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Emily Bolger

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PhD candidate in CMSE at MSU studying computing education. Also, feminist, ally, crocheter, and book-lover. she/her

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We just doing racism now.

07.11.2025 10:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amid budget cuts, Michigan State University colleges pausing graduate program admissions - The State News The halted enrollment adds to a growing list of tangible effects being felt on campus from the university’s mission to reduce its operating budget by 9% over the next two fiscal years.

the whiplash of reading statenews.com/article/2025...
after reading this www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...

05.11.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Academics should note this applies equally to universities, not just corporations.

04.11.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz gets pay raise MSU spokesperson Amber McCann said the pay increase was effective Oct. 1 and was in line with scheduled pay increases for executive management at MSU.

LOL

www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...

05.11.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

05.11.2025 05:22 πŸ‘ 56598 πŸ” 6747 πŸ’¬ 639 πŸ“Œ 226

Ok scientists, how many of you did this as a kid? πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

01.11.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

22.10.2025 11:53 πŸ‘ 17397 πŸ” 5723 πŸ’¬ 356 πŸ“Œ 236

wowowow🫠

16.10.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

14.10.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 1453 πŸ” 604 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 59

Universities: We can't afford cost of living adjustments for faculty and staff, we have budget problems.

Also universities: Our football coach lost three games so we will pay him $50 million to go away

12.10.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign β€˜Compact’ to Get Funding Preference Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

02.10.2025 05:02 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 306 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 103

A defining feature of patriarchal violence is that it isn’t just directed at women. It’s also directed at other men in power struggles to determine whose ideology should dominate.

It is unsurprising that men who encourage violence to jockey for political power will find themselves subjected to it.

12.09.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Union of Tenure System Faculty officially recognized by MSU after years of negotiations - The State News After years of legal negotiations and assembling, the Union of Tenure System Faculty has been officially recognized by Michigan State University.

After years of negotiations, the Union of Tenure System Faculty has been officially recognized by Michigan State University.


https://statenews.com/article/2025/09/union-of-tenure-system-faculty-officially-recognized-by-msu-after-years-of-negotiations?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latestΒ 

10.09.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.

29.08.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 10128 πŸ” 2432 πŸ’¬ 277 πŸ“Œ 121
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The authoritarian checklist It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy

New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...

28.08.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 4694 πŸ” 1843 πŸ’¬ 193 πŸ“Œ 145
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AI in education is a public problem Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Over the past year or so, a narrative that AI will inevitably transform education has become widespread. You can find it in the pronouncements of investors, tech ind…

how do I make ppl who think AI should be everywhere read this?

codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...

25.08.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great job with the ai.msu.edu webpage @michiganstateu.bsky.social

Par for the course over here.

21.08.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the second program at msu I’ve heard of this week not accepting new students. I’m sure the firsts of many. Science is not doing great yall

01.08.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the biggest mistakes the left makes is that we accept Republicans’ wins. And most of the time, that means ceding ground that makes the next fight much, much harder to win too.

We have to reject the idea of a lost cause. Especially when it comes to civil rights.

01.07.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

22.06.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 69003 πŸ” 21959 πŸ’¬ 2827 πŸ“Œ 1491
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week" YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.

But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.

That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

18.06.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 36358 πŸ” 7761 πŸ’¬ 574 πŸ“Œ 205

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously

But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state

Keep that same energy of support for her

12.06.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 43047 πŸ” 12576 πŸ’¬ 693 πŸ“Œ 355
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12.06.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 5820 πŸ” 998 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 65

At present, electricity and water are not abundant resources.

Costs will continue to go up as corporations continue expanding their use of AI.

10.06.2025 10:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Musk throwing out Trump’s history of sexual violence is just another example of a man objectifying survivors for his own political gain.

The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.

05.06.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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"South Florida weatherman tells viewers he can't accurately predict hurricanes because of government cuts"

Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...

03.06.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 7131 πŸ” 2274 πŸ’¬ 287 πŸ“Œ 195

So very grateful to be working with awesome people on this timely project!

15.05.2025 10:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How is fascism going for you? Here’s how it’s going for me. A catalog of impacts thus far from this administration’s horrors.

How's fascism going for you? medium.com/bits-and-beh...

12.05.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Okay this can stop now. Thanks.

09.05.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0