CUNY Prof Emerita, higher ed data proponent, author: Pathways to Reform http://amzn.to/2vZop1r & The Psychology of Eating and Drinking http://amzn.to/1v7eaQNhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mlo4cr6hit2sFor some ideas about how to translate for students their continuing education (traditionally noncredit) courses into giving the students regular academic credit, thus facilitating credit mobility, see: buff.ly/OV18pBb #AcademicSky #highered https://buff.ly/OV18pBb12 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4cr6hit2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mllltnz7on22Dual enrollment (college courses taught to high school students)has been increasing & can help students get #highered degrees faster. But is concern that students from underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to get it. However are actions can take to prevent that: buff.ly/c9Ibrq8 #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/c9Ibrq811 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllltnz7on22https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mlj3ehlaqr2gIn 1992 I published an article that had a total of 6 authors (buff.ly/ugnTjMO)& a colleague strongly criticized me for having so many authors. Now, such an author list wouldn't be considered at all unusual by anyone: buff.ly/NOi8JhQ #AcademicSky #highered @nicholascoles.bsky.social #psychology https://buff.ly/NOi8JhQ10 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj3ehlaqr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mlgkvjimax25People tend to remember negative info better than positive info. But this is not the case for 4-6-year old children's memory of disliked and liked foods. They tend to remember both #food types about equally well: buff.ly/wEEyoZB #psychology #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/wEEyoZB09 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgkvjimax25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mle2gmrzlq2rDuring the past academic year, for the 1st time, more 18-20-yr-old students earned associate degrees than 21-24-yr-old students. Increases in dual enrollment (college courses taught to high school students) seem to be largely responsible for this change: buff.ly/B4j0vKp #AcademicSky #highered https://buff.ly/B4j0vKp08 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle2gmrzlq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mlbk6xd5ns2uHere's another benefit of allowing community colleges to offer bachelor's: These colleges can give students credit for prior learning (CPL) without concerns that when these students transfer to bachelor's IHEs, the CPL credits won't transfer: buff.ly/SPgtCHG #beyondtransfer @highered @AcademicSky https://buff.ly/SPgtCHG07 May 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbk6xd5ns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3ml6zivr3ws24The state of #Texas has stated a bold goal of increasing the percentage of Texans with a postsecondary degree or credential by using a suite of strategies, all involving giving appropriate credit for prior learning: buff.ly/2gMcVY4 #highered #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/2gMcVY406 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zivr3ws24https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3ml4izxnbhn25This graph says it all. It shows how the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh enrollment is coming to be dominated by high school students taking its courses (dual enrollment), a national trend. #AcademicSky #highered buff.ly/ZQkkdhJ05 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4izxnbhn25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkzykz7bbi2uThe state of #NorthCarolina recent public school graduating class had 54% of students with completed college-level courses: buff.ly/986s7RG But essential is seeing how those courses transfer as satisfying degree requirements of college-matriculated students. #AcademicSky #highered https://buff.ly/986s7RG04 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzykz7bbi2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkxi3z6h7e2pWe keep discovering remarkable abilities of nonhuman species in association with their obtaining #food, in this case ravens remembering & traveling to sites up to 100 miles away where they are likely to find carrion killed by large carnivores: buff.ly/B3OPxzz #psychology #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/B3OPxzz03 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxi3z6h7e2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkuxnaa2a72hMy mother once told me that she didn't drink much when she was pregnant with me. Maybe it was because the hormone GDF15, which rises during #pregnancy and is associated with morning sickness, may also inhibit #alcohol consumption: buff.ly/rV8kZBc #psychology #academicsky #nausea https://buff.ly/rV8kZBc02 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuxnaa2a72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mksh6ahkxs25How to stop what CCRC's John Fink calls "random acts of dual enrollment" buff.ly/ig0Kk0H? Use @cuny.edu open-access high school portal on Transfer Explorer buff.ly/sWHxJcE which shows what CUNY degree requirements CUNY courses taught to high school students will satisfy. #AcademicSky #highered https://buff.ly/ig0Kk0H01 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksh6ahkxs25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkpwpcsbwb2uIn vertical transfer (commun to bach college),dual enrollment(college courses taught in HS)credits are as likely not to transfer as regular commun college credits buff.ly/6u6IBLy #highered #academicsky @laurenschudde.bsky.social @kimpackcosme.bsky.social @johnfink.bsky.social @community.bsky.social https://buff.ly/6u6IBLy30 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpwpcsbwb2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkngaimcpc2hThis article presents both sides of the remediation reform debate. It seems to conclude that the reforms in #California have helped a great many students pass college-level #math, but there may be exceptions: buff.ly/FrRysQr #highered #AcademicSky @katiemangan.bsky.social https://buff.ly/FrRysQr29 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngaimcpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkkvrj3r432sThis @Brookings.edu article reports that community college bachelor's-degree recipients earn more than assoc-degree recipients in the same major from the same IHE, & for some, but not all, majors, as much as recipients of the same degree from bach's colleges: buff.ly/UfH7txP #highered #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/UfH7txP28 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkvrj3r432shttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkifcnslxr2qQuote of the week: "Fixing transfer....should be about reclaiming higher education’s moral purpose. We must decide whether our institutions exist to protect prestige or to expand opportunity." V. Karbhari, UT Arlington buff.ly/CVUJcpi #highered #AcademicSky https://evolllution.com/rethinking-transfer-from-barriers-to-philosophical-transformation?