I am 100% sharing this with my undergrads on Tuesday.
Arizona Democrats couldn’t recruit anyone to run for Maricopa County clerk, so they let a 19-year-old ASU sophomore do it. He won.
He’ll Be Clerk of One of the Country’s Largest Counties. He’s 19.
Sebastian Matta, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was elected on Tuesday as Superior Court clerk in Maricopa County, Ariz.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I am 100% sharing this with my undergrads on Tuesday.
I just spoke to a room of undergrads from Brown and RISD and the energy in the room was incredible. It's such a privilege and so much fun for me
November 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I just spoke to a room of undergrads from Brown and RISD and the energy in the room was incredible. It's such a privilege and so much fun for me
This case blows my undergrads minds annually without fail
As we approach the 2027 centennial of Buck v Bell, the incredible @plombardo2024.bsky.social launched a new web page w/ a digital archive/documentary history of the case. It includes fully searchable & downloadable docs relevant to the case, & other materials on the history of eugenics in the US
Buck v. Bell Centennial Resource Collection
buckvbell.com
November 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This case blows my undergrads minds annually without fail
Paul Newman made sauces and was The Hustler. But he was talented, had respect, didn't lose debates to undergrads on his chosen topics and gave proceeds to charity.
November 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Paul Newman made sauces and was The Hustler. But he was talented, had respect, didn't lose debates to undergrads on his chosen topics and gave proceeds to charity.
Just had a blast talking to CMU undergrads about (mis)trust in research with @kevinzollman.com
Anchorman: It's Science
Alt: Anchorman: It's Science
static.klipy.com
November 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Just had a blast talking to CMU undergrads about (mis)trust in research with @kevinzollman.com
Well, that's half of our urban geography undergrads got their next halloween costume sorted ...
The bus network of Sabadell, Spain, has a mascot named La Bussi and this is a new cultural peak of public transport.
November 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Well, that's half of our urban geography undergrads got their next halloween costume sorted ...
a silent, allegedly noise proof, single-occupancy study room in the library is no match for the undergrads who have zero sense of their surroundings ;-;
November 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
a silent, allegedly noise proof, single-occupancy study room in the library is no match for the undergrads who have zero sense of their surroundings ;-;
Literally told my undergrads day-after that he’d do tariffs! This was the most predictable thing!
November 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Literally told my undergrads day-after that he’d do tariffs! This was the most predictable thing!
i teach undergrads about animal law and this is going right into the pets lecture
November 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
i teach undergrads about animal law and this is going right into the pets lecture
Feed the undergrads
November 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Feed the undergrads
There's a good Chris Flemming bit about this:
![“[The singer] Saint Vincent said something the other day… ‘I am so glad that I moved to New York City and met all the other freaks like me.’ Those aren’t freaks, Saint Vincent, okay? Those are attractive people with heavily vetted idiosyncrasies. Every eccentric fashion choice has been run through a think tank of NYU undergrads that would blow your hair back. You want to see a freak? Go to Albany.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g2rjxshkrnoiucse7p3hsdl4/bafkreieaknebcodkhbpdvraib7ncv6cmcdtb4mgmdi5hl6pxgq6yl6ximm)
November 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There's a good Chris Flemming bit about this:
i don't get why we make math undergrads take analysis. borel set? more like bored set!
November 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
i don't get why we make math undergrads take analysis. borel set? more like bored set!
And shrinking the community does hinder our collective ability.
That may be my bias reading this, anyway, as someone who sees this playing out in real time with our undergrads.
That may be my bias reading this, anyway, as someone who sees this playing out in real time with our undergrads.
November 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
And shrinking the community does hinder our collective ability.
That may be my bias reading this, anyway, as someone who sees this playing out in real time with our undergrads.
That may be my bias reading this, anyway, as someone who sees this playing out in real time with our undergrads.
They lost me at University of Southern California undergrads.
November 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
They lost me at University of Southern California undergrads.
