Bryan Alexander

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Higher education futurist. Author of _Universities on Fire_ and _Academia Next_.
Blog and links to everything: https://bryanalexander.org/
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Naturally Ceredwyn and I visit a haunted house for our anniversary.
Happy 32 years to my wife!
We are exploring Niagara Falls (Canadian side) for our 32nd.

As Michael Mann said: China is becoming an electrostate while the US turns into a petrostate.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/30/climate/china-clean-energy-power.html?s=03

China's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future

Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

The New York Times
@cogdog Sideways and down.
Fine example of Scott McCloud's infinite canvas idea.

NASA leadership asked "dozens of mission leaders" for science project "to prepare 'closeout' plans by the end of next week."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/

White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act

“We would be turning off some fabulous missions that are doing extremely well.”…

Ars Technica

I've been writing and thinking about this quote from president Obama in 2009:

"And so tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. This can be community college or a four-year school; vocational training or an apprenticeship. But whatever the training may be, every American will need to get more than a high school diploma."

That sentiment feels more remote every year.

Two campuses closing in Michigan: Finlandia and Sienna Heights.
Concordia University is shutting down most of its programs.
@drakenvlieg It might well be.

White House is getting ready to post an AI in education executive order, an "AI Education Pledge," according to Axios:

https://www.axios.com/pro/tech-policy/2025/06/30/white-house-announces-ai-education-pledge

Exclusive: White House announces AI education pledge

The White House is announcing an "AI Education Pledge" on Monday.

Axios