Mastodawn

Also new on my #blog: "Short notes and thoughts on Congress.gov webinar"
https://simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/06/short-notes-and-thoughts-on-congressgov.html

Some notes and thoughts on one of the webinars I've done recently.

#ItinerantLibrarian #ReferenceDesk #resources #USGovernment #GovDocs #academia #HigherEd

Short notes and thoughts on Congress.gov webinar

I watched this live webinar from the Law Library of Congress on June 11, 2026. Topic was the congress.gov website. Here are some of my not...

Julie Cruse 1h ago

Imagine a public map of academic abuse, built entirely from anonymous survivors. 💞 That's exactly what we're building at buff.ly/3Qn8xeQ. Add your story. Help us draw the picture.

🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #WomenInStem

Academic Abuse | Understanding & Combating Academic Misconduct

Your hub for understanding, exposing, and addressing academic abuse. Access data dashboards, read survivor stories, and join the fight for change in higher education.

Academic Abuse

A. Rivera 2h ago

> CENTRO Journal seeks contributors exploring Puerto Rico’s ties to the Black Caribbean
https://pasquines.us/2026/06/16/centro-journal-seeks-contributors-exploring-puerto-ricos-ties-to-the-black-caribbean/

#PuertoRico #Caribbean #MastodonPR #CFP #academia #HigherEd #writing

CENTRO Journal seeks contributors exploring Puerto Rico's ties to the Black Caribbean - Pasquines

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College has opened a call for contributors to a special issue of CENTRO Journal titled “In Motion: Shifting Geographies of Puerto Rico and the Black Caribbean,” scheduled for publication in May 2028. The issue will be guest edited by Vanessa K. Valdés of the Center for Puerto […]

Pasquines

A. Rivera 2h ago

In local news from the world of #sportsball

> Inside J. Batt's multimillion dollar contract with the University of Kentucky https://fox56news.com/sports/university-of-kentucky/inside-j-batts-multimillion-dollar-contract-with-the-university-of-kentucky/

The base pay is $400K. He gets into the millions from "supplementary" pay which includes things like certain bonuses, endorsements, etc.

Because #priorities man.

#academia #HigherEd #KentuckyProud

Nicolas Fressengeas 2h ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@brembs/116771118345427277

"Higher education is becoming more and more blind to its very own mission, instead the Merchants of Doubt are gaining momentum and science is slowly moving closer to the fantasy-industrial complex, where tech oligopolies and authoritarian disseminators of alternative facts are increasingly converging."

Discover the "surveillance publishers".

#SurveillancePublishing

#Academia #Tracking #Surveillance #highered #academicchatter #openscience #science #research

The College Investor 4h ago

Student loan servicers have started robocalling SAVE borrowers about the July 1 repayment switch. ~7 million still need to leave SAVE. The calls are real, but treat any unexpected loan call with caution: call your servicer back directly and never pay a fee to switch plans. #StudentLoans #HigherEd
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/82526/student-loan-servicers-are-robocalling-save-borrowers-about-the-july-1-switch/

Nelnet and Other Servicers Begin Automated Calls Warning SAVE Borrowers to Pick a New Plan

Student loan servicers are robocalling SAVE borrowers about the July 1 switch. Here's what the calls say, why they're happening, and what to do next.

The College Investor

Björn Brembs 6h ago

THE authoritative review on science tracking, data cartels and all the other shenanigans corporate academic ex-publishers (now surveillance capitalist "data brokers") are up to:

"People Farming in #Academia: #Tracking, #Surveillance and Control in Higher Education"
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-25564-8_24

by the expert in the field @RenkeSiems

#highered #academicchatter #openscience #science #research

People Farming in Academia: Tracking, Surveillance and Control in Higher Education

As data collection becomes ubiquitous, its consequences permeate our everyday lives in research, study and science administration as well. The business of education is thus becoming a data-driven one, which can be observed prominently in scientific information...

SpringerLink

Dr Ian McCormick 9h ago

Another day spent revising drafts for ARCHAIC ENGLISH and contemplating the acquisition of a 'new' keyboard to match the task...
#acwri #research #edchat
#HigherEd #edusky

Anna Anthro 16h ago

“The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been ranked among the top 20 in a global league table – the first time two of the city’s universities have achieved.”

#hongkong #china #highered

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3357454/2-universities-hku-and-cuhk-rank-among-worlds-top-20-first-hong-kong

Hong Kong’s HKU and CUHK among world’s top 20 universities – a first for city

UK-based education analysis firm Quacquarelli Symonds says city has Asia’s most improved higher education system for second consecutive year.

South China Morning Post

The College Investor 1d ago

The Dept. of Education didn't skip a June student loan status report — its court settlement required only six, filed December through May. Those reports tracked the 800K+ IDR application backlog. A July 8 hearing decides whether the disclosures continue. https://thecollegeinvestor.com/82516/wheres-the-june-student-loan-status-report-the-settlement-only-required-six/ #studentloans #IDR #highered

Dept. of Education Files Its Last Required Student Loan Status Report — July 8 Hearing Decides What's Next

The Dept. of Education didn't skip a June student loan status report — its settlement required only six, filed Dec–May. A July 8 hearing decides what's next.

The College Investor