Thoughtful article by Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social about college campuses, protest, and Kent State in the 1970s. I'm a KSU History professor. Bunch is right about what's going on in Ohio today and since 1970. Public universities cost a lot more to attend than in 1970. share.inquirer.com/bnFQwf

Ohio, Springfield officials prepare for possible ICE surge by Sarah Donaldson www.wvxu.org/2026-01-28/o...

Great news about this resource from the amazing Library of Congress! Great to use in the undergraduate history classroom. During the pandemic my intro history students searched Chronicling America to see what local newspapers said-or not-about the 1918 pandemic. They enjoyed finding the old stories.

Teaching first half US History intro survey this semester and covering 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and efforts like this to rescue people who freed themselves. Asking students to imagine being alive then and considering what can you/could you/should you do? Tubman knew the answer.

Dang, too true. So many boxes of tissues. . .

Glad I had my history class read the Declaration closely last month especially grievances against the king. Still too relevant 1 month later! NO KING, NO MONARCH! 🗃️

It’s for pieces like this from Will Bunch that I subscribe to the Inquirer although Phillie is at least a 5 hour drive away. He reminds us of the moral issues at stake right now. You won’t find anything like it in the other “national” newspapers which I no longer subscribe to.

Should be a national holiday! I celebrate the Confederacy’s defeat in the Civil War and remind anyone who wants to put those statues back up ( you know the ones I mean) that they are monuments to losers and traitors.

Today’s double sided poster for Hands Off protests. Attended 2 today! One in our county seat and the other in my small Ohio city. Good turnout for both! People are angry about the cuts to the federal government, DOGE, and the Trump tariffs.

Two sided sign for today’s Tesla Takedown in the Cleveland area in Ohio. Looked like a good turnout. Very positive responses from passing traffic! #TeslaTakedown

As a history professor at an Ohio public uni all I can say is that this is awful. Not surprised Rep legislature and governor just union busted faculty unions plus going to make it more difficult to teach history accurately. As the immortal Ohioan Christie Hynde once sang, “hey, ho, way to go Ohio!”

The governor of Ohio signed this bill into law today. This is going to make Ohio’ s public higher ed whiter than it already is. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohio-...

As a history professor at an Ohio public uni all I can say is that this is awful. Not surprised Rep legislature and governor just union busted faculty unions plus going to make it more difficult to teach history accurately. As the immortal Ohioan Christie Hynde once sang, “hey, ho, way to go Ohio!”

This 2016 conference was fantastic! I had the distinct pleasure of attending. Great material in here for teaching African American History.

The AHA urges Ohioans to write to Governor DeWine and ask him to veto SB 1. This dangerous bill would undermine the integrity, quality, and reputation of public higher education in Ohio. Read our action alert for more information. 🗃️

If you’re an Ohioan please reach out to Gov. DeWine and ask him to veto SB1 when it reaches his desk. It’s an absurd bill that will decrease the quality/value of public higher ed in Ohio and it also hurts faculty unions. Why is Ohio on a race to the bottom?

This bill is going to make it extremely difficult to teach American history accurately in Ohio’s public universities. The elimination of DEI is only going to make Ohio’s public higher ed even whiter than it already is.

Life in a gerrymandered state. Despite overwhelming opposition legislature is about to gut public higher ed. Bill is all about union busting and controlling faculty and student speech under the guise of “intellectual diversity.” Why would young people stay in Ohio? newrepublic.com/article/1924...

If you’re an Ohioan please reach out to Gov. DeWine and ask him to veto SB1 when it reaches his desk. It’s an absurd bill that will decrease the quality/value of public higher ed in Ohio and it also hurts faculty unions. Why is Ohio on a race to the bottom?

This bill is going to make it extremely difficult to teach American history accurately in Ohio’s public universities. The elimination of DEI is only going to make Ohio’s public higher ed even whiter than it already is.

Life in a gerrymandered state. Despite overwhelming opposition legislature is about to gut public higher ed. Bill is all about union busting and controlling faculty and student speech under the guise of “intellectual diversity.” Why would young people stay in Ohio? newrepublic.com/article/1924...

Time to re-read this classic and important text about the organizing tradition in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement.

