reshmi777.bsky.social
Mom, Professor, Writer, Scholar-Activist, Poet, Transnational Feminist. Past Editor of “ConditionallyAccepted” @InsideHigherEd and Current Co-Editor of “Challenging the Corporate University”@TruthOut Founder of @academictrauma.com Opinions are mine.
👤 Joined on 23 August 2023
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@reshmi777.bsky.socialAdministrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing.
Show PostColleges and universities saw 9,000 job cuts and buyouts in 2025, and several college closures, mergers, and looming budget crises have already been announced in 2026. Portland State University is one of the most recent casualties, with a projected deficit of $35 million.
Show Post“The greatest danger that faces higher education,” Ken Burns said, “is this transactional tendency that everything is about an exchange that ultimately is economic.” What is lost in this game is the mission that education should be “transformational.”
Show Post“Sunny Singh possesses the rare ability to infuse the most harrowing depictions of war and loss, with grace, tenacity and perfectly captured moments of hope. This is an incredibly powerful collection of stories which move between place, time and perspective with utter ease.“ - Jan Carson on #Refuge
Show PostComing up tomorrow at @waterstones.bsky.social Islington. Honoured to chair this incredible event with @amyabdelnoor.bsky.social and @ahmedalnaouq.bsky.social Join us! www.waterstones.com/events/amy-a...
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