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Michael Harris

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ACE Fellow at University of Utah. Professor of Higher Education at SMU

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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
In a new Trusted Voices podcast, @tvparrot.bsky.social and guest host @drmichaelharris.bsky.social discuss recent changes to accreditation and talk with Father Malachi Van Tassell, President of Saint Francis University, about how mission guided the decision to move to DIII athletics. Now streaming.
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Dr. Karen Weaver @drkarenweaver.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Ross Dellinger from Yahoo Sports breaks the news on Trump's draft executive order for college sports- TL; DR-it gives the NCAA almost everything it wants. Ross is scheduled to join me on the podcast tomorrow... 🔥 sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...
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President Trump working on executive order intending to 'preserve' college sports from 'threat'
In a draft, Donald Trump directs his cabinet to create policy for antitrust protection, state preemption and employment.
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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 27/06/2025
If, like me, you're getting a crash course in civics while you follow the twists and turns of reconciliation, @jessicablake.bsky.social's reporting on the Senate Byrd bath includes helpful info about what steps are left for the Big Beautiful Bill to become law www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Parliamentarian Nixes Workforce Pell From “Big Beautiful Bill”
The decision shocked some higher ed lobbyists but is a win for critics of the plan.
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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 24/06/2025
Come work at @insidehighered.com! We're looking for a reporter to cover the faculty beat. You'll be joining a passionate, hardworking and incredibly collaborative newsroom. DM me if you'd like to know more ihe.teamtailor.com/jobs/6090901...
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Faculty Reporter - Inside Higher Ed
Join the leading newsroom covering US higher education.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 05/06/2025
“No nation can keep pace in the race for global leadership in innovation by politicizing its universities,” argues @drmichaelharris.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/45a97GB
"Most alarming is how these two trends—politicized attacks on academic freedom and declining federal research support—reinforce each other." - Michael S. Harris, Southern Methodist University
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
"No nation can keep pace in the race for global leadership in innovation by politicizing its universities." In my editorial out today in Science, I discuss the devastating one-two punch of federal attacks on higher ed and Texas legislation targeting academic freedom. scim.ag/45a97GB
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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Santa Ono will NOT be the next University of Florida president after a contentious confirmation process before the Florida Board of Governors that resulted in a split vote to sign off on his hire. Story to come.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Acuña goes deep on first pitch. Unreal. Baseball isn’t supposed to be this easy.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Wonderful SMU Simmons graduation today!
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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 08/05/2025
.@drkarenweaver.bsky.social has been my personal collegiate athletics guru for the last several months so I was eager to share her very smart and helpful (read: easy to understand for the noobs) wisdom about the crazy mess unfolding in the NCAA right now www.insidehighered.com/podcasts/key...
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Ep. 155: What’s Going On With College Athletics (and Why You Should Care) | Inside Higher Ed
Whether you’re a die-hard fan, sports curious or someone who sees college athletics as a very exp
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Dr. Karen Weaver @drkarenweaver.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Amazing details from Fmr Penn Board chair Scott Bok's new book. share.inquirer.com/hZL3gk
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Former Penn board chair reveals new details from inside the boardroom leading to President Liz Magill’s resignation
“In some ways, Penn was sort of where the first shots were fired in a war on elite universities,” Scott Bok said during an interview about his book, looking back on the fall 2023 semester.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Wonderful event celebrating the new Marriott Institute on campus. Will transform how students learn about hospitality.
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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Palmer O. Johnson Award, Denisa Gándara, Hadis Anahideh, Matthew P. Ison, Lorenzo Picchiarini)! Read the full announcement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Congrats to Utah gymnastics! Advancing to national championship!
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
@harvard.edu brought the fight many of us wanted to see by taking the battle to the court of public opinion. We wanted an institution to push back on why we do what we do and the value we bring. As a communicator, I wanted that pushback to be done with words and actions. Harvard delivered.
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Harvard Goes to the Mattresses and We Should All Fight
Harvard’s bold move this week was the catalyst that should spur others to push back.
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Susan Greenberg @susanhgreenberg.insidehighered.com · 15/04/2025
The trump administration has fully or partially implemented nearly one-third of the 50 or so higher ed policy recommendations outlined in Project 2025. Can studying it prepare us for what's coming next? A terrific analysis by @jessicablake.bsky.social: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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How Trump’s Early Actions Compare to Project 2025
Many of the Trump administration’s early actions have closely mirrored the recommendations of conservative think tanks.
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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 15/04/2025
Harvard stands up to Trump then the government freezes $2.2 billion in grants @byjoshmoody.bsky.social reports www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Harvard Resists Trump’s Demands
University leaders said the administration's demands are an attack on its independence. Hours later, billions in grants were frozen.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Personal double header. Start with baseball and end with softball!
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Beautiful day for a baseball rivalry! Let’s go Utah!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Congrats to the Utah Red Rocks winning regional and headed to nationals!
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
What is this white stuff falling from the sky in April? Mother Nature, they are supposed to be jokes today not real…
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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
University of Louisville's president resigned Wednesday and was replaced the same day without a formal search. Reasons for the sudden change are fuzzy, but one source cited the need for stability amid "incredible head winds" for higher ed. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Louisville President Abruptly Replaced
University of Louisville president Kim Schatzel stepped down on Wednesday and her successor was hired the same day, leaving many unanswered questions about the transition.
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Dr. Karen Weaver @drkarenweaver.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I had the most amazing conversation today with Father Malachi Van Tassell, President of St. Francis University, to discuss their pivotal decision to leave Division I and join Division III. Bottom line-if you are clear about your institution's mission at this moment, embrace the opportunity to act.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Let’s play ball! Happy Opening Day everyone!
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I hate Carolina-Duke playing in the NCAA tournament. I really hate it pre-Final Four. Just one thing to do: go win.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Karen is one of the smartest observers out there on intercollegiate athletics. This piece nails the current moment and what it means for higher ed.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Certainly doesn’t feel like baseball weather, but I don’t hate being at a campus with a baseball team!
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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 22/03/2025
Columbia concedes www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands
To address alleged antisemitism, the university will make the changes the Trump administration has demanded, despite legal and academic freedom concerns.
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Dr. Karen Weaver @drkarenweaver.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Again...for those in the back 🏀 "the Cinderella moment is special, and can mean a small, but significant bump to a university's bottom line. Unfortunately, the bump is short-lived unless success can be sustained over a number of post-season championship events." www.forbes.com/sites/karenw...
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Cinderella Runs Like St. Peter’s Can Impact A University’s Bottom Line — Just Not As Much As You Think
This year’s Cinderella is Saint Peter’s University, a small private Jesuit college located in Jersey City, New Jersey; you are forgiven if you have not heard of it before.
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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Excited to have an op-ed in the @nytimes.com today about rising rates of autism diagnosis, how that fits my own experiences, and why it's a bad idea to relitigate the vaccine debate. #actuallyautistic @ericmgarcia.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
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Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery
Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Hey, national media.
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a man says it became personal with me in a close up
ALT: a man says it became personal with me in a close up
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Utah didn’t get the spring break weather message.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
WOW 🐏
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Great win for Utah gymnastics in high level meet. Congrats seniors!
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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
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American Council on Education @aceducation.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
ACE President Ted Mitchell: "We call on the administration and Congress to move quickly to reverse this short-sighted effort and ensure that America’s students get the support they need, and that the law requires." Full statement: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
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Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Sweeping Layoffs at the Department of Education
We are deeply alarmed at the irresponsible and harmful action by the Trump administration to cut employees at the Department of Education by as much as half.
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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 11/03/2025
Look who’s headed home. #GoUtes! 🎿🏆
Photo of the NCAA Ski Championship Trophy with pilots in the cockpit of an airplanePhoto of the NCAA Ski Championship Trophy buckled into an airplane seat with headphones on
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Here Vox's explainer for just what is going on at the Department of Education which includes me saying I don't have faith in financial aid disbursement next year and, oh yea, I think we're in a constitutional crisis www.vox.com/policy/40233...
Screenshot of the article that reads: It’s not just children. In addition to bolstering underfunded K-12 schools and protecting the rights of kids with disabilities, the department also manages the federal financial aid process for college students. “I am not certain whether or not students will be able to get financial aid next year,” Dominique Baker, a professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, told Vox.Screenshot of the article that reads: While students and families are the most directly impacted by changes at the Education Department, those changes have also inspired a broader concern. Some of the programs terminated by DOGE are congressionally mandated, and if the president or Musk can simply stop them, “that means that Congress no longer actually functions,” Baker said.

