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political influence reporter @chronicle.com | @ufjschool alum | past: @miamiherald.com @thealligator | garrett.shanley@chronicle.com | Signal: garrettshanley.31

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Shea Vance @sheatvance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s hard to discourage students from using AI. It’s harder when the provost does it in his published work, professors said. A look inside Dartmouth’s campus firestorm over its chief academic officer’s AI use, with @garrettshanley.bsky.social for @chronicle.com: www.chronicle.com/article/dart...
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Dartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.
The incident adds fuel to a debate at the college over its embrace of AI.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dartmouth College’s provost has quietly been using generative AI to help write op-eds and academic articles, the campus newspaper reported earlier this week. Cue the faculty backlash: www.chronicle.com/article/dart...
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Dartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.
The incident adds fuel to a debate at the college over its embrace of AI.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Conservatives have spent years telling universities what they're doing wrong. William Inboden, provost of UT-Austin, now must show what can do right. Read about him and other higher ed movers and shakers in @chronicle.com's "People to Watch" issue. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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The Red-State Reformer
Can William Inboden turn conservative critique into actual governance?
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Exclusive: The U. of North Carolina system on Tuesday told Education Secretary Linda McMahon that professors can require students to disclose AI usage. What UNC leaders didn’t mention in their “Compact 2.0” reply: AI helped draft their letter. www.chronicle.com/article/unc-...
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UNC Used AI to Help Draft Its ‘Compact 2.0’ Response. Is That Hypocritical?
In the letter, the University of North Carolina system said students can be required to disclose their use of the technology — while not disclosing its own.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New: Florida is the first state to respond to Secretary McMahon’s “Call to Action" memo, per Governor DeSantis. A 30-page letter signed by the presidents of the state’s 40 public universities and colleges says Florida “resists ideological takeover of any unit of the university.”
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Florida Says It Is First to Respond to McMahon’s ‘Call to Action’
The state’s colleges and universities did so “with great enthusiasm and eagerness,” the College of William & Mary faces a federal investigation, and a new lawsuit contends that student-visa limits wer...
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New: Leaders at UT-Austin want first-year undergrads spending less time in niche core courses and more time studying Western civilization. Courses like The History of College Football” are out; the Great Books are in. w/ @mzahneis.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/repu...
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Republicans Want Colleges to Emphasize Western Civ. UT-Austin Plans to Do Just That.
A controversial state law prompted a faculty-led review of the university’s core curriculum, which came up with new emphases like “Western Civilization” and “Great Questions of Human Life.”
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Did Nick Saban persuade U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to back off her criticism of Stuart Bell’s DEI record? Here’s the scoop on U. of Florida’s presidential search, and how it got Gov. Ron DeSantis sideways with the conservative reform crowd: www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
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Florida’s Great Conservative Crack-Up
In the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Scoop: DeSantisworld went all-out to install UF’s new president—including privately threatening to Chris Rufo and tapping Nick Saban to rein in White House critics. Here’s how the GOP governor clashed with the conservative reform movement he helped build: www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
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Florida’s Great Conservative Crack-Up
In the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies.
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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Texas Tech nixed teaching Plato's Republic and "facts about Nazi persecution of gay and bisexual men," according to an AAUP lawsuit filed yesterday. @garrettshanley.bsky.social and I have the details. www.chronicle.com/article/at-t...
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At Texas Tech, a Bombshell Lawsuit Points to an ‘Extraordinary System of Censorship’
An 84-page complaint offers a glimpse into how the system’s curricular-review process has operated behind closed doors.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It's my first week as @chronicle.com 's political influence reporter. I’ll be covering the power players across the political spectrum who are reshaping American higher ed. Got a tips or story ideas? Reach me at garrett.shanley@chronicle.com or on Signal at garrettshanley.31
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
BREAKING: U. of Florida’s Board of Trustees is set to consider appointing President-elect Stuart Bell as interim president, a spokesperson said. The surprise move comes after Board of Governors Chair Alan Levine delayed Bell’s confirmation vote, citing concerns with UF’s board governance.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Leaders at U. of Florida’s law school got faculty to ‘bend the rules’ for Attorney General James Uthmeier, granting unusual leeway to a politically powerful adjunct earning $100,000 per year. Read the inside story at @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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How UF’s law school got faculty to ‘bend the rules’ for James Uthmeier
The professor tasked with overseeing the attorney general’s course review warned UF’s law school dean he was willing to “bend the rules” but not ignore them altogether.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
When asked at Miami anti-corruption event how his UF commute was funded, Uthmeier said, “Seems like this is what the left news media wants to talk about. I’m focused on fighting crime and public corruption,” and left the room @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Florida AG defends $100K UF teaching salary at Miami anti-corruption event
Attorney General James Uthmeier defended the importance of his work with the school.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New: Fla. Attorney General James Uthmeier earns $100k salary as a part-time professor at U. of Fla. law school for just two hours of instruction per week. The teaching gig pushes his total state paycheck to $240k — nearly $100k more than Gov. RonDeSantis salary. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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‘Professor Uthmeier’: Inside Florida attorney general’s $100k teaching job at UF
The university was eager to hire the newly minted attorney general, but didn’t announce his teaching job until the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times began asking questions.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Is the Republican chairman of U. of Florida’s Board of Trustees the only thing standing between Gator Nation and a full-fledged MAGA takeover? www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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Inside a GOP Megadonor’s Inner-Party Feud Over a Red-State Flagship
Mori Hosseini is the most powerful person at the University of Florida. Can he prevent a MAGA takeover?
