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Diane Brown

@dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social

Deputy director of Whitney Humanities Center at Yale. Films at the Whitney, Whitney Publishing Project. Books, poetry, democracy, dogs, supporting scholars and their work. Erstwhile dix-huitiémiste. Also: Utah adjacent.

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Diane Brown@dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tonight I'm reading Montaigne and grieving the loss of the generous, brilliant Tom Conley, who died Friday. Je veux qu’on agisse, et qu’on allonge les offices de la vie, tant qu’on peut: et que la mort me trouve plantant mes choux ; mais nonchallant d’elle, et encore plus de mon jardin imparfait.💔

Ms. Magazine@msmagazine.com · 3w ago

A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Saving Seneca Falls: The U.S. Birthplace of ‘All Men and Women Are Created Equal’ Must Be Preserved

A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National…

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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide

Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules

A federal judge ordered the ​Trump administration on ‌Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on ​topics like slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationw...

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Jordan S. Carroll 🌹@jordanscarroll.bsky.social · 2mo ago

everyone, I have produced a report on how to remedy the decline of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. here it is: Executive Summary: Fund the Humanities and Social Sciences. Body: Fund the Humanities and Social Sciences a hell of a lot more. Please cite this as the Carroll report.

Jessica Ritchey@jmritchey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Working class" in 2026 means a blue haired barista with they/them pronouns, a Asian immigrant nail technician, and an undocumented hotel cleaner. And we are going to keep having the same fights until we let the midcentury illustrator mirage of the white guy in plaid with the lunch pail go.

Jon Agar@jonagar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Diane Brown@dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Postdoctoral fellowship at Yale in humanities leadership (working with me and my team at the Whitney Humanities Center). Please share!

Whitney Humanities Center at Yale@yalewhc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re hiring! 📣 The Whitney Humanities Center at Yale seeks a recent humanities PhD with experience in program-building, innovative humanities work, and higher ed service for a Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. $70K + $3K stipend | Deadline: June 12, 2026 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/185526

A promotional graphic for a job posting at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. A Yale campus aerial photo serves as the background, overlaid with a blue-to-white gradient. Text reads: "Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. 80% program-building | 20% research. $70,000 + $3,000 research stipend. Deadline: June 12, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/185526."
Diane Brown@dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Academic year winding down: Jill Lepore, Cornel West, Jhumpa Lahiri, 40 working groups, 38 Fellows, 10 environmental humanities fellows, two film series, and so much more! How about a photo of Otis, who gets quick walks and all the love in between . . . all of it.

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Diane Brown@dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My heart is with Minneapolis, where I lived for ten years. I hated the bitter cold but loved my neighborhood, the Somali driving school in the elementary school parking lot, May Day parade, Longfellow, Powderhorn. This whole broken nation is with you, MN! 💪🏽🔥