Marshall Anthony Jr., Ph.D.
@mcanthonyjr
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“...and if it doesn’t, I will STILL do well!”
#ItIsWellWithMySoul
Oprah Winfrey being interviewed around the time her show first started. I love what she said here.
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This “short” week felt like 3 back-to-back Mondays. 😅
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Auntie
@IamTabithaBrown
can call me, say, “Hello there”, and I’ll probably start crying on the spot. 😪
#BETAwards
#PassTheCrown
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“Financial literacy” is not the sole solution in eliminating centuries of systemic disparities in income and wealth.
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🚨 CAREER UPDATE: I’m so excited to join
@TICAS_org
as their new Research Director! It’s an HONOR to build a team and produce content, committed to ambitiously advancing and radically reimagining a
#HigherEd
system that equitably serves people from all walks of life. LET’S GO! ✊🏾
We’re pleased to announce Dr. Marshall Anthony Jr. will soon join TICAS as our new Director of Research.
@mcanthonyjr
brings extensive expertise & crucial insight to the role from his previous work in the field, most recently with
@CAPHigherEd
, and will begin on March 1, 2022.
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🚨PROMOTION: For the past few months, I’ve temporarily led
@CAPHigherEd
’s advocacy, coalition, and cross-team work.
Today, I’m officially taking on those duties as the team’s NEW Associate Director for Policy and Advocacy!
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Last Wednesday: An insurrection.
This Wednesday: An impeachment.
Next Wednesday: An inauguration.
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Today, on April 4, 2019, I PASSED my Dissertation Defense! To God, my village, my chair (Dr. Schwartz), and my committee (Drs.
@kathylguthrie
,
@perezfelkner
, and Berry), I THANK ALL OF YOU from the bottom of my heart. 😪
Love,
Marshall C. Anthony Jr., Ph.D.
#ToGodBeTheGlory
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🔔🔔🔔 My Mom is officially DONE with chemo treatments! 🔔🔔🔔
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! 🙌🏾😭🙌🏾
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🚨GOOD NEWS: On July 13, I will be joining the amazing
@CAPHigherEd
team as a Senior Policy Analyst! Looking forward to advancing their work on equity, affordability, and student success. Grateful for all of the learning and laughs during my time
@EdTrust
!
#ToGodBeTheGlory
😁✊🏾
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HBCUs have BEEN doing access.
HBCUs have BEEN doing student success.
They are the model. ✊🏾
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Colleges, especially predominantly white institutions, Black students, staff, and faculty are NOT impressed by your calculated Black History Month addresses and daily social media challenges when your policies and practices still harm the holistic well-being of said individuals.
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Qual and Quant shouldn’t be in competition.
If anything, they should be informing each other.
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My Dad. Me.
Rest In Peace... Carry the Dream...
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I don’t write about Black students and students from low income backgrounds in the abstract.
They are my family.
They are my friends.
They are me.
And THAT’S the difference! ☝🏾❤️
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Don’t assume that everyone who studies equity is actively working to advance it in practice.
Discernment, trust it.
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It’s always “if you’re from a low-income background, verify it by filling out all of this additional paperwork,” never “we believe you the first time.”
Let’s do better to make this aid more accessible for students. 😊
It’s always “wyd,” never “let’s fill out the FAFSA® form when it launches Oct. 1.”
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Dear PWIs, if your revenue-generating sport teams are more racially diverse than your greater campus community, yes, you have a problem.
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“Don’t cha geh stuck, don’t cha geh stuck...”
It’s been
@durandbernarr
and
@AriLennox
for me all holiday season! 😩
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Three years ago, I did a thing. A thing I don’t regret, but a thing I’ll never do again LOL!
#HappyDoctorversary
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Today would be a great day to
#CancelStudentDebt
with the stroke of a pen. 🖋
Cancelling student debt advances racial justice.
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Vick’s has these new “VapoShower” tablets that infuse and dissolve with shower steam, and when I tell you that EYES have not seen and EARS have not heard...
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As a native of Greensboro, NC,
#FebruaryOne
, 1960 will always be a special day for me because college and high school students from across the city took a stance by sitting down.
Happy Black History Month, Good People!
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Kids should NOT expect to be murdered when they go to school.
Black folk should NOT expect to be murdered when they go grocery shopping, to church, or any other activity.
I’m so tired of thoughts and prayers and speeches. We need policy change now.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
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I still cannot believe I graduated with a WHOLE Ph.D.! 😱
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I’m on episode 7 of 10 of “Dear White People” and I literally don’t know what the storyline is...
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One for The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. 🙏🏾
Black people: how many times do y'all press the lock button on your car keys before you're satisfied that the doors actually locked? It's at least 3 for me.
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It’s been a day, y’all. Nobody’s strength but the Lord’s. 🙏🏾
I am such a proud friend and colleague right now! Great interview, and a job well done amplifying the implications on the horizon with this
#AffirmativeAction
ruling. AND THAT’S DR.
