We Are Higher Ed
We are a collective of academics who believe that higher education is vital to a functioning democracy--and we will fight for it. https://www.wearehighered.org
@krforde.bsky.social
Southerner in New England, journalism professor at UMass Amherst, historian of US press/democracy/political struggle, dog lover, reader, trekker. I do not speak for my institution.
@stephaniesowl.bsky.social
Associate Director of Research at ECMC Foundation | rural higher ed scholar | dog, chocolate, wine lover - in that order
@garrett-ruley.bsky.social
Sociologist, teacher, cook. "Never forget that the numbers in your tables are human destinies, even though the tears have been wiped away" -- Irving Selikoff 🏳️🌈 (he/they)
@abigailswingen.bsky.social
EM British & Atlantic history. Competing Visions of Empire (Yale, 2015). Now: Britain's Financial Revolution & Moral Crisis. She/her. New Englander (usually) in Texas. 2024-25 NEH TERMINATED Award for Faculty. Views my own.
@colleenhughes.bsky.social
Assistant research scientist @ IU Bloomington | Social cognitive neuroscience of aging | she/her | Montreal Neurological Institute Postdoc | IU Bloomington PhD | St. Mary's College of Maryland BA
@jveleztello.bsky.social
Teacher educator, CUNY-Brooklyn College | bilingual ed and literacy | our knowledges matter, build, and will reimagine the future | 📚👨🌾 and silly times with my toddler in between | resisting anticipatory obedience
@bboucek.bsky.social
Unrepentant Geographer & Polar Bear. UU, Atheist, Humanist, Pluralist. Abortion is Healthcare. Design School GIS & Data Librarian Opinions here are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsement or agreement.
@jillgal.bsky.social
Lit (& other fiction) scholar; writer; teacher; person. Local AAUP board, active for higher ed. Research: media, emotions, marriage, horror.
@annamueller.bsky.social
Sociologist & professor who studies youth suicide, schools, medicine & her cats. Co-Author: Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide & What to Do About Them. Swellesley Alum. Views my own.
@ejrosenberger.bsky.social
Social Psychology PhD Candidate at Miami University • language, belonging, identity • lover of food, board games, and furry friends • she/her
@carolinesommerlind.bsky.social
Autistic. ADHD.. Democratic socialist.😊 Lives on the west coast of Sweden. 1 young adult son. Not a fan of the current politicians and leadership in the US. 💙 ♾️ health care is a human right!
@sbpe.bsky.social
Evaluation Consultant. Social Scientist and Supporter of Equity, Climate and Science.
@chancebonar.bsky.social
Researching early Christianity, slavery, authorship, antisemitism, violence, and more Cat dad | 🏳️🌈 http://chancebonar.com Books: https://bit.ly/3R8LXbo & https://bit.ly/4iMBSwy
@ebwood.bsky.social
Assistant Curator, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum || ABD in art history || art & architecture of early modern Spain & Italy || she/her || heads up: there will be Red Sox posts
@profpaulboxer.bsky.social
Academic clinical psychologist focusing on the study and prevention of youth violence and gun violence along with the implementation of best practices in the juvenile justice system. Opinions here are my own but always evidence based.
@taliaschaffer.bsky.social
I like thinking about Victorian care, disability, feminism, and also cooking (not necessarily Victorian).
@davidattewell6.bsky.social
SNSF Postdoc Mobility Fellow in political science at Aarhus University, by way of the University of Zurich. Research on deservingness, solidarity, and social cleavages in politics. Website: https://www.davidattewell.net/
@jasonbrozek.bsky.social
Associate Prof of poli sci/enviro policy at a small liberal arts college. Teaching international politics & doing local advocacy for bikes, peds, parks, and libraries.
