatomy of College Tuition | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just noticed that I was cited in the Yale Report. The person who wrote this paragraph clearly did not understand what Bob and I were trying to express about the reasons why college price (and cost) have risen over long stretches of time. This is a wonderful example of a defensive citation.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The loss of international students is probably the single biggest factor in who gets admitted where this year. It's never a bad year to be full-pay students. This year is likely to be better than ever.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Page One in Milwaukee: @mcbridetd.bsky.social
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Full show here: www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-vie...
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Three years after the end of race-conscious admissions
In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in SFFA v. Harvard that race-conscious admissions policies violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had a great time talking about the impact of the SFFA decision with @juliejpark.bsky.social @angelbperez.bsky.social Jasmine Davis-Randolph and Dakota Pawlicki on the @luminafoundation.bsky.social podcast.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You scared? You sound scared.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A MAGA festival in Kentucky headlined by Kid Rock, Republican Rep. James Comer, and Dog the Bounty Hunter was abruptly canceled.
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MAGA Festival Canceled Last-Minute as Dismal VIP Ticket Sales Exposed
Organizer Eric Deters fumed in a video canceling the Kid Rock-headlined event.
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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
$3500 is too much for researchers to pay out of pocket to have access to publicly owned data.
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mikenietzel.bsky.social @mikenietzel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The good news and the bad news on the current status of legacy admission preferences. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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The Good News And The Bad News About Legacy Admissions Revealed In New Report
Extending a legacy preference in college admissions has dropped sharply in the past decade, but many selective colleges continue to advantage the relatives of alumni.
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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My 95 year old Mexican grandmother receiving another angel figurine.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What's going on with legacy preferences in 2026? There's really 2 stories. 1) The vast majority of colleges have stopped considering legacy status in their admissions practices, but...
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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Everyone who is crashing out over the NYT guest op-ed (which has not been skeeted or gotten a push alert) about University of California admissions procedures: please report to this link immediately and take the test! akilbello.com/crisis-const...
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Take the Diagnostic: The Math 2 Skills Assessment
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here's our full report on legacy preferences in 2026: www.joinclassaction.us/post/circlin...
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Circling the Wagons of Privilege: Legacy Admissions in 2026
Over the past decade and after the Supreme Court decision ending race-conscious admissions, the use of legacy preferences declined significantly, with one notable exception: "elite" institutions.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I used to think elite universities could be shamed into getting rid of legacy, but as this USC professor noted, shame tolerance is built into the business model. Federal legislation may be the only way to get rid of this unethical & embarrassing ritual that America's elite class just can't quit.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In this week where a politician's racist reaction to Indian students at a UT game has gotten a lot of attention, it's worth noting that legacy preferences probably hurt South Asian students more than anyone.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Princeton's president has acknowledged that Princeton should not be enrolling more than 40% of its class from the richest 10% of households, but he's not ready to get rid of a practice that heavily favors the rich.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For all their talk about eliminating barriers to diversity, not one Ivy Plus school has eliminated legacy admissions. Stanford decided it would rather give up millions in state financial aid dollars than give up legacy preferences.
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Legacy admissions is the real compact that highly rejective colleges have with the Trump Administration. For all their talk of merit and transparency, no one in the White House cares about legacy preferences.
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When Johns Hopkins (my alma mater) dropped legacy admissions a few years ago, I can tell you that many of college classmates (many of whom identify as liberal/progressive) were very displeased, some to the point where they stopped donating.
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Victor Luftig @vl1959.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This disheartening thread seems to me very well worth reading to the end: "shame tolerance is built into the business model. Federal legislation may be the only way to get rid of this unethical & embarrassing ritual..." (State legislation did in UVA's.)
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am also a parent who has opted not to peergroup-max by son’s education and for a whole bunch of reasons I feel like it’s been a pretty different outcome than what NHJ describes. www.slowboring.com/p/why-i-send...
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Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools
Not every school with unfavorable demographics is a dysfunctional mess — policy matters!
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The fact that USN puts the military academies in the same category as Bowdoin and Bryn Mawr tells you pretty much all you need to know about how seriously to take the rankings.
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Charlie Barone @charliebarone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What Happens on Education After the Midterms? Competing proposals from progressives and the center-left foreshadow 2027 education policy debates at all levels of government charliebaroneedu.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happens on Education After the Midterms?
Competing proposals from progressives and the center-left foreshadow 2027 education policy debates at all levels of government
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Batwitdaflop metalinjection.net/news/another...
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Another Kid Rock Festival Gets Cancelled Due to No One Buying Tickets - Metal Injection
Freedom Fest, the MAGA event set to feature Kid Rock this Saturday, has been cancelled due to incredibly low ticket sales.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
2 things, in ascending order of importance: 1) Polls are Possibility but they don't vote; don't stop working. 2) El-Sayed has Massive support in a mid-west rust-belt state while vocally supporting transgender kids & adults/directly Dismissing claims that trans people are "dangerous." Learn from that
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