Dan Morrison (he/him)

Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’ The conservative activist says President Trump should consider using the military to dismantle college DEI programs.

Listening

Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’. Episode: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll... . Media: traffic.megaphone.fm/THECHRONICLE... . -- Sent from Podcast Republic.

how many zoom calls have I been on today

Teach a new prep, create a lot of content.
Teach a class for the 5th or 6th time, create a lot of content.

This is a bright side account now.

Today, the sun is shiny and the temps are mild.

It's a beautiful morning in North Alabama

Also, I have the best coauthors.

Be the kind of academic that others want to collaborate with.

This Is It Obedience and Support are the Same

Read more @lioneltrolling.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...

Burlington has a history as a mill town. So lots of textiles.

Oh, and a bonus one: the Pistol Shrimp out of Illinois.

I love minor league team names. One favorite of mine now is the Burlington Sock Puppets. Burlington, NC.

Reflections on Violence Two Reasons for Kirk's Murder

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Ganz back at it here

The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink

Always read @thomaszimmer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thomaszi...

Opinion | They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America

Reading this morning. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

Hey that's JT

@insurgentprof.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

Bard College President Leon Botstein Publishes Essay on Autocracy and American Higher Education in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published Bard College President Leon Botstein’s essay “Autocracy and the university in America today” in its September 2025 issue. In his piece, Botstein examine...

Interesting move

Source: Bard College
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Sometimes I think about how telling it was that Reagan misunderstood Born in the USA.

Just to be clear, I didn't put this figure on the fence.

Mini figure of Jesus at the pickleball court in Zionsville IN.

Which sport would Jesus watch? Pickleball!

It takes everyone a full week to read and take notes on a tenure file and then 5 hours to write the letter. Right?

Classes start Wednesday.

Screenshot of Buckley by Sam Tanenhaus

Compelling biography of a long life lived mostly in public.

Flight cancelled. Who do I know that lives near O'Hare?

Badge pick-up & registration counters open today, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom Foyer, Hyatt Regency, East Tower, Ballroom Level. #ASA2025

You see, Haidt will say, banning phones at school really helped! He will be wrong, but quoted.

well, Substack confirms its monetization and promotion, even if accidental, of Naz* content and Crooked Media decides to distribute their daily email via Substack not two weeks later.

I'll text you

About me: chair of two departments at a STEM focused public university in the South. Experience as a job candidate and on the hiring side. Sociologist of science, technology, and medicine with expertise in racism, white supremacy, and theory. Public sociologist.

Once again offering to meet with folks at #ASA2025 in Chicago starting Saturday. If you need someone to read your cover letter or talk about the job market or just to sit quietly and keep you company during what can be a very stressful time, reach out. I'll buy coffee/tea. #sociology

I've never regretted sending a note of thanks or congratulations.