Account Summary
Bio
Helping you make sense of #HigherEducation. Follow us for the latest news, opinions, jobs, and resources. Send #HigherEd news and tips via DM.
Followers Count
243,701
Friends Count
3,577
Tweets Count
54,566
List Count
5,757
Location
Washington, D.C.
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
605
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.6%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
12,310
Percentage of Protected accounts
12.19%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
8 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
22,787
Number of users with a Bio
78,208
Percentage of users with a Bio
77.44%
Percentage of users without a Bio
22.56%
Worldcloud of Bios
Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 14101295 | 571929 | 7450 |
| zlj517 | 1985524 | 171057 | 72046 |
| mmpadellan | 1222945 | 43660 | 136966 |
| halokampus | 888419 | 314 | 28249 |
| larrykim | 728906 | 568880 | 85792 |
| PleasureEllis | 685705 | 408388 | 184139 |
| claudiacisneros | 643295 | 6536 | 112660 |
| AxelKoster | 598852 | 170312 | 342883 |
| CoachSchuman | 588465 | 311215 | 251773 |
| Razarumi | 575295 | 7531 | 209657 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| djkingassassin | 1374736 | 474212 | 137838 |
| JohnCena | 571929 | 14101295 | 7450 |
| larrykim | 568880 | 728906 | 85792 |
| PleasureEllis | 408388 | 685705 | 184139 |
| IamMzilikazi | 376285 | 546827 | 130596 |
| 2thank | 364373 | 395087 | 60840 |
| StephenCaggiano | 330411 | 342659 | 101222 |
| CoachSchuman | 311215 | 588465 | 251773 |
| EvanKirstel | 310875 | 344503 | 1131701 |
| winniesun | 240625 | 316361 | 110402 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| bdnews24 | 1323544 | 223340 | 98929 |
| EvanKirstel | 1131701 | 344503 | 310875 |
| boxticker | 786117 | 14990 | 52391 |
| evepaludan | 731144 | 74345 | 78131 |
| tarundsnaol | 726971 | 986 | 5001 |
| Mile_by_Mile | 704320 | 3243 | 5000 |
| mjgranger1 | 689312 | 93069 | 99974 |
| LOYALFAN1 | 656539 | 20297 | 22481 |
| AWorldOutOfMind | 608487 | 33851 | 31585 |
| 29361RMSM | 594741 | 2612 | 5000 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 31682 | 571929 | 14101295 |
| PleasureEllis | 13402 | 408388 | 685705 |
| EvanKirstel | 12974 | 310875 | 344503 |
| gigaom | 12177 | 1208 | 285510 |
| larrykim | 9742 | 568880 | 728906 |
| ideo | 9506 | 5238 | 357192 |
| coursera | 6790 | 485 | 485576 |
| rwang0 | 6586 | 103622 | 141992 |
| MeghanMBiro | 6388 | 92643 | 134560 |
| SpirosMargaris | 5872 | 21372 | 128727 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,245
Earliest tweet was on
2022-09-20
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-22
Tweets covering
213 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
746
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of Original tweets
2,410
Percentage of total tweets
74%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,819
Percentage of total tweets
56%
Number of tweets that were Replies
66
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
23
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
2,534
Percentage of total tweets
78%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1612445335590150145 | Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame? #HigherEd https://t.co/e7iBeO4eS9 | 47 |
| 1641772333978333185 | Inside Higher Ed asked 40 public college presidents in Florida to weigh in on state higher education reforms. None were willing to speak, even when offered anonymity. #HigherEd https://t.co/NJ9bYCaqYI | 45 |
| 1598698755070562306 | A new report underscores how faculty diversity and student success go “hand-in-hand” and asks, “Why are university faculties so white?” #HigherEd https://t.co/2KdwhbiAiE | 45 |
| 1621159002414669826 | .@UArizona professor Thomas Meixner was shot to death in October, allegedly by an ousted student. A new faculty report says multiple departments were repeatedly warned about the student, but university administrators failed to act effectively. #HigherEd https://t.co/1F91HI9HmT | 28 |
| 1573039442884976648 | U.S. Senator @HawleyMO, wants universities to pay for student loans in default and Congress to make other changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 as part of a new bill introduced Wednesday. #HigherEd https://t.co/N6kldW3k9i https://t.co/1TWXCPs326 | 27 |
| 1611385853774905346 | .@UHouston pushes its dean of social work back down to the faculty. He says some professors objected to his views on racial justice and abolition. #HigherEd https://t.co/hVoSNHYcyJ | 25 |