@mcanthonyjr
🗣️🗣️🗣️
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“So, What’s Your Next Step?!” Well, Good People, I am EXCITED to announce that I have accepted a Research Analyst for Higher Education position at The
@EdTrust
in Washington, DC! 😁✊🏾
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Today at church, my preacher shouted me out for passing my dissertation defense. The countless high-fives followed by, “We got a docTAH in the house” and “Yes, docTAH” I heard truly reflects how much this is a COMMUNITY degree!
When one of us win, we ALL win! 🙅🏾♂️
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Idk who needs to hear this but let it serve as a reminder:
Your gifts will make room for you.
😊🎁
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“Come on over and get you a plate” is a universal Black love language. 😄✊🏾
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College application fees are barriers to postsecondary access and flat out scams.
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An
@NCState
Treasure. 👏🏾✊🏾
“Toni Thorpe has hugged so many people at
@NCState
, and helped so many people through a very difficult journey.” —Chancellor Randy Woodson presenting Mama Thorpe with the Honorary Alumni Award at
@NCSUBlackAlumni
’s BASFest. 😍🏆
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My dog passed away a few weeks ago.
Grief of a pet is real.
Miyah, when we first met her (2013).
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@eugenejohnson_
Marshall. Newly minted PhD in Higher Ed (Public Policy) from Florida State. Higher Ed Research Analyst at The Education Trust. Policy/research interests: Student Retention, Success Interventions for First-Gen, Low-Income, and Black Male Students. Y’all feel free to reach out! ✊🏾
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September 24th is usually a tough day, marking the anniversary of my Papa’s passing. 14 years, and I still remember our last call like it was yesterday.
To the man who modeled the way for me after my Father’s death, I will ALWAYS love and miss you, deeply…
#RestInHeaven
😢🕊❤️
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The benefits of a college degree are not equitable.
The benefits of a college degree are not equitable.
The benefits of a college degree are not equitable.
#CancelStudentDebt
✊🏾
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It’s my FIRST “Dissertation-versary”! Time flies and what a year it’s been. Shoutout to my major professor (Robert Schwartz) and committee (
@kathylguthrie
,
@perezfelkner
, and Frances Berry)! God is STILL good!
🙌🏾😪🙌🏾
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Good Morning, Good People! After a restful break, I’m excited to start my FIRST DAY at
@TICAS_org
!!! 😁✊🏾
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Secretary Fudge even had me saying “Good afternoon” back while watching this through the phone. 😂✊🏾
She got the press TOGETHER in less than 12 seconds!
That’s black auntie energy.
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I still can’t believe the American people only received $1,200 to “help” get through this pandemic.
This really is unacceptable. I just...
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Excited to serve as an inaugural board member for
@TheScienceHaven
’s aim to foster and support educational and career pathways in
#STEM
fields, particularly for individuals from diverse backgrounds!!! Thanks so much for the invite,
@ravenscimaven
! 👏🏾😁
The Science Haven is dedicated to turning science dreams to science realities by providing academic and socioeconomic capital to underserved communities.
@TheScienceHaven
's executive board is led by a diverse group of leaders across science, law, and education policy.
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History. ✊🏾
Cry with me: I'm at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
@NMAAHC
where I saw myself on a huge display, representing the future of science- with an image from my show Nerdy Jobs
@nerdyjobsshow
that I executive produce and host. I made history 😭😭
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Canceling student debt IS a racial equity measure. They are not mutually exclusive.
#CancelStudentDebt
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Anyone else wake up this morning just feeling numb? This was a bad week. A very bad week.
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For the first time, I’m choosing me, and I’m very proud of myself as well as excited for this new chapter. 🥲
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If you think Black people just became tired, you were not paying attention to us at all. We’ve BEEN tired.
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🚨JOB ALERT: Committed to making
#HigherEd
more equitable? Deep expertise in
#CollegeScorecard
data?
Well, come join the homie (me) +
@TICAS_org
as our new Senior Research Associate! 5 REASONS WHY: 🧵
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In-person instruction before a vaccine is released seriously cannot be an option for schools and colleges.
The University of North Carolina has suspended the football program's voluntary workout program after 37 players and staff tested positive for Covid-19. Follow live updates:
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Manifestation. 🥲✨
.
@mcanthonyjr
(
@FSU_HE
Ph.D. '19) will be joining
@TICAS_org
as Director of Research. Starting this March, he will begin working to reimagine
#HigherEd
as a more equitable and safe space.
Read his story here:
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Mom’s surgery went well last month.
Nephew’s surgery went well this morning.
Finally, I can breathe… 🥲🙏🏾❤️
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Good Morning, Good People! It’s HOMECOMING Week, and I am EXCITED and HONORED to be recognized among the
@NCSUBlackAlumni
’s 40-for-40 recipients! To be celebrated alongside and by your own means more than you know. Truly. So, thank you so much and see y’all Friday!
#GoPACK
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To the
@CAPHigherEd
Team, I am tremendously grateful for our time together. Thank you for including me on this incredible journey. 🥲
MORE TO COME!
