Emily Rounds @emiliarounds.bsky.social Policy Advisor @thirdwayedu.bsky.social
Lanae Erickson @lanaeerickson.bsky.social Senior Vice President @thirdway.bsky.social; pragmatic progressive, violinist, Minnesotan for life.
Jack Nicholson @jjjack3.bsky.social Yes, that's my real name, yet I've never seen The Shining.
Mostly #HigherEd with some sports takes sprinkled in.
Posts are my views only.
Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social higher education policy • humanities & the liberal arts • progressive politics
currently @ Center for American Progress • views my own
Sarah Sattelmeyer @sellensatt.bsky.social 
PACE @edpolicyinca.org
PACE is an independent, nonpartisan education policy research center based at Stanford, UC Davis, USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley / https://edpolicyinca.org | Free newsletter: http://edpolicyinca.org/newsletter
Student Defense @studentdefense.bsky.social Student Defense works to advance students' rights to higher education. Get updates at https://defendstudents.org/join-us
Annie Wofford, Ph.D. @anniewoff.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Higher Education | Research: equity in #STEM, #mentoring, & #gradschool | Coffee connoisseur | Views my own | She/her | www.anniewofford.com
Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social Views and speech are mine alone. Might delete.
Marcella Bombardieri @mlbombard.bsky.social New America fellow writing a book for Scribner about what community colleges mean to this country's future. Alum of Center for American Progress, The Boston Globe (Spotlight Team and more), and Politico.
Education Reform Now @edreformnow.org National nonprofit think tank advocating for bold, new ideas that can transform the American public #education system.
Democrats for Education Reform @dfer.org Democrats leading a national political organization that cultivates and supports leaders in our party who champion America's public school children. #education
Antoinette Flores @antoinetteflores.bsky.social Higher Ed Policy @NewAmerica.org| Former Biden-Harris U.S. Department of Education | @Americanprogress.bsky.social | Mom of 3
Patrick Lane @patlane.bsky.social VP for Policy Analysis and Research at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
Kristin Blagg @kblagg.bsky.social Education policy researcher at the Urban Institute. 
@kellysleon.bsky.social @kellysleon.bsky.social 
Dan Bauman @danbauman77.bsky.social Reach me at danbauman77@gmail.com or dan.bauman@protonmail.com | dan-bauman.com
Stephanie Aguilar-Smith @drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social mami scholar raised on arepas committed to equity & justice, esp for #HSIs
American Council on Education @aceducation.bsky.social The major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges & universities.
Find us here: acenet.edu
Allie Bidwell Arcese @alliearcese.bsky.social Sr. Director, Strategic Comms @ NASFAA. Former higher ed reporter. Mom to Katie & Lucas. San Diegan. Cal alum 💙🐻💛
✉️ arcesea@nasfaa.org
Catherine @cgrossman75.bsky.social 
Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org Every child in every community deserves access to the education and workforce training needed to achieve a future without limits.
In this program at New America, we develop the ideas and communicate the policy changes needed to make it possible.
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TICAS @ticas-org.bsky.social 
@tlharnisch.bsky.social @tlharnisch.bsky.social - J James Dean Ward @jamesdeanward.bsky.social
Peter Granville @petergranville.bsky.social Higher education policy researcher and college affordability advocate at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social
Alex Von Hagen-Jamar @alexvhj.bsky.social Democratic pollster. Survey methods and data at GSG. PoliSci PhD. Also loves dogs, cats, soccer, d&d
Welcome @welcometeam.bsky.social We’re a community of Democrats focused on winning.
We elect, convene, and amplify bold, pragmatic leaders who represent the middle.
The Welcome Party @welcomepartypod.bsky.social You’ve just arrived to The Welcome Party - your exclusive invitation to pop culture!
Clare McCann @claremccann.bsky.social #HigherEd policy @PEERresearch.bsky.social. Formerly at New America Education, US Department of Education, Arnold Ventures. Bucks County, PA native. A fan of chocolate and The Container Store. Posts are my own.
Hollie Chessman, PhD @holliechessman.bsky.social Director & Principal Program Officer at @ACEducation; campus mental health and well-being expert; higher education researcher; practitioner-scholar; higher education professional for 24+ years; former #SAPro of 17 years. Opinions are my own
Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social PK-16 education nerd working to change the education ecosystem. Hungry for innovation, change, and systems improvement. Also likes animals, nature, sports and many other things. Am occasionally sarcastic and often punny living the dad life. 
Bob Shireman @bobshireman.bsky.social Nationally recognized expert in higher education policy, college affordability, and consumer protection, with more than 30 years of experience across government, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations.
MarkUmbrichtPhD @markumbrichtphd.bsky.social PhD Higher Ed | AVP of Strategic Research @UNC_system | IR & data janitor | Higher Ed finance, policy, and student success | Opinions are my own
Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social Inside Higher Ed policy reporter
Melissa Whatley @melwhat.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Higher Education at William & Mary. I study marginalized and underserved student populations in US international higher education, especially in the community college context.
