Rachel Rinaldo

“I Have a Right to A Better Imam”: Divorce, Islam, and Changing Marriage Ideals in Indonesia Marriage and family in the Global South have undergone noteworthy changes in recent years, with more young people seeking to choose their own marital partners, higher expectations for intimacy and ...

Interested in marriage, family, and social change in Asia? My latest article on divorce in Indonesia is now available in the winter 2026 issue of Critical Asian Studies. #AsianStudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Sociology friends! Last call to submit your abstracts/papers for the 2026 ASA conference in NYC! I'm still accepting submissions for my session on Diverse Visions and Perspectives on the Sociology of Religion.

Bio says he “did doctoral work.” Meaning dropped out of a PhD program, most likely.

AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies 2026 invites proposals for Organized Panel, Roundtable and Book Talks on "Making Knowledge, Making History: Producing the Indonesian Past, Present and Future."

Submission deadline: February 22
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Vought and the Project 2025 folks have also been very clear about this aim, from a Christian nationalist perspective. It’s why they align well with tech oligarchs.

Thousands filled Boulder streets Saturday in the city’s largest ICE protests to date A downtown protest and memorial bike ride drew an estimated 3,000 people, marking the largest ICE-related demonstrations Boulder has seen.

A downtown protest and memorial bike ride drew an estimated 3,000 people, marking the largest ICE-related demonstrations #Boulder has seen, in photos. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/01/p...

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):

-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.

You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

Controversial Maui Doctor Named To RFK's Vaccine Panel The advisory committee makes recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines the American public should take each year.

Like the others on the ACIP panel, this fellow is a longtime anti vaccine grifter. www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/maui...

Sociologists! I am organizing the ASA 2026 session "Diverse Visions and Perspectives on the Sociology of Religion." This session will present cutting-edge theoretical, epistemological, and international/transnational perspectives on the sociology of religion. Please consider submitting your work!

Big oil + end times religious fanaticism + right wing goal to eliminate the “professional class.”

Open to educators in Colorado's Front Range! Afghanistan’s Terrain & Traditions is a one-day in-person workshop on January 24, 2026, on the#CUBoulder campus. Apply online now

An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025 Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

Tomorrow (12/9)! Please join the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies for this exciting virtual panel on recent youth protests and discontent in Asia. With speakers on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal! Please register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #Boulder #AsianStudies

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025 Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

Join #CUBoulder's Center for Asian Studies for this virtual panel on youth protests in Asia, featuring speakers discussing Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal. Dec 9, 5 - 6:30 pm US mountain time. Please register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #AsianStudies #Sociology #Boulder

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025 Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

Join the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies for this exciting virtual panel on youth protests in Asia, focusing on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal. December 9 at 5 pm US mountain time. Register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #AsianStudies #Boulder

#CUBoulder friends, enrollment is still open for Indonesian language classes through the Center for Asian Studies! Community auditors are welcome! #Boulder #AsianStudies

Post-breakfast nap

Letter | America’s Long Game Is International Education What happens if we stop investing in language learning, cultural fluency, and global knowledge?

ASA member Rachel Rinaldo @rarinald.bsky.social @colorado.edu co-authored a letter to the editor @chronicle.com alongside other scholars, asking what the consequences might be if America stops investing in language learning, cultural fluency, and global knowledge.

Sharing my latest article, “I Have a Right to A Better Imam”: Divorce, Islam, and Changing Marriage Ideals in Indonesia." This one has been a long time coming! Thanks to @criticasianstds.bsky.social for a helpful review process! #AsianStudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Federal cuts leave CU Boulder language and migrant student programs scrambling Programs saw more than $2 million in federal cuts, part of a nationwide rollback of diversity and international education funding.

Federal cuts are hitting CU #Boulder: More than $2.2M in lost funding is putting migrant student support and foreign language programs at risk, with Title VI grants discontinued nationwide. What’s at stake: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/13/f...

Pivots as Praxis in Unsettled Times This essay is part of the series First Responders: Crises, Indeterminacies, and (Joyful) Determination in the Global South By Rachel Rinaldo Well, the point is we had to be reckless, if we weren’t …

Sharing my new essay, "Pivots as Praxis in Unsettled Times," examining how Indonesian women took creative risks during the COVID-19 pandemic to support their families and communities. polarjournal.org/2025/11/14/p...

Federal cuts leave CU Boulder language and migrant student programs scrambling Programs saw more than $2 million in federal cuts, part of a nationwide rollback of diversity and international education funding.

Thanks to @boulderrl.bsky.social
for this in-depth coverage on how the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies has been impacted by federal funding cuts. #AsianStudies boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/13/f...

Would be interesting to see the gender breakdown.

The End of the War in Việt Nam: Reflection, Recovery, Reconciliation 11.11.2025 Tuesday, November 11, 4-6:30pmFlatirons Room, Center for Community (C4C)4:00pm Reception5:00pm Introductory remarks5:10 - 6:30pm presentations followed by

Tomorrow 11/11 at the Center for Asian Studies #CUBoulder. The End of the War in Việt Nam: Reflection, Recovery, Reconciliation. With Chuck Searcy, Kelly Denton-Borhaug, and Erin Steinhauer. www.colorado.edu/cas/end-war-... #AsianStudies

The End of the War in Việt Nam: Reflection, Recovery, Reconciliation 11.11.2025 Tuesday, November 11, 4-6:30pmFlatirons Room, Center for Community (C4C)4:00pm Reception5:00pm Introductory remarks5:10 - 6:30pm presentations followed by

Coming up at the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies: The End of the War in Việt Nam: Reflection, Recovery, Reconciliation. 11.11.2025. www.colorado.edu/cas/end-war-... #Asianstudies #Colorado

#CUBoulder friends! I'm thrilled to be leading a global seminar to China in May/June 2026. Please share with your students.

Social Change in Contemporary China (Beijing, Xi’an & Yunnan, China) - sponsored by the Tang Fund in 2026

Info session October 27, 5PM, C4C S350!

So true. And unfortunately, many of these community building events and spaces have been thoroughly colonized by the right.

#Sociology friends, this applies to us too!

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

Call for Applications: Global Southeast Asias Dissertation Workshop  - Association for Asian Studies Keywords: Southeast Asia, Global Studies  March 10-12, 2026 Vancouver, Canada Application deadline: October 20, 2025   The Association for Asian Studies, with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, i...

Call for applications -- Global Southeast Asias Dissertation Workshop. Deadline Oct. 20! www.asianstudies.org/call-for-app...