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Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · 06/01/2026
NEW: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said the Florida Attorney General’s Office is “looking very seriously” at bringing state charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Florida AG ‘looking very seriously’ at criminal case against Maduro, DeSantis says
Florida’s Attorney General’s Office has sought in recent years to assert jurisdiction in notable national and international cases.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Some personal news: I’m wrapping up my first week as a State Government Reporter for @miamiherald.com’s Tallahassee bureau, where I’m covering all things immigration and education. Got tips? Email me at garrett.shanley@miamiherald.com
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
U. of Florida is extending interim President Kent Fuchs’ contract through Sept. 1 as it continues to find a temporary successor after Santa J. Ono’s failed bid. A new search will launch early 2026. www.wuft.org/fresh-take-f...
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UF keeps interim president for another month
President Kent Fuchs has agreed to a one-month contract extension ending Sept. 1.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Ex-U. of West Florida prez spoke with Pensacola blogger Rick Outzen about her tenure and decision to resign after eight years in office on the heels of a testy meeting with the school’s new board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis inweekly.net/time-to-go/
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Time to Go | Inweekly
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Is a career academic who not too long ago was championing “DEI 2.0” fit to lead Florida’s flagship university? The Florida Board of Governors will decide tomorrow, when they vote on whether to confirm Santa J. Ono as U. of Florida’s next president. @miamiherald.com
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW: NEW: U. of Florida is offering President-elect Santa Ono a five-year contract valued at up to $15m, equating to $3m annually. Ono’s current contract with U. of Michigan, worth up to $2.5m per year, is among the most lucrative for a public university president.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Is U. of West Florida the next landing spot for one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies? Sources tell the @miamiherald.com that Manny Diaz Jr., the governor’s education commissioner, will be tapped as interim president on Tuesday. amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
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There’s a push to make Manny Diaz Jr. interim president of University of West Florida
Board of Trustees meets on Tuesday.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Jeanette Nuñez took over Florida International University as interim president in February. Here’s the former lieutenant governor’s case for nixing “interim” from her title:
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
U. of Florida prez finalist Santa Ono's name was removed from a statement opposing political interference in higher ed, though captures show he was listed as a signatory as recently as Monday, a day after he was named UF's sole finalist. t.co/ilFgXVoY8v
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he had no role in bringing the UMich prez to UF and gave his blessing to the selection process, adding that any incoming Florida university president expecting to push DEI efforts will “run into a brick wall.”
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
ICYMI: UF slammed the breaks on its near-finished search for a new liberal arts dean last week under pressure from the DeSantis administration, which had rasied concerns over finalists’ past remarks on DEI efforts. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
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DeSantis halts UF’s search for liberal arts dean amid conservative backlash
The search was down to four candidates.
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Sarah Brown @brownepoints.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A college accreditor navigates the Trump era feat. a Dylan Thomas cameo (yes, really) @erickelderman.bsky.social
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Accreditor Urges Academe to ‘Rage’ Against Challenges to Higher Ed. It’s Also Revising Its DEI Standards.
With President Trump expected to take aim at accreditation, one group pondered how to adapt at its annual meeting this week.
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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Here's the podcast episode no one asked for, but everyone needs: The College Matters Higher Ed Controversy Draft w/ @brownepoints.bsky.social and @andyandy.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@jasperjsmith.bsky.social has been crushing it. Check out this MUST read: www.chronicle.com/article/can-...
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Can Ibram Kendi Find a New Home at Howard?
Christopher Rufo said the antiracism scholar would “no doubt find a receptive audience” at the HBCU. That hasn’t been the case so far.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The Florida Auditor General found former UF President Ben Sasse innapropriately spent university funds while in office, including $335,000 in flights on the University Athletic Association’s private jets for trips with no clear business purposes. www.alligator.org/article/2025...
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State audit finds overall unnecessary spending under former UF President Ben Sasse - The Independent Florida Alligator
A preliminary report from the Florida Auditor General found UF failed to prevent former President Ben Sasse from leveraging his executive privileges to inappropriately spend university funds.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
As they reviewed a strategic plan during a meeting last week, members of the #Florida university system’s Board of Governors spent a good chunk of time focused on the closely watched — and controversial — U.S. News & World Report lists. www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/26/f...
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Florida leaders want university rankings lifted
As they reviewed a strategic plan during a meeting last week, members of the Florida university system’s Board of Governors spent a good chunk of time focused on the closely watched — and controver…
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 11/12/2024
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here's what we found. chroni.cl/3OSKh4N
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The Colleges That Shape Congress
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here’s what we found.
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Jasper Smith @jasperjsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For 30 years, Knoxville College has fought to keep its doors open. That’s despite accreditation loss, plummeting enrollment, and dead bodies found on the campus. This is a story about nostalgia, denial, and what happens when a college places its mission above all else. tiny.cc/b0oyzz
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A Black College Lost Its Accreditation Almost 30 Years Ago. Why Won’t Its Leaders Pull the Plug?
Alumni and local residents disagree on the role the college plays today.
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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Data wizard @declanrjb.bsky.social dreamed up this visualization of #HigherEd degree attainment in Congress @chronicle.com. For ex: >96% of the incoming congressional class holds a bachelor’s or higher, compared with only 38 percent of American adults. #AcademicSky www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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The Colleges That Shape Congress
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here’s what we found.
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Garrett Shanley @garrettshanley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A U. of Cambridge doctoral student's thesis on olfactory politics went viral last week after receiving right-wing backlash. Here's what she had to say about what one scholar called "smell-gate." www.chronicle.com/article/her-...
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Her Thesis on the ‘Politics of Smell’ Stirred the Online Masses. Here’s What She Thinks About It.
A University of Cambridge doctoral student went viral after celebrating the completion of her thesis. She spoke to The Chronicle about the bizarre, overwhelming response.
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