Check this out: undergrads doing great work in these times
📣📣📣NEW EPISODE📣📣📣📣
Part II of our polisci deep dive: we focus on international relations w/Tom Christensen & comparative politics w/ @timfrye.bsky.social. They talk about how they study China and Russia from afar. Listen on the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast feed! goodauthority.podbean.com/e/cps2e2/
Part II of our polisci deep dive: we focus on international relations w/Tom Christensen & comparative politics w/ @timfrye.bsky.social. They talk about how they study China and Russia from afar. Listen on the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast feed! goodauthority.podbean.com/e/cps2e2/
Chalkboard Politics: What Do Political Scientists Actually Do? Part II | Good Authority
In episode 2 of Chalkboard Politics, the team continues the conversation from our last episode about how political science professors conduct research. Moving beyond the American politics and politica...
goodauthority.podbean.com
November 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Check this out: undergrads doing great work in these times
I have been studying higher education for nearly two decades. This is so far from the typical American college student, who is just trying to make ends meet, that the idea of expensive wellness societies is just laughable. But other narratives get more eyeballs.
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
November 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I have been studying higher education for nearly two decades. This is so far from the typical American college student, who is just trying to make ends meet, that the idea of expensive wellness societies is just laughable. But other narratives get more eyeballs.
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
www.wsj.com/health/welln...
As someone who taught briefly at NYU and saw the wildly divergent range of talent among undergrads (from "brilliant" to "how did you get a highschool diploma?"), I'm very curious to know what Barron's GPA is.
November 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM
As someone who taught briefly at NYU and saw the wildly divergent range of talent among undergrads (from "brilliant" to "how did you get a highschool diploma?"), I'm very curious to know what Barron's GPA is.
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration. on.wsj.com/4BH6aLs
Wellness societies are taking over college campuses. At some schools, one student said, “It’s the same as being in a top sorority.”
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration.
on.wsj.com
November 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration. on.wsj.com/4BH6aLs
New health policy teaching idea:
Show health policy undergrads this passage from LBJ's 1968 special message to Congress. Ask them when they think this was from, and the barriers to achieving these issues. Then discuss the similarities in our aspirations since these words were spoken.
Show health policy undergrads this passage from LBJ's 1968 special message to Congress. Ask them when they think this was from, and the barriers to achieving these issues. Then discuss the similarities in our aspirations since these words were spoken.
November 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
New health policy teaching idea:
Show health policy undergrads this passage from LBJ's 1968 special message to Congress. Ask them when they think this was from, and the barriers to achieving these issues. Then discuss the similarities in our aspirations since these words were spoken.
Show health policy undergrads this passage from LBJ's 1968 special message to Congress. Ask them when they think this was from, and the barriers to achieving these issues. Then discuss the similarities in our aspirations since these words were spoken.
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration. on.wsj.com/4zdGCmN
Cold Plunges, Fitness Pop-Ups: The Students Pushing Clean Living on Campus
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration.
on.wsj.com
November 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Gone are the days of instant ramen and all-nighters. Today’s undergrads are maximizing their protein, tracking their sleep and obsessing over hydration. on.wsj.com/4zdGCmN
This book has dangerous real world information from inside grad schools, like the trick of answering the question you’re ready for rather than the one you were asked. Politicians all learn that, eventually, but if this tech gets in the hands of undergrads there could be chaos
November 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
This book has dangerous real world information from inside grad schools, like the trick of answering the question you’re ready for rather than the one you were asked. Politicians all learn that, eventually, but if this tech gets in the hands of undergrads there could be chaos
Either they dated or were roommates when undergrads.
November 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Either they dated or were roommates when undergrads.
My third-year undergrads sent me a get well card, signed by the whole class. Cheered me up no end.
November 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
My third-year undergrads sent me a get well card, signed by the whole class. Cheered me up no end.
Ah yes I'm just running oral exams for 300 undergrads... see you in 2028.
November 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Ah yes I'm just running oral exams for 300 undergrads... see you in 2028.