@mitchellatedf

Stanford sociologist

 Stanford University
Joined May 2012
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CASBS@CASBSStanford15 Oct 2024
🎙️ NEW CASBS PODCAST EPISODE "The Humanity of Connective Labor" @mitchellatedf engages 2016-17 CASBS fellow @allison_pugh on the wisdom of automating jobs requiring modes of interaction that allow humans to truly "see" each other 🎧 stanford.io/3NpbKdJ or on your fave app
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Higher Ed Musings 11. open.substack.com/pub/hollis…
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Nick Anderson@HigherEdNick6 Oct 2024
Eight months ago, after a long career in journalism, I joined ⁦@ACEducation to fight for higher education. But why do we do that? Here’s why: ⁩Higher education builds America. Today we make the point with a full-page display in the NYT. An open letter to the candidates.
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ed.stanford.edu/news/what-s-… #StanfordGSE

What’s next for universities after the ban on race-based affirmative action?

A new Stanford course explores ideas that could shape the future of college admissions policies after the Supreme Court’s decision.

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What’s next for universities after the ban on race-based affirmative action?

A new Stanford course explores ideas that could shape the future of college admissions policies after the Supreme Court’s decision.

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I'm reading: Can the End of Affirmative Action Serve as an Opportunity? SLS’s Ralph Richard Banks Discusses at law.stanford.edu/2023/11/01/… via @StanfordLaw

Can the End of Affirmative Action Serve as an Opportunity? SLS’s Ralph Richard Banks Discusses |...

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions in June 2023, universities have been grappling

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Had a wonderful time this week at @SDCCEEDU for @CalCommColleges Chancellor's Office’s Vision 2030: A Call to Action – Adult Education Summit, where the focus was improving and sustaining pathways to economic stability for adult learners.
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Without a College Degree, Life in America Is Staggeringly Shorter nytimes.com/2023/10/03/opini…

Opinion | Without a College Degree, Life in America Is Staggeringly Shorter (Published 2023)

There are two Americas, and they are divided by a college degree.

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‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks nytimes.com/2023/09/26/nyreg…

‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks (Published 2023)

As New York City’s budget tightens, its wealthiest universities are bigger and richer than ever. Now, some officials think it’s time for the schools to pay more in taxes.

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Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint nytimes.com/2023/09/05/busin…

Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint (Published 2023)

A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.

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Some very smart thinking on the student-loan mess in NYT: nytimes.com/interactive/2023…

Opinion | America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid (Published 2023)

During the pandemic, the U.S. paused regular payments for student loans. But repayment was dwindling for at least a decade before that.

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Richard Arum and I have a piece with Bui Quoctrung in today's NYT re race in admissions. Wondering what this crew thinks. nytimes.com/interactive/2023…

Opinion | For Most College Students, Affirmative Action Was Never Enough (Published 2023)

The loss of affirmative action is an opportunity to refocus on supporting middle- and lower-tiered colleges.

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Opportunity@Work's Papia Debroy testifies to House Committee on Education and the workforce on creating opportunities for working learners: linkedin.com/posts/opportuni…

#skillsbasedhiring #tearthepaperceiling | Opportunity@Work | 34 comments

This morning, Senior VP of Insights Papia Debroy gave powerful testimony to the Congressional Committee on Education & the Workforce on the importance of #skillsbasedhiring and creating more opport...

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Who says history is about the past?news.stanford.edu/report/?p=… via @Stanford
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The latest from the always provocative Dalton Conley newyorker.com/culture/essay/… via @NewYorker

Let’s Randomize America!

A thought experiment in social reshuffling.

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Delighted to share an anchor paper from Stanford Pathways Lab, "rom pipelines to pathways in the study of academic progress," out today in -Science- science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

From pipelines to pathways in the study of academic progress

Students and administrators can benefit from new analytics

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Delighted to announce the Winter 2023 lineup of the Pathways Lab seminar -- terrific new work in the science of academic progress: pathwayslab.stanford.edu/sem… All are welcome!
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Great job with great people at UC Merced: careerspub.universityofcalif…
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New research from Stanford Pathways Lab models the relationship between first college courses and subsequent majors. Even the very first enrolled course carries signal for major field: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Forecasting Undergraduate Majors: A Natural Language Approach - David Lang, Alex Wang, Nathan...

Committing to a major is a fateful step in an undergraduate education, yet the relationship between courses taken early in an academic career and ultimate major...

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One modest way universities can try to fix themselves: washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…

Perspective | Being honest about their histories can help universities regain trust

Dealing with bigoted chapters in their past could help universities regain public trust.

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