| 1634177287015870467 | Faculty director of a California community college’s Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education says she questioned her college’s “orthodoxy” on such issues. She says her work was impeded and her contract isn’t being renewed. #HigherEd https://t.co/YUCVLnjog1 | 22 |
| 1627345286199746566 | #ICYMI A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 https://t.co/ma6Lu0mEGy | 21 |
| 1630943474559115266 | Faculty and staff are forming unions even in states that lack collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These recent actions are part of a long history. #HigherEd https://t.co/pPH26TnD5s | 18 |
| 1625128910747836417 | A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 | 17 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
| ID | Text | Reply count |
|---|---|---|
| 1612445335590150145 | Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame? #HigherEd https://t.co/e7iBeO4eS9 | 35 |
| 1600955397812240384 | Download this pragmatic nine-step guide CIOs can use to make progress toward achieving strategic partner status at their institutions. https://t.co/46cLOnhHvt #sponsored by @Jenzabar https://t.co/CWQEau4ase | 23 |
| 1573039442884976648 | U.S. Senator @HawleyMO, wants universities to pay for student loans in default and Congress to make other changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 as part of a new bill introduced Wednesday. #HigherEd https://t.co/N6kldW3k9i https://t.co/1TWXCPs326 | 23 |
| 1580177715994726400 | .@FordhamNYC is requiring that students receive the new bivalent COVID-19 booster shot—or a valid exemption—by Nov. 1 or risk being locked out of campus. #HigherEd #AcademicTwitter https://t.co/PI9aOAq8qV | 21 |
| 1592281743238656000 | Opinion | 8 Reasons Why @ElonMusk Should Be Your University’s Next President: Colleges should definitely be run more like for-profit businesses. #HigherEd https://t.co/bYbj64yY6D https://t.co/eHWNAkfCxd | 14 |
| 1617542945741094912 | Opinion | How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Please help interpret these IPEDS data. #HigherEd https://t.co/FaamnOryfb https://t.co/Vnpjmpnfbd | 10 |
| 1627345286199746566 | #ICYMI A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 https://t.co/ma6Lu0mEGy | 9 |
| 1621184344223059970 | #ThursdayThoughts: Should higher education institutions be held accountable for their graduates' job placement and success? | 8 |
| 1618642672624746499 | #ThursdayThoughts: How can institutions better support first-generation college students in their academic journey? #HigherEd #AcademicTwitter https://t.co/G0KDojijTS | 5 |
| 1616092188672397312 | #ThursdayThoughts Should universities focus more on providing career-ready skills or liberal arts education? | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
| ID | Text | Quote count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641772333978333185 | Inside Higher Ed asked 40 public college presidents in Florida to weigh in on state higher education reforms. None were willing to speak, even when offered anonymity. #HigherEd https://t.co/NJ9bYCaqYI | 46 |
| 1627345286199746566 | #ICYMI A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 https://t.co/ma6Lu0mEGy | 19 |
| 1602077016295088131 | #CareerAdvice | When Self-Promotion Goes Too Far: A mantra of academic advice columns is that you need to talk yourself up in a competitive job market, but let’s be honest: things have gotten way out of hand, writes M. Brett Wilson. #ICYMI #HigherEd https://t.co/j48HiJMsuO | 15 |
| 1625128910747836417 | A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 | 11 |
| 1613959835971616777 | Former U.S. senator Ben Sasse formally resigned last week and will start as president of the @UF next month with a base salary of $1 million a year. But UF just threw in a deal sweetener: building a $300,000 pool at the university mansion. #HigherEd https://t.co/y4vWXXduWY https://t.co/tCwhnUTAEL | 10 |
| 1613158819772743680 | #CareerAdvice | We Should Bring Back the F: Faculty members today too rarely recognize a significant impediment to student success: students’ own refusal—not inability—to simply do the work, writes Louis Haas. #HigherEd https://t.co/wl3aInzmyW https://t.co/5Bnh2zJdno | 10 |
| 1592281743238656000 | Opinion | 8 Reasons Why @ElonMusk Should Be Your University’s Next President: Colleges should definitely be run more like for-profit businesses. #HigherEd https://t.co/bYbj64yY6D https://t.co/eHWNAkfCxd | 10 |
