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Mary Keister

@marykeister.bsky.social
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Communicator, higher ed nerd, proud Beloit College grad, occasional drummer Work with me: www.marykeister.com

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Peter Nencka 📊 @peternka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 Announcing OpenCensus, a new project with @ezrakarger.bsky.social : We are transcribing the historical US censuses and releasing them as open data 2.6 million people so far in 1940, browse here: opencensus.us
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Peter Nencka 📊 @peternka.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🎉🏫New paper! 🏫🎉 "High Schools and the Uneven Rise in American Opportunity" by myself, Alison Doxey, and Ezra Karger (@ezrakarger.bsky.social) www.peternencka.com/assets/high_... www.nber.org/papers/w35068
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I'm moonscrolling
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 27/05/2025
PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that his phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This framing is all wrong Our international students are not a “crucial funding source” They are our STUDENTS They are the reason we EXIST We teach STUDENTS
By Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender
May 22, 2025
Updated 2:17 p.m. ET
The Trump administration on Thursday halted Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, taking aim at a crucial funding source for the nation's oldest and wealthiest college in a major escalation in the administration's efforts to pressure the elite school to fall in line with the president's agenda.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"The researchers emphasized the role government funding played in the development. ... “I don’t think this could have happened in any country other than the U.S.,” Dr. Urnov said." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
A powerful piece: "To watch these changes unfold without naming them for what they are is to participate in a collective amnesia about how knowledge infrastructures shape power relations." time.com/7285045/resi...
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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🤨🤨🤨 some (me) would disagree! www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
A screenshot of an Inside Higher Ed article on Trump’s proposed budget highlights a quote from the administration: “Today, the pendulum has swung and access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means.”
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Peter Nencka 📊 @peternka.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
“No limits” doing some worrying work here
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Can’t imagine what an undertaking this must have been for Booker’s staff.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“Congress appropriated this funding to make us safer, stronger, and more competitive. ... We’re urging Congress to advocate for and believe in their own appropriations.” — Melissa Torres, the Forum on Education Abroad #SaveStudyAbroad #SaveGilman #SaveECAFunding
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/02/2025
Breaking news: A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government and corporate America.
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Judge temporarily blocks key parts of Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI
The plaintiffs argued that the president’s edicts against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives exceeded his authority and violate their constitutional right to due process.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"Regardless of their personal views on contentious topics, members of the executive and legislative branches have long seen themselves as caretakers of a precious commodity — the nation’s scientific and technological communities. ... Today is very different." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion | I Used to Run the N.I.H. Here’s What Worries Me.
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
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Scott Smallwood @scottsmallwood.com · 18/02/2025
On webinar today, ACE president Ted Mitchell cautioned colleges to not engage in "over-compliance" or "anticipatory compliance" in face of what he termed a "ridiculous" Dear Colleague letter. 1/2
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It's unlikely (and probably inadvisable) for college leaders will be part of the resistance. But they can provide wartime leadership for their campuses. My piece in @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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College leaders in the foxhole (opinion)
Holden Thorp writes that the public response from college presidents to the Trump administration’s orders has been quiet so far—but he expects that to change.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
"Higher education is about opening up opportunity, innovation and progress for people across the nation. Yet, these Executive Orders will undermine our ability to do that." — NADOHE president Thank you to these organizations for their courage. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... #highered
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Diversity officers and professors sue to block Trump’s DEI orders
The federal lawsuit contends the executive orders — which request potential investigations against large universities and corporations — are unconstitutional.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"Sixteen institutions reported spending nothing, and 17 said they spent between 0.001 percent and 0.42 percent of their budget on DEI." Don't miss this quick story by @susanhgreenberg.bsky.social: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Louisiana colleges spend just a fraction of the budget on DEI
Louisiana’s public colleges and universities spend only 0.1 percent of the state’s higher ed budget on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to an analysis from The Louisiana Illumina...
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Peter Nencka 📊 @peternka.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
What do we think Indiana Jones’ teaching load was? 1930s at a selective LAC?
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Shoutout to local public libraries, the MVPs of traveling with toddlers. Family-friendly bathrooms! Endless books! Fun toys and puzzles! And free for visitors! What an unbelievable gift for tired parents 😅
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Spidey and His Amazing Friends theme song = a surprising bop
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Words matter. Thanks to @doristruong.bsky.social for these resources to help us all communicate about sensitive issues with accurate language.
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Thank goodness for the investment in local news coverage that makes it possible for important stories like this to be published.
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Education Writers Association @edwriters.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Education Writers Association is officially on Bluesky. Spread the word!
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Important research that is worth a read by #highered communicators. (Takeaway from that abstract: 😬)
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.
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Jen Sparkman @meetjensparkman.com · 15/11/2024
#higheredmarketing friends, don’t be a victim of brand squatting. Claim your school’s handle — and all variations thereof — whether you intend to include BlueSky in your social strategy or not
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Mary Keister @marykeister.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi, friends! Can't wait to contribute to the #hesm #highered community on Bluesky. Who else should I add to this starter pack of higher ed marcomm folks? go.bsky.app/Qdq7K9f
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