The #SocialNetworks special issue on duality, honoring the path-breaking concept by R. Breiger is now online. It features an impressive ten contributions by world-class scholars, show-casing the power and wide applicability of the concept. 1/2

Systems science is key to identifying/mitigating discrimination in food systems. Fantastic work led by the brilliant @trmoore.bsky.social w/D. Krobath, Y. Chang Chusan, U. Sanga, @patrickwebb.bsky.social, A. Cuevas, H. Roland, B. Grant, C. Economos, V. Nicholson, S. Kumanyika. rdcu.be/eGoGc

“Some faculty, student and alumni groups, however, have begun to stand up and make their voices heard.” Yes we have. Stand with us; we commit to educating for freedom. Thank you, Michael S. Roth. @standhighered.bsky.social

@lastweektonight.com“if this administration’s actions have taught us one thing so far, it’s that no capitulation will be enough...I’d argue that to the extent they can, these institutions need to stop yielding, stand firm, and fight back.” Stand with [email protected] tinyurl.com/49vjwkde

@pennstateuniv.bsky.social Thanks to the Democracy Works team at Penn State's McCourtney Institute for Democracy for highlighting our movement at Stand Together for Higher Ed www.democracyworkspodcast.com/episodes/kat... Join us at standtogetherhighered.org

Stand Together for Higher Ed is in the news! Mike Nietzel reports on our work in his Forbes higher ed column. Please repost, and if you are higher ed faculty and staff, please join Stand Together for Higher Ed! #academicsky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

I have an op-ed at @inquirer.com today. All of us who care about democracy need to decide how we'll respond as we see our institutions, our work, and our communities being attacked. Many of us in academia are standing up for our values and our students. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Thanks @arneduncan.bsky.social for your vision and this Chronicle article! What you write about every higher ed org coming together is exactly what @standhighered.bsky.social is doing RIGHT NOW. We welcome all faculty and staff nationwide to stand together for the next generation of learners.

The title is silly. The reformist vs resistance frame is oversimplified. But this piece brings to light higher-ed leadership's collective action problem. Institutions acting individually or in splinter groups can't address threats that require coordinated response www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The federal government’s $1B demand is an attack on @UCLA and its mission to serve the public good and higher education. #StandUpForUC here: bit.ly/standuc. But make no mistake - this goes beyond UC/publics - it affects ALL higher ed! We need to @standhighered.bsky.social. #AcademicSky

Sociologists/fans of academic freedom @ #ASA2025, if you’re interested in talking about how to Stand Together for Higher Ed on your campus, reach out! Happy to try to connect. Our work is grounded in shared values–not partisanship. @standhighered.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Columbia. Harvard. UPenn. George Mason. UVA. UCLA. One by one, universities are being attacked—financially, politically, ideologically. Faculty & staff: don’t wait for it to hit your campus. Join the national movement defending higher ed. standtogetherhighered.org (sign up on homepage)

Proud of my colleagues! "We must win in the court of public opinion and emphasize that working together can transcend partisanship. We can and must build the local and national infrastructure that allows us to act together in the common defense of academic freedom..." academeblog.org/2025/06/23/w...

This is so important- join us! #AcademicSky

How many more existential threats will it take before university leaders agree to defend higher education collectively (and publicly so, and with their faculty, staff, and students)? #MADC #AcademicSky

Thanks for your solidarity @maddow.msnbc.com ! #AcademicSky

I'm proud that UMass' Faculty Senate adopted an important motion yesterday to take a leading role in helping all public institutions statewide and nationwide stand up for academic freedom and more. Motion, FAQ, and what your institution can do to join! #AcademicSky drive.google.com/file/d/1TNDl...

Podcast! Former ASA President Joya Misra (UMass-Amherst) discusses her presidential address, “Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy," delivered at the ASA 2024 Annual Meeting in Montreal & published in the Feb 2025 American Sociological Review

“Craven lickspittles” (Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau). But 3 cheers for the student regent who was the “1” against in the 9-1 vote to authorize. More of that, please. www.adn.com/politics/202...

Feel lucky to have met a compatriot in food and life philosophy at a long Oxford, MS weekend at SFA. “The only person I ever knew to use the phrase ‘communal infrastructure’ in the context of friendship was Pableaux Johnson…” (Lolis Eric Elie). Too soon. nola.eater.com/2025/2/4/243...

If/when a new EO threatens to cut funding to any university that doesn't axe gender, area, and ethnic studies research, nearly all social science research, and large swaths of health and natural science research will we see similarly tepid, "our lawyers are monitoring situation closely" responses?

Sad news: Len Syme, social epidemiology legend (and my mentor @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social!), has passed. His legacy endures through his legion of trainees and epic scholarship on #healthequity. publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/f... #epitwitter @societyforepi.bsky.social @iaphs.bsky.social

I owe my entire career to @rwjf.bsky.social and the support they showed me early on. I'm glad they're taking a strong stance on this, even when the federal government has threatened investigations of private entities, including foundations. I'm seeing more and more powerful organizations roll over.

Thought-provoking on the future of obesity and current political winds. And respect for the input/expertise of Drs. Gardner, Burant, Volpp, Lurie, Califf. Sourcing is hard, but none from any fantastic women scientists in obesity/nutrition? (Really? In 2024?) #NoManels www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...

Last week, our Sociology Dept recognized the legacy of Dr. Edwin Driver, the first Black faculty member @ UMass and only the second at any state institution--who is still publishing a few weeks shy of his 100th Birthday! So grateful for our colleages. www.umass.edu/news/article...