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Paul Rubin

@itspgr.bsky.social
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assistant prof @ University of Utah | higher ed policy, governance, and information use

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 08/09/2026
The SEC: It Just Means More.
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SEC files amendment for authority to expel LSU from conference
The SEC filed an amendment to its federal lawsuit against LSU, Lane Kiffin and school officials, which seeks the authority for the SEC to expel LSU from the league.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/09/2026
The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded this week for humorous yet thought-provoking research. This year, the ceremony came with a twist. n.pr/4cnz08L
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Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science
The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded this week for humorous yet thought-provoking research. This year, the ceremony came with a twist.
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I had to check this was real. Will be filing this in the file for “reasons to keep the liberal arts in higher education.”
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"While many across this university community have embraced that spirit, it has become increasingly clear that there are differing perspectives within the Board of Trustees regarding how best to move MSU forward." Ahhhhhhhhh president.msu.edu/communicatio...
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A Message to the Spartan Community | Office of the President | Michigan State University
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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
How many STEM Ph.D.s were lost from the U.S. federal government last year? My colleagues @mghersher.bsky.social and @policyhound.bsky.social dug into a recent data release to find the answer. A @science.org exclusive. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
When Democrats get state trifectas they should try to amend state constitutions to change board composition and selection. Keep >50% of the seats for partisan appointments and make the reset student, faculty, staff, and alumni representatives. McGill is one example www.mcgill.ca/boardofgover...
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2025-2026 Composition and Membership
The Board of Governors is composed of twenty-five voting members and two non-voting student observers. Some former members of the Board of Governors are appointed as governors emeriti.
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Posting as a reminder for when I next teach about politics and higher ed.
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La. Gov.: LSU AD won't select new football coach
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry told reporters Wednesday that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward won't be involved in selecting the Tigers' new football coach in the wake of Brian Kelly's firing.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It is a race y'all!! Will it be Vanderbilt or Dartmouth left hanging out with public universities (who are beholden to state political leaders in a way the privates are not).
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 03/06/2025
The presidential search at the U. of Florida — which ended dramatically on Tuesday with the rejection of Santa Ono, the sole finalist — drove debate about whether a traditional academic leader could be trusted to advance conservative policy goals, such as dismantling DEI efforts. chroni.cl/4khVHwW
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Statewide Board Rejects Santa Ono’s Bid to Become U. of Florida President
The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors voted down the former University of Michigan president’s appointment Tuesday, ending a bid that came to resemble a political campaign.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 02/06/2025
Trump Proposes Cutting Pell Grants in Order to Avert Shortfall The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kPogSh
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Trump Proposes Cut to Max Pell in Order to Avert Shortfall
The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 08/05/2025
Opinion | Why I Chose the University of Florida Santa J. Ono explains why he’s pursuing the University of Florida presidency. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4k5iTOl
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Why I Chose University of Florida, by Santa Ono (opinion)
Santa J. Ono explains why he’s pursuing the University of Florida presidency.
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Timothy R Cain @timcain.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
White House Fact Sheet on Accreditation EO: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education
HOLDING ACCREDITORS ACCOUNTABLE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to overhaul the higher education accreditation system,
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/04/2025
The rhetorical victory is this: the proposal that we can and will outlast them.
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Meredith Billings @billingsmer.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
New pub with @itspgr.bsky.social & Denisa Gandara examining how state policymakers in New Mexico frame their support or opposition to the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, a statewide promise program that has a flexible and generous design. #edusky #highered epaa.asu.edu/index.php/ep...
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View of “There’s something ennobling…about struggling”: State policymakers’ framing of deservingness in the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
According to Google, this would suggest they are filming a Lifetime movie on the campus by my house…
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The NAEP 2024 -2025 Long Term Trend Age 17 assessment will not be administered in the upcoming weeks Unbroken testing series since early 1970s Nothing like ignorance to keep our country moving forward
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
FANTASTIC ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?) You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🥺🥺🥺
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 07/01/2025
The position of a prominent red-state public university president is becoming virtually impossible for traditional academics. And those who can do it well will get lucrative job offers from institutions that have enough money to buy into a new athletic conference.
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Saving this for future governance classes...
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UPDATE: UC, CSU and community colleges should merge into single university, report urges
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
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Alex C. Lange @itsalexcl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Announced at the #ASHE2024 closing, future ASHE Conference locations: Fall 2026 📍San Juan, Puerto Rico Fall 2027 📍Albuquerque, New Mexico Fall 2028 📍Providence, Rhode Island
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Exhausting.
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Linda McMahon as the Sec of Education… 💆🏻‍♂️
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I have lived in Utah for over 6 years. When I arrived those many moons (and a pandemic) ago, I had so many questions about Utah higher ed. With the help of two students, we crafted a study and manuscript that was just published open access in Higher Education Quarterly. doi.org/10.1111/hequ...
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Moving Beyond the Observable: What Distinct Values Contributed to Utah's Postsecondary Sector Changes in the United States?
Research on higher education policy in the United States often seeks to understand commonalities across state contexts to understand broader concepts influencing decision-making. However, this minimi...
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
New pub w/ MEd Grad Sara Thomas & @aliwatts13.bsky.social We tracked publicly-available responses by various institutional stakeholders to the emergence and passing of anti-DEI/CRT state policies in the Southern U.S. 50 free downloads at the link below! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TIXYB...
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Exploring Determinants of Institutional Stakeholder Responses to State Policies Targeting “Divisive Concepts” in the Southern United States
U.S. higher education is facing an ongoing assault via state legislation targeting divisive concepts, such as teaching critical race theory and initiatives supporting diversity, equity, and inclusi...
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
I sometimes wonder what would happen if I accept the invitations to the random spam conferences... like, sure, I'd be happy to speak at the International Conference on Infectious Diseases.
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Meredith Billings @billingsmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
New(ish) pub with @itspgr.bsky.social Denisa Gandara and Lindsey Hammond that was just made open access this week. We watched 131 hrs of budget hearings in two states - TX and CA - to examine how higher ed leaders frame their budget requests to state legislators link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Higher Education Policy Narratives during COVID-19: How are Budget Requests Justified to State Legislatures? - Research in Higher Education
During economic recessions, state funding for higher education contracts (Delaney & Doyle, 2011; Hovey, 1999; SHEEO, 2022). Despite this reality, public higher education officials need to offer insigh...
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
The deadline for proposals is next Sunday! Please send proposals and any questions to Karley or myself.
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 26/07/2024
Quick reminder that the Call for Proposals for this NDHE issue on higher education governance in the U.S. is due in a little over one month (September 1, 2024). Please don't hesitate to reach out to Karley Riffe or myself if you have any questions!
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Lauren Schudde @laurenschudde.bsky.social · 08/07/2024
New #RIHE pub: @billingsmer.bsky.social, @itspgr.bsky.social et al. examined over 130 hours of state budget meetings from 2020/2021 in CA and TX to ask: how do public #highered officials appeal to legislators in funding requests for state appropriations? doi.org/10.1007/s111...
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Karley Riffe and I are co-editing an issue of New Directions for Higher Education tentatively titled "New Insights in U.S. Higher Education Governance" w/ proposals due Sept 1, 2024. The Call for Proposals is below! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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New Directions for Higher Education: Call for Proposals Focused on New Insights in U.S. Higher Education Governance
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Paul Rubin @itspgr.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
just setting up my bsky 🥁
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