My MLS students would like you to know that if you don't post a salary with your job posting, they aren't likely to apply.
Herstorian Jubilada
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Living in a parallel universe of IUPUI, "Loyal to you we’ll always be" Older than Norma Desmond. Feminist AF. RPs=FYI. New York style for pizza. Chicago style for citations. Childless Cat Lady living with Esperanza, the Empress.
There are 61 days until Indiana's voter registration deadline. Indiana's registration deadline is October 5. If you're eligible to vote, now is a good time to check your registration status or update your information before the deadline (vote.gov)! #GTC #HoosierSky #RegisterToVote #IndianaVotes
Headline writer calls it "potential upheaval" but "intentional, eugenics-adjacent cruelty" would describe it just as well www.ipm.org/news/2026-08...
More potential upheaval awaits Indiana Medicaid as work requirements, new rules arrive
New work requirements, more frequent eligibility reviews and other policy changes will reshape Medicaid for many Hoosiers beginning in 2027.
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A public hearing on $56 million in tax breaks for a data center in Martindale Brightwood has been pushed back two weeks. The proposed incentives package is now set to be heard at 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at the City-County Building:https://bit.ly/4hRskTL
City officials delay Metrobloks tax break vote
A hearing and vote for a tax incentives package for the eastside data center will be Aug. 19.
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The Irvington Public Library is getting new renovations next year. Improvements to the building will include updated carpet, lighting, plumbing and a new roof. The library will also seek community feedback for other improvements:https://bit.ly/4fUYLOw
"He steals from the rich to give to the poor, which sounds generous until you learn what he steals. The people of Sherwood do not need six unmatched salt shakers, twenty-three hotel towels, or a bag of decorative seashells." buff.ly/VA5DpmF
Robin Hood, Prince of Compulsive and Pointless Theft
“He steals from the rich to give to the poor, which sounds generous until you learn what he steals. The people of Sherwood do not need six unmatched salt sha...
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The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation.
Overhead just now words almost identical to my mother’s: “If you think you’re the smartest person in the room, find another room.” 😂😂
Red Crescent Moon over the CTA Elevated Tracks in downtown Chicago. This week, 7 years ago.
Stopped by to check on an old friend this morning.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
Every now and again I feel the need to pop on and vent that connecting health insurance and access to healthcare to employment is a scam. So this is that post.
More than numbers: Inside Indiana's Medicaid enrollment decline
More than numbers: Inside Indiana's Medicaid enrollment decline • Indiana Capital Chronicle
An Indiana Capital Chronicle investigation examines why Medicaid coverage is disappearing, what it means for Hoosiers and what's coming next.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
New blog post: two strategies for helping underprepared students improve their reading skills over the trimester. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...
Demystifying Reading – Cate Denial
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As you look toward fall class, do two things for space and grace; . First, add two flex days to you syllabus. You can move the into place when you're sick when everyone needs a metal health day, when a concept needs a little more time. it takes pressure off when the unexpected happens (more)
Photo from my collection taken by Jessie Tarbox Beals, ca. 1905 - 1910.
One last Baldwin quote in celebration of his 102nd birthday. This is probably the one I think about most often. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
“About 1,000 Hoosiers supportive of immigrants marched through Fishers, Indiana on Saturday — a counter protest to a pro-deportation event planned for the city…” indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/01/p...
Public march counters pro-deportation event in central Indiana • Indiana Capital Chronicle
About 1,000 Hoosiers supportive of immigrants marched through Fishers on Saturday — a counter protest to a pro-deportation event planned for the city with remarks from two statewide elected officials.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
This is a great thread about scaffolding group projects!
Captain Awkward@captainawkward.bsky.social · 5d agoAs a prof this is how I dealt with the person in the group project who everyone else complained privately about because they did no work come presentation time: “Nice work, everyone! For the Q& A, why don’t you start us off [Obvious Fuckup Name]! Can you tell us a little about [creative choice]?”
Get your *free* e-book of TO ADVANCE THE RACE: Black Women's Higher Education from the Antebellum Era to the 1960s by Linda M. Perkins! mailchi.mp/illinois/fbd... #AfricanAmericanStudies #AmericanHistory #WomensStudies #Education #BlackAugust
Tomorrow is July 32 for all academics who celebrate. Especially me, winding down a sabbatical and facing reentry into regular duties. Live shot of me
Crying
Alt: Small child in the ground kicking and screaming in a tantrum
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Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.bsky.social · 6d agoBecause the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.