Dana Goldstein @danagoldstein.bsky.social New York Times reporter. I write mostly about education, writ broadly: how it impacts politics, culture, and family life. Enthusiastic fiction reader, home cook, mom.
Rian Lund Dahlberg | they 🏳️⚧️ @rldahlberg.bsky.social Director of the Board of Higher Education and Workforce @nationalacademies.org | queer on all axises | can’t exist according to USG | nerd about most things | all words here mine | check out my team’s work: www.nas.edu/bhew
Katie Mangan @katiemangan.bsky.social Senior writer, Chronicle of Higher Education. I write about diversity, student success, campus activism and whatever else is newsy and interesting. Reach me at katie.mangan@chronicle.com
Carrie Klein @carrienklein.bsky.social Associate Vice President, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) | HigherEd policy & data
@leddytb.bsky.social @leddytb.bsky.social 
@jennyruark.bsky.social @jennyruark.bsky.social Editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Tell me what's on your mind.
Mark Huelsman @markhuelsman.bsky.social Higher ed, inequality, debt, mobility, wealth, sports, kittens, anything else therein.
Amanda Janice Roberson @ajroberson.bsky.social VP of Ops at IHEP, Ohio U alum, mom of children and cats. Views are my own.
Cameron Beatty, Ph.D. @cameroncarl.bsky.social Higher ed, FL transplant, avid traveler, and dog dad to Zora Neale Beatty. Read my latest op-ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/07/24/keeping-sanity-and-purpose-opinion
Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@cameroncarl?invite
@mattcah.bsky.social @mattcah.bsky.social 
Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social Education policy researcher. Study issues of educational equity, esp #highered. Talk a lot about books, food, & Grizzlies bball. Opinions are my own. She/her
Bryce McKibben @bmckib.bsky.social What if we tried making education free? Or even just cheap! Policy
@hope4college.bsky.social
Dr. Laura De Veau @deveautrain.bsky.social My friends say I’m phenomenal. Ed.D. Specializing in closed and merged US colleges. Faculty at Boston College, Student Affairs Professional, HigherEd Creative.
https://linktr.ee/deveautrain
Carin Barber, Ed.D. @carinbarber.bsky.social Director of Strategic Projects & Deputy Director of Government Relations in the Office of the President at Cal State San Marcos. I work to advance social mobility and host the National Social Mobility Symposium at CSUSM. #socialmobility #highered
Kelvin E. Rutledge, Ph.D. @drabsolutezero.bsky.social Just a man working towards Equity & Justice | Higher Educator Practitioner-Scholar | Research on Digital Community + College Student Development and DEI | Tweets are always mine | He/Him/His | Let’s chat 😊
Third Way Education @thirdwayedu.bsky.social Third Way's Education Program - Developing a high-quality education agenda focused on value & creating demand for new policy ideas to improve student outcomes.
Alberto Guzman-Alvarez, PhD @albertoguzalv.bsky.social Research Data Scientist @AIR | Ed Research ✊🏽 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈 #FirstGen #CollegeAccess
James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social Sometimes I write slow, sometimes I write quick. Mostly about college stuff. Weak on crime.
Email: jstephenmurphy@gmail.com
Website: www.jamessmurphy.com
Terri Taylor @territaylor.bsky.social Higher ed, philanthropy, democracy, climate, baseball, baking
Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social All about #EdResearch and improving policy and practice. Fan of logic models and mutual accountability. Senior Fellow, Research & Evidence Use at https://obc.southerneducation.org/
Associate Editor https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/issue
researchpractice.org
Alexa Lee Arndt @alexaleearndt.bsky.social Overeducated & under loved Cosmos Mariner (destination unknown) - C. A. • not into plutocracy • OH-IN-MS-GA • posting as me (she), myself (her), & I (hers)
Clay Hensley @clayhensley.bsky.social Posts about #globaled/#intled/#highered, & #intlstudent mobility, + art, democracy, sports.
Views my own.
@bethakers.bsky.social @bethakers.bsky.social 
EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social Advancing policies & practices to dismantle the racial & economic barriers embedded in the American education system. www.edtrust.org
Stephanie Baker @stephabaker.bsky.social She/her
Higher ed policy at New America. Opinions = own. Working on fed policy re: parenting students and child care access. Opinions on lots of things.
Parent/worker/baker/learner/gardener who believes in the power of the people.
Nick Anderson @higherednick.bsky.social Fighting for higher education at the American Council on Education. Former Washpost education writer. If you want to talk shop or pass along a cool idea to improve or promote higher ed, hit me up: nanderson@acenet.edu #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Thomas Chase Hagood @tchagood.bsky.social Partner to LPH | Dada to MJH | Vice Provost @utah.edu + @us.utah.edu | #FirstGen | #RealInnovation for #StudentSuccess | Find me on LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/tchagood | Views mine.
