Last month I was happy to be part of a gathering on civic thought in higher education, sponsored by @snfagora.bsky.social and AEI . Video is now up at www.aei.org/events/civic... and my panel in specific is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnP... .

Everyone wants U.S. colleges to produce good citizens. No one knows how. My view with @chrislundberg today via @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/opinion/ever...

Just withdrew a manuscript from @plos.org one after over seven months with no review. Disappointed cause I like the model but this is unacceptable.

New! Sociologists' election reflections as the 2nd Trump Administration took power: @daniellaurison.bsky.social, Mary Romero, @andrewjperrin.bsky.social, A. Spencer-Blume, @cecimenjivar.bsky.social, & E. Bonilla-Silva on the campaigns waged & the battles yet to come tinyurl.com/SPE-election

In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson. As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu...

New @annalsats.bsky.social Lest a Smoky Haze of Doubt Suffocate Progress Towards Better Pulse Oximeters This was fun to write with Vincent Ni @jlynch13.bsky.social @hauschildt.bsky.social @drtomori.bsky.social doi.org/10.1513/Anna... PubMed: 39700509 #FixPulseOx #FixTheDamnMachines

The authors assert: “General education presumes a body of knowledge that all students should absorb, a core of great works, historic persons and events, momentous inquiries, prized ideas and sacred truths.” [1/] www.chronicle.com/article/prof...

Still very on point

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That’s the quote. I was looking for it. And here it is. Hannah Arendt on the Matt Gaetz as AG announcement

Applications are open for The Carolina Population Center’s Population Science Training Program. The postdoctoral traineeship prepares scientists to become leaders in population health fields. The deadline to apply is Dec. 18. Apply now: bit.ly/4h3lpUy

In yesterday’s piece in @seattletimes @chrislundberg and I argue that real, conflictual, evidence-informed debate on campus could have avoided or improved the encampment situation. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...

The Squandered Promise of General Education - my new piece with A. T. Panter about elevating gen ed. In @HigherEdWorks www.publicedworks.org/2024/09/the-...

We've got two jobs! Carolina Sociology is hiring at the Assistant or Associate levels with a focus on gender, sexualities and migration. Some HR hiccups slowed down the job posting but not the deadline, so we start review in ten days. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...

Join Leila Brammer and me for a discussion of what we learned (and didn't) from the debate - tomorrow (Sep 11), 4:30-6:00, in Hodson 210 @JHUArtsSciences . Looking forward to the conversation! @SNFAgoraJHU Info and registration: snfagora.jhu.edu/event/what-t...

JHU Sociology @JHUArtsSciences is hiring FOUR assistant professors in the coming year! We are so excited to continue our growth.

The SNF Agora Institute @JohnsHopkins @SNFAgoraJHU is looking for a Communications Manager - if that’s you come work with an amazing group of people on discovery, dialogue, and design for democracy! jobs.jhu.edu/job/Batimore...

We are super excited to officially welcome Monica Prasad to JHU Sociology and the SNF Agora Institute as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor! hub.jhu.edu/2023/12/15/s...

Sadly, but predictably, @KevinGuskiewicz will leave @UNC Carolina soon for MSU. He's been a dedicated, thoughtful, and utterly devoted leader for a wonderful university and will leave very difficult shoes to fill. t.co/qDyqryFnFl

📢 UNC SOCIOLOGY JOB ALERT! 📢 UNC-Chapel Hill has an Assistant Professor of Sociology job opening this year (open specialization). Please see the link below for details. Review of applications begins October 30th! Come be my colleague! 😁 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267...

The SNF Agora Institute at JHU-dedicated to strengthening global democracy-invites sociologists & political scientists to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowship for recent doctoral recipients whose scholarship engages with topics directly related to the institute's mission. apply.interfolio.com/134071

Job: Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of North Carolina-Wilmington with specialization in social inequalities (broadly conceived), technology, and/or urban sociology. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/29922

Not generally a big McWhorter fan but I thought this column was honorable and I appreciated this principle: “Deliberate immorality is exceptional. It should be a last resort analysis, not the first one.” www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/o...

As part of a transformative expansion, Sociology at Johns Hopkins is poised for significant growth in the coming years. We invite applications for tenured and tenure-track appointments at any rank and in any subfield. [1/2]