@mariapopova.bsky.social I'm struck by a passing comment in your lovely reflection about wonder: "before our so-called liberal arts education had become the factory farming of the mind..." What an image! Have you written elsewhere about your critique of liberal arts education and if so, where?

See the full cohort and project descriptions on our website: humetricshss.org/2026-values-...

Thrilled to be part of a team with SUNY New Paltz colleagues that has been chosen to participate this summer! @sunynewpaltz.bsky.social

HuMetricsHSS@humetricshss.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We're delighted to announce the 2026 Values-Enacted Leadership Cohort! We’re beyond excited to welcome these teams to Portland in July to help them thoughtfully, joyfully, & strategically consider crucial interventions at their institutions. humetricshss.org/2026-values-...

College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities hechingerreport.org/college-unco...

College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities - The Hechinger Report

American higher education is approaching a sharp drop in the number of college-aged students — a trend known as the demographic cliff. At the same time, following decades of declining enrollment, huma...

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This is about all of us. Never forget that.

Thrilled to collaborate w/ an incredible group on a day dedicated to "Advocating for the Humanities," part of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar. More info: www.maps.mla.org/Seminars/ADE... @janineutell.bsky.social @lydiatang.bsky.social @aktange.bsky.social @kellyritter51.bsky.social

We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

This makes me want to read Carlo Rovelli's Helgoland.

Maria Popova@mariapopova.bsky.social · last yr.

This week's oasis of selected sanities, in a single place at the link – the kiln and the quantum of relationships, an illustrated love letter to gardening, Rockwell Kent on how to break the trance of near-living and live:

This is a fantastic conversation. @eji.org

On the Media@onthemedia.bsky.social · last yr.

Heavy hitting show this week with Bryan Stevenson @eji.org on Trump’s attack on museums and “improper ideology” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Shout out to @justjessp.bsky.social and Milo Obourn for their piece on DEISJ in the SUNY system: medium.com/@justjessp/b...

“Blue” New York’s Empty Promise

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion without Social Justice

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Liz Montegary, chair of WGSS: “To be clear, the Trump administration is actively seeking to erase transgender people from public life — they are stripping them of rights and protections [and] they are exploiting misinformation about transgender people to fuel fear, hate and moral panic..”

Joy Connolly on why institutions of higher learning need to work together. This has always been true but is particularly true now. Thank you ACLS for all of your work on this.

American Council of Learned Societies@acls1919.bsky.social · 2y ago

ACLS President Joy Connolly has published a new opinion piece in the @chronicle.com calling for collaboration among higher education institutions in response to the current political climate: bit.ly/3E9Fdaq

What a gift to attend the Gardiner, NY Hands Off protest this afternoon with my brilliant colleague Nancy Kassop. #handsoff #StopTrump2025

11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.

10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver. Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.

9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry. As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.

How are the humanities being reimagined in departments and programs across higher education today? Stacy Hartman and I share our insights from a year+ of research over at @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.

Rejecting the Siege Mentality in Higher Education | Los Angeles Review of Books

Stacy Hartman and Heather Hewett examine how the humanities are being reimagined in departments and programs across higher education today.

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This.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2y ago

But why, you might ask, would someone living on the financial edge vote for Republicans, whose wage-suppressing, union-busting, benefit-denying policies have only tended to make the poor and the middle class more miserable? Well, @michaelmechanic.bsky.social has some thoughts 💭

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