Danielle Fosler-Lussier

@dfosler.bsky.social

Director, Imagined Futures initiative at Ohio State, for grad students finding rewarding careers in many lines of work. Musicology, global history, diplomatic history, women's history. She/her. Opinions my own. Repost ≠ endorsement.

Help needed! The AMS Study Group for Early Musics Skills & Resources is building a bibliography of recent monographs and edited volumes on pre-1600 musical traditions. It’s not yet exhaustive, but it’d be great to get as close as possible. What’s missing? Apologies for anything currently left off.

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AMS-EMSR Study Group Recent Scholarship Journals dedicated to Pre-1600 Repertories Early Music [link] Early Music History [link] Plainsong & Medieval Music [link] Journal of the Alamire Foundation [...

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This policy will have very serious ramifications in the arts and diminish arts education in the United States. In particular, reducing access for people who rely on loans means arts study will be only for those who have money.

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If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

The federal Office of Management and Budget has proposed a rule that will have a variety of devastating effects. Peer review should not be overruled by political appointees. If you care about this, please consider submitting a public comment before July 13. www.amsmusicology.org/omb-rule/

Submit a Public Comment on the OMB Rule - AMS

The AMS encourages the submission of public comments on the OMB's proposed revisions to the “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.”

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Action Alert: The federal government has proposed changes to research grant rules that could weaken independent peer review, make awarded grants less secure, and discourage international scholarly collaboration. Submit a public comment by July 13. 🧵

Action Alert: Protect Independent Historical Research - AHA

The federal government is proposing sweeping changes to the way research grants are awarded and managed. If adopted, these changes would mandate greater political involvement in funding decisions, wea...

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In the last few days I've talked to a few people who are planning to spend the summer converting a dissertation chapter into an article. In the spirit of a productive writing summer, a few pieces of advice based on my experience writing a bunch of articles and editing two journals.

Reminder, Weds. deadline: The US Department of Education’s proposed rule on student borrowing will be devastating to music in higher education: it assesses program outcomes based on flawed earnings metrics that don’t fit arts careers. Comment by May 20: www.amsmusicology.org/public-comme...

AMS Submits Comment on DOE’s Proposed STATS and Earnings Accountability Framework - AMS

The AMS has officially submitted a public comment regarding the DOE’s NPRM on the STATS and earnings accountability framework.

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The US Department of Education’s proposed rule on student borrowing will be devastating to music in higher education: it assesses program outcomes based on flawed earnings metrics that don’t fit arts careers. Learn more and submit a comment by May 20: www.amsmusicology.org/public-comme...

AMS Submits Comment on DOE’s Proposed STATS and Earnings Accountability Framework - AMS

The AMS has officially submitted a public comment regarding the DOE’s NPRM on the STATS and earnings accountability framework.

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"This is a victory for the scholars, students, colleges, universities, associations, state humanities councils, libraries, and local organizations in all fifty states and territories whose work was abruptly disrupted last year." Read ACLS President Joy Connolly's new advocacy update: bit.ly/4dGLDN6

May 13, 2026 Advocacy Update

ACLS President Joy Connolly shares updates on the favorable ruling in our lawsuit on behalf of the NEH grants cancelled in April 2025.

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For historians navigating hiring, tenure, and promotion: Not all historical work fits traditional evaluation models, including work with public audiences, digital projects, and collaborative scholarship. Our guidelines offer language you can use to make the case:

Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship

These guidelines lay the foundation for a broad expansion of what constitutes historical scholarship.

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Musicologists! I’m looking for someone willing to review The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price by Samantha Ege and Alexandra Kori Hill. For the Journal of Musicological Research!