U.S. Higher Ed
A starter pack of folks talking about higher education news, research, opinions, and pressing issues. Let me know who I'm missing!
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@jaredcolston.bsky.social
@carajackson.bsky.social
Devoted to development & use of evidence to improve educational policy, practice, & outcomes. Evidence Use in Education, LLC. Past president https://aefpweb.org/. Co-editor: http://rb.gy/ipo4d5 & https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED603550 researchpractice.org
@jwrightkim.bsky.social
Asst Prof @ UM | Higher Education | Finance, policy, community colleges | Michigander | Beckett’s Dad | Probably in search of a coffee
@clibassi.bsky.social
phd student in econ and ed at EPSAatTC. formerly: SMPAGWU, College Board, CAPhighered, edpolicyford, ComunidadMadrid, pgcps.
@albertoguzalv.bsky.social
Research Data Scientist @AIR | Ed Research ✊🏽 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈 #FirstGen #CollegeAccess
@mitzkow.bsky.social
Founder and President of the HEA Group. Former Director of the College Scorecard @usedgov. Helping ensure value and economic mobility in higher ed.
@dhfeldman.bsky.social
I write about the economics of higher education and international trade. Love New Mexico & cats. My books: https://academic.oup.com/book/7559 https://academic.oup.com/book/5108 Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer.
@itspgr.bsky.social
assistant prof @ University of Utah | higher ed policy, governance, and information use
@afoote-econ.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus/Husband to Tatum/Father to Hazel and Haddon/Lead Economist at US Census Bureau (LEHD) https://sites.google.com/site/andrewfooteecon/home
@timcain.bsky.social
I teach about and study faculty, academic freedom, campus unions, student activism, and the history of higher education. I don't post about my amazing kid because it is their story to tell some day.
@greshamcollom.bsky.social
Assistant professor at the University of Minnesota studying education policy, Indigenous students and communities, and higher ed. finance/governance : Stockbridge Munsee Mohican (first descendent) : #GoPackGo
@waltecton.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Research on High School, College & Career. CTE. Politics & Econ of Ed. Former HS teacher. He/Him.🌈
@chronicle.com
Academe’s most trusted resource for independent journalism, career development, and forward-looking intelligence. Website: www.chronicle.com
@kevincarey1.bsky.social
VP, Education & Work, New America. Writes about education for the New York Times, Atlantic, Vox, etc. I’ve made my mind a sunless space.
@chrisbennettedu.bsky.social
Redhead, NC native, and higher education researcher. He/him. https://chrisbennettedu.com
@jscottclayton.bsky.social
Professor of Economics & Education at Teachers College. Affiliations: NBER, CCRC, former Senior Economist at CEA (2022-23). This is a personal account.
@econroy.bsky.social
“There’s some good in this world… and it’s worth fighting for” Higher Ed policy @educationwork.newamerica.org, Forbes Education Contributor: www.forbes.com/sites/edwardconroy Plus food and cocktails
@anniewoff.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Florida State University | Ph.D. in Higher Ed, UCLA | Research: equity in #STEM, #mentoring, & #gradschool | Coffee connoisseur | Views mine | She/her | www.anniewofford.com
@rebeccanatow.com
#HigherEd #Policy / Associate Prof of Educational Leadership & Policy / Researcher / Author of "Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education" / #Philly Sports / #LongIsland is home / #edusky
@taylorodle.bsky.social
Asst Prof @ UW-Madison | Econ of Ed, College Access, Quant Methods, Inequality | Y’all 🏳️🌈 taylorodle.com
@oconnell.bsky.social
Advancement at the American Council on Education. Del Ray dad and 2x Hoya. Books, baseball, beer, higher ed, and all things Alexandria. Subscribe to ALXtra: https://open.substack.com/pub/alxtra
@chrismarsicano.com
Davidson College professor | Director, College Crisis Initiative (C2i)| Studies #highered #edpolitics & #edpolicy | PhD, Vanderbilt | MPP, Duke | Whatever we used to call tweets ≠ Endorsements
@uptonorwell.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Professor at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. Experiments, data analysis, guitar, drums, fan of comedy. Make guides for @statacorp.bsky.social users. Two boys and exhausted all the time. More at www.johnvkane.com
@alexusherhesa.bsky.social
Higher Education. All of it. All around the world. Also: snark, sumo, Winnipeg Jets triumphalism and bitching about Toronto FC. I blog here: https://higheredstrategy.com/blog/ I podcast here: https://worlded.transistor.fm/
@insidehighered.com
Helping you 🫵 make sense of higher education 🎓 Follow for the latest news, opinions, jobs and resources. Visit insidehighered.com for more.
