Breaking: a judge in GA ordered that the fed'l gov't CANNOT pull the visas of foreign students. The order applies ONLY to students who are part of the lawsuit. If you want to join the lawsuit, reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected] youtu.be/FS6B8CM8uf4

File under: no good comes of corporatizing universities. prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...

Is anyone following arrests and suspensions at Columbia and Barnard? Shafik is usually the focus but worth noting that Barnard Pres Rosenbury is responsible for the majority of student suspensions. As of now, roughly 2% of the Barnard student body has been suspended without investigation or hearing.

Read and remember these names. These are the people whose electoral opponents we should support through the summer and fall. www.jezebel.com/145-gop-memb...

NEW: Nearly 150 Republicans in Congress asked the Supreme Court to slash access to the abortion pill by ending telehealth prescriptions—even in states w/ legal abortion. They cite the Comstock Act of 1873 which bans mailing abortifacients. Full list of lawmakers here: www.jezebel.com/145-gop-memb...

The assault on academe moves north. As part of its "restructuring," Manhattan College is eliminating tenured positions and pressuring faculty to leave. www.chronicle.com/article/as-m... Sign the petition of concern: chng.it/tv4RJk5bjc

I am pleased to announce a new issue of Imaginaries. "Ethical Scholarship: An Imaginaries Reading List for the Israel-Palestine Conflict" includes links to past reviews of fictions and memoirs about relations between Jews and Muslims in the French-speaking world. h-france.net/imaginaries/

Pleased to announce a new issue of Imaginaries, devoted to film adaptations of classic novels. Two by Balzac-- Lost Illusions and Eugénie Grandet-- and one by Joseph Zobel-- La Rue Cases-Nègres h-france.net/imaginaries/

Graduate advisors have a responsibility to support doctoral students who increasingly pursue non-professorial careers. Join us for "More than a Safety Net--A Bridge," a @WestFrenchHist event on 11/9 at 10am EST. Link to registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-...

We were so fortunate to have this dazzling woman before our eyes for so long. What an inspiration she was, and will continue to be.