Life in the Interregnum: Researcher, org change specialist, English faculty, supernerd, follow-back girl, zero patience for organizational dysfunction and poor leadership. Personal account, obv. https://christinenowik.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3mmp235u7ic2qThe speeches grads received were not the speeches they deserved. https://open.substack.com/pub/christinenowik/p/the-ai-tech-bros-need-the-humanists?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9v6oy25 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmp235u7ic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3miwllvvbhc2sTo your point: Our latest org Zoom background says that our "customer" is also our "product." [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwllvvbhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3milnabz55s24"The Vermont Labor Relations Board has overturned a controversial return-to-office requirement that Gov. Phil Scott’s administration implemented late last year." https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-04-01/labor-board-overturns-return-to-office-mandate-state-employees03 Apr 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3milnabz55s24https://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3mhlb5wpw422qhttps://christinenowik.substack.com/p/partnership-is-the-strategy Orgs that treat faculty as a cost center will continue to manage decline and decay. Period. Orgs seeing faculty as a central strategic resource can build coherent responses to enrollment volatility, retention challenges, & public skepticism about value.21 Mar 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlb5wpw422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3mf2isfoe2s2jThe Morning from NYT today, where they're describing a process for moving through a certain set of files with AI: "In fact, it’s really bad at news judgment, Dylan said: “A.I. can be sloppy and make mistakes that are inexcusable in journalism. It’s super industrious but not super intelligent.” And17 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2isfoe2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3meqh3m2sic2z"One of the seldom-noted benefits of a high-trust environment is that it allows leaders to focus on structural issues, rather than trying to micromanage every little interaction. High trust is an enormous time saver, and it does wonders for performance..." https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/02/13/dont-record-what-you-dont-want-have13 Feb 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqh3m2sic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3mdqrj5teqk2pYale English faculty requiring paper. https://yaledailynews.com/articles/english-professors-double-down-on-requiring-printed-copies-of-readings31 Jan 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqrj5teqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christinenowik.bsky.social/post/3mddwxauyfc24Absolutely. I had to go on a little tear about this matter this weekend to discuss the internal effects on the orgs as well. Trying to stay in my lane but 👀 this bigger issues are CLEAR https://open.substack.com/pub/christinenowik/p/capitulation-as-policy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9v6oy [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:xbjp4i7bwilmugbfl537dbd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddwxauyfc24