Christopher McKnight Nichols

Oh no!

It is killing us! I've seen the merits of blue books and in class open book exams for ca. 15 years, from survey classes to upper level seminars ... but this moment is brutal because every level of open-ended scaffolding can be turned to AI in some way/shape/form. How do you teach critical thinking?

There simply is not enough time.

So wrong.

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Armistice Day and WWI's Global Effects What rapidly came to be called the "Great War" was widely understood not just as a "world" war but also as an "epochal" moment in world history. It was the first "total war" in which entire nations an...

Not enough people were talking yesterday--on Armistice Day, aka Veteran's Day--about the importance of peace + the threat of global & wider conflict. I've been writing about the global dimensions of WWI for some time, they helped to inspire modern peace movements www.huffpost.com/entry/armist...

Among many parts of university activities we need to be supporting in these difficult times, university presses should be toward the top. They are critical to the broader universe of knowledge production

Risks are mounting ... and for what?
The recent trends here are not good @csis.org

a mascot with the number 60 on his shirt is being held up by a crowd of people ALT: a mascot with the number 60 on his shirt is being held up by a crowd of people

Will look into it with the powers that be

Ready to assist with #SHAFR2026 mascot challenge @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

Thrilled about this news.

Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life

Wonderful to see this news that the Kennan Institute will continue its vital work, now as an independent center.

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Nicely said.

"They could not have been encouraged that the President of the United States, Harry Truman, was known to have the prejudices of his community when it came to views of race. He used racial slurs, told racist jokes, opposed sit-ins and intermarriage and called Dr. Martin Luther King a troublemaker. Whether he would act as President as he felt in private was not the question. It was assumed he would follow the lead of most other politicians of that time period and not show sympathy for African Americans’ goals for equal treatment."

From the Truman Library itself!
(About EO9981 desegregating the armed forces...) www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/pr...

💯!

"the trajectory is really really really good if you look at it." 🤔

America's Last Five Star General - Omar N. Bradley "Perhaps no other individual in the history of the United States Army exemplifies the ideal of a Soldier more than General Omar N. Bradley exhibited towards the country he served." (text, link, from the US Army Heritage Center)

That first Joint Chiefs Chairman in 1949, General Omar Bradley, when it became the Department of Defense, was so mistaken, unqualified, politically correct. Wait, what? ...🗃️ ahec.armywarcollege.edu/exhibits/Bra...

America's Last Five Star General - Omar N. Bradley "Perhaps no other individual in the history of the United States Army exemplifies the ideal of a Soldier more than General Omar N. Bradley exhibited towards the country he served." (text, link, from the US Army Heritage Center)

That first Joint Chiefs Chairman in 1949, General Omar Bradley, when it became the Department of Defense, was so mistaken, unqualified, politically correct. Wait, what? ...🗃️ ahec.armywarcollege.edu/exhibits/Bra...

The US Early Cold Warriors, those architects of the 1947 National Security Act, they were soooooo politically correct.🗃️

Been saying this for a while. Thought it isn't likely & won't be very public, it is clear LOTS of international "partners" of the US are sharing less + sharing selectively when it comes to intelligence that used to be easily shared w/US counterparts. Expected, understandable, & very dangerous.

Come out to our November chapter meeting this Thursday! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/aaup-...

We have a ton to talk after the rally on 11/7 & the fight for free speech & academic freedom at all levels. Whether you’re a regular or it’s your first meeting, your voice is what we need to hear.

Congratulations!

So excited about this, congratulations!!

I think the framing of this as the era of the third red scare might very well fit … tragically of course and with many historical differences

“Race ideology,” the draft of the proposal says, would encompass any concept that “attempts to shame a particular race or ethnicity” or “promotes activism on issues related to race or ethnicity rather than academic instruction.” The proposal would define “gender ideology” as “a concept of self-assessed gender identity replacing, and disconnected from, the biological category of sex.”

The proposal's definitions of "race ideology" and "gender ideology" are exactly as thoughtful and workable as you'd expect

The Texas A&M University System will vote on Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 11 universities from teaching “race or gender ideology” unless those lessons are pre-approved by each campus president or a delegate.

Texas A&M reinventing "prior restraints"

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...

Trump administration cuts canceled this college student’s career start in politics This story was produced in partnership with Teen Vogue and reprinted with permission.  This story also appeared in Teen Vogue Christopher Cade wants to be president someday. His inspiration largely co...

Ohio State is in the news for such sad reasons. These cuts, policies are a shame & hurt us all. It’s time to bring back the good & to stop federal + state attacks on higher ed!! Trump administration cuts canceled this college student’s career start in politics hechingerreport.org/trump-admini...

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