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Teresa Valerio Parrot

@tvparrot.bsky.social
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Higher ed truth-teller focused on comms, leadership, governance and athletics. Living the dream at TVP Communications. Trusted Voices Podcast co-host. Inside Higher Ed columnist.

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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dropped ours off last night :)
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In Colorado, we just play through the blizzards early in the season so we can notch one more loss but this time with snow.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So many things the Monforts could invest in to make the @rockies.com experience better. First would be an investment in players, but we’ve all attended for years when they have (literally) been the worst. I *wish* they had someone like @jtkantor.bsky.social to make it more interactive and fun!!
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 02/10/2026
It's always fun to see how colleges spin declines in their main US News ranking. A few write scathing critiques (hi, Vanderbilt!), but most pivot to other components or rankings to try to keep the good times rolling.
insidehighered.com
How Colleges Spin Rankings Outcomes
Every outcome in the U.S. News rankings seemed to be good news this year according to a wave of press releases that touted how well colleges performed—even in cases where they slipped.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A summary of my mom in one post.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If he was sentenced, then you can be bolder and more truthful with your language and say he was “convicted” not just “accused.”
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 22/09/2026
My department and college are searching for FOUR new tenure-track assistant professor colleagues! Please share, and application reviews begin October 15.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have you heard about the Electric Raccoon Golden Ale at 300 Suns in Longmont? Apparently, the squirrels have something in common with an immortalized trash panda.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I would much rather have my taxes fund this study than an arch or “research” on chemtrails.
theguardian.com
‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
** Tinker (needed my glasses)
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pilgrim at Tjnker Creek was a pivotal book in my education.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This whole thread is amazing :)
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I asked a frazzled mom if she needed help while we were boarding a plane and she asked if I would mind holding her baby while she collapsed her stroller. I had about 30 seconds with the absolute cutest baby while he giggled ♥️
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have real reasons for my trust issues. Add this to the list.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hmmm... I feel like history has something to say about this, with Netflix even having a documentary about what we can learn from the original experiment. Funny how zero institutions and their IRBs have replicated it. But maybe not, and this may be a great investment of time and money.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh, I thought it was purity of sport and athleticism including for fb/bb. Isn’t that what we’ve been sold?
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A solution in search of a lawsuit. And we are falling for it.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What could go wrong?
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hi! For @motherjones.com, I'm looking for a New Mexico family that buys health insurance through the ACA marketplace. Please reach out at jmetraux@motherjones.com.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I don’t think the @rockies.com knew I was in attendance tonight— they lost and my winning streak ended at 5+ :( @didtherockieslose.com
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That home run was exciting!! Is now a good time to say I am at the game and they have won at least the last 5 times I’ve been here?
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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 02/09/2026
"For more than a week, Colorado’s latest request for a federal disaster declaration — a typically pro forma action to unlock financial help — has languished on President Donald Trump’s desk." // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social
denverpost.com
Politics looms over Colorado’s latest plea for help on fires after Trump shot down earlier disaster aid requests
“This is a terrible disaster,” U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd said. “Families have been impacted by not only the wildfire, but the flooding. The scope and nature of this disaster is almost unprecedented.”
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.npr.org/2026/08/30/n...
npr.org
Finally, an economic indicator you can eat
A corn dog may look like lunch. But to an economist, the price is a bigger story about food prices and inflation.
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Corn dogs have inc 3.1% in price at the Minn State Fair. Tyler Schipper, prof at the Univ of St. Thomas, talked with Scott Horsley and Joel Rose, chief econ correspondent and host of NPR’s All Things Considered, abt the economic tracker developed by Schipper that tracks the prices of fair food.
Graphic showing several corn dogs on skewers arranged on a black plate with lettuce and a small dish of ketchup. White text reads, “Finally, an economic indicator you can eat,” followed by “Featuring insights from the University of St. Thomas.” NPR and TVP Communications logos appear along the bottom.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
GUESS WHAT? Now we ARE a full video podcast :). You can hear our new season wherever you get your podcasts or you can now watch us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/@TrustedVoic...
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Trusted Voices Podcast
Trusted Voices explores the complex intersection of leadership and communication in higher education. Each episode, hosts Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy chat with university presidents, indus...
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This might be the most Boulder story of the year. It is making me miss the days (decades ago) of back-to-school parties on The Hill.
denverpost.com
Police shut down Goose concert at Boulder house party ahead of band’s Red Rocks run
The band Goose played a surprise concert at a house party on The Hill in Boulder ahead of its three-day Red Rocks run. Boulder Police reportedly shut it down.
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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In West Texas, a century-old adobe church built by Mexican American families is being restored as the border wall construction approaches. It’s one of dozens of sacred sites across the Southwest now endangered, a fight that’s as much about immigration as lost history. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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In West Texas, Trump’s Border Wall Collides With Latino History (Gift Article)
A century ago, Mexican American families came together to build an adobe church near the border. Can its bell toll again as the wall expansion nears?
