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Check out the latest on OpenDesk-Edu from the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2026! 🐧
It’s all about balancing convenience and digital sovereignty for universities. The talk covers how OpenDesk-Edu is being used in higher ed, focusing on scalable, open-source infrastructure.
📺 Watch the talk: https://media.ccc.de/v/clt26-131-bequem-oder-souveran-opendesk-fur-hochschulen 💻 Contribute on GitHub: https://github.com/tobias-weiss-ai-xr/opendesk-edu 📅 Event details: https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2026/en/programm/beitrag/131
#OpenDesk #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #HigherEd #CLT2026 #Linux #Fediverse

A friend of mine just said she was curious about her university's new CIO, so she searched for his CV, resume, etc., work history, or whatever. Then she kept searching Then she searched more. Then she used AI. After a few hours she came to the conclusion that he has no meaningful digital footprint, she can't find any CV or resume, can't find employment dates even for the couple of jobs where some evidence exists for his employment, can't find any reference to his dissertation (reportedly from Texas A&M in computer science), no reference to his dates of attendance at that university or his date of graduation... basically nothing.

Working at a university, making six figure, and no CV? That's just weird. Universities often make their admin candidates' CVs available to the faculty for review, but apparently his doesn't exist. Okay.

#mystery #academia #professor #highered #wtf

An autobiographical piece that discusses why academia can't help us think productively about technology (especially AI). Shots fired at the tower.

https://elftheory.substack.com/p/para-academic-techno-philosophy

#academia #AI #philosophy #highered

Para-academic techno-philosophy

What the hell am I doing here?

Elf Theory
The #EpsteinFiles meet #TheUList. Universities with ties to #Epstein now revealed daily at buff.ly/lR3UE29 🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️👩🏾‍🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #FeministSky

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THE U LIST | Academic Abuse

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Academic Abuse

I have had my concerns about our student newspaper in the past, but I think maybe the kids are alright.

#journalism #ai #hellyeah #students #professor #highered

Higher Education Leadership: Challenging Tradition and Forging Possibilities
by Rozana Carducci

🎓 Lead higher education forward.
Higher Education Leadership.
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#EdLeadership #HigherEd #AcademicLife #StudyEducation #DigitalLearning

The classic "Do as I say, not as I do" is a major red flag. A perfect example is senior leaders in higher ed sending an inaccessible email to demand that staff create accessible digital materials! ✉️🤦‍♂️ #HigherEd #Accessibility
2025 English Social Mobility Index: #highered #academicsky
Professor Antony Moss, Pro Vice-Chancellor #HigherEd #edchat #AcademicSky