Teaching first half USHistory survey. Thursday’s class devoted to close reading Articles 1-3 and students had to focus on specific powers of each branch. Started class by singing this a capella. 😂 The preamble and we the people matter! Time to remind our reps in Congress! youtu.be/0EfnNUt_nwY?...

Teaching first half USHistory survey. Thursday’s class devoted to close reading Articles 1-3 and students had to focus on specific powers of each branch. Started class by singing this a capella. 😂 The preamble and we the people matter! Time to remind our reps in Congress! youtu.be/0EfnNUt_nwY?...

This is real talk. Take responsibility.

Opinion Senate Bill 1 is a disaster Its thinly veiled efforts to promote political neutrality & “intellectual diversity” in public universities are nothing but a trojan horse to push their own political agenda & neuter discussions that scare them by Zach Donaldson www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

Teaching first half US History survey this semester. We’re up to the Revolution. Class did close reading of the Declaration of Independence last week. Inspired new bumper sticker. Current events too relevant 😳

Teaching first half US History survey this semester. We’re up to the Revolution. Class did close reading of the Declaration of Independence last week. Inspired new bumper sticker. Current events too relevant 😳

This administration is trying to resegregate the country and roll back all the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Add it to the list of what you need to speak out against when you call your Senator or member of Congress. I don’t know about you but I refuse to go back to a segregated America.

This administration is trying to resegregate the country and roll back all the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Add it to the list of what you need to speak out against when you call your Senator or member of Congress. I don’t know about you but I refuse to go back to a segregated America.

Concerned about the attacks on higher ed especially public? If you live in Ohio (or know someone who does) contact an Ohio state rep and tell them vote NO on SB1/HB6!

I’m a professor of American and African American History at a public uni in Ohio and I am deeply troubled by this proposed bill in the Ohio State House. I can already imagine how it will make teaching history difficult. If you live in Ohio call your state rep and tell them to vote no! Save higher ed

I’m a professor of American and African American History at a public uni in Ohio and I am deeply troubled by this proposed bill in the Ohio State House. I can already imagine how it will make teaching history difficult. If you live in Ohio call your state rep and tell them to vote no! Save higher ed

An important story out of Northeast Ohio! Looking forward to seeing it and learning from it.

Folks, if you’re in Ohio please call your state representatives in Columbus and ask them to oppose SB 1 which will hurt public higher ed in the state and our students. It’s also an anti-union bill too so if you care about labor, call your reps!

Folks, if you’re in Ohio please call your state representatives in Columbus and ask them to oppose SB 1 which will hurt public higher ed in the state and our students. It’s also an anti-union bill too so if you care about labor, call your reps!

“We need mercy. We need compassion. We need empathy.”

Here we go in Ohio again! Still attacking public higher education. This is what happens in a gerrymandered state.

OSU students chant in protest to the new bill SB1 by the Senate at the Statehouse www.dispatch.com/picture-gall...

I feel this exact way a lot. There’s only so much bandwidth!!

SCOTUS once ruled a black person could never be a citizen. They said "equal protection" allowed "separate but equal". They said a state couldn't limit bakers' work to 60 hours/week. They said Congress couldn't stop child labor. They upheld forced sterilization. But it's our constitution, not theirs

A astonishing life. Born in slavery in North Carolina. Yet graduating from St. Augustine's (an Episcopal HBCU) & Oberlin, then earning her PhD from the Sorbonne/University of Paris. Becoming a distinguished scholar, teacher, feminist, & activist in the Washington, DC. Living to the age of 105.

But we must guard against letting our disappointments curdle into cynicism, allowing an understandable need for some respite turn into a sullen mood of resignation. 7/11

A decent man is a rare thing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Just got my copy of The Nation and struck by this essay on the great labor historian David Montgomery. His words are to live by #skystorians “The study of history is a collective and cooperative endeavor, not a competition for personal academic eminence.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Ahead of people putting together their lists of things they published in 2024… I know that the work of getting through is real work, sweat and blood and tears work. It isn’t on your cv, it won’t get you promoted, & often even your nearest & dearest don’t recognise it. But I do. I love you for it.

Shouldn’t the Dems compare the Trump/Musk moves to shut down the government right before the holidays to Scrooge or the Grinch?