Renaud Morieux

Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis

Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr

Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.

And you're cutting... the sleeper?

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When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵

Assistant Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies (731) - HigherEdJobs Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

Please help spread the word: Davidson College’s Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor. The specialization is open, but we are hoping for candidates who add to, rather than replicate, existing strengths in teaching and research among our GSS faculty.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal case Managers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled. The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Cover of book 'Tracks on the Ocean: A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel'. Ship and map on blue background.

Paperback day!

Assistant Professor - Modern European History All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.

Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”

Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris

📢JOB ALERT: Childers Professorship of Irish History

We are seeking an outstanding scholar, an inspiring teacher and an academic leader to further the study of Irish History at Cambridge. Deadline: 25 October 2025

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1. Modeling data does not a historical argument make.

2. Lefebvre might have written an early classic, but his sources are not the complete 'archive' of Great Fear rumors.

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Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

the crisis in which the University of Chicago is now engulfed -- one entirely of its own making, and which has led to the (hopefully temporary) suspension of admissions into numerous PhD programs in the humanities -- represents I think a seismic event in the history of American higher education

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NEW: The National is launching a new series highlighting positive stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.

The increasingly hostile political commentary and media coverage is appalling. We have a duty to correct misinformation and stand up for those without a voice

From dirty water to wildlife protections, the environmental cost of Brexit only gets higher Britain’s promises of a post-Brexit green revolution have unravelled, with protections for wildlife, water and air weaker now than at any point in recent decades

From dirty water to wildlife protections, the environmental cost of Brexit only gets higher

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We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!

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today I am loving the UN Geneva Archives platform which hosts the complete League of Nations archives, digitised, entirely free

some archive digitisation programs are very clunky & hard to use, this is immaculate & has an incredibly user friendly interface + excellent metadata

Job in British history 1500-1900!
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Delighted to announce that my new article, "Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records," is here! Thanks to the RQ editors and staff for their assistance and support.

August issue of the JEMH now available! This one on "Material Culture and Early Modern Archivality: A Dialogue" #earlymodern

Pomona College - Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History) | MEMOs Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History) - California, USA

Pomona College - Assistant Professor of History (Early Modern European History):

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So excited to share my new article in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social:
"Colonial World-Making and Global Knowledges at the Early Modern Cape of Good Hope" (Open access)
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Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.

I think there's a lot of good stuff in these principles, and I'm glad AHA has put out a clear statement on how AI makes historical thinking only even more important. A couple of weaknesses:

(1) Ethical considerations.
(2) Student use of AI as obstacle to learning necessary skills.

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Great initiative by Wiley! The publisher has started marking retracted papers in reference lists. When you click on the retraction notice, you can also see the date and reason for the retraction.
All publishers should adopt this practice. But also screen references during submission.

🚨 Are you a first-time author in women or gender history?

The WHN Annual Book Prize offers £500 for the best debut monograph in this field published in the UK (2023–2024).

Deadline: 15 August 2025
Open to WHN members.

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The Childers Professorship of Irish History at University of Cambridge An opportunity for an academic position as a The Childers Professorship of Irish History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

The Childers Professorship of Irish History
University of Cambridge - Faculty of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC329/t...

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

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