Anca Wilkening

Whenever we go to a conference and @chancebonar.bsky.social wants to introduce me to all his online friends ❤️💚

and how my own scholarship, relationships, and advocacy can aim to address the continued harms perpetrated by and in the communities I’m accountable to.

(Check out Alexis Shotwell’s “Claiming Bad Kin”: www.alexisshotwell.com/wp-content/u...)

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NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING and some living history today at Patuxet/Plimouth

So much enthusiasm!

Phil Deloria and @maxperrymueller.bsky.social in conversation was the perfect treat to round up #aarsbl

He is giving "this could be the end of Momtok" vibes for sure

My #aarsbl ride-or-die from day one.
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I am officially pledging that I will do my best to not become a "I went through this therefore you need to go through it" type of senior scholar down the line. It is exhausting and prevents us from building healthier scholarly communities.

#sblaar

I did the same just now! And I am also his supervisor. #OfAnca

Thank you! Yeah, I withdrew before the AAUP ruling and when it was still unclear whether Harvard International student visas would be revoked

I have an AAR scheduling conflict but I am looking forward to reading this and will be sharing the event with my Harvard NAIS and American Religion communities.

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Yes! He did yesterday. His "apology" is disgusting.

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Seriously, one of them follows only the other two on Twitter. They’re not even subtle about it.

Case in point
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Despite controversies, Larry Summers has kept a hold in elite circles Larry Summers has seen his share of controversy, and up to now, he's always bounced back. But the scandal engulfing those with ties to Jeffrey Epstein is, for now, derailing the high-profile economist...

ICYMI: other Harvard economists, as Larry Summers’s colleagues and protégés, are again defending him publicly just like they did in ‘05/‘06.

Two of his most public defenders within the department, then and now, teach what is historically the largest course at Harvard.

www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...

We’ll have to see how they handle the gap he’s leaving. Harvard tends to look after its insiders, and failing upward isn’t exactly uncommon, especially for men and higher admins. I’m not optimistic that this will prompt any real reflection on what isn’t working.

Public pressure sometimes works on Harvard

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties

a little girl is walking down a sidewalk wearing a teddy bear coat and pink boots . ALT: a little girl is walking down a sidewalk wearing a teddy bear coat and pink boots .

You can just do what I do every year which is forward mine to @chancebonar.bsky.social to print for me.

Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates | News | The Harvard Crimson Harvard will open a new probe into former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ connections with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein, after newly released documents revealed the two…

Harvard will open a new probe into former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ connections with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein, a Harvard spokesperson confirmed Tuesday night.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

So you gonna repeat that five times across your five different sessions?

Yeah, that would be incredibly unethical, and Eric Beerbohm — the Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (one of Larry Summers’ major accomplishments) — would never make false statements just to save face or cater to right-wing bigots like that.

@chancebonar.bsky.social Let’s see how this one plays out. It’s not like Harvard’s higher-ups are ever caught making questionable claims to protect themselves… right?

It’s almost like anyone who isn’t a rich white dude would get put under intense scrutiny (and probably fired) for something that looks like a major false claim on a CV

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"orgs listed on Summers’ résumé disputed his involvement ... Brookings Institution, a left-leaning think tank, said Tuesday that Summers 'is not & has not been a member' of the org’s Board of Trustees, which Summers’ résumé listed him as serving on since '02."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/m...