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Andrew Koricich

@drandrewk

Executive Director @arrc.bsky.social | Professor of Higher Ed @appalachianstate.bsky.social | PI @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social | Studying rural higher ed | Rescue dog dad | National Parks enthusiast | Amateur chef | Proud Appalachian | πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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If you took $1 billion and gave it to the endowment of a different small college each day, they could each provide a free college education to several hundred students per year in perpetuity. Instead we are using that money to bomb schools and kill students in Iran, for no clearly stated purpose.

06.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1929 πŸ” 617 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 13
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America always comes for what Appalachia has and just takes it. Including its people.

03.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.

β€œHealth care has always been about humanity and relationship," says NRHA President Carrie Henning-Smith. "If your first and only provider is an avatar, we're removing trust, comfort, and continuity." Read more: www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n... #ruralhealth

02.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Shingle Diggins Family Restaurant
Coloma, MI

03.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 640 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 38
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Post Office
Ophir, CO

02.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Dispatches from the High Country ecosystem.

02.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UNC-CH Will β€˜Scrap’ New Recording Policy, Chancellor Says The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted.

Congrats to @ncaaup.bsky.social & all who fought against this surveillance policy that would've allowed admin to hijack microphones in the classroom for secret recordings.

This move would've chilled classroom discussion & suppressed students' willingness to ask questions & take intellectual risks.

01.03.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 542 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 13

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

28.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3690 πŸ” 637 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 18

Do not take Zddloinp if you’re allergic to Zddloinp. If you develop serious reactions, stop taking Zddloinp and talk to your doctor.

20.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Vanilla Sky.

To this day, I still have no idea what the hell that movie was about.

18.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re worried about your dog running away, get a GPS collar, not a Ring spycam.

18.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crenellation
Robinson, ND

15.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I can move farther and faster in something with wheels. I thought we already figured this out millennia ago.

14.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 1066 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 17

I'm fortunate to be on the advisory board for @nchems.bsky.social's project on the rural US, land-grants, extension, & workforce nchems.org/project/serv... Excited to share a project-related brief "Recognizing Extension Learning: Pathways to Credit and Career Advancement" nchems.org/wp-content/u...

05.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i will believe him if he comes with me to Cherry Grove, WV (pop: can't find an exact ref but under 200) and explain to them how "AI-based avatars" are gonna work when they can't get any high-speed internet at all

03.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

There is NO scenario in which the best way to help rural communities receive healthcare is some AI bullshit.

03.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is NO scenario in which the best way to help rural communities receive healthcare is some AI bullshit.

03.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

30.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.

Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.

As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.

Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.

30.01.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 510 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 13
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three men in armor are standing next to each other with the words so it begins written on the bottom Alt: three men in armor are standing next to each other at night in the rain with the words so it begins written on the bottom

Me, doing final inspections, as the first bands of sleet move in:

24.01.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I just met you
And this is crazy
But here’s my number
So, call me Ishmael.

23.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Find me someone who says β€œeducation desserts don’t exist,” and I’ll show you someone who has exactly no idea what they’re talking about.

22.01.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.

12.01.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 9705 πŸ” 4677 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 401
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

12.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 24036 πŸ” 9202 πŸ’¬ 1150 πŸ“Œ 2892
Season 6 Trailer #2: A Farewell Note
Season 6 Trailer #2: A Farewell Note By the time you read this, I will be gone...
10.01.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
The four South Park boys waiting at the bus stop wearing gas masks and asking β€œremember when life used to be cool?”

The four South Park boys waiting at the bus stop wearing gas masks and asking β€œremember when life used to be cool?”

This hit hard tonight.

09.01.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The four South Park boys waiting at the bus stop wearing gas masks and asking β€œremember when life used to be cool?”

The four South Park boys waiting at the bus stop wearing gas masks and asking β€œremember when life used to be cool?”

This hit hard tonight.

09.01.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a chance to talk to @bethmacy.bsky.social when she was working on her most recent book. It was a true delight, and she is the real deal! I will be cheering her on from one state down!

30.12.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0