A good morning to read about birthright citizenship from the perspective of the great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, the plaintiff whose case in 1898 affirmed that birthright citizenship is guaranteed to the children of undocumented migrants born in the U.S. wapo.st/3F9Djae

We’re being tested. These are not mistakes.Young Latino Men are most at risk now. Young Black men have always been. LGTBQ people are next. Then anyone opposing the government. MAGA are willing to break our Union and their families and as long as they “win”. They will not stop unless we stop them.

📢📢📢 We are looking for contributors to respond to RFK’s recent eugenic-laden speech, his response to the measles outbreak, or any of his other policies. If you are interested you can DM this account or send us a pitch via our website. Please share widely! nursingclio.org/write-for-us...

“To protect both themselves and the entire educational system, then, university leaders should commit, collectively and immediately, to challenge unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and university self-governance. Nothing in the antitrust laws prohibits this sort of coordination.” 👇👇

My NEH grant was terminated in service of a new focus on “patriotic programming,” but as an American and an Americanist, I know that resisting this dangerous decision and the broader movement of which it is a part is my patriotic duty. Wrote abt it @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1936...

I did this. Takes maybe one minute. Via American Historical Association. p2a.co/DdtlGIT

The OAH strongly endorses the National Humanities Alliance’s statement opposing the proposed cuts to the NEH. These cuts threaten critical funding for historical research, education, and public programs that connect communities to their past. ow.ly/Wz0b50VtxIv

We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th! Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE! #standupforscience #handsoffourscience Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

As we all think about how we’ll respond to this—in op-eds, advocacy, statements—please remember there’s some really good research about how we can communicate to most effectively build support for thoughtful, inclusive history. Some links ⬇️

I wrote something about the secret police kidnapping and disappearing students over their op-eds, and wondering what happened to all those people screaming about the "free speech crisis on campus." www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/t...

Ohio is doing its best to become Florida and Texas.

#Massachusetts folks: Advocates are hosting an emergency rally for Rumeysa Ozturk in Powder House Square Park in Somerville this evening at 5:30PM.

I'm teaching a unit soon on medical misinformation and want to give my students a list of topics. Since I avoid TikTok, I'm curious what kinds of misinformation is circulating over there. Anyone have any insights?

Ohio’s SB1 bans faculty strikes and eliminates diversity efforts, among other things. Ohio’s higher ed lobbying group told colleges to avoid picking fights over it and to try to get more funding instead Great reporting: signalcleveland.org/ohio-univers...

Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS #BlackHistoryMonth www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORz...

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi... They need to hear from you.

Being open about disability at work (for those with invisible disabilities) can be very stigmatized. I'm afraid the snitch line for federal workers on "DEI hires" will set any progress on this so much.

I made a tracker for this. Still updating: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Great piece.

We can stop reading the NYT and WaPo any time and support independent journalism instead.

Past is prelude: “Trump’s announcement to pull U.S. funding from the WHO is only the most outlandish and conspicuous outcome of a forty-year effort to marginalize international cooperation on global health.”

@cethompson.bsky.social and I are so excited to share the cover for our book Do Less Harm out soon with @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.

This is a fantastic read of a previously overlooked or misunderstood portrait!

The writing program at Case Western Reserve University is hiring full-time lecturers! Design your own topical seminars, work with fantastic and dedicated faculty, and help us continue developing dynamic writing pedagogy for our undergraduates. DM with questions! case.edu/academic-car...

Hello, everyone! Being here gives me optimism & I am so grateful for this community. I've been thinking a lot about my first-year students, many of whom feel scared about the uncertainties ahead. I'd love to start a list of resources and readings for them. Please share recommendations below!

Scholars! Please consider submitting an abstract for the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science conference. We welcome scholars from all fields who work on histmed/histsci/histtech topics. Submissions due Nov. 10. Hope to see you at Wake Forest in March 2024!