Community-engaged researcher, associate prof at a private university somewhere in FL. Part of the woke mob. Opinions and rantings my own. @floatingmen he/him
Miami, FL
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Scot Evans retweeted
It is appalling that Cornell University appears ready to deport an international student without regard for due process, simply because of their presence at a protest. It is wrong, and I urge the university to reverse course immediately.
Momodou Taal, who is attending the university with a F-1 visa, was suspended after a September 18 protest under a new policy seeking to quash Gaza solidarity actions.
bit.ly/4eAcpUV
Scot Evans retweeted
Mississippi #highered faculty were part of the 2024 @aaup faculty in the south survey that shows 60% would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work for colleagues, while 28% are planning to apply in another state in the coming year. academeblog.org/2024/09/05/r…
Scot Evans retweeted
“All of this alarmist rhetoric stands in sharp contrast with the reasonable and moderate language in the AAUP statement itself.”
#academicboycotts
My defense of the @AAUP for its statement on boycotts is published today at @insidehighered
insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
Scot Evans retweeted
"It is likely Harris will win the election. That doesn't mean she will get to be the president."
Scot Evans retweeted
In the “free” state of Florida, where the freedom to learn goes to die.
This is the equivalent to burning books — it’s backwards, politically motivated, and a preview of Project 2025.
Don’t let this happen to America. Trust me; you don’t want this extremism nationwide.
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When university presidential searches are done in secret with no faculty input & no oversight you end up with corruption, malfeasance, & a colossal failure of leadership.
If only someone could have seen this coming…👀
aaup.org/article/aaup-presid…
In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.
alligator.org/article/2024/0…
Scot Evans retweeted
why is higher pay the FIRST thing universities offer to administrators but the LAST thing to the employees who actually make the place work? @WesternMichU @AAUP @AFTacademics @AFTHigherEd @Teamsters @UAW @CaliforniaLabor @CaliforniaLabor @DKLabor @afscmemichigan #PhD
Scot Evans retweeted
Meanwhile the administrative bloat at every single university has been widely expanding in that same period of time aaupuc.org/aaup-uc-works/uc-…
Scot Evans retweeted
There are only 2 problems with using tests to assess learning: Right answers often don’t reflect real understanding, and wrong answers often don’t reflect the absence of understanding.
(Because the kind of learning tests are designed to assess isn't really about understanding.)
Scot Evans retweeted
U.S. professors - as you update your syllabi for fall, consider leaving November 5 open. Need to reduce as many barriers to voting as we can!
Scot Evans retweeted
And of course Florida failed to apply, the Times reports....
E.P.A. Announces $4.3 Billion in Funding for 25 Climate Projects nytimes.com/2024/07/22/clima…
Scot Evans retweeted
🔥 WATCH — PETE DISMANTLES J.D. VANCE: “I hope things work out better for him than they did for Mike Pence.”
Scot Evans retweeted
It’s embarrassing to see OSU gush over Vance as a model for “Education for Citizenship.” A person who desires an authoritarian takeover of education and says “professors are the enemy” is hardly a model for our students.
Scot Evans retweeted
Live concert at The Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga, TN January 18th, 2025. Ticket Sales:
Patreon pre-sale starts this Thursday, 7/18 at 10am CT (11am Eastern). Floatilla not yet Patreon members can sign up before 10PM CT this Wednesday 7/17 to be eligible.
#reoverimagined
Scot Evans retweeted
If you’re a “senior Democrat” that feels this way, you should absolutely retire and make space for true leadership that refuses to resign themselves to fascism.
This kind of leadership is functionally useless to the American people. Retire.
A senior House Democrat tells Axios: "We've all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency." axios.com/2024/07/14/house-d…
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Not to brag, but we were doing GoFundMe before there was such a thing. All of our studio recordings since Invoking Michelangelo were funded by our generous Floatilla! We don't need no stinkin' label! Want to be a part of our next studio recording? morewisdomarchive.com/exec-p…
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Over the years we have learned so much from Jane and we organizers of all stripes owe so much to her. Thank you Jane for all you have taught us. We will continue the work and keep your lessons at the heart of our future fights for our co-workers, students, and all workers.
With broken hearts we announce the passing of Jane McAlevey @rsgexp: founder, lead trainer, heart & soul of our global training program. You will be so missed. And may this elegy serve as a commitment: that your legacy serve as the building blocks for our victories to come.
Scot Evans retweeted
Asking your supervisor to write a paper with you teapaw.org/contextdogs/status/166…