| 1612824102414307328 | Citing First Amendment rights, the @Mizzou said Monday that it will not take action against a student who shared a Snapchat that contained a racial slur and seemed to encourage violence toward Black people. #HigherEd https://t.co/Hy3ad2CmDe https://t.co/uJPS95wF3v | 9 |
| 1643966789309673479 | A new report says expansion of community college baccalaureate programs can help close racial equity gaps. #HigherEd https://t.co/zosEqowsTq | 8 |
| 1627674434008936449 | Scholar at @PBAUniversity says he’s been accused of indoctrinating students. #HigherEd https://t.co/8HMNnyh0FN | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1612445335590150145 | Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame? #HigherEd https://t.co/e7iBeO4eS9 | 121 |
| 1634177287015870467 | Faculty director of a California community college’s Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education says she questioned her college’s “orthodoxy” on such issues. She says her work was impeded and her contract isn’t being renewed. #HigherEd https://t.co/YUCVLnjog1 | 82 |
| 1573039442884976648 | U.S. Senator @HawleyMO, wants universities to pay for student loans in default and Congress to make other changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 as part of a new bill introduced Wednesday. #HigherEd https://t.co/N6kldW3k9i https://t.co/1TWXCPs326 | 76 |
| 1641772333978333185 | Inside Higher Ed asked 40 public college presidents in Florida to weigh in on state higher education reforms. None were willing to speak, even when offered anonymity. #HigherEd https://t.co/NJ9bYCaqYI | 57 |
| 1598698755070562306 | A new report underscores how faculty diversity and student success go “hand-in-hand” and asks, “Why are university faculties so white?” #HigherEd https://t.co/2KdwhbiAiE | 57 |
| 1584238478224523264 | Opinion | Let’s Subsidize Intellectual Curiosity Again: The student debt and tuition crises won’t be solved unless we start treating higher education as a public good, @NicoleBarbaro writes. #HigherEd #ICYMI https://t.co/hdi2jo1bhB https://t.co/tTmw8BDtny | 56 |
| 1621159002414669826 | .@UArizona professor Thomas Meixner was shot to death in October, allegedly by an ousted student. A new faculty report says multiple departments were repeatedly warned about the student, but university administrators failed to act effectively. #HigherEd https://t.co/1F91HI9HmT | 45 |
| 1631036615454781442 | Opinion | ChatGPT as an Assistive Technology: ChatGPT has tremendous potential as an assistive technology for faculty and students with ADHD, Maggie Melo writes. #HigherEd https://t.co/0o2nDmSsPb https://t.co/fu5DUXaVO8 | 44 |
| 1627345286199746566 | #ICYMI A new survey by Wiley finds that one-fourth of students said they would be more invested in their courses if they learned in a way that emulated their future careers. #HigherEd https://t.co/oFmDjx4Sc3 https://t.co/ma6Lu0mEGy | 43 |
| 1645079001948385280 | 🎉We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of our website 🎉 This major milestone allows our editorial team to provide even more forward-looking insights and services to the entire #HigherEducation community, empowering individuals and organizations to excel and transform… https://t.co/2ePhY0tXrt | 41 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #highered | 2101 |
| #icymi | 234 |
| #studentsuccess | 129 |
| #careeradvice | 112 |
| #ihecareers | 111 |
| #academictwitter | 98 |
| #ihejobseekers | 40 |
| #highereducation | 35 |
| #jobseekers | 30 |
| #scotus | 25 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| @insidehighered | 76 |
| @dougledihe | 51 |
| @usedgov | 38 |
| @timeshighered | 37 |
| @stanford | 24 |
| @collegeinsights | 18 |
| @scottjaschik | 18 |
| @harvard | 17 |
| @steven_mintz | 16 |
| @bburnsedu | 15 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ✨ | 141 | sparkles |
| ➡️ | 72 | right_arrow |
| 👉 | 23 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
| 📣 | 12 | megaphone |
| 📰 | 10 | newspaper |
| 🚨 | 9 | police_car_light |
| ⬇️ | 8 | down_arrow |
| 🎙 | 7 | studio_microphone |
| 🎉 | 6 | party_popper |
| 🎧 | 6 | headphone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Activities | 153 |
| Symbols | 90 |
| Objects | 43 |
| People & Body | 32 |
| Travel & Places | 11 |
| Animals & Nature | 4 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 3 |