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/3mvuyw22pmm2vYes, when it comes to personality, genes do matter! See this major new research published in Nature: buff.ly/QS5bGVl #psychology #AcademicSky @tucker-drob.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10992-919 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuyw22pmm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvsih2mb3k24In examining vertical transfer in computer science, this research finds that the fact that various univ constituencies ignore special needs & assets of transfer students results in missed opportunities for creating a campus-wide transfer-receptive culture: buff.ly/N02x8j5 #highered #AcademicSky https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/1001417/pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=1375481157889298808&ei=u4KpasDUJNSQieoPvPbE2AM&scisig=AIVdB-zAxBn3g0oaKZIQGstAFKnn&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:11620074881621239352:AIVdB-wrutkCTC9TR95kRO0xUO4m&html=&pos=0&folt=rel&fols=18 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsih2mb3k24https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvpxy5xfnt2pIn addition to original ASAP buff.ly/15uM3yq not incl. high-paying majors buff.ly/xd6j8Ip its focus on students getting assoc degrees before transfer to bach (vs. transfer as soon as were no more transferrable courses to take) could have hurt its students' later performance: #AcademicSky #highered https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-cuny-asap-earnings/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8sQaupQEF96_g-myxRP3bfbOiO5Rba8qP8fSl2oHqvCgZO28tTsqM7qwTXavziQ42VKN0P5rFgsF33QUAUX0ClnxQohA&_hsmi=439078927&utm_content=439078927&utm_source=hs_email17 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpxy5xfnt2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvnhjahkfa2zThis study of undergrad #engineering programs describes their transfer student populations (1-57% of all students in a given program) to provide info. for IHEs working to increase underrepresented students in these programs. buff.ly/MEMI8cg #academicsky #highered #STEM https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jee.70080&hl=en&sa=X&d=16859670726899403699&ei=brqnavX0DJu36rQPwtCImAU&scisig=AIVdB-zqvb4B_tScFeRSvnRISwFm&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:11620074881621239352:AIVdB-wrutkCTC9TR95kRO0xUO4m&html=&pos=0&folt=rel&fols=16 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhjahkfa2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvkx2ejrrm2vUsing competency-based ed & transfer credit it's possible to finish a college degree in months or even weeks. buff.ly/IyRax1N I met someone who did this via SUNY's Empire State U. Are such degrees more susceptible to cheating? Or a reasonable way to certify #highered accomplishment? #AcademicSky https://buff.ly/IyRax1N15 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkx2ejrrm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mviglfnyyb2yIt will come as no surprise to most people in #highered that, in most cases, vertical transfer students at one university feel less of a sense of belonging than do never-transferred students at the same university, but the amount less differs by major: buff.ly/9ejBMgo #AcademicSky https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10755-026-09949-714 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviglfnyyb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvfw4imy3i2pEveryone knows that smartphones can, and do, collect all kinds of data about us. But did you know that those data can be used to help conduct #psychology experiments? Here is a tutorial about how to do that: buff.ly/omn0B1Q #AcademicSky https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/ampps/25152459261472843/13 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfw4imy3i2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvdfnljujj2tResearch has consistently shown that people in romantic relationships report higher life satisfaction than singles. Now it's been shown that the difference is correlated w. the degree to which people in the surrounding environment are in such relationships. buff.ly/eQLTuar #psychology #academicsky https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/psychological-science/09567976261470394/12 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdfnljujj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mvav6mq2el24Community colleges need more researcher attention, & this review helps: buff.ly/SAnmBou But it says EEPA had 0 community-college focused articles in 2019, & our paper on corequisite #math remediation in multiple c.c.s was published there that year: buff.ly/FXGvhBq #AcademicSky #highered https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0034654326147802711 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvav6mq2el24https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mv6epquh3s2vIn this #BeyondTransfer column, Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty makes a strong case for using class nonattendance of #highered students as an early warning signal of student nonsuccess, instead of metrics like a midterm exam score, alerting IHEs they may need to intervene: buff.ly/B7xP7NM #AcademicSky https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/beyond-transfer/2026/09/03/absenteeism-adjusted-participation-rate?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=ef1aa2b3d2-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-ef1aa2b3d2-198484297&mc_cid=ef1aa2b3d2&mc_eid=717be121f210 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6epquh3s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mv3uatbmty2zQuote of the week (about requiring students to figure out how to transfer): “It’s not scalable, and it disproportionately impacts students that do not have access to this type of college knowledge or these networks of people who have been through college" buff.ly/SjzKfLY #highered #AcademicSky https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2026/08/27/transfer-isnt-supposed-be-hard?