@riacton.bsky.social
education & labor economist ap at miami university (yes, the one in ohio) https://www.rileyacton.com/
@robertkelchen.com
Professor & head, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I study higher ed finance, accountability, and financial aid. Washington Monthly rankings data editor. Dad, gardener, and baker. https://robertkelchen.com/
@drkevinrmcclure.com
Associate Professor of Higher Ed | Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges | Columnist at The Chronicle of Higher Education (Working Better) | Author of The Caring University (JHUP, 2025)
@loismiller.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at University of South Carolina, graduate of UW-Madison and DePauw University. Research focused on the economics of higher ed. Website: loismiller.info
@wcbyrdphd.bsky.social
Sociologist of higher ed inequalities & racism @ Michigan Probably staring at data instead of writing, but at least there’s a stack of books & articles beside me. More info: https://wcarsonbyrd.com
@erickelderman.bsky.social
Senior Writer for @chronicle Baseball fan (#NATITUDE) Des Moines, IA native Trombonist He/Him/His Tell me your story: eric.kelderman@chronicle.com Signal: ekelderman.88
@jessicacalarco.bsky.social
Sociologist studying families, schools, privilege, power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, Atlantic. Author of HOLDING IT TOGETHER | QUALITATIVE LITERACY | FIELD GUIDE TO GRAD SCHOOL "Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women" www.jessicacalarco.com
@victorerikray.bsky.social
Sociologist, UIowa Associate Professor and author of On Critical Race Theory. Vice-President Elect, American Sociological Association. BIGS Racial Equity Fellow at Harvard Business School.
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
@nathankalmoe.bsky.social
PoliSci/Comm @ UW-Madison via UMich. Views mine, ~90% right. US democracy, votes, violence, history, psych. Post-post-post-post doc. Dad w/ jokes. Lapsed 🧙🏻. 🥏⛳🏆. Avid 🧗. Congress said I have "tremendous sway over SM platforms" 😂 nathankalmoe.com
@pamherd.bsky.social
Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
@jrothst.bsky.social
Economist, public policy wonk, professor at UC Berkeley, faculty director of California Policy Lab & Center for Studies in Higher Education
@weedenkim.bsky.social
Inequality, higher education, gender, work and organizations, open science, Alaska
@epopppp.bsky.social
Professor @ a large Midwestern univ. Wrote a book about economists + policy, one about academic science + policy. Temporarily on the "government is breaking" beat, but I'd rather be posting about public utility debates from 1906. I support 🏳️⚧️ rights.
@khoavuumn.bsky.social
@instrumenthull.bsky.social
Economics Professor at Brown, studying discrimination, education, healthcare, and applied econometrics. I like IV https://sites.google.com/site/aboutpeterhull/home
@dynarski.bsky.social
Economist & Prof at Harvard | First-gen college grad | Education, economics, inequality | Shitposts are in a Boston accent | former union organizer NYT Columns https://bit.ly/3TbaxXV https://linktr.ee/susan.dynarski www.susandynarski.com
@imbernomics.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Education at Michigan State University.
@econmarshall.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah. Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance, Jain Family Institute. Aging enfant terrible.
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
@kjhealy.co
Social science and other distractions. Old posts get deleted pretty quick. https://kieranhealy.org / https://theordinalsociety.com
@jaredcolston.bsky.social
Lead Data Scientist @SSTARLab. Ph.D. candidate @UW-Madison in Higher Ed Policy, studying geography of ed. opportunity and impact of colleges on their local economies/communities. Opinions my own.