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Catherine Hulshof

@hulshof.bsky.social

Chicana ecologist and poet. Biodiversidad y cambio climático. Associate Professor. Fulbright scholar + CAREER awardee. Founder Big Red Pen Grant Review. biodiversityresearchlab.com

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Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 2d ago

No extra credit, low stakes assessment, early/frequent feedback, clear rubrics, and ungrading has made my teaching a well oiled (but v high effort) machine. Though every semester there's still that one student.... Happy teaching prep! open.substack.com/pub/notesfro...

When “I Worked Really Hard” Isn’t Enough: A Growing Classroom Divide

End-of-semester grading conversations feel harder these days, and they’re revealing a widening perception gap between students and instructors.

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Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · last wk.

The last 8 of 9 hires in my dept have been men. The lone female filled a teaching position. We are on track, right?

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽@needhibhalla.bsky.social · last wk.

From the abstract: “promoting a woman to Associate Professor increases female faculty by 1.5 members after 15 years, leads to six additional female PhD graduates over the following decade, and raises the number who subsequently remain in academia and reach tenured positions”

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽@needhibhalla.bsky.social · last wk.

From the abstract: “promoting a woman to Associate Professor increases female faculty by 1.5 members after 15 years, leads to six additional female PhD graduates over the following decade, and raises the number who subsequently remain in academia and reach tenured positions”

Physgal ⚛️@physgal.bsky.social · last wk.

Fascinating paper on the progression of women in academia. 👩🏻‍🔬 ⚛️ 🧪 #AcademicSky docs.iza.org/dp18477.pdf?... Here's an excerpt from the conclusion:

When women do obtain tenure, the effects extend well beyond their own careers. Beyond the direct promotion of the qualifying candidate, departments experience on average one additional female promotion over the subsequent fifteen years, a substantial expansion of the female PhD pipeline, and improved retention and career progression among female doctoral graduates. These effects are concentrated in departments where women are underrepresented, but not entirely absent, suggesting that a minimal female presence is a precondition for trickle-down effects to materialize, whether through mutual support, departmental influence, or other channels that require women not to be entirely isolated.
Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Independence would shift the question from “How do we gain entry?” to “What forms of knowledge become possible when we are not organizing ourselves around entry?” This all requires what the imperial center covets and hoards from the margin: resources." lareviewofbooks.org/article/univ...

Resisting Academic Imperialism: Bad Bunny and the Colonial Logic of Talent | Los Angeles Review of Books

Decolonizing the field of Puerto Rican/Caribbean studies requires validating the knowledge and experience conferred by the universities of the Global South.

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Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 3w ago

The bigger Q is why *cant* U.S. PhDs be completed in 4 years? Europe certainly proves it's possible. Are US PhD programs too course heavy, inflexible, should require Masters, outdated? A lot of what we do in academia is b/c 'that's how its always been done'. What would a 4 year program look like?

Nature Reviews Biodiversity@natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 3w ago

ICYMI: New online! How to run a language-inclusive international conference

How to run a language-inclusive international conference

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00180-yThe default use of English limits participation by non-native English speakers in international conferences. At the 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology, we implemented interventions to support participants and demonstrated that they substantially reduced language barriers. We outline key factors for success, areas for improvement and guidance for future efforts.

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Functional Ecology@funecology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

👀Behind the Paper👀 Author Caitlin Terry discusses drought and thermal tolerances in tropical tree species, freezing leaf samples in a bedroom transformed into a lab, and their love for maggot research!🌳🌡️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/nhjn76f @caitlin-ento.bsky.social 🧪🌍️

Caitlin Terry | Forest type and leaf habit mediate thermal and drought tolerance across a tropical elevational gradient

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re dealing with drought! Author Caitlin Terry – a PhD student at Cornell University – delves into their research article ̶…

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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai@bioniclab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You don't need to be a PI, have funding, or use your name. regulations.gov takes anonymous comments. Closes July 13. Skip it, and this gets finalized by and for people who already have tenure. Your PI has job protection. You don't. Info: www.bioniclab.org/news/OMB #NIH #SciencePolicy #EarlyCareer

B.I.O.N.I.C. Lab - OMB-2026-0034-0001

Guide for Scientists: Public Comment on OMB Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance Docket OMB-2026-0034 | Comment Deadline: July 13, 2026 | Published: May 30, 2026 Comment portal: https://www....

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Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yes to this. Right to repair! Learn to sew and repair (analog) appliances, two skills that save lots of $$$. Thrift stores and junkyards are the new (old) next thing. "Mad-maxxing"?

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve been thinking a lot about the shifting baseline concept as applied to everyday life. People in their 20’s now have no memory of highly functional systems, products (from blenders to sweaters) that were so well made you could hand them down across generations, or even helpful customer service.

Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's great to see an organization like this set a new standard for multi-lingual access. There's no reason for scientific societies to not follow suit.

WILDLABS Community@wildlabs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Conservation tech is globally relevant, but language barriers critically limit access 🌎 That's why we're introducing WILDLABS #Translation, starting with #Spanish! Now members can engage, connect, and collaborate across languages. Read the full update 👉 wildlabs.net/en/article/w...

Catherine Hulshof@hulshof.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Important and thoughtful write up about how open data stewardship will need to evolve for AI. Whether companies can monetize data they didn't even collect (like field data, environmental data). open.substack.com/pub/openenvi...

When participation becomes raw material, from OEDP's Fieldnotes on AI

Reflecting on participation as a site for extraction, Senior Fellow Shannon Dosemagen writes about how stewardship can no longer end at collection or sharing as data becomes training material for AI.

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