Sonja Ardoin, Ph.D.'s Starter Pack
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@sonjaardoin.bsky.social
@roxanegay.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/roxanegay Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
@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
@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)
@jessifer.bsky.social
Irascibly optimistic. Ungrading. Critical Digital Pedagogy. Professor at U of Denver. Owner of PlayForge. Co-founder of Hybrid Pedagogy. Author of Undoing the Grade and An Urgency of Teachers. One of Hazel’s dads. he/him. https://www.jessestommel.com
@insidehighered.com
Helping you 🫵 make sense of higher education 🎓 Follow for the latest news, opinions, jobs and resources. Visit insidehighered.com for more.
@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/
@cantb.bsky.social
Professor of higher education and mediocre poster (sorry for the bad spelling; also I delete). Views and speech are mine alone, but re-posts do not mean endorsement.
@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
@dcollier74.bsky.social
HE Policy Scholar: #1stGen, #Pell, #TuitionFree, #IDR, #PSLF, Assistant Professor #edusky #academicsky #highered Loves anime, FromSoft Games, Castlevania, Funko-Pops, WWE, and Cars. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=d31xeeIAAAAJ&hl=en
@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)
@drbritwilliams.bsky.social
Yes, that one. PhD-I study Black Women @ work, health/HIV, & class via EDU | 1stGen | Poly | Childless by choice | 🌱 based | CiteASista & SisterPhD | 🩷💚 | 5’11 | 1 of 1
@chronicle.com
Academe’s most trusted resource for independent journalism, career development, and forward-looking intelligence. Website: www.chronicle.com
@adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social
Tenured faculty member @ USC - studying: boys/men of color; college access & gang-involved populations; PhD from @UCLA *my views* 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 he/him
@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
@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
@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.🌈
@oiyanpoon.bsky.social
Race scholar, author, educator, and Chicago Public School mom & LSC parent rep member. Off-Brand Asian Mom. Co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (www.CAFCOLAB.org) www.publicpedagogy.info
@dralesliedgonzales.bsky.social
I am just a Chicana rancher doing my best to make the professoriate a place where we can thrive.
@itsalexcl.bsky.social
education prof studying how students learn and change (or not) in college + how to make colleges more equitable institutions • cinephile • they/them 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@chrisconzen.bsky.social
Pronouns: He, Him, His. Community College professional and advocate for student success. Burdened with glorious purpose
@laurida.bsky.social
in no particular order: virgo, bagel aficionado, coffee addict, private nerd, professional nerd, pleasant enough curmudgeon, keeper of random and rarely useful facts. #content: laurasmithers.net, sunypress.edu/Books/I/Impact-Impasse
@julieposselt.bsky.social
Gatekeeping, equity, culture, & wellbeing in higher ed & the disciplines Professor; Associate Dean; Director of EquityGradEd.org & the Center for Enrollment, Research, Policy, & Practice 🧘♀️ she/her/mom; speaking for myself
@saralynmc.bsky.social
#highered scholar studying #staff in higher education, financial aid, gender, and community colleges. Assistant Professor @Baylor University; opinions my own.
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@edoran.bsky.social
The most unrealistic thing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer was that Buffy got into a UC school.
@aliwatts13.bsky.social
She/her. Asst Prof of Higher Ed, big old nerd. Social movement learning. Playful/resistant pedagogy. Politics of funding. And dog pics
@ksmithedu.bsky.social
Read, write and teach about higher ed and student career development/ opportunity/ outcomes. Sometimes re: STEM. Love writing, rec sports, travel. https://sites.google.com/view/ksmithedu
@dahouston.bsky.social
Criticalism + Quantification. P-20 Ed Finance, Equity, & Access. Intercollegiate Athletics. Posts are my own. ΩΨΦ #FIETTS
@refriedensen.bsky.social
Higher ed researcher, theory fangirl, all-around person.
@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.
@drandrewk.bsky.social
Executive Director @arrc.bsky.social | Professor of Higher Ed @appalachianstate.bsky.social | PI @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social | Studying rural higher ed | Rescue dog dad | National Parks enthusiast | Amateur chef | Proud Appalachian | 🏳️🌈
@ceciliaorphan.bsky.social
Working class kid who got lost on a college campus | Aspiring to lead an analog life | Cat lady | TEDxMileHigh speaker | Co-Director @arrc.bsky.social | I spend a lot of time thinking about higher ed's role in democracy, especially right now
@vsansone.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Higher Education | Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) | College Affordability | Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Higher Ed Policy & Governance | Rural Higher Education | Regional Public Universities
@alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social
Professor at OU, Data Person for ARRC, Alumna of Lamar U and Texas A&M.
@mrac.bsky.social
Scholar-Daddy (Is that a thing?) H-Town always. Assistant Prof. University of Cincinnati using narrative to understand and deconstruct racist/marginalizing practices in education.
@stephaniesowl.bsky.social
Associate Director of Research at ECMC Foundation | rural higher ed scholar | dog, chocolate, wine lover - in that order
@mwsallee.bsky.social
Professor of higher education at the University at Buffalo; work/family, gender, and organizational scholar; academic mama; espresso fiend; occasional hiker when the children allow
@smithmatthewj.bsky.social
Higher Education Leadership Lecturer @ Valdosta State University - University of Utah (BA), Boston University (MA), Mississippi State University (MS), and University of Georgia (PhD) alum - Researcher - Educator - World Traveler
@josieahlquist.bsky.social
🙋🏻♀️ Fun-sized digital consultant, executive strategist & keynote speaker 🌎 Chief Connection Officer, Dr. Josie, Inc 🫶 In my Auntie Era
@wilsonokello.bsky.social
scholar | artist | author of “On Blackness, Liveliness, and What it Means to be Human” (SUNY Press, 2024)
@sonjaardoin.bsky.social
Learner. Educator. Parent. Cajun. Social Class Straddler. Southerner. Rural. FirstGen to PhD: LSU, Florida State, & NC State Alum. Reader. Author. Traveler. Advocate. More professional info at www.sonjaardoin.com.