“There are no longer checks and balances for the executive branch,” Baker said. “A significant part of this goes beyond education and speaks to a constitutional crisis that shapes the future of our country.”
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Much better use of my evening than other activities.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Utah WBB with a half court buzzer beater to take down BYU!! March is here!!
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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 01/03/2025
The University of Utah Magazine has put together a wonderful timeline of our 175-year history, going back to that last day of February in 1850 when $8,224 in private donations launched our beginning. 🖥 magazine.utah.edu/issues/winte...
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
My commute > your commute
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tlharnisch.bsky.social @tlharnisch.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The could be the biggest issue facing higher education in Congress, but it has flown under the radar. State Medicaid spending is considered one of the biggest contributors to declines in state higher ed investment. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Public higher ed should prepare for Medicaid cuts (opinion)
Cuts to Medicaid spending could prove to be the most devastating threat to the sector yet, F. King Alexander and Stephen Katsinas write.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 21/02/2025
What is the purpose of #collegeathletics & how do #highered leaders navigate its challenges? Join @saracuster.bsky.social & presidents of @baylor.bsky.social, @universityofga.bsky.social, UofM & @uofstthomasmn.bsky.social on Mon., Feb 24, 11am ET for a must-watch convo. Register now: bit.ly/42KAshx
Promo image for virtual event, "Remember the Fundamentals: Senior Leadership and College Athletics," scheduled for Mon., Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. E.T.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The snowy Utah weather inspired my quote about the leadership of UT being like a snow globe and all shook up right now.
texastribune.org
In first full day leading UT-Austin, Jim Davis replaces chief academic officer
Davis, who was named interim president one day earlier, replaced a provost who was named to the position by the university’s previous leader last month.
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Good morning from snowy SLC!
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Michael Harris @drmichaelharris.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
So NC State could make it from Raleigh in snow but Duke couldn’t make it from Durham. Totally makes sense 🙄
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