Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026a good day to come back to Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous” 020
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"If advocates for higher education want to regain public trust, they might start with better publicizing this fact" When we accept the reality that public tuition prices have been decreasing, it clarifies the options available for lots of higher ed policy problems www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/01/w...chalkbeat.orgThe surprising truth about those soaring college tuition pricesMost students don’t actually pay that much, and real tuition costs have been falling. 1194
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Emerging from the deluge that is this forehose of a semester to share a special early delivery of Barrett Taylor and @cantb.bsky.social’s new book! Looking forward to diving in! 4182
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026📣 We’re hiring! Colorado State University is seeking its next Director of the School of Education in the College of Health and Human Sciences. This is a 12-month, full-time faculty position. csusystem.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/fortco...csusystem.wd12.myworkdayjobs.comDirector, School of EducationJob Description Position Summary: The Director of the School of Education leads a dynamic team of faculty, staff, and students in pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. Candidate... 111
Reposted by Alex C. LangeBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026resegregation www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...nytimes.comTrump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority StudentsThe Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools. 310451
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Colleges getting really strict on those deposits for housing. Sadly Mr. Bear does not get to participate in move-in day (because of course this happened next to my building and I got to campus for my meeting right at this moment) 030
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Sometimes people ask me what I'm following that they might not be aware of because I have to care so much about the feds. One of the things is the looming end of the fiscal year and unspent funds at IES. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...insidehighered.comConcerns Remain Over ED’s Plan to Spend Expiring IES DollarsHigher education advocates say delays in education research funding have already caused severe damage. 074
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In the style of Celine Dion: “A new…semester…has…come!” 130
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comHow Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red ScaresPowerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance. 418496
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026For the first time in five years of teaching this intensive, week-long higher education policy course, I managed to get through all the planned content and activities for the first day. Just dreaming about all the things I won’t have to rush through during the next four days. 261
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I’ve worked Bill Withers, Miss Frizzle, India.Arie, and Frieren all into my talk on Monday and I’m feeling accomplished as a result 030
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Taking a break from family reunion prep to share a new article I co-authored on how state and national politics are shaping LGBTQ+ college students’ well-being. scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol3/...scholarscompass.vcu.edu“I Don’t Always See a Future for Me Here”: Oppressive Political Pressures on LGBTQ+ College Students’ Well-BeingIn recent decades, colleges have broadly supported LGBTQ+ students. Now, institutions have shuttered LGBTQ+ initiatives in response to political pressures, with little consideration for the effects on... 100
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Cool cool cool. www.npr.org/2026/06/16/n...npr.orgTrump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rightsThe moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close. 100
Reposted by Alex C. LangeRyan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“I’ve never seen such intrusion” into curriculum, said John Thelin, an emeritus professor of higher ed at the University of Kentucky. He said he’s also surprised at how effective the intrusion has been. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...insidehighered.comHow GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General EducationLegislators are increasingly determining colleges’ core classes, underscoring how higher ed has become a political lightning rod. 003
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026They are here and they are real (even as it all still feels surreal). Finally got my copies of our new book, _College Student Development Theory in Action_. Grateful to my co-authors + the team alongside us who made it happen. 010
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Praise be to PhD student me who saved and meticulously put notes in all my .do files 060
Reposted by Alex C. LangeScholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 11/06/2026"Compliance ceases to be a fixed legal threshold and becomes an ever-narrowing set of assumptions about political risk," write @jackiepedota.bsky.social (@umassboston.bsky.social), @garceslm.bsky.social (@alliancehighered.bsky.social), and Eliza Epstein in @insidehighered.com:insidehighered.comHow Universities Expand the Reach of Anti-DEI Laws (opinion)Colleges and universities amplify the impacts of anti-DEI laws through the processes they use to (over-)comply with them. 055
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Re-downloaded Stata and re-teaching myself OLS regressions this summer because I am a nerddd 010
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Once again, I appreciate the clarity of @bakerdphd.bsky.social’s writing and the grounded nature of her arguments. Another must read. 1105
Reposted by Alex C. LangeChronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 04/06/2026In its first semester, the University of Iowa’s civics center had less than 20 students taking their courses. By 2028, every student at the university will be required to take two courses there. chroni.cl/4vs80Mechronicle.comA Flagship’s Civics Center Saw Low Enrollment. Now Students Will Be Required to Take Classes There.A provision in the Iowa state budget will require all students at the University of Iowa to complete two classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom to get their degree. 0104
Reposted by Alex C. LangeCara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Love education data? The Strategic Data Project is looking for data fellows for placements in Texas, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Trenton, and NOVA/DC. Position description and requirements: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET on 6/21docs.google.com[Job Posting] Strategic Data Project Fellow Cohort 18The Cohort 18 application will open on Monday, September 29, 2025. Position: Strategic Data Project Fellow Location: Multiple US Locations (see below) Duration: Summer/Fall 2026 through Summer 2028 ... 0910
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 30/05/2026For the first time, I have PhD advisees (4) doing data collection of their own: wow an underrated fun part of this advising thing is getting some of the most nerdy, fun messages about the process! 140
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Getting steps in during this writing retreat on campus 000
Reposted by Alex C. LangeBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Do I think this development is incidental to efforts that both seek to drive down trust in higher ed and to assert political control over colleges and universities? I do not. www.chronicle.com/article/nonw...chronicle.comNonwhite Students Now Represent the Largest Share of U.S. College EnrollmentNew IPEDS data reflect long-running demographic shifts in higher education. 02911
Reposted by Alex C. LangeMegan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I want to talk to mid-career faculty at institutions and in states that have adopted post-tenure review or other policies that may make tenure seem a less stable prospect. How do those policies influence your thinking about going up for tenure - or maintaining it? DM or email me! 0813
