Are you a mid-career #policymaker, #activist, #researcher or #practitioner committed to addressing #inequality? Apply by 16 January 2026 for the fully-funded 2026-27 AFSEE fellowship directed by my colleague Armine Ishkanian at the LSE's III: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/apply

Lots of grumbling in Freetown that it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. Everyone is hard up. "We thank God for life and health, and that's all."

The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent. Adopting. Babies. What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?

Proud of my host institution this year, the University of Makeni, for this kind of work. unimak.edu.sl/universities...

In Sierra Leone, popular trust in the national electoral commission has dropped by nearly half since 2018, falling from 64% to 34%. Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4oYtGMq #SierraLeone #Trust #VoicesAfrica

For Black Studies, Critical University Studies folks: Our AFAS Dept is looking for a postdoc (1 yr, maybe 2) as part of a seminar on “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” Due Feb 1, details here: apply.interfolio.com/177073

Calling all researchers in forced migration, apply now for the RSC Michaelmas Term (Oct – Dec) 2026 Visiting Fellowship programme & the new Sally Hogg Prize to support applicants from low-income countries or with lived experience of forced displacement. More info: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/the-sal...

Only a few places remain for Professor Dawn Chatty's event focused on education in Palestine. Education under Occupation II Speaker: Mohammed Natsheh, Director of the Hebron International Resource Network Friday 21 November, 4-5pm London and online Register here: bit.ly/education-oc...

Protect the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program! The PPFP is a critical faculty hiring incentive for the UC system & the Provost plans to end it WITHOUT Faculty Senate input. This is a violation of shared governance & academic freedom! Sign onto the letter👇

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

World's biggest mining project begins operations in Guinea www.semafor.com/article/11/1...

Customs seized 267 bags of cyanide disguised as rice... Cyanide is widely used in artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso. There are often fresh water sites near mining areas.

Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard. There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.

"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."

The International Online School in Forced Migration brings together participants worldwide. Bursaries are available for refugees & those with lived experience of displacement. Learn more & apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

Sierra Leone tops global survey on people experiencing daily worry www.semafor.com/article/10/1...

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

Professor hivemind: I'm developing a new course for freshmen on "human rights and body modification." My way into the topic is debates around Female Genital Cutting. Any suggestions for other topics? Readings?

All those generals and senior officers flown in from their actual jobs, at enormous taxpayer expense, only to listen to two idiots blathering in ways that defy credulity. Their group chats must be on fire.

THREAD: this investigation took up over half my year, but it's here in @thecontinent.org: A Djiboutian drone strike in January was depicted as a army operation targeting rebels. It was actually a massacre of civilians. The bloodshed & coverup implicating Ethiopia, Djibouti, France & Turkiye. #OSINT

In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.

We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza. www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...

The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like as soon as they finish an article or manuscript review another request for review comes in? It's like clockwork.

In line for my flu AND COVID vaccines at Kaiser Richmond in my beautiful California. Line’s around the block.

Wall-to-Wall UC labor union rally tomorrow in front of the UC Regents meeting. Our message to Trump: Hands off our UC!!

Podcast from the always inspiring Cynthia Enloe. nowandmen.net/episode/cynt...

UC-Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names “related” to anti-semitism, mostly for voicing support for Palestinians. Judith Butler is among them, she calls this “McCarthyism” UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

For my Salone people

See ICE? Mark the location on Waze as "icy conditions". Brilliant tactic being used in DC. Let's spread it.

Majority of Sierra Leoneans want to leave the country, mostly to find work, escape poverty Head over to our website to read more: bit.ly/4gdOxZv #SierraLeone #Migration #VoicesAfrica

Please share: @alanjacobs.bsky.social and I are running a Jan '26 course at @gesis.org Cologne on 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models All in two heady days. training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of Sept 4. Disease surveillance and health support, yanked by the U.S., can catch these outbreaks early. So many cases already. www.afro.who.int/countries/de...

The Wenner-Gren Foundation is now accepting proposals for our Spring 2027 symposium. Deadline: October 10, 2025. wennergren.org/article/call...

The women and girls who took up arms for Tigray are now at risk of being left behind in Ethiopia’s postwar transition, Mehret Berhe and @hilarymatfess.bsky.social write.

I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

The School of International Service is currently inviting applications for three tenure-track assistant professor positions beginning August 1, 2026. 🧵 ⬇️ #AcademicSky

On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout. On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar. This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media. Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵

After a seven-year hiatus, the Department of Anthropology at American University is excited to announce that the Public Anthropology Conference is back! Call for Papers: www.pubanthcon.com/call-for-par... Registration: www.pubanthcon.com/registration Deadline: Sept. 8th 2025.

American University is currently hiring two faculty positions in international affairs! Assistant Professor, International Security: www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta... Assistant Professor, Economic Security jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...

A week before the semester starts, Columbia University is replacing its unionized graduate student TAs with non-unionized adjuncts. This comes as Columbia sold itself out to the fascists, and the unions were mulling a strike. Any adjunct who takes a class there right now is a scab.

Looking for ways to fight back? Our Civics Roundup has ideas. Send us other actions and rallies you want boosted. 51st.news/making-some-...