For acquaintances who are longtime journalists looking to pivot/try something new: Duke University, where I teach, is looking for another full professor for the media/journalism wing of the public policy school. Applications due early March, academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…

Since my original campaign to become Mayor of OKC, I have talked about “One OKC” and the need to incorporate all of our city’s diverse communities in our decision-making. That work brings us closer to our aspiration that all residents enjoy equal opportunity. This week, I told the “One OKC” story in The New York Times (essay linked below), to CNN and others. It’s important that the nation knows that Oklahoma City is taking real action, and that we remain proud of and dedicated to that work. As I write in the piece, “To cast equal opportunity as a threat rather than a goal is to move backward.” nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opini…

Joel L. Fleishman, founding director of the public policy program at Duke University, scholar of philanthropy, wine connoisseur, and the center of a legendary network of friends, has died. He was 90 years old. ▶️duke.is/Joel-Fleishman

Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association politicalsciencenow.com/dr-k…

🗣️📝 Big news! The @DukeSanford School is hiring an asst. or assoc. professor for the Teddie & Tony Brown Chair in Public Policy. Looking for a scholar of political science and public policy w/ a broad focus on democracy and/or leadership. Apply here!: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…

My flight to the Democratic Convention from PHL is stuck on the tarmac because, I shit you not, “there is a coyote running across the runway.” 🐾🐾