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=803761ba39-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-803761ba39-198484297&mc_cid=803761ba39&mc_eid=717be121f209 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3uatbmty2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3muzdrvmmx627This private, nonprofit associate-degree college in Chicago is joining the national trend of public associate-degree colleges by adding bachelor's degrees, the better to serve associate-degree holders who would otherwise not have gotten bachelors degrees: buff.ly/GI5SoZO #highered #AcademicSky https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2026/09/01/2-year-college-extends-mission-4-year-degrees?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=d74461a459-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-d74461a459-198484297&mc_cid=d74461a459&mc_eid=717be121f208 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzdrvmmx627https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3muwtcxzuni25A #NorthCarolina community college is starting to offer its courses to high school students (dual enrollment): buff.ly/yrsY0ul But the courses being offered sound like ones likely to be treated as unhelpful electives (or worse) when these students matriculate. #highered #AcademicSky https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2026/08/24/cfcc-mosley-high-school-wilmington?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--2qCxgDmIwTnX6zrHCcN6rxH9EBRuy7JK1tT_-7Xi8pBaFmuKrf7XZ2xa1rBzGjqgkfdBYnEMpQchNqMjX3RGdUDIj9Q&_hsmi=436057956&utm_content=436057956&utm_source=hs_email07 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwtcxzuni25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3muuctz3zoe2tIn substack @stevenmintz.bsky.social gives a fascinating analysis of Harvard Hist. Prof Jill Lepore's writing, ex: "These Truths: A History of the United States" Tho doesnt mention my favorite"The Secret History of Wonder Woman"which includes #psychology hist. #AcademicSky #Highered buff.ly/jRg1VrC https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKLcMZxSHTGCFCckPBpvpwZZTRtznsTvjjRDXqfvWRfmWWTXXmRwjqGGlMWxjLDbpMVQ06 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuctz3zoe2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mursf3tlgh2zAdolescent #obesity continues to grow in prevalence & is a serious long-term #health problem. There's much investigation now of using GLP-1RAs to treat adolescent, & not just adult, obesity, & results so far are encouraging, but more research is needed: buff.ly/8JhGXzB #AcademicSky #psychology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566632600291605 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mursf3tlgh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mupbw7q3ng2tHere are some challenges, incl. info. transmission challenges, in establishing an effective dual enrollment program (college courses taught in high school): buff.ly/WsUr6Lv Having a high school portal in Transfer Explorer can help! buff.ly/mpfISuh #highered #AcademicSky @laurenschudde.bsky.social https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/dual-enrollment-interorganizational-field.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=5273938582833940942&ei=FqGRaoPEK9e46rQP4sfL6AQ&scisig=AIVdB-xhTV8RWwx2baZcIG8kpYMy&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:11620074881621239352:AIVdB-wrutkCTC9TR95kRO0xUO4m&html=&pos=1&folt=rel&fols=04 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupbw7q3ng2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mumrhdtygs2xPublic IHEs in #Maine are now giving high school students up to 8 #highered credits as career-readiness microcredentials: buff.ly/04WVu0L But sounds like at best they'll count as elective credits when these students matriculate, which is not good for facilitating degree attainment. #AcademicSky https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2026/08/28/turning-high-school-credentials-college-credit?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=fd05217f40-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-fd05217f40-198484297&mc_cid=fd05217f40&mc_eid=717be121f203 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumrhdtygs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mukaygjawk24START FROM YES when evaluating prior learning for college credit, & heed all the recommendations of the LEARN (Learning Evaluation & Recognition for the Next Generation) Commission (I'm a member). Help undergrads advance & succeed! buff.ly/nXgjdrz #highered #AcademicSky @aacrao.bsky.social https://www.aacrao.org/news/start-from-yes-joint-statement-on-credit-evaluation-learning-mobility/02 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukaygjawk24https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3muhqjhnual25This piece in Inside Higher Ed explains the role of macroeconomic factors in the financial problems currently facing #highered, factors over which highered frequently has no control: buff.ly/tRPad8E #AcademicSky @ithakasr.bsky.social https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/08/25/its-economy-stupid-opinion?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=5bfa3bb24a-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-5bfa3bb24a-198484297&mc_cid=5bfa3bb24a&mc_eid=717be121f201 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhqjhnual25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mufa2k6x4f2m1 of the most successful #highered programs, @cuny.edu ASAP (Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, buff.ly/8dP32mW) still shows significantly higher graduation rates 14 yrs after the program, tho not higher earnings: buff.ly/2EC0gmX #AcademicSky @mdrc-news.bsky.social @jscottclayton.bsky.social https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/2026_CUNY_ASAP_14-Year_Effects.