@psc-cuny.org
The union that represents more than 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY)
@lisadellmuth.bsky.social
https://www.lisadellmuth.se. Prof of International Relations, Stockholm University. Book: "Legitimacy Politics"; Short review: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/legitimacy-politics-elite-communication-and-public-opinion-global-governance 🏳️🌈
@jenvanalstyne.bsky.social
Helps professors with your online presence | Websites, Social Media, Bio Writing https://TheAcademicDesigner.com/ Blog, Podcast, YouTube @HigherEdPR https://TheSocialAcademic.com/blog/ Peruvian-American poet ✨️ https://JenniferVanAlstyne.com/social-media/
@jackimarieputnam.bsky.social
Art Historian & Educator PhD Candidate researching visual disruptions of linear/colonizer time in contemporary representations of Indigeneity. Trying to unlearn colonial systems of thought. #landback She/They
@melbuer.bsky.social
Reporter at @therealnews.com | Co-Host, Working People podcast | Union member @newsguild.org | Writes a labor newsletter. Writing and podcasting about labor, media, and progressive politics. Currently living in Chicago. https://linktr.ee/mel_buer
@emilykmscott.bsky.social
Associate Professor, researcher, writer, advisor | humanitarianism, conflict, protection, IHL, health, migration & the Middle East | mostly 🇸🇾(+*) 🇱🇧 🇯🇴 | podcast co-host | #fulbright | emilykmscott.org Previously MSF, Carter Center, UNDP, GAC,…
@joyamisra.bsky.social
Reader, cook, wanderer, sociologist, committed to building democratic, hopeful, just societies
@hebagowayed.bsky.social
Sociology Prof at CUNY (Hunter & Grad Center) sharing her own thoughts. Maker of resistance humus. Author of REFUGE. Now writing on the violence & COST OF BORDERS. she/هي https://linktr.ee/hebagowayed لسه عايزين عيش حريه و عداله اجتماعية
@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at UChicago | Sociologist | Columnist @Inthesetimesmag.bsky.social | Co-author of revolutionary sci-fi novel: Everything for Everyone | Subject of documentary film "Coming Around"
@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social
English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
@michalhorny.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at @umassamherst.bsky.social * Health care affordability * Private insurance * Patient cost-sharing * Price transparency * Medical billing * (personal account)
@zacharyschrag.bsky.social
Professor of History, George Mason University. Currently researching history of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Views my own. zacharyschrag.com. historyprofessor.org https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-1420-551X
@trishgreen.bsky.social
Wears multiple hats at the intersection of #Libraries and #HigherEd. Librarian by degree, longtime #GWU staff. | The more focused of my two accounts. | Shares and likes ≠ endorsements. My thoughts are my own. | #IsangBagsak 🇵🇭🇺🇲
@austinslaughter.bsky.social
Higher ed researcher at a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization focused on economic mobility. East Texan.
@lawsonvee.bsky.social
they/them | assistant prof in professional writing | feminist, queer, and trans digital rhetorics + storytelling online | 🐈🧶⛺👟 For better or worse, these are all my opinions.
@lydiajean.bsky.social
Wayward geographer. Abolition. Racial Capitalism. Collective liberation. Author Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana (UNC Press) and co-editor The Jail Is Everywhere (Verso). Dogs and carnival forever.
@gleemie.bsky.social
Prof UCSD Comm, Faculty Director UCSD Labor Center, author Chasing Innovation and Redacted, TWC SD, co-founder and supporter of Turkopticon, ex-Google worker.
@motorres.bsky.social
sociologist: cities, political economy, race/racism · umich.edu/~motorres
@mags.colvett.online
Appalachian in Queens, day job in public health comms, night job in poems • Queens Arts Fund ‘24, Brooklyn Poets ‘23, Creatives Rebuild NY ‘22-23 • @transjournalists.org • They Personal account, posts delete More: https://mags.colvett.online/
@ramseykate.bsky.social
Historian and anthropologist. Haitian studies, Caribbean studies, African diaspora religious studies. Writes on law, medicine, museums, material culture, performance. Miami gardener.
@carladmartin.bsky.social
Lecturer, Harvard Department of African and African American Studies; Board President, Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute. she/her
@akalhan.bsky.social
Law professor, Drexel Univ • Fellow, UC Nat'l Ctr for Free Speech & Civic Engagement • Affiliated fellow, Yale ISP • NYC Bar Ass'n Rule of Law Task Force • AAUP Cmte A on Academic Freedom ⚾ Cleveland native/partisan 🏀 runner • https://linktr.ee/akalhan
@adriennemassanari.bsky.social
Assoc Prof@AmericanU. New book: Gaming Democracy (MIT Press). Researches digital cultures, platform politics, games, etc. Wrote that one thing about Reddit that one time (okay several things). I will always want to see your pets. She/her/hers.
@annisaphd.bsky.social
comm prof @calstate stanislaus • ex-journo, recovering diplobrat, retiring (¿?) academic • @nusingapore @unileiden @wsu_com #7099 alum • #commsky #commtech, interpersonal-intercultural + muslim identity • covid-cautious