Associate Prof studying #college students/higher ed environments using #critical frameworks. Posts are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3m5m6nedmuc2nThe title for this piece should read something more like, “Texas A&M Smothers Students’ Freedom to Learn and Professors’ Freedom to Teach.” Texas A&M clearly is no longer in the business of encouraging open learning and has instead embraced censoring speech. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2025/11/13/texas-am-requires-approval-courses-advocate-certain14 Nov 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m6nedmuc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3m5jf6u3pk22yHave folks been paying attention to what’s going on at Auburn University? Faculty are being asked to sign neo loyalty oaths — this will have a chilling effect on faculty’s freedom to teach and students’ freedom to learn. This is not what college education should be. https://www.al.com/news/2025/11/auburn-university-requires-faculty-to-review-courses-for-dei-compliance.html13 Nov 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jf6u3pk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lzoe5ylfpc26Listen in to the Student Affairs Now Campus Context Podcast. I joined alongside @heather-shea.bsky.social & @cantb.bsky.social deciphering between noise and real policy signals in higher ed. I also discussed the proposed elimination of our EDAD Department at UNL https://studentaffairsnow.com/current-campus-context-making-sense-of-the-signals-amid-the-noise/25 Sep 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzoe5ylfpc26https://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lzjbi5f6ls2mWhen educators say that educational leadership preparation within a university is expendable, we are in a scary place. This is about my department, my university and is cause for alarm for educators everywhere. If they cut the only ed leadership PhD program in our state, whose will be next? (1/2) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjbi5f6ls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lz73wp5mmc2w📢 Our latest issue of the Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice (JSFLRP) is now available! You can read the full issue here: journal.libraries.wm.edu/jsflrp https://journal.libraries.wm.edu/jsflrp19 Sep 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz73wp5mmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lxcoggj2pk2wHigher Ed colleagues, join us today for a session on Higher Ed Advocacy in This Moment! August 26, 1pm-2pm EST We will discuss current advocacy needs and resources available. Registering with a non-university affiliated email address is recommended https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SRhaXKAbRBqShVIVtclq-w?utm_campaign=as-npt105112517#/registration26 Aug 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcoggj2pk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lt42tr4hac2tGetting our @unlincoln.bsky.social EDAD study abroad in Seoul, South Korea started with a culture/language lesson! 💖 #GoBigRed04 Jul 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt42tr4hac2thttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lpsbgp6auc22Hi, yeah, who’s going to tell Trump that’s not how universities work? It really shows how little he understands higher ed. His ignorance will continue to hurt students & colleges/universities as a whole—let’s see how long it takes to figure out how important they are to our state/national economies.22 May 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpsbgp6auc22https://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lp3zel2cqk2eOmaha just elected Democrat John Ewing to replace 3 term Republican mayor Jean Stothert—seems like more of these reps need to be listening to their constituents or they may just lose their seat 💅👀14 May 2025 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3zel2cqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lp2um5pkjk2gPushing back on the attacks on education? You’re not alone, even if it feels that way. There are many folks within our University system (and beyond) pushing back—we have to keep it up https://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/afire-faculty-concerned-for-higher-education-future-reflect-on-advocacy/article_f70d76b1-a2ad-49e6-8ed8-61f541e665f2.html13 May 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2um5pkjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lommujxfuk2bLast day of class for my Nebraska EDAD history of higher education course! A fantastic group of college educators finishing up the last semester of their master’s program! 🎉 🎉🎉08 May 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lommujxfuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lojdbsprbs2fRepublicans voted to allow ICE to cancel student visas with no due process. This would have an incredibly chilling effect (compounding on previous actions) on future international students pursuing education in the U.S. Our institutions DEPEND on those students’ tuition & fees dollars. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojdbsprbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lobdumwm7s27Ummm have y’all seen the antics Trump has been up to on social media since yesterday? Apparently conjured up an AI image of himself as the Pope, posted on his truth social account, and also now on the official White House social media (see Instagram landing page below). This is our president? 🥴03 May 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobdumwm7s27https://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lo2ofinoes2pMost often when we refer to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” what we are really talking about is civil rights efforts. Folks should really start using this language instead —it’s not about cutting “DEI” this is about cutting civil rights progress and protections.30 Apr 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2ofinoes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lnxxicws7s2pRemember that time in the WH press conference when someone said “I can attest to the deportations in Florida. My Uber drivers finally speak English again so thank you.” The blatant racism and classism is beyond appalling. Such a disgrace.29 Apr 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxxicws7s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/crystalegarcia.bsky.social/post/3lnigyf2op22fMy statement to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents against complying with anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion guidance. Now is the time to be brave and to keep fighting for the future of education.23 Apr 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:nwocc2evxdf4gfx5bsbfed6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnigyf2op22f