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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I’m honored to have been on the @stuaffairsnow.bsky.social podcast to discuss rural students in higher ed, w/ Elise Cain and Jarvis Marlow-McCowin! Thank you so much to @keithephd.bsky.social for the invite, as well as hosting us and facilitating conversation! 🙂 studentaffairsnow.com/rural-colleg...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Seriously beyond honored to have spent the past week in Montana on the @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social’s last state Community Listening Tour! With these perspectives gathered from multiple communities around Montana and communities across three other states,

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

My first year as faculty at @universityofky.bsky.social Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation has officially wrapped! Thank you so much to everyone who supported me in this new role at a new institution, I couldn’t have survived without y’all! Looking forward to continuing my Wildcat career! 😺

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The website for our research and practice @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social is up! Our team is excited to travel to all 4 participating states to learn from folks in each state their thoughts/perspectives about rural workforce and talent development! Stay updated about our work at ruraltalentlabs.org

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“The Rural Advantage—and Challenge—with Workforce Pell” by @irispalmer.bsky.social via @newamerica.org www.newamerica.org/insights/the...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

While Cooperative Extension has long been an asset to rural communities, we know that its full scope and community reach have not always been well understood across higher education. For the last two years, I have served as a member of the advisory group for @nchems.bsky.social's project

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

UK Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation represent today at the University of Kentucky College of Education Research Day! 💙🤍

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

So great to see you today, @drkevinrmcclure.com! You did amazing talking to us in the University of Kentucky College of Ed about insights from your book, The Caring University! 👏

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Let's work to get some rural perspectives in this important study on a research study on how the recent changes in state/federal policy are influencing experiences of students, faculty, and staff at U.S. colleges/unis! Review the flyer and complete demographic survey qualtrics.ou.edu/jfe/form/SV_...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Part 2 of special issue Queering Rural Ed jointly published through Journals of Research in Rural Ed and Queer and Trans Studies in Ed, co-edited by Darris Means, Leia Cain & me! Pt 2 traditional research scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol3/iss1/ / Pt. 1 arts-based scholarship jrre.psu.edu/volume/41

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Honored to have this chapter in our field’s handbook Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research! Thanks to Drs. Laura Perna and Nick Hillman for the invitation! Thank you as well to Shadman Islem and Austin Van Horn for their collaboration on this chapter! 👏 link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I’m super excited to engage in this book talk for @eddesignlab.bsky.social! Can’t wait to discuss my book, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and how we can better support rural, poor and working-class students in higher education! 🙂 Register at ruraltogether.circle.so/c/community-...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

So excited to be in Boone, NC at Appalachian State University taking part in a meeting for our recently-founded @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social! Learning lots, and love being in community with our state partners and stakeholders! To learn more about this lab: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Another @nrea.net #RuralEdForum in the books! I was very excited about presenting this year — only did I get to discuss my home state Wyoming’s community colleges but I got the honor of presenting with two amazing Uni of Mississippi students who did a fantastic job! 👏 @jrdavisroger.bsky.social

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thank you to the ECMC Foundation for funding multiple years of research related to postsecondary career and technical education (CTE)! This may be our last convening as Research Fellows, but the positive ripple effects of this program will live on! 👏❤️

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Educational attainment in rural America rises, but urban areas widen the degree gap. Formal educational attainment in rural (nonmetropolitan) America has grown over time, but the attainment gap between rural and urban (metropolitan) areas persists. USDA Economic Research Service, B. Genetin, 2025

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

New pub on the role rural-located/serving higher ed institutions play in rural college success, co-authored w/ Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and part of @routledgebooks.bsky.social Handbook on Postsecondary Student Success, edited by Drs. Shouping Hu and Joe O'Shea! www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Had such a positive experience speaking at a seminar in Detroit about rural education/higher ed this week! One of my favorite parts was getting to hang with two of my favs, Professors Darris Means and Karen Eppley! See y’all next month at the National Rural Education Association annual conference! ❤️

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Apply by September 5th for the 2025-26 Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship, hosted by the Rural Education Research and Initiatives Lab at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University! I had such a positive experience in this program and recommend it to Mississippi folks!

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America" Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I’m SO excited to have been elected Program Co-Chair of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Rural Education SIG! THANK YOU to all who voted for me! Looking forward to serving alongside my Co-Chair Kessa Roberts, under SIG Chair Cat Biddle! Can’t wait to plan an awesome rural-focused program for y’all! 👏

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Submissions for the 2026 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Annual Meeting are due soon, 7/25! We on the AERA #DivisionJ Program Planning Committee and the #RuralEd SIG Program Planning Committee are looking forward to your submissions! 🙂 To learn more and submit: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

My book on rural, poor and working-class college students is now available to purchase! THANK YOU to folks who supported me in this journey, the amazing students who shared their stories with me, and of course my fantastic publisher #RoutledgeBooks! www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

