Reposted by Elizabeth MorganEddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 23hWhen it comes to actions, Americans very clearly still place a high value on college. Good piece from Jill Barshay on the difference between opinion and action when it comes to how America views the value of college. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...hechingerreport.orgAmericans may have soured on college, but the data show they’re still goingThe total number of enrolled students rose from 2022 to 2024 073
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Minnesotans will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. Neither will @ilhanmn.bsky.social. Especially three weeks out from an election. 9788129
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sen. Mark Warner: "there is a fundamental difference between carrying out a lawful sentence and turning an execution into a public spectacle. Public executions are the hallmark of authoritarian regimes like Iran and North Korea, not the [USA]... bluevirginia.us/2026/10/vide... 02412
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganInside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 08/10/20268,000 on Wait List at Utah Technical Colleges bit.ly/4jNb6rD 011
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 08/10/2026The last public execution in America was in 1936. A young black man in Kentucky was hanged by a drunk executioner; a news story said "They Ate Hotdogs While a Man Died." Was such an embarrassment that the governor outlawed it 18 months later www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. 58506195
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganYale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 21/09/2026What does the Legal Defense Fund (@legaldefensefund.bsky.social) say about Yale’s negotiations with the Department of Justice? Last month, LDF urged Yale to reject a settlement with the DOJ over allegations concerning Yale School of Medicine admissions. 🧵 1/4 1199
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040851907
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026For the first time in a while, the Kennedy Center was brimming with life. Thousands of supporters gathered Friday, surrounding as much of the building as they could, in protest of President Trump’s takeover and closure of the venue.washingtonpost.comThousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut. 13416121
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Other news organizations should leave the White House. They can of course still cover the administration--almost none of their coverage depends on being there physically. But they shouldn't stay there, raising their hands dutifully in the briefing room, as if it's business as usual. 1372615554
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like. 453244636016
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganBill DeBaun @billdebaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Strong statement here from @brianneknadeau.bsky.social. As a Bruce-Monroe parent I very much appreciate it. brianneknadeau.com/statement-on...brianneknadeau.comStatement on today's increased federal presence in Ward 1 - Brianne K. NadeauThe National Guard has no business being here in the District of Columbia. The FBI has no business patrolling our schools. It’s time for federal agents to leave our communities alone. It’s time for th... 022
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganProPublica @propublica.org · 12/09/2026Abortion bans make exceptions for ectopic pregnancies, but some people still don’t get care. One doctor told a woman intervening in her pregnancy could land him jail time, according to a lawsuit. “I felt like my life was a risk he couldn’t afford.”propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 37804428
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganW. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Additional weak findings announced about supposed discrimination in law & medical admissions that rely on decontextualized test scores & misconstruing internal communications & other materials that seek to follow the SFFA ruling’s allowance of considering student essay responses.insidehighered.comTrump Admin. Says Berkeley Law, Duke Med DiscriminatedThe Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced this week that they had determined the University of California, Berkeley’s law school and Duke University’s medical school each inte... 033
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026$16 million later, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was supposed to be open by July 4. Instead, it looks like this. 2263125405069
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15303975816126
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 05/09/2026OMB is the belly of the beast. We’re here with @kamlager-dove.house.gov to say slow your roll to the Project 2025 Architect at the helm of the illegal take-over of our federal programs. Enough is enough. We’re fighting back to preserve the power of the people and Congress!youtu.beReps. Stansbury and Kamlager-Dove: It’s Time to Impeach Russell VoughtYouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury 431274368
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars in the Middle East. 592736857
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganMichael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My take: “Students approach college “with energetic curiosity. They always do. Why? Because they are [about] to discover who they are as readers, as conversation partners, as people. They are figuring out what kind of work they find fulfilling, what they love to do.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is the Real Point of College (Gift Article)It’s all about the practice of freedom. 210936
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganArlington Democrats @arlingtondems.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We hope you’ll join us at Lubber Run Community Center on September 2nd for an update on Election 2026 and our Annual Volunteer Fair. With Election Day approaching, this is a great opportunity to learn how you can be part of the effort. RSVP: tinyurl.com/y93rrrdr 023
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganInside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 24/08/2026Opinion | Enough With the Performative Apologia Let’s have an honest conversation about civic trust and higher education. By Bradford Vivian and Lara Schwartz: bit.ly/3U6V01t #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd 011
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/08/2026NEWS: Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule, pushing to separate vaccines into multiple appointments and split up the MMR shot. Medical experts warn the changes could leave children vulnerable to dangerous diseases for longer. 2961837657
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The President of the United States is going to kill people 2542117539
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Just 3 weeks ago, JD Vance tried to use the Marine Two helicopter to send his 9-year-old son to a golf lesson. The helicopter costs between $16K-$25K per hour to operate and is paid for by American taxpayers. He has also used it for multiple recent “house hunting” trips in the DC suburbs.ms.nowVance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requestsSecret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter. 10534771178
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Jeanine Pirro should be disbarred. It is absolutely indefensible and gross misconduct to rush through a criminal indictment for political reasons before an investigation has been completed, which resulted in false evidence being presented to a grand jury. 519137513434
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...nytimes.com‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead. 22182692837
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganCara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Happy NJ Day to all who celebrate! Fun facts: 🌊NJ hosts the highest concentration of oceanside boardwalks in the world 🫐 It ranks 2nd in blueberry production & 3rd for cranberries 🏙️ It's the only state where every county is designated as urban by the Census If you don't love NJ, that's okay: 0161