Find me on Substack at: https://substack.com/@tchagood
Sean Baser @seanbaser.bsky.social 
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Seth Bodnar, University of Montana President @sethbodnar.bsky.social Grateful husband and proud father. Passionate about education, innovation, leadership, and building communities. President at
@umontana and Green Beret @USArmy. #GoGriz 
Tom ‘Beardo’ Hilliard @tomh4.bsky.social Trying to stay focused on higher ed, but someone always seems to be wrong on the internet.
Kristen Glasener, PhD @kglasener.bsky.social She/her | Mom to E 👧 & H 👶
Scholar-Activist | PhD | MSW 🎓
Director of org learning and strategy at #KesslerScholars
Working to support #highered equity and #firstgen students
#Buckeye living in the Mitten State 🌰 🏈
Views are mine
School of Education and Social Policy @sesp-nu.bsky.social The top-ranked School of Education and Social Policy is all about learning and leading with purpose. Our students, faculty, and community work tirelessly to improve lives and better society.
kri burkander @kri-burkander.bsky.social Qualitative postsecondary and OST researcher at Research for Action. Amplifying the words and experiences of those systematically marginalized by education systems to promote equitable outcomes.
Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly.
Go Birds. 
Georgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) is a research and policy institute within Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
Third Way Climate and Energy @thirdwayenergy.bsky.social Third Way's Climate & Energy Program, building fair, equitable climate solutions that create opportunities for everyone.
Josh Freed @jsfreed.bsky.social Run Third Way Climate & Energy. Cofounder of Carbon-Free Europe. Long suffering Tottenham Hotspur. Bass and vox for Cash on the Nail. This channel is energy and climate, English football, and punk rock.
The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport.org The national nonprofit newsroom reporting on innovation & inequality in education.
📨 Newsletters: http://hechingerreport.org/newsletters/ 
Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com Editor-in-chief @insidehighered.com | Okie in DC | She/her | Human servant to greyhound Neville | #highered | #academicsky | #scifi
Jamie Merisotis @jamiemerisotis.bsky.social President & CEO, Lumina Foundation; Author; Ideas Guy
Liam Knox @liamknox.bsky.social Education reporter at Bloomberg News. Send tips to lknox18@bloomberg.net
Adrienne Lu @adriennelu.bsky.social Senior reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Ed writing about what it's like to live and work in higher ed. Get in touch: adrienne.lu@chronicle.com; Signal adriennelu.60
Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social Senior writer at @chronicle.com, writing about scholarship, scholars, and society. stephanie.lee@chronicle.com / Signal: stephaniemlee.07 / stephaniemlee.com / San Francisco
Capital Weather @capitalweather.com D.C.'s Trusted Weather Team
http://www.capitalweather.com | info@capitalweather.com
Kelly Rosinger @kellyrosinger.bsky.social assoc prof at Penn State examining how college admissions, financial aid, & other policies can be designed to promote equity | hiker | sometimes baker | mom | she/her | views my own
Kathryn Palmer @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social Writing about the intersection of academic life, science, technology and research policy for Inside Higher Ed. Nothing endures but change.
Alia Wong @aliaemily.bsky.social Education collaborations editor at the Associated Press. Priors: USA TODAY, The Atlantic, Honolulu Civil Beat. Hawai'i gal based in DC. 
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
Shane Londagin @slondagin.bsky.social Build, baby, build. Former substation & transmission PM in CA, now climate & energy policy in DC. Vamos Los Doyers.
Mary Sagatelova @marysagatelova.bsky.social Clean Energy / Polling @ Third Way Energy ⚡️
Sufia Alam @sufiaalam6.bsky.social Your typical brown girl with a passion for climate change and storytelling. Currently Senior Comms Advisor for
@thirdwayenergy.bsky.social. Views are my own.
Metro @wmata.com Official Bluesky page for WMATA, aka Metro, the major public transit provider in the National Capital Region, serving Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
wmata.com
Kate deGruyter @katedegruyter.bsky.social Senior Dir of Comms @ Third Way | Fmr RepGutierrez | MN gal in DC | Dem comms | Working mama | ❤️ the lake | Micah 6:8 | Views=mine.
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
Matt Bennett @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social Friend of Democrats; foe of malarkey.- G Goldie Blumenstyk @goldiestandard.bsky.social I created The Edge newsletter on innovation in & around higher ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education. And I wrote the bestseller: American Higher Education in Crisis? What Everyone Needs to Know
John Arnold @johnarnoldfndtn.bsky.social Co-Chair, Arnold Ventures
Arnold Ventures @arnoldventures.bsky.social Maximize opportunity and minimize injustice.
Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com Senior reporter at Inside Higher Ed. Runs on coffee. Covering post-traditional students and the institutions that serve them + religion and higher ed.
Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social Journalist. Covering money & management @insidehighered.com. Nebraskan in DC. 🌽
Ashley Mowreader @amowreader.com journo second, dog lover first
currently: graphics intern @ NBC News | CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Zach Schermele @zachschermele.bsky.social congressional correspondent @usatoday.com tips? email me: zschermele@usatoday.com
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Regan @fitzinmd.bsky.social She/her. Marylander. Prince Georgian. Dog Mom. YNWA