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--_3TwN_a880Qb1e4RAztxy_QZDemiABGe05XpkyLut-iCjVCf7M6EcIG-pct9-NFIUc0UJwcs-6M1aLA5rYyjsGuHEZA&_hsmi=411917487&utm_content=411917487&utm_source=hs_email27 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkifcnslxr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkfutl6wga2rAlthough there appears to be a positive correlation between eating more meat and being less depressed, that relationship does not appear to be causal, i.e., it does not appear that eating meat makes you less depressed (or vice versa): buff.ly/jNU5swX #psychology #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/jNU5swX26 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfutl6wga2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkdeeoyi4s2qDifferent babies see different types and numbers of faces in their environments, and what they see in these different "face diets" can influence their later face-perception and social-learning skills: buff.ly/Wbx2FMr #psychology #AcademicSky @charissepickron.bsky.social https://buff.ly/Wbx2FMr25 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdeeoyi4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mkaq7mf3fk2sHow have new constraints on faculty speech,teaching,&research in many states affected faculty there? How many now want to leave, retire, &/or feel that their research has been impeded? A new study from @IthakaSR.bsky.social has fascinating findings about this: buff.ly/EFUrPeA #AcademicSky #highered https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-impact-of-state-and-federal-policies-on-academic-researchers/24 Apr 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaq7mf3fk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mk6dgt7vac24Like in many states, #Texas #highered transfer students often lose credits. Here are some practical suggestions for avoiding that: buff.ly/CIfDsQ9 The @cuny.eduTransfer Explorer sit avoids this problem by showing how all CUNY credits transfer, incl. for HS students. buff.ly/sWHxJcE #AcademicSky https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/31/texas-college-university-transfer-credit-loss/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8BxyY6iB-b_KOJu4LvLAGYq87YNVO3Hj8plWRrktZidnTeZnHNfP6_JqHzoRMmGWZPbSCQuHgIC7C85fjJ_6ior5Bq8g&_hsmi=411711633&utm_content=411711633&utm_source=hs_email23 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6dgt7vac24https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mk3sy3daiy22Has been a huge increase in #Chicago dual credit courses (college courses for high school students). But "on some campuses, sharp increases in dual credit participation have not yet translated into gains in college enrollment & persistence." buff.ly/pYDLiLP #highered #AcademicSky @chalkbeat.org https://buff.ly/pYDLiLP22 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3sy3daiy22https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjzcj3fisl2m"Colleges now face a choice...Design programs for the students who actually enroll — or continue organizing themselves around the students they wish would show up." @stevenmintz.bsky.social essay describes 7 ways IHEs can restructure for current #highered students. #AcademicSky buff.ly/gwpAwrr https://buff.ly/gwpAwrr21 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcj3fisl2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjwkgiudd52jThis article buff.ly/NiPiSF8 concerns @IthakaSR.bsky.social & @cuny.edu research showing students using CUNY's Transfer Explorer website (w. open-access info regarding how credits transfer & apply to degree programs buff.ly/tgnTcPy) transfer a greater # of applicable credits #AcademicSky #highered https://explorer.cuny.edu/20 Apr 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwkgiudd52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjubl4ptgv2pA research study suggests that, once patients have reached their target weight using #GLP1 medications, they can decrease the frequency of the medications (but still continue them) without regaining the weight: buff.ly/fexlz7G #obesity #weight #dieting #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/fexlz7G19 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjubl4ptgv2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjrr47ppj42xAltho there is variation, communicating by computer versus in person results in less psychological engagement, impact, learning, info. processing, effective group decision making, etc., particularly for asynchronous (vs. synchronous) communications. buff.ly/uDZWa5H #psychology #academicsky https://buff.ly/uDZWa5H18 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrr47ppj42xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjpanephsb2vNonprofit org @ithakasr.bsky.social has a new division "Postsecondary Value & Public Trust" advancing "the economic, social, & civic value of postsecondary education" using "sophisticated data analysis, rigorous research & evaluation, & technical consulting." #highered #academicsky buff.ly/OyBn9U6 https://buff.ly/OyBn9U617 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpanephsb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjmq76nwd62xThe State of #Connecticut has greatly expanded offering college courses to high school students (dual enrollment). buff.ly/q6fQBGe But what proportion of the credits thus accumulated actually count towards college degree requirements once these students matriculate in college? #highered #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/q6fQBGe16 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmq76nwd62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjk7pmqk5o2mWatch this 5-minute video for Strong Start to Finish's great summary of the remediation reforms in the past decade that have so hugely increased college student success: buff.ly/fGfWbuF #highered #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/fGfWbuF15 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk7pmqk5o2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjhpauzqfg2mThe newest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that only 15% of first-time-in-college students entering community colleges in fall 2018 earned a bachelor's degree within 6 years of community college entry: buff.ly/R6WV6Vt #AcademicSky #highered https://buff.ly/R6WV6Vt14 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhpauzqfg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mjga3ntw6s2dTry this: https://earlycollegeresearch.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCP_Course_Delivery_Brief_031726.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjga3ntw6s2d