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/07/2026This is an outrageous attack on the Smithsonian, on the professionals who work there and the Americans who love it. Like the Bolsheviks deliberately destroying churches www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comTrump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyThe president’s executive order calls for signage near the National Museum of American History cautioning visitors about “inaccurate information.” 1232118663
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganDr. Scandal Piñata @dr-g.myatproto.social · 23/07/2026Here’s how we built the “scientific state”. Also the outline of my spring course. In 1862 in the heat of the Civil War, American Hero Justin Smith Morrill got the Morrill Act passed while the slavers were out of Congress and funded state higher ed in the public interest at the Land Grants. 1/? 115755
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This young man was valedictorian of his high school. He came to the U.S. when he was three. ICE held him for a month. Then they shipped him to El Salvador. www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...dallasnews.comTexas Christian University student deported to El SalvadorLuis Andrade Garcia came to the United States from El Salvador around age 3. ICE deported him this week following an arrest in Arlington. 30930507
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganEdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · 22/07/2026REMINDER: SVP Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. will testify at a House Ed & Workforce Committee briefing, “Education in the Crosshairs, Part III: What Dismantling the Dept of Education Means for Students,” TODAY, 7/22 at 2:45pm. Live stream here: www.youtube.com/live/eQHjfbclXFs?si… youtube.comEducation in the Crosshairs III: What Dismantling the Department of Education Means for StudentsYouTube video by Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats 021
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganGeorgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Through 2032, 18.4M experienced workers w/ postsecondary education are expected to retire, compared to 13.8M younger workers who'll enter the labor market with equivalent qualifications. @jonmarcus.bsky.social covers projected labor shortages: @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/as-college-g...hechingerreport.orgAs college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projectedCollege graduates booed commencement speakers for hyping AI, which is closing off many entry-level jobs. But economists are warning that the anxiety about AI obscures what is about to become the biggest shortage of workers in U.S. history. 011
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records sayThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c... 451421643
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New paper on HAIL Scholarship! Students going to UM bc of HAIL just as likely to graduate & earn a STEM degree as peers, & more likely to graduate within four years Expected lifetime earnings gains of 25% due to increased degree quality and faster graduation www.susandynarski.com/assets/paper... 13512
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 13/07/2026🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD 15276174
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/07/2026College scholarships aimed at students of color, women and others are becoming less common in the face of lawsuits, legal complaints and pressure from the Trump administration.washingtonpost.comScholarships for racial minorities and women are disappearingGroups that help underrepresented students attend college are dropping race and gender criteria and instead using income or other eligibility requirements. 42828
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganBill DeBaun @billdebaun.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The high school class of 2026 set a new record by getting to 59.1% FAFSA completion by about June 30. This surpasses the previous record of 54.4% and shows the impact of simplifying the FAFSA! More here from NCAN: www.ncan.org/Web/News/Cla...ncan.orgClass of 2026 Sets New June 30 FAFSA Completion Record of 59.1%The high school class of 2026 has done it! With a 59.1% FAFSA completion rate through June 26, graduating seniors have set a new record, exceeding the previous high by nearly five percentage points. 022
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganTJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026There is no need for fireworks now with drone shows. No need for pets and vets to cower and for wild life to suffer as well as the pollution and noise. I said what I said. 474118102228
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 02/07/2026BREAKING: David Hearn has been indicted by the DOJ after being accused of vandalism at the Reflection Pool. “On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen.,” writes Hearn’s legal team. 26518144
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/07/2026<all together now> Immigration is our superpower & anyone who actually cares about American power, hegemony, & prosperity in the rest of the 21st century should be on the ramparts screaming for more, not less, immigration. Let them come. bsky.app/profile/mcop... 9529145
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganW. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026‘U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the [Ed Dept’s] changes, saying they overstepped the agency’s power & threatened to violate First Amendment protections for free speech.’ Also, NO briefs were filed in support of the changes, while 100+ were filed against the PSLF changes.apnews.comJudges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness programA pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the ... 01510
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganNational Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 30/06/2026SCOTUS upholding birthright citizenship is an important victory for our democracy and the communities who courageously challenged Trump’s egregious abuse of power to rewrite the Constitution. Today’s ruling affirms what has been clear for over a century: every child born in the U.S. is a citizen. 192
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Jesus, three dissenting votes on birthright just might be the most insane part of this court's entire awful term. 1593937632
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This is a dangerous pattern with this Court: They find a delegation paired with a constraint, decide they don’t like the constraint, but appear totally untroubled by the idea that Congress delegated the power only *because* prior precedent assured them their constraints would be binding. 71004262
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Russell Vought is an evil man. This plan is nothing short of a personal take-over of federal grant making. It will affect ALL of us. Political commissars will now be in charge of all agencies, reporting to him. But we are not powerless. See what you can do below. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comRussell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify YouA proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country. 601371715
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganSara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com · 23/06/2026Gaby Pacheco, one of the advocates who spearheaded the creation of DACA, says the program has had an outsize impact on immigrant students since it was announced 14 years ago. But today, it’s facing “death by a thousand cuts.”insidehighered.comLeader in Push for DACA Reflects on Its AnniversaryGaby Pacheco, president and CEO of the TheDream.US, says the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has had an outsize impact on immigrant students since it was announced 14 years ago. But tod... 032
Reposted by Elizabeth MorganJames S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This is good stuff from @mattbarnum.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/23/s...chalkbeat.orgThe six-figure trades story has a catch: The vast majority of non-college jobs pay far less.Some students can build good lives without a bachelor’s degree. But federal wage data shows those paths are narrower — and often more gendered — than the headlines suggest. 01813