Mastodawn

#SaveYouAClick: No, but odds are good you may be getting one anyways.

> Does Your College Need an 'AI Librarian'? https://www.chronicle.com/article/does-your-college-need-an-ai-librarian

Anyhow, librarianship is notorious for being opportunistic when it comes to librarians finding or very often just making up niches to fill in, which may or not be a good thing, but that is a separate conversation. Plus, admins are notorious for latching on to whatever is seen as cool and edgy.

#academia #HigherEd #librarians #AISlop #sloperator #cogsucker #tech #EdTech

Does Your College Need a Librarian for AI?

At a time when many institutions are grappling with the technology and its implications, some are turning to librarians for leadership.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Anne Lutz Fernandez 7h ago

I've updated my document meant for teachers who want to push back on AI mania in schools. Meant for K-12 initially but works for higher ed as well.

#education #teachers #highered

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n9CokRz8xRR-sO01DIVkuftFywxSay6ae5eLf__UYJM/edit?usp=sharing

Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet

Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (“AI” is used loosely here, as it is by many purveyors and boosters.) Even those who envision benefits to schools of this fast-evolving category of tech should ap...

Google Docs

The College Investor 9h ago

Whitman College will cap tuition at 10% of family income starting 2026–27 — and unlike Harvard or MIT, there's no income cutoff. A $150K family pays ~$15K; everyone can calculate it before applying. A different model for "affordable college."

#StudentLoans #HigherEd #CollegeCosts

https://thecollegeinvestor.com/82885/whitman-college-caps-tuition-at-10-of-income/

Whitman College Will Cap Tuition at 10% of Family Income — No Income Limit

Whitman College will cap tuition at 10% of family income starting in 2026–27, with no income limit — a sliding-scale alternative to free-tuition cutoffs.

The College Investor

The College Investor 10h ago

A college application fee of ~$50 per school adds up fast across 6–7 applications. Three ways around it: SAT/ACT fee waivers, statewide free application weeks (mostly October), and ~170 colleges that never charge. Updated for 2026: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/47524/free-college-applications/ #HigherEd #FinancialAid #College

States And Colleges Offer Free College Application Weeks (Updated For 2026)

There are hundreds of colleges that offer free college applications, or offer college application fee waivers to eligible students.

The College Investor

A. Rivera 10h ago

In #assholes from #academia. If anything, the provost doing this just brought more attention to the student and their cause than if he had just let her unfurl her flag in peace.

> Seattle University provost yanks Palestinian flag from graduating Muslim student at commencement ceremony https://nypost.com/2026/06/22/us-news/seattle-university-provost-yanks-palestinian-flag-from-graduating-muslim-student-at-commencement-ceremony/

#Muslim #Islam #Palestine #HigherEd

Seattle University provost yanks Palestinian flag from graduating Muslim student at commencement ceremony

The provost of Seattle University snatched a Palestinian flag from a graduating Muslim student just as she was about to unfold it at her commencement ceremony.

New York Post

A. Rivera 10h ago

In #assholes from #academia. If anything, the provost doing this just brought more attention to the student and their cause than if he had just let her unfurl her flag in peace.

#Muslim #Islam #Palestine #HigherEd

Seattle University provost yanks Palestinian flag from graduating Muslim student at commencement ceremony

The provost of Seattle University snatched a Palestinian flag from a graduating Muslim student just as she was about to unfold it at her commencement ceremony.

New York Post

Dr Ian McCormick 10h ago

Not to be confused with your academic VIVA ?
#HigherEd #PhdChat #EduSky

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fcmgteesgkyndufkvlxshmar/post/3mjhihr77nc2b

A. Rivera 11h ago

El rechazo en el mundo academico es estructural, no personal.

> Rejection in academia is structural not personal https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/06/17/rejection-in-academia-is-structural-not-personal/

It's the way #academia chose long ago to build itself, a house where there are way more applicants than they can take in. I know as an academic librarian I am employed but by the amusement of the #CosmicJoker.

#HigherEd #BadEconomy #fuckery #corruption #exploitation #DivineHumor

Rejection in academia is structural not personal - LSE Impact

Unlike other high-profile professions, academia treats rejection as personal judgement, can it create ways of talking about rejection that are more realistic?

LSE Impact - Understanding impact and practice in academic research