@DigitalAutonomyUG@social.edu.nl
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Jun 10, 2026
DigitalAutonomy-UG
@DigitalAutonomyUG@social.edu.nl
The University of Groningen (UG) @universityofgroningen aims to reduce its dependence on Big Tech until 2030. Follow us here for news on our progress. #DigitalAutonomy #research #education #academia
social.edu.nl
Hi #Mastodon! 👋
We're the #DigitalAutonomy team at the University of #Groningen.
Our university is working to reduce its dependence on #BigTech towards 2030 and we're sharing the journey here: our approach, progress, and lessons learned.
We're especially looking forward to connecting with others working on #digital autonomy in #HigherEd and the #public sector.
#Introduction #OpenSource
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@inquiline@assemblag.es
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Jun 03, 2026
tools for commensality 🧿
@inquiline@assemblag.es
gloomy technoscience, quotidian dross documentarian here: magpie, nonsense, muttering, books/reading, typos, boosts (you can hide em). i don't cw uspol news but i #. 🧿😷 #ToxicLA #CriticalLogistics #asstodon #flosstodon #PolicingTheCampus #HigherEdWorkersUnite ✊🏻 posts ≠ endorsements pers acct, employer does not endorse header: colorful post-consumer plastic camel, Cynthia Minet pfp: California oil field at night, vintage postcard
assemblag.es
"several Jewish faculty members filed claims to say they had experienced harassment as Jews on campus – but probably not on grounds Trump’s EEOC intended.
...they argued that the hostility they faced stemmed from their support for Palestinian rights and student protests..."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/columbia-jewish-faculty-protests-settlement-fund
#uspol #PolicingTheCampus #GazaProtests #antisemitism #HigherEd #academia #Columbia
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@inquiline@assemblag.es
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Jun 02, 2026
tools for commensality 🧿
@inquiline@assemblag.es
gloomy technoscience, quotidian dross documentarian here: magpie, nonsense, muttering, books/reading, typos, boosts (you can hide em). i don't cw uspol news but i #. 🧿😷 #ToxicLA #CriticalLogistics #asstodon #flosstodon #PolicingTheCampus #HigherEdWorkersUnite ✊🏻 posts ≠ endorsements pers acct, employer does not endorse header: colorful post-consumer plastic camel, Cynthia Minet pfp: California oil field at night, vintage postcard
assemblag.es
my colleagues' votes on whether to form a union are being counted today. last night the university administration ran to the Trump administration asking them to "review the legality" of the situation, meaning, they're scared of losing the vote so asked for a favor in which the feds declare the union in formation null and void
evil shit, with implications for workers everywhere: https://www.provost.usc.edu/an-important-update-on-the-rtpc-faculty-unionization-process/
#unions #higherEd #academia #HigherEdWorkersUnite #USC
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
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May 29, 2026
The Bad Place
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online
AI filtered news from major news sources, RSS Feeds. Curated by an AI. Always read the full article for the original content. Contact the bot Maintainer for suggestions and feedback.
mastodon.ozioso.online
Slate Magazine | Stanford Was Once a Cradle of Innovation. What It’s Turned Into Is Something Else Entirely. by Laura Miller
AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.
Theo Baker’s memoir *How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University* offers a vivid, insider’s critique of Stanford’s culture of elite entrepreneurship and unchecked ambition. Drawing on his own experience as a first‑year computer‑science student turned investigative reporter, Baker reveals how the university’s “insider” clubs market students as commodities for venture‑capital funding, how ethical corners are routinely cut, and how a climate of power‑driven competition extends from undergraduates to senior administrators—culminating in his award‑winning exposé of President Marc Tessier‑Lavigne’s mishandled research. The book intertwines personal rites of passage with a broader indictment of a system that cultivates future “masters of the universe” while silencing dissent, making Baker’s account both a compelling coming‑of‑age story and a stark horror‑story of Stanford’s hidden rot.
Read more: https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/stanford-university-theo-baker-how-to-rule-the-world-book-marc-tessier-lavigne-silicon-valley-tech-vc.html
#Stanford #TheoBaker #MarcTessier_Lavigne #highered #journalism #ScottTurow #GeorgePolk
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@guyjantic@infosec.exchange
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Apr 27, 2026
Proto Himbo European
@guyjantic@infosec.exchange
Both USAian and Canadian (this justifies my silly username) Antifascist. Pro-people. Love me some music. Sometimes I make it. Love photos. Sometimes I take them. Love my kid. Always & forever. Academic who likes academia as a friend. I'm sure my employers disagree with much of what I post. he/him or whatever, as long as it's not directly, personally insulting Alt-text: Gimme a minute after I post before reminding me. I sometimes obscure my employers (to protect me, not them)
infosec.exchange
My university system (SUNY) has mandated that all gen ed courses with quantitative or information literacy components include a bunch of stuff about #AI. The good news is that we are not mandated to cheerlead AI or teach people how to use it, but the latter is almost mandated by the language of what we have to address. We also have to have specific assignments about AI.
My assignments will not leave students with a false sense that AI is benign or ethically OK. I expect some pushback, but this is one of the things I'm willing to get ugly about. Plenty of faculty have jumped on board the university/system administration's many other messages about teaching "ethical use" of #AI, integrating it into all classes to teach students how to use it "effectively" and "non-harmfully," etc. You can probably guess, from my tone, what I think of this and how many swear words my thoughts might contain.
I'm not required to incorporate content about about other technologies like cryptocurrency, NFTs, crowdsourced knowledge bases, goFundMe, or (heaven forbid) open-source software. Nope, just AI. This feels like the corporate managers of #US #highered being as corporate as their sad little suit-wearing, jargon-spewing selves can possibly be.
I really hope we come out of this someday understanding just how anti-labor, anti-environment, anti-peace, anti-freedom, and basically anti-human this top-down push for #genAI is. Fuck everything about this.
#professor #fuckthis
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