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=10325192700255621614&ei=ukWMasSlPJXXieoP8Inx0AU&scisig=AIVdB-yqtVmN0xuIt5hTNH69bd7_&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:253876594657216599:AIVdB-yysN15fiMoJpzgcgSqHVuD&html=&pos=0&folt=art31 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufa2k6x4f2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mucplkcenp2uObese people with Type 2 #diabetes can significantly benefit from restriction of calories/carbohydrates and exercise, with resultant decreased appetite & increased satiety: buff.ly/l533GsP https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019566632600280130 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucplkcenp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mua74mulpq2xThis reviews shows how #taste can affect whether we eat healthy foods: buff.ly/C0HrQts Due to individual differences in taste sensitivities, we all inhabit different taste worlds, & we must take this into account if we are to enhance healthy eating using taste. buff.ly/Xv5pgIH #health #AcademicSky https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566632600299029 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua74mulpq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mu5ons3lvn25The state of #Michigan has a relatively low rate of high school students taking college courses (dual enrollment), so the state is giving school districts $40M to increase the rate. Districts with disadvantaged students will be prioritized. buff.ly/2EBQuH4 #AcademicSky #highered https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/michigan-to-give-schools-40m-to-enroll-more-high-schoolers-in-college/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_5WJzy3SikWWm1rEQ5PO_n8pH5f_1jb0OPwyh5vU43Po3naBTXRkWMlgX-E-qDJAU31zR0UNBmMmaNEdaJYyBpjQXDTQ&_hsmi=434740588&utm_content=434740588&utm_source=hs_email28 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ons3lvn25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mu366skkdu25This study assessed websites of #Texas community colleges for info. on dual enrollment (college courses taught to high school students), but not for how those credits would count for IHE requirements, info. shown clearly on @cuny.edu Transfer Explorer. buff.ly/GZk97VR #academicsky #highered https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/cc.70071&hl=en&sa=X&d=715534574883279861&ei=iJR9apP2FIPIieoP3sn2yQk&scisig=AM1tuoNlOp12hwylz_pM2uGAX0Ca&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:11620074881621239352:AM1tuoOJe2kCP0AVxGyI5xZ5h8LE&html=&pos=0&folt=rel&fols=27 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu366skkdu25https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mtynpw2wez2tWhat better professionals to advise transfer students than people who've been transfer students themselves? That experience teaches the enormous complexity of transfer & what info. is needed for someone to find their way thru the transfer maze: buff.ly/YGlW9px #highered #AcademicSky #beyondtransfer https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/beyond-transfer/2026/08/13/building-support-we-need?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=719204557b-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-719204557b-198484297&mc_cid=719204557b&mc_eid=717be121f226 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtynpw2wez2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mtw5aymgf62yThis article concerns what #Michigan college students should be able to rely on when they transfer IHEs. #1 is "Students Should Be Able to Count on Earned Credit" buff.ly/ofJ9vRF A wonderful way to ensure that is to use Transfer Explorer: buff.ly/aFTLruP #AcademicSky #highered @ithakasr.bsky.social https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/beyond-transfer/2026/08/11/part-2-what-mich-transfer-students-should-be-able-count?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=ad6e01a1e3-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-ad6e01a1e3-198484297&mc_cid=ad6e01a1e3&mc_eid=717be121f225 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw5aymgf62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mttms3hqj223The @cuny.edu system has offered dual enrollment courses for decades to NYC high school students ("College Now" .https://buff.ly/IKcpO8H).This study showed some advantages to CN students' college performance of taking math & English gateway courses vs. others. buff.ly/K3ISLxA #highered #AcademicSky https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00221546.2026.2706434&hl=en&sa=X&d=1650012838149840046&ei=8dl3atvxE-aw6rQPsqO1cA&scisig=AM1tuoO7K6gccvx9Old5Khr7XM17&oi=scholaralrt&hist=zafwD4oAAAAJ:11620074881621239352:AM1tuoOJe2kCP0AVxGyI5xZ5h8LE&html=&pos=0&folt=rel&fols=24 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttms3hqj223https://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mttms3de2l2tHave been large increases in #s of #RhodeIsland students passing AP (Advanced Placement) exams: buff.ly/KIxyjHu Compared to dual enrollment courses (college courses taught to high school students), almost all IHEs accept good AP scores for credit, but you have to pass a test. #AcademicSky #highered https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/more-rhode-island-students-taking-and-earning-college-credit-ap-exams?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_IS4CIIeaCn-4a8H-VaIg1XVVOBUvU3LZBcTDeX2AlZ2rm48mRHPitKKSGzxn-TiSLA4cp6YgnsvbMu9wV8Ks91sQEpA&_hsmi=432348663&utm_content=432348663&utm_source=hs_email24 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttms3de2l2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mtr4d4zyay2aThis research calls into question the belief that helping children to feel overconfident will help them perform better: buff.ly/cVYRjbV #psychology #AcademicSky https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797626145528323 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr4d4zyay2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lexalogue.bsky.social/post/3mtolu7r54w2sThis research showed a significant decrease in the mental health of transgender youth parents compared to cisgender youth parents with the inauguration of our current pres & immediate executive orders aimed at transgender youth: buff.ly/EJMVA9B #psychology #AcademicSky @rachelesh.bsky.social #Trump https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797626146112622 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:swxp54jmftkt6pp75uzckeox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtolu7r54w2s