Reposted by Alex C. LangeNoam Ross @noamross.net · 27/05/2026The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSFgrant-witness.usNew Grant Disruptions at NSF - We Need Your Help to Report! – Grant Witness 5460424
Reposted by Alex C. LangeRobert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 28/05/2026I shared some thoughts about the Texas governor's letter reminding the state's public colleges and universities to freeze tuition for the fourth straight year.statesman.comTexas tuition freeze to continue as Abbott orders colleges to keep rates flatGov. Greg Abbott reminded all public universities and colleges that tuition must remain flat as Texas enters the third year of his ordered tuition freeze. 045
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"'The fragility of academic freedom is the distance between our soaring rhetoric and the harsh realities of trying to put them into practice,' said panelist Dominique Baker, associate professor of education and public policy." I gotta transcribe my portion of this talk www.udel.edu/udaily/2026/...udel.eduShining a light on academic freedom | UDailyConstitutional scholar and UD experts discuss principles, protections and responsibilities 67124
Reposted by Alex C. LangeThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 07/05/2026The Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools. theconversation.com/federal-inve...theconversation.comFederal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s educationThe Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools. 1106
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Justttt as I was drafting an email to get ahead of it, we get this alert like we do for weather related or campus closure alerts 010
Reposted by Alex C. LangeTaylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Speaking individually as a college access and financial aid expert, I’ll use a technical term to describe this headline: complete bullshit. 151
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Grateful to @us.theconversation.com for inviting me to write about the federal investigation into Smith College and what it means for women’s colleges, transgender students, and the evolving mission of women’s education. theconversation.com/federal-inve...theconversation.comFederal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s educationThe Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools. 000
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Taught what will probably be my last in-person masters class of my career this afternoon. As our residential student affairs program comes to an end, I thought I felt all the things to feel. Nuh-uh said the universe! 120
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Having @mollyhm.bsky.social as both a friend and colleague has so many benefits, one being she’ll do a budget simulation that helps students synthesize their learning across the semester (and makes them feisty 🤣). 130
Reposted by Alex C. LangeMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 18/04/2026What a story. What a blessing she was to the fight. "At that first meeting, Dr. Long realized that the activists needed a guide who was fluent in science to help them expedite the approval of drugs to treat AIDS & the H.I.V. virus that causes it. “She was their scientific North Star." #GiftLink 🎁 210652
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Quite excited for this event. Will really have to hold myself back from asking about Lee's thoughts on original rhony. There's a livestream in case you can't attend in person but want to watch! 3188
Reposted by Alex C. LangeRobert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15/04/2026This Yale report on reforming higher ed is going to get a lot of attention, but what is happening at broad-access institutions matters much more for improving the public perception of higher ed. My sweet little girl likes the Chronicle graphic, though. It's cute.chronicle.comHigher Ed Has a Trust Problem. Yale Thinks It Has Solutions.A group convened by the university’s president cited three main factors fueling the loss of public support: cost, admissions, and speech. It proposed reforms in each category. 1162
Reposted by Alex C. LangeRobert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15/04/2026I have a new article out in The Review of Higher Education examining the economic returns to newly established master's degree programs. Overall, these new programs generate similar or somewhat better outcomes than existing programs, showing they're not just potential cash cows for universities.muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE -- Verification required! 0156
Reposted by Alex C. LangeSociology of Education, ASA journal @soceducation.bsky.social · 15/04/2026📣New Article Alert📣 How is gender and sexuality institutionalized in higher education? Using longitudinal data collected on a national probability sample, this study examines whether and when HEIs establish LGBTQ resource centers and studies programs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SOEjournals.sagepub.comContested Diversity? The Institutionalization of LGBTQ-Supportive Features in U.S. Higher Education, 1980 to 2018 - Hannah K. D’Apice, Christine Min Wotipka, 2026This study seeks to understand the extent of and explanations for the institutionalization of sexuality and gender identity in U.S. higher education institution... 043
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Woohoo, here's my essay with my fav co-author on 30,000 fellowship wins across the Guggenheim, Stanford CASBS, NAEd, National Humanities Center, RSF visiting scholar, and Harvard Radcliffe. Spoiler: it's the people working at prestigious universities www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...publicbooks.orgWho Gets Guggenheims? - Public BooksUnfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely t... 24767325
Reposted by Alex C. LangeRobert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15/04/2026I wrote a chapter for the @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social on college closures. It's a part of a great--and free--resource designed to support practitioners and policymakers in education.livehandbook.orgCollege ClosuresAs colleges and universities continue to face rising financial pressure, the topic of college closures has received increased attention from policymakers and the public. College closures are important... 0186
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDr. MHM @mollyhm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Gonna go out on a limb here and assume these tech fellas haven't considered state authorization as a thing they need to do once they start claiming to offer a postsecondary degree 193
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 20/02/2026It may be a result of a very specific sample, and it’s been fascinating talking with research participants about AI this semester. These are undergrads who have been universally opposed to it. 132
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Finally got a moment to catch up on some news and @bakerdphd.bsky.social's newest column is once again a must-read. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comHow Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red ScaresPowerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance. 111
Reposted by Alex C. LangeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026This is the type of thing I keep trying to talk to people about for higher ed. Not conference rooms where I "listen to diverse perspectives" but actually doing work to imagine what strengthening the US higher education system in furtherance of a democracy would look like. 730757
Reposted by Alex C. LangeBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 11/02/2026From Stanford to Gallup, nearly every organization that produces good information about anything of importance is in one way or another beholden to federal contracts. They are also deeply connected to elite political and economic networks thorough interlocking directorates and affiliations. 320761
Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026*insert Brigitte Nielsen laughing in disbelief gif* www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...insidehighered.comUNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record FacultyThe new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” 100