Khyati Y. Joshi

Sometimes the personal is political and professional all rolled into one. Reflections at @rns.org on my 26-year interfaith and interracial marriage with @johnwbartlett.bsky.social

Happy 5th Pub. Anniversary for White Christian Privilege. I first wrote about WCP in the late 1990s. As I have shared on numerous podcasts, classrooms, and keynotes, writing the book was both a professional and personal project.

Check it out on audible, kindle and wherever you buy books!

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues According to ICE records, Iranian national Alireza Doroudi is currently being held in a "detention facility" after he was recently detained.

ICE has arrested Iranian national Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. He was arrested at home at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
As with some of the others who've been disappeared, unclear why he was detained. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Spoof text screen showing "Pintglass Pete" discussing Operation: Nuke France

Look, these messages could mean anything.

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Bay Area Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Deportation Threats | KQED President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma for Japanese Americans who were relocated and imprisoned during World War II...

Many Japanese Americans are recoiling from Trump's immigration crackdown. “This brings back all kinds of memories, even tears,” said one 91-year-old Berkeley resident. “You don’t think I’d remember much, but it’s amazing how much I do.” www.kqed.org/news/1202191... via @kqednews.bsky.social

I think watching reels is like listening to the radio for those of us who grew up in the 80s.

There’s something special about no knowing what’s next.

Playlists are not the same.

My family looks forward to going to Costco, even my college kid…”wake me if you are going to Costco.”

Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His fellow evangelicals? Not so much. (RNS) — One of the many paradoxes surrounding Carter’s presidency is that he was unable to fend off the deception of fellow evangelicals, including Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham.

religionnews.com/2024/12/29/j...

The Carter Center | Waging Peace, Fighting Disease & Building Hope The Carter Center is a nongovernmental organization that helps to improve lives by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and preventing diseases.

Emory Pres. James T Laney once introduced him, “President Jimmy Carter is the only man to use the White House as a stepping stone to doing truly great things for America & the entire world.” RIP President Carter. It was always a treat seeing you on the Emory Campus. Proud GA 🍑

www.cartercenter.org

The AHA @historians.org is proud to offer free conference registration for public school teachers in New York City. Instructional staff are eligible to register at no cost for the Annual Meeting of the AHA, Jan. 3-6, 2025, in NYC. #historysky #iteachsocialstudies #edusky #sschat

Position summary The communications manager is responsible for promoting the work of Pew Research Center’s Religion and Public Life research team. They assist communications leadership with achieving departmental and institutional goals, and coordinate with colleagues on the research and communications teams. Key responsibilities include: 1) planning and managing the dissemination and promotion of new research releases to traditional and non-traditional media in the U.S. and internationally, crafting outreach materials (e.g. press releases, advisories, and pitch emails), and monitoring media and public discourse about the Center’s research; and 2) developing and implementing outreach efforts to connect the Center’s work with key stakeholder audiences by developing relationships with other organizations and organizing virtual and in-person briefings. The communications manager follows U.S. news and global discourse, gets the details right, thinks strategically and rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. They are responsible for activities that promote, enhance and protect the organization’s “gold-standard” brand reputation.

WORK WITH ME:

We are looking for a communications pro to come and promote the work of our religion team at Pew Research Center.

Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested.

pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

A list of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Justice
Dignity
Freedom
Peace
Liberty
Equality
Non-Discrimination
Agency/Choice

ALL human rights for ALL people are still the best bet for the future of our planet 🌍🌎🌏

#InternationalHumanRightsDay

If you dont know @sreenet.bsky.social ‘s #NYTReadalong yet, get to know it. Sundays 8:30 am ET. Thoughtful, fun look at the news and a sort of ‘inside-baseball’ look at print journalism. Sarah Bahr is Neil’s guest tomorrow. Catch it live and interact, or watch later. x.com/neilparekh/s...

I have @oiyanpoon.bsky.social's book....need to get the others!

Grateful to offer comments: I focused on the fact that data on the generational status of immigrants—whether they are 1st-,1.5, 2nd and subsequent generations is not always readily available. Much of the data focuses on broader racial & gender categories.

It never get old.

Good to see everyone! Feels good to be here!