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Finalized dissertation submitted to the Grad School! Oh, we’re praising the Lord later on today!!! BET! 🙌🏾😭🙌🏾
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HEADS UP: I’ll be delivering testimony to the
@WaysMeansCmte
on the state of
#HigherEd
TOMORROW at 2pm!
I’m grateful for this opportunity and looking forward to sharing my personal experience and insight on the topic.
LIVESTREAM HERE STARTING AT 2PM:
🚨 HEARING TOMORROW 🚨
Join Oversight Subcommittee Chairman
@BillPascrell
tomorrow at 2 p.m. for a hearing on “Expanding Access to Higher Education and the Promise it Holds.”
Watch below ⤵️
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I got fitted for my cap and gown today. God, I Thank You! 😢
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Thank God for allowing me to see this assignment to completion
@TICAS_org
. To those pictured and not pictured, it’s been a pleasure working with and learning from you. Now, excited for this period of rest and rejuvenation!
Selah.✨
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We have to problematize “back to normal” when “normal” didn’t work for everyone, equitably.
Some aspects of “normal” is quite frightening and traumatic.
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I still firmly believe that when you put good out, good comes right back to you.
Choose kindness. 😊
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They really ROLLED up on the Capitol.
THE US Capitol.
And left without getting arrested.
Like WHAT?!
I’m literally in disbelief.
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Thank you so much
@fsueducation
!!! Special shoutout to
@FSU_HESA
who prepared me well! 😊✊🏾❤️
Congratulations to
@mcanthonyjr
(Higher Education Ph.D. '19), who is joining
@CAPHigherEd
as a senior policy analyst.
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Just registered to get my first COVID vaccine!!!
LET’S GET VACCINATED, GOOD PEOPLE! 🦠
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🚨CAPiversary: Today marks ONE YEAR at
@CAPHigherEd
! It’s been a blessing to work on several impactful projects, engage with various media outlets, testify to both Congress and ED, and learn from such a stellar team (completely remote at that).
EXCITED for what’s to come!
😁✊🏾
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@profblmkelley
The first thing that always stands out to me is the “green” part. Green?! GREEN?!
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🚨NEW REPORT: Recently, attention has focused on assessing college value. Current discussions have been useful w/ respect to econ. benefits, but one essential element is missing: Race.
@EduCasey
& I aim to shift this narrative, working to
#RacializeEconomicMobility
.
READ MORE:
OUT NOW: TICAS’ Race and Economic Mobility (REM) expands on the college value discussion by explicitly racializing economic mobility and acknowledging the unique experiences that people of color face before, during, & after college. 🧵on the findings:
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This time last year I did not come home for winter break because I was chugging out a dissertation, applying for jobs, yet blessed.
A year later...defended, employed, and still blessed.
#ToGodBeTheGlory
🙌🏾
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Stop saying “minorities.”
Stop saying “minorities.”
Stop saying “minorities.”
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When you’re Black, from the South, and your major professor is an education historian, I’m going to center race every single time - especially in discussions of college value.
#RacializingEconomicMobility
✊🏾
STREAM HERE:
🎙TICAS'
@mcanthonyjr
spoke w/
#EdChats
by
@EdReformNowUSA
to discuss our
#RacializingEconomicMobility
report, & what it means to shift the narrative for Black students in
#HigherEd
and what creating an equity-based system should look like.
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Hey July! Now look, please act right. We all need a break and a reset. 😪
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Idk who needs to hear this, but go ahead and press save on that document. The devil is busy. 🙅🏾♂️
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Now August...you know what. Nvm...
🚶🏾♂️
Hey July! Now look, please act right. We all need a break and a reset. 😪
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Shut. It. Down. This is the time to actually
#ThinkAndDo
! 🤦🏾♂️
N.C. State University announced 42 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff on Tuesday.
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🚨NEW FACT SHEET:
#HBCUs
are safe havens for students to thrive, especially Black students. Yet, their full potential is undercut by decades of underfunding. What does this facet of systemic racism mean for college value at HBCUs?
#RacializeEconomicMobility
✊🏾
READ MORE:
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we’re exploring Race and Economic Mobility for students at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Check out our first brief that connects persistent disinvestment at
#HBCUs
and systemic racism to inequitable economic outcomes:
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Beyoncé: “That’s why people don’t like to rehearse. You gotta be humble. You gotta be willing to look awkward, and you gotta study, be a student.”
Whew...a word! ☝🏾
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Received some great news today! That is all. 😬
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One of my pet peeves is hearing, “We didn’t have any diverse talent in the applicant pool.”
Which leads to my immediate response of, “Well, WHERE and HOW did you recruit?”
The issue TYPICALLY lies within whatever the response is.
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Three things I’ve been struggling to process today:
1) They tried to stage a coup and essentially got away with it;
2) They took selfies with the police; and,
3) The horror we would’ve witnessed had the majority of them been Black.
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Anytime I’m asked: “So, what do you think is driving these racial disparities?”
Me: Systemic racism.
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