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because they wanted to do it anyway. Duke pre-emptively got rid of its only endowed Black scholarship, which was endowed by a Black family.

Final caveat being that people in jobs that don’t have external talks in their credit/reward (precarious, non-ac, etc) could require (and we should pay) commensurate w the labor of preparing (not just giving) the talk. Also folks scale for institution (so fancy R1 rate is much more than CC, etc)

Caveat being people who get many invites (3+/yr?) are exceeding the job expectation and could probs ask for larger honoraria. Another caveat being that this is just for a colloquium talk. If you’re being brought in to consult on something (a grant, an imploded dept, etc) that could be hourly/more

Late to this party. A mentor once told me that it should depend on where I was job wise. If a person is in a permanent academic job, assumption is that sharing their work is part of the job’s credit/reward structure, so travel and a modest honorarium (I’ve been offered US$200-500 recently)

If you appreciated my @nybooks.com article, you'll love my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, out from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social in April. Order with discount code BLUE20 at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...

The average rent in Wellesley, MA is $4200/mo

Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.

ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.

My less than gentle reminder that if you scoff at abolishing modern abusive, racist institutions, you more than likely would have scoffed at abolishing things like slavery and Jim Crow. What’s “realistic” is what you fight and stand for. 😬

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Concentration camps:

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

NYU ‘Falls Flat’ Without Us: More than 900 NYU Professors to Vote on Strike Authorization — Work-Bites By Steve Wishnia Fifteen months after they began talks for their first union contract, more than 900 professors at New York University will begin voting on whether to authorize a strike on Monday, F...

"Fifteen months after they began talks for their first union contract, more than 900 professors at New York University will begin voting on whether to authorize a strike on Monday, Feb. 9."

@uawregion9a.bsky.social

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There’s a “superstar” layer at every R1 institution I’ve been at that isn’t composed of academics in any sense I recognize. They’re there so the institution can claim them, but they use the university as a launchpad to contracts and speaking engagements. They’re not teaching the intro classes.

For those looking for a greater understanding of the Twin Cities and the histories of race, citizenship, and immigration in the US that have led to this moment, the university of minnesota press is sharing this list of books for greater understanding, some of which are open access.

Open Letter to TNS Board of Trustees: There is Another Way January 19, 2026 Dear Board of Trustees, We write to you as many faculty and staff have made one of the most consequential decisions of our lives—whether to “voluntarily” separate from The New Scho...

Read and share AAUP-TNS's open letter to the Board. Its proposed plan of action is reasonable, generated by experts in higher education, independent fiscal analysis, and through the research of dedicated TNS faculty members. To mass lay-offs, we say NO. There is another way.

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How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.

The Second Winner of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitlesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second A…

Some folks could really benefit from reading Carol Anderson's book on the ways the Second Amendment has historically been a tool of white supremacy, become some of the takes are...lacking. (And I guess Dr. Anderson isn't on here?)

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German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months

I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.

Professor / Associate Professor or Assistant Professor / of Anthropology Professor / Associate Professor or Assistant Professor / of Anthropology

My department is hiring! Open rank faculty position in Helsinki Anthropology

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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

This is not the first US imperial atrocity for oil —let’s not exceptionalize it— but wow is is it awful. And the violation of Venezuelans domestically in the name of a sovereign borders they actually dgaf about.

As Aimee Cesaire put it— the price of imperialism is the empire’s own civilization.

Assistant Professor of Urban Geography/Climate Crisis

Be our colleague… Hiring an Assistant Prof of Urban Geography & Climate Crisis.

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Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.

“Accepting this story of AI’s inevitability — or that of any technology — is a grave mistake for educators. Not only does it cede tremendous power to tech companies that are unaccountable to teachers, students, or school communities…” 1/2

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No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.

NYC has an excellent tool to see how recently any street has been plowed. Check out PlowNYC at: plownyc.cityofnewyork.us/plownyc/

Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @nycsanitation.bsky.social who are out battling this storm tonight.

Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan What do the best book reviews do? What is the current state of the critical ecosystem? Chicago Review of Books founder Adam Morgan takes stock of book reviewing in the US.

“there are only 7 full-time book critics left in the US: three at NYT ( Jacobs, Garner, Szalai), 2 at WaPo(Rothfeld, Charles), 1 each at WSJ (Sacks), NY mag (Chu), Slate (Miller)

more people have walked on the moon than write book reviews for a living”

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