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Omar Valerio-Jiménez

@omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social

Professor of History, Latinas/os, borderlands, immigration, U.S. West, history and memory of US-Mexico War. Remembering Conquest: bit.ly/49iuqFv

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Texas Conference of the AAUP@texasaaup.bsky.social · 17h ago

“As members of the Trinity AAUP, we believe this attestation letter represents an unprecedented intrusion into the life of the university…The moment has arrived where a Trinity faculty member must sign a declaration attesting that their curriculum will comply with state restrictions.” 🔥🔥

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has crossed a line on academic freedom - Trinitonian

On Sept. 1st, Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) across Texas were asked to sign a form specifying what future teachers can be taught and what kinds of academic experiences can be included in their ...

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AAUP@aaup.org · last wk.

"It implies that race, gender, sexual, multiculturalism & contemporary society is somehow less fundamental to education. Texas A&M should no more produce conservative students than liberal students. Our job is not to manufacture a political worldview." – Dr. Leonard Bright, Texas A&M AAUP President

Texas A&M System cuts over 250 core curriculum courses under new state law

Courses on women and gender, climate, and Black and Latino history were removed from the core, though many can still be taken as electives or major requirements.

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Omar Valerio-Jiménez@omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social · last wk.

Looking for Justice in Texas: A Century of Reckoning will be published by the University of Oklahoma Press this month. It contains eight fabulous essays about racial justice and policing. You may pre-order and use the code 18TEXAS26 for a 20% discount website: www.oupress.com/978080619723...

Looking for Justice in Texas - University of Oklahoma Press

Communities of color have long been subject to extreme policing and surveillance in Texas.  Despite such formidable challenges, these communities have launc...

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Omar Valerio-Jiménez@omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

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@dfh1.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolutely brilliant satire. "These “Guess Stops” will be staffed by special agents known as Guess Stop Officers, or “Guess-Stop-O” for short. The Guess-Stop-O will make crime disappear by making undesirable people disappear."

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last yr.

"As you’re smashing car windows and pulling people out of their cars, you might be wondering how to determine whether the person is undocumented or not, or even whether you should be violently detaining them in the first place."

Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last yr.

"At Tuesday night’s city council meeting... Arroyo revealed that city police had recently investigated her citizenship status and required her to prove her citizenship." kansasreflector.com/2025/08/06/p...

Police investigate a Kansas city council member's citizenship after a complaint left via voicemail • Kansas Reflector

Lenexa City Councilwoman Melanie Arroyo speaks out after city police investigate her citizenship status and require her to prove her citizenship.

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Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D.@irpinaingiro.bsky.social · last yr.

Really looking forward to this event next week! I can’t wait to learn from @emilymitchelleaton.bsky.social and @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social. This promises to be another great @iehs.bsky.social online book event! Registration details 👇🏽

Immigration and Ethnic History Society@iehs.bsky.social · last yr.

***A week from today*** Join us at 4:15 PM EST on Tuesday, August 12 for our next online book event with @emilymitchelleaton.bsky.social and @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social. Hongdeng Gao will moderate the discussion. Register: iehs.org/event/online...

Omar Valerio-Jiménez@omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social · last yr.

I really enjoyed speaking with Kate Carpenter of @draftingthepast.bsky.social about my writing routine, engineering background, & latest book. I was honored to be interviewed since it is one my favorite podcast. @uncpress.bsky.social

Drafting the Past@draftingthepast.bsky.social · last yr.

New! A true pleasure to talk with @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social about his book Remembering Conquest and about his writing routine, the importance of exercise, and whether his engineering background translates to his writing (hint: a work log!). Listen: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Podcast episode graphic with a photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair, glasses, and a goatee wearing a suit. The text below reads "episode 65: Omar Valerio-Jimenez."