You kind of had to be there . . . We brought Comic Con to #SSHE23 to discuss pop culture & first gen identity. Standing room only! 💫

In this episode of The Rural Voice, we discuss the federal role in rural education. Ms. Cunningham shared the need for dialog between rural education, and how she utilizes her experience as a teacher to help inform policy-making in Washington. ow.ly/TQQm50OXj3H

Missouri, friends: Matt Newlin will AGAIN be MC/Host of the MO Higher Education & Workforce Development 2023 Equity Summit "Advancing Innovation in Rural Education." Registration is now open: eduvents.dhewd.mo.gov/equity-summit/

I'm thrilled to be presenting at the West Virginia Student Success Summit. I'm excited to talk to colleagues about #firstgen and #rural student success. #StudentSuccessWV

How one rural school district is overcoming geographic barriers to higher education | edsource.org/?page_id=694025 via EdSource #rural #collegeaccess

What exactly does fairness look like in college admissions, and how would fairer admissions impact our society? Join Brookings Governance for a webinar, and use #CollegeAdmissions to ask questions! 🗓️: Wed, July 26 🕑: 2pm - 3:30pm EDT 🔗 to register: brookings.edu/events/who-get…

Latest episode of #RRYAL is up on YouTube. Dr. Rob Petrone of Mizzou interviews me about my book. I had so much fun talking with him and hope you'll join us! youtu.be/M00IM-V-MTc Look for the audio version tomorrow! #rural #teachertwitter #AcademicTwitter Academic YouTubers

Is anyone else attending today?

This should be a great event today. I've been very impressed with Secretary Miguel Cardona and the U.S. Department of Education and their focus on rural and FGLI students. I'm looking forward to some good conversations.

"College rankings be damned." -Secretary Miguel Cardona YES!

I'm watching an The Brookings Institution webinar about who gets into college. Raj Chetty just shared this upsetting graph. We need FAR MORE educational diversity in this country.

The Worldwide Headquarters of Matt Newlin Consulting got some new artwork for our St. Louis office.

Call for volunteers: Planned Parenthood Fairview Heights needs Patient Greeters ASAP. The morons at Coalition Life are AGGRESSIVELY attacking cars before they enter PP. These are just some of the photos I took.

Did you know Robert Oppenheimer was a #firstgen student? Check out my article on LinkedIn talking about his journey as a first-generation student: shorturl.at/hlqFG.

I am so honored to be emcee for the second time for the MO Higher Education & Workforce Development 2023 Annual Equity Summit -- Advancing Innovation in Rural Education. I'm also presented a breakout session this afternoon. #MOEquity2023

Join us Thurs 1/25 @ 12pm ET for our 30-min Lunch & Learn, where Dr. Jonathan Fader will adapt a host of mental skills-training approaches and explore strategies to help #collegestudents apply sports psychology principles to everyday life. Register Here: …ramecenterformindfulliving.regfox.com/u-thrive-educa…

I am looking for STUDENT GUESTS for Rural College Student Experience podcast for the upcoming Season 3. Guests should be currently enrolled college students (2-year, 4-year, undergraduate, graduate) who come from rural or small-town backgrounds. Please complete this quick Google form: forms.gle/MMXZ8HHSDPHPxn…

I am SO PROUD and EXCITED to be back to podcasting! I just dropped Episode 16. Please take a listen and let me know what you think! rcse.buzzsprout.com

In honor of #Oppenheimer dominating the #Oscars last night, I'm sharing a LinkedIn article I wrote: "From First-Generation to Groundbreaking Genius: J. Robert Oppenheimer's College Journey." linkedin.com/pulse/from-fir…

Huge shoutout to @wustl and Dacoda Scarlett for joining me on this episode. We also touch on the STARS College Network and the incredible work being done to increase rural student enrollment.