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Can you imagine their gut bomb? I can’t eat a whole one, much less multiple!!
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It took nearly six months for OPM to process my mom’s application for widow benefits after my dad died. Thankfully, she had savings to fall back on, but I worry about those who lose a loved one, are entitled to benefits, and don’t have a financial cushion.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Unspeakably disgraceful. Doris Miller was a mess attendant -- the only jobs open to Black sailors -- who won the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor. With this, and reports USN leaders are considering changing the design of aircraft carriers *because Trump said so* -- the Navy is dishonoring itself.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
OHMYGOD! My husband just reminded me how Old Yeller ended. I'm still not old enough to process it.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am so disappointed that they caved and you will no longer be moderating. What a missed opportunity for transparency and truthfulness.
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Susan Greenberg @susanhgreenberg.insidehighered.com · 13/08/2026
Just in: Harvard 1, DOJ 0 www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
insidehighered.com
Trump’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Dismissed
The decision is a blow for the administration, which has engaged in a yearslong battle with the Ivy League institution.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 10/08/2026
How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter? Inside Higher Ed spoke with legal experts, scholars and PR specialists about what colleges need to consider in responses to the administration’s latest attempt to reform higher ed. bit.ly/45hS3xi #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Linda McMahon, wearing a blazer and white shirt, speaks into a microphone with her hand slightly raised
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you!! I was just thinking about you the other day. I hope all is well :)
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It was an absolute honor to have my contributions to our industry recognized. Thank you to PRSA for such a great day :)
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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
PRSA announced the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. We are elated to announce that @tvparrot.bsky.social, principal of TVP Communications, was the inaugural winner of the “Counselors to Higher Education” category. Congratulations to all of the winners!
Teresa Valerio Parrot accepts a 2026 Women of Impact Award while posing with a presenter in a blue plaid suit. Both smile as they hold the glass award together in front of a display table with additional awards. A “2026 Women of Impact Awards – Winner” badge and the TVP Communications logo appear in the bottom corners.Recipients of the 2026 Women of Impact Awards gather on stage for a group photo, each holding a glass award. More than 20 honorees stand together beneath a projection reading “2026 Strategies & Tactics Women of Impact Awards” in a hotel ballroom, celebrating the year’s winners.Three smiling attendees pose together at the 2026 Women of Impact Awards. Teresa Valerio Parrot stands in the center holding a glass award, flanked by two fellow attendees in a formal event space with chandeliers, decorative columns, and patterned green carpeting.
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 06/08/2026
The FCC gave $881 million back to the U.S. Treasury instead of using it to fund low-income broadband programs that could have assisted students and families, particularly in rural areas where voters helped to elect Trump.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The coffee being brewed on my plane smells amazing. I think something is wrong with me…
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Dude— have you checked on the price of groceries these days???
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
And I only seem to attend wins!!! I’m available if the Rockies want to hire me to bring them luck 🍀 @didtherockieslose.com
The Rockies celebrate a home win
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It is Grateful Dead night at the Colorado Rockies. I think all of Boulder is here… and the Rockies are winning!!
The scoreboard has the Rockies logo and then a Grateful Dead symbol.
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Phil Weiser @philweiser.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thank you, History Colorado, for stating that, "as we reflect on the important anniversaries of this year — America’s 250th and Colorado’s 150th — we cannot support any effort that devalues the voices of Colorado communities and Tribal nations." www.denverpost.com/2026/07/28/h...
denverpost.com
History Colorado denounces federal draft rule concerning U.S. historic sites
Changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act would cut state, Tribal voices out of the process, board says.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
And, apparently, this impacts proofreading, too.
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Lisa Wade @lisawade.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sociology is amazing. Our biggest problem is bad-faith actors who maliciously spurn the field because we teach people how societies work and they'd rather we all stay in the dark. Not today, Satan!
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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 24/07/2026
"In the 1980s and '90s, hardcore DM fans mailed each other tapes and rare music and become pen pals in the process." Trading Letters and Music With Other Depeche Mode Fans:
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Trading Letters and Music With Other Depeche Mode Fans
In the 1980s and '90s, hardcore DM fans mailed each other tapes and rare music and become pen pals in the process.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why not say "nearly 2/3"? Bc it is nearly 2/3.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I mean, yes, if you are being logical and law abiding. But that would suggest Congress would need to approve the actions. Weren’t we told that makes these conflicts???
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You are more optimistic than I am, and I'm usually a Pollyanna.
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Teresa Valerio Parrot @tvparrot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Apparently not from a history or rhetoric perspective. This was foundational material in my undergraduate program.
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