Fighting for higher ed at the American Council on Education. Former Washington Post writer. (he/him/his) Fervent belief: Higher education builds America.
Washington DC or thereabouts
Joined May 2009
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I don’t know what’s weirder—Seeing Scherzer warm up here in a Blue Jays uniform or seeing no Washington Post sponsorship around the scoreboard! Go Nats!
Grateful to @laurameckler and @DaniDougPost for their reporting. My North Star question about the ongoing demolition of the Education Department: How does any of this actually help actual students?
NEW & EXCLUSIVELY in the Washington Post: Ed Dept takes another step toward dismantling itself, set to announce that six offices will be moved to other agencies. Biggest moves: K-12 and postsecondary programs to Labor. But special ed unaffected washingtonpost.com/education…
Just, wow. "Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen." -- President Trump. Jamal Khashoggi, Mr. President, was a human being who made a living expressing his opinions in words. Let's not forget that. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
.... Umm.. one little thing: Brown didn't agree to pay a "fine." The document that secretaries McMahon and Kennedy and AG Bondi signed, along with Brown president Paxson, nowhere mentions a fine. Brown agreed to pay $50m to state workforce development organizations.
True yesterday before the election, true today after it, and true in all the tomorrows you envision: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica acenet.edu/BuildAmerica. We at @ACEducation are ready to build.
And congrats to all these scientists!
@UofCalifornia, building America since 1868.
Let’s get real: Nobel Prizes don’t come out of nowhere. Federal funds seeded the ground for these amazing discoveries from UC. That funding stream now faces massive and pointless stress. If these cuts continue, who knows how many future Nobels we’ll forgo? #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, setting a new record for the most faculty of one institution to achieve this great honor in a single year 🏅💙 💛
These remarkable achievement highlight the ongoing contributions of America’s #1 public research university and the central role of federal funding in advancing world-changing scientific inquiry.
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You can get Hot Takes on higher ed anywhere. But for What is Actually Happening in the policy chaos of Washington, you need a readout from Fansmith, Spreitzer and Gunja. Tune in at 2 pm to dotEDU from @ACEducation. acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu/home…
"This cannot be a template for the government’s approach to American higher education,” @ACEducation's Ted Mitchell tells @AP. “Columbia was put in an untenable position by the outrageous actions of the executive branch of the government.”
apnews.com/article/columbia-…
With respect, I see it differently. Not an excellent template for government action. The real template should be following due process and the rule of law.
Spellings now leads the @BPC_Bipartisan, and Mitchell is president of @ACEducation.
In Fox News online, Margaret Spellings (former Bush Education secretary) and Ted Mitchell (former Obama senior ED official) argue for a new wave of bipartisan education reform to address challenges in K12 and higher education. foxnews.com/opinion/american…
Love the points Mark Schlissel, former U-Michigan president, makes here in @detroitnews. Federal funding for research and student aid is an investment, not a subsidy. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica detroitnews.com/story/opinio…
In honor of his last day, with equal gratitude, I offer you this from deep in the archives. With a dandy photo of @JonBoeckenstedt peering deep into the VR-aided Cosmic Future of College Enrollment... washingtonpost.com/local/edu…
Bravo, Joe! What a magnificent run you've had. It is, in its own way, a model of service to readers and the public. Thank you for all you've reported and written.
Tools to advocate for Pell Grant and other student aid: acenet.edu/Policy-Advocacy/P…