@jqtsie.bsky.social is in search of new Editorial Board members, particularly Associate and Consulting Editors! You can nominate others or yourself. I’m on the Board and have had a positive experience! 🙂 To learn more about the roles and to nominate/self-nominate: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Excited to announce my book from #Routledge #TaylorandFrancis is available to pre-order! I received my copy today and am looking forward to folks reading about rural, poor and working-class students in higher ed and policy/practice to support their degree attainment! tinyurl.com/RuralPoorWor...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Join this webinar to learn more about how to define rurality and potential state funding strategies that have the potential to sustain rural colleges and universities. 6/18/25, 12pm CT sponsored by @nchems.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Pub alert! Towards a Critical Rural Education Line of Inquiry: Rural Spaces as Multi-Identity Contexts published in the Handbook on Rural and Remote Ed. Honored to have written this piece w/ Dr. Jenay Willis and @jrdavisroger.bsky.social! THANK YOU to the editors! www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What an amazing class to end my time at @olemiss.bsky.social! This last course session, we got to celebrate the end of the semester and talk about what we learned. Luke always gets to come hang with us too. 🙂 Go keep doing amazing things, y’all!

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So happy for and proud of my first PhD advisee @jrdavisroger.bsky.social for passing his dissertation proposal defense yesterday! 👏 This is a huge milestone for future Dr. Davis, as his next step is to begin the process of conducting his diss research study! Looking forward to seeing you excel! 🙂

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It’s becoming real 😱 Pre-order starts May 26th!

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Super stoked to share a new pub from my diss study, co-authored with Dr. @sonjaardoin.bsky.social and Shadman Islem and published in Journal of Diversity in Higher Ed! 🙂 Fostering Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Ed doi.org/10.1037/dhe0...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

New pub Rural Students’ Sense of Belonging! This pub is special to me as it was led by amazing doc students John Yang & Shadman Islem! Honored to have supported them! THANKS to @tlstrayhorn.bsky.social & @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social for including our piece in this NDHE issue! doi.org/10.1002/he.2...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Should’ve worked on an R&R today. Went to the park with Lukey instead 🥰

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I’m excited to share one of my most vulnerable pubs — Exploring Queer Joy in Nature: Tales from the Rural Mountain West written w/ @broseidonadventure.bsky.social & Roman Christiaens! This is part of the book Rural Ed and Queer Identities: Rural and (Out)Rooted ⬇️ www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Join UMiss Department of Higher Ed and UMiss Student Affairs at our #NASPA25 reception! 👏

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Who told this institution that rejected me my legal name?! 😂

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

With all the dark shit going on, something to brighten y'all's day. It’s been an ongoing joke where none of the whiteboard markers in my classroom work, and I LOVE to teach by writing on the board. So my EDFD 609 students bought me a new marker and taped it my office door with a cute note. 🥹

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Right when I announce my move to Kentucky! 😭

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I am truly SO excited to announce my next professional journey! Next academic year, I will move to the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation within the College of Education!

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I've had the honor of working w/ the amazing @olemiss.bsky.social Pre-College Programs on some important programming! I wanted to share in case folks know students who would be interested. They can apply at outreach.olemiss.edu/schs/index.h.... Reach out to Director Wendy Pfrenger w/ any questions 🙂

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I am excited to share our new pub “Because I’m from a Rural Background”: An Examination of Rural Students in Higher Ed Through a Critical Non-Deficit Framework! Shoutout to my amazing co-authors @sonjaardoin.bsky.social, Nicole D. Cooper, and Vanessa A. Sansone! Thank you so much to The Journal of

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

DEADLINE SOON! Announcing the Inaugural Rural Research Meeting (RRM), taking place here at @olemiss.bsky.social in July 2025! RRM provides an academic environment to foster scholarly exchange amongst those interested in advancing research in Rural Ed/Rural Studies. Submit to our RFP:

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

If anyone is a rural college student or knows a rural college student, please consider participating in Christine Cain's important study! See below, and share with folks! 🙂 If you meet the eligibility requirements and would like to participate, click: iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Queer Mississippi Histories Project opening reception happening now at @olemiss.bsky.social in Barnard Hall! 🌈

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Absolutely loved being able to present my first creative scholarship piece around how being a rural queer person impacted me and can shape higher education practice! And couldn’t have asked for two better, more amazing co-presenters than Brody C Tate and Roman Christiaens! 💜 #ASHE2024

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Looking forward to presenting with these amazing rural, queer scholars at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference this week! 🙂 “Exploring Queer Joy in Nature: Tales from the Rural Mountain West" | November 21, 2024 4:00–5:15pm CST at Hilton Minneapolis (Orchestra A, 2nd Floor)

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Dr. Ty C. McNamee @tycmcnamee.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Announcing the Inaugural Rural Research Meeting (RRM), taking place here at @olemiss.bsky.social in July 2025! RRM provides an academic environment to foster scholarly exchange amongst those interested in advancing research in Rural Ed/Rural Studies. Check out more and submit to our RFP:

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