Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., said Black Americans are "outraged at what is happening now with these efforts to do away with the African American museum and all of the Smithsonian." "If you erase it, we will replace it," Mfume said. "It's that damn simple." https://to.pbs.org/4wraH1q

“The AAUP stands in solidarity with Steven Thrasher, the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair of Social Justice in Reporting at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, who last week filed a lawsuit against Northwestern and against partisan government actors” www.aaup.org/news/northwe...

In addition to the discrimination claim over denying @thrasherxy.bsky.social tenure, the suit is very important for the claim that the federal government violated his 1A rights by pressuring the (private) university to fire him.

This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.

New: I talked with CO researchers, scientists & academics who warned about the impacts of continued federal interference in university research funding: www.denverpost.com/2026/07/19/c... via @denverpost.com #Edcolo #HigherEd #Edusky #academicsky

Overall, the anticipated fears of same-sex marriage have not come to fruition as most Americans view same-sex marriage as largely unproblematic in everyday life. These findings have political implications in support of same-sex marriage given the recent challenges to marriage equality.

This study offers the first national look at the perceived impact of same-sex marriage. Prior to this, we had no nationally representative data to assess attitudes of marriage across sexual and gender identities. (thread on findings) H/T to @gaylekaufman.bsky.social for getting us NSF funding.

Interested in being editor of @soceducation.bsky.social? ASA Publications is accepting applications for editors for 2028-2030. www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...

“Compared to what?” is always the essential question when asking about critiques of higher education & universities, whether we’re discussing declining trust, freedom of speech, viewpoint diversity, or any of the other things.

One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren't conducted at the federal level. America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments. https://to.pbs.org/3T4duz3

Listen to an interview with Amy Sodaro—author of "Lifting the Shadow: Reshaping Memory, Race, and Slavery in U.S. Museums"—by Rick Derderian in a "Realms of Memory" podcast. realmsofmemory.com/p... #Museums

"'They survived it, but now we have nothing,' the chief said. 'The whole community burned down within less than an hour.'"

👏👏 “We can learn to work & speak when afraid in the same way we’ve learned to work and speak when we’re tired. For we’ve been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition.” (Audre Lorde)

I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air

"Ultimately, this reveals the failures of an antiquated grading system. Our standard modes of assessment primarily track recall and memorization, not engagement or progress." This might sound like easy plug for ungrading. Unfortunately, I found many of the same issues still apply. How do you track

"The verdict on public sentiment is clear and lopsided: about 94 percent oppose the proposed rule and only 6 percent support it, with fewer than one percent marked as unclear. The opposition is overwhelmingly grassroots rather than orchestrated." www.techpolicy.press/the-public-r...

“‘Those mills that stand at the center of our city were built by immigrants,’ he said, recounting how his grandparents immigrated from Quebec and worked in the textile mills alongside other immigrants.” “… we will always be a community of immigrants, no matter what we face,” he continued.

@speakerfecteau.bsky.social said that Maine is “a welcoming state” for immigrants and was adamant it will remain so. “We will not change for Donald Trump or anyone else,” he said. “This is a place that welcomes our neighbors.” www.pressherald.com?p=7686144&uu...

As I revise a draft for word count yet again, I dwell on the merits of making my title as short as possible... ...because one of these references has a 30+ word title. 👀

Excited to see @iammaithai.bsky.social's book is out! Congrats! I can't wait to read! "An on-the-ground study of junior police academies—contentious school-police partnerships that provide educational resources, career opportunities, and hope for social mobility." press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Academic job market season is coming up soon. Go get em! #AcademicSky

very cool dashboard of OMB letters:

Excited to see @iammaithai.bsky.social's book is out! Congrats! I can't wait to read! "An on-the-ground study of junior police academies—contentious school-police partnerships that provide educational resources, career opportunities, and hope for social mobility." press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.

underappreciated that the racist and lawless position adopted by 4 justices in the birthright citizenship case a few days ago was considered and rejected by justices in *1898* who were like oh woof that's too racist and lawless even for us ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/birth...

This is so amazing that I am ashamed. Look at what he made for God out of scraps. Let me never complain again.

Not only this, the humanities deepen our ability to find joy. They make the world a more fascinating place.

My response to D&Q's statement:

I'm pleased that my feed is capturing both art and academia news but never expected them to overlap/clash in this way

I think this is a good and compassionate take from Keezy. However, publishing contracts usually contain clauses that specifically say any accusations of academic misconduct, plagiarism, inaccuracy etc are on you, the author, not on them, the publisher. Here is what I think happened--

As many have been saying, it's time for us to think seriously about what makes us human and what can't be replaced, isn't it? Gently, with no disrespect, I'd say same some of us are better equipped for this than others. Time to turn to the arts and humanities.

This makes me wonder how different genAI & its applications might be if we had artists, humanities scholars, & social scientists in decision-making rooms. It's not too late but now we have to fight to retroactively shape this tech and its implementation.

This is something we should remain clear-eyed on, regardless of our usage level.

Worthwhile thread. A lot to chew on. I'm still chewing, ha.

He kept coming back, repeatedly (in the way AI often loops) to this idea of AI (specifically Claude) representing "a position without an address", and it became increasingly clear to me that there was some odd mystification happening. Of course LLM products have an address. It's a corporate address.

Free research idea for anyone who wants to test this

Really proud of my friends @mishmoshk.bsky.social & @ajbauer.bsky.social — two amazing scholars, organizers, writers, thinkers, activists & (now!) book authors. They were my big brother and big sister at NYU American Studies, and I never would have gotten through grad school without them.

Oh. “[Management is] enjoying their good publicity, but behind the scenes every step of the process has been (and continues to be) like pulling teeth. ...their actions lead us to believe that they do not intend to work with us and negotiate in good faith.” www.tcj.com/making-hay-d...

Alright I'd try it. Feels distinct from the lightly spiced sauerkraut that I've been burned by in farmer's markets because 1) there's a clear vision and 2) this recognizes that kimchi doesn't haven't to be just cabbage! Radish greens kimchi is one of my favorites. Vegan but looks promising.

Nothing quite like returning to an article draft you vaguely remembered as "pretty good" and even "close to publication," only to discover it's spectacularly bad.

When your name is called during a meeting but you weren't listening... 📷 Hanne Siebers

The way humans are hardwired for art and community makes me so happy. Don’t ever let anyone tell you we’re not. Congrats NY 🥰

Apropos of nothing: Scaffolding by Seamus Heaney

Clear reminder that eugenics and race pseudo-science have never really gone away. "Eugenics has always been an ideology invented by elites to serve the perceived interest of elites."

My book WHAT TECH CALLS GOVERNING will be released on August 18! It is now available for pre-order! bookshop.org/p/books/what...

It's not every day your FIRST academic publication lands a @forbes.com FEATURE! Absolutely WILD. 🤯 Thank you to Dr. Gassam Asare for interviewing @emmarackstraw.bsky.social and I about our new study where we show why Black supervisors matter in the workplace and beyond. #blacksky #econsky #news

Gift link @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the political level of data centers Winning political strategies can be as simple as pick something that harms people and be against it and then pick something that helps people and be for it. People HATE data centers so…

Today is Loving Day and the 59th anniversary of the decision in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark Supreme Court Case that ended the ban on interracial marriage in the U.S. This is a picture of my parents and me circa 1986—a family that would have been illegal in 16 states before 1967. lovingday.org