Save the date! MSA 27 in Tallahassee, FL, December 2- 5. Details forthcoming!

All my CUNY colleagues should check out this thread, and the report @zachsamalin.bsky.social links to below. It's CUNY history worth remembering. @cadhe.bsky.social This will be of interest especially!

Zach Samalin@zachsamalin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"Many colleges now make policies, syllabi...with an eye on what congressional committees may think...I warn you gentlemen, there are some shocking things in Plato and the Bible." -- Prof. Oscar Schaftel (Queens College), 1952, before the McCarran Committee

Abortion Stories is included in Ms. Magazine’s Top Feminist Books of 2025. An honor to be part of this incredible list! I can't think of a better new year's resolution than a promise to read more feminist books in 2026.

Karla J. Strand@karlajstrand.com · 8mo ago

Violet and I chose these 48 books as our top feminist reads of the year for @msmagazine.com! Feat @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @annanorth.bsky.social @kweingarten.bsky.social & more msmagazine.com/2025/12/19/b...

Excited to listen to this conversation about the Nursing Clio Reader. I have no doubt that it will be good!

Sarah Handley-Cousins@sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This was a really fun conversation, and we’re so proud of this reader! Please listen, share, & of course pick up a copy of TNCR! #womenshist #histmed @nursingclio.bsky.social

This is fascinating research!

ANSIRH@ansirh.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...

This was such a good conversation! Knowing the history of the pregnancy test--and pregnancy testing more generally-- is more important than ever in today's reproductive climate. The pregnancy test continues to be overlooked as an important technology when it comes to individual AND state control.

Jana Byars@janalena.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The pod just rereleased an oldie for your enjoyment! @kweingarten.bsky.social joins me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to talk about her @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social release, #Pregnancy Test. #skystorians #Gender #HistSex Reminder to consult our back catalog! newbooksnetwork.com/pregnancy-test

CUNY admins tell us they support academic freedom, but then they make us take this dystopian Title VI training designed to make us fearful in our classrooms that actually implies the exact opposite. Read the @cadhe.bsky.social statement about this two-faced position.

CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE)@cadhe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#CADHE Concerns over Title VI Training: Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression #CUNY #MADC @aaup.org @standhighered.bsky.social @veenadubal.bsky.social @sunyufspresident.bsky.social

Important news: the deadline for the joint BAMS/MSA conference in Loughborough has been extended to December 29, 2025! You can review the CFP, and find links to the submission platform, here. www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...

I shared my essay with Lader's widow, and she wistfully responded that if her husband were still alive we'd have an organized fight against Dobbs today.

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Some hospitals still sterilized patients against their will as the price for agreeing to offer an abortion.” Karen Weingarten reminds us of Lawrence Lader’s book “Abortion,” the first book to make a case for repealing all abortion laws.

I wrote about a 1966 book that radically transformed the American abortion rights movement. I wish it wasn't out of print, but I've also discovered that you can find copies at most libraries. It's hard to exaggerate its importance at the time; for example, Roe v. Wade cited it 9 times.

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Reader’s Digest excerpted 8 pages. This thrust Lader into the limelight, turning him from a journalist into an abortion activist almost overnight.” New at PB: The 1966 book that changed the landscape of Abortion activism.

The deadline for the joint BAMS/ MSA conference is fast approaching! It's exactly one month away on December 1, 2025. Please note it's the same deadline for panels, papers, roundtables, and workshop/ seminar proposals. You can propose in-person or online panels/ roundtables (but not hybrids).

Modernist Studies Association (MSA)@moderniststudies.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...

BREAKING: USC HAS JOIN THE RESISTANCE! That’s four (MIT, Brown, Penn, USC) of the nine schools Trump targeted. Stay tuned! 🍿 #DefendHigherEd #StandUpFightBack

USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right

USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.

latimes.com

Here’s the simple resolution UFS passed that undergirds the Executive Committee statement opposing the McMahon-Mailman mutual assured destruction compact for higher education in/and America. dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/server/api/c...

SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon@sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 10mo ago

UFS agreed on Saturday; Executive Committee approved the following statement this morning. I’ve signed the petitions that UFS charged me to. Now I’m asking you to share our statement opposing the McMahon-Mailman mutual assured destruction compact. dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/server/api/c...

Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

nytimes.com

I hope faculty, students, and alumni at these nine universities do everything they can to make sure their administrations don't agree to these so-called compacts. Otherwise, those of us at poorer university systems will be fighting an uphill battle.

Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com · 10mo ago

Honey, wake up: New unconstitutional extortion just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

The Trumpist higher ed agenda is to shut down most institutions and control the rest.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.

Can't decide what's more contemptible: trading the university's most precious assets, its institutional integrity and intellectual freedom, for cash, or selling out the rest of higher education by rewarding the divide-and-rule tactics of a corrupt government

Erik Linstrum@eriklinstrum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

UVA invited to join select group of collaborationist universities

We should all be watching what's happening in Texas very closely (and supporting our colleagues there).

CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE)@cadhe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#CADHE statement in support of Texas Tech Faculty. #MADC

And we also hope that other states don't fall in line, one after another, esp. since the Trump administration has threatened to pull federal funding from any university that follows decades of research and scholarship acknowledging that sex is not a binary. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies

The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.

washingtonpost.com

Chanea Bond@heymrsbond.com · 10mo ago

Texas educator here: Nobody is surprised Tech folded first. Now, we wait and hope UT and A&M don’t follow suit.

The next NYC mayor stands for reproductive justice! (And knows his history.) Believing that every person should get to choose whether or not they want to be a parent and have access to free healthcare if they proceed with their pregnancy shouldn't be controversial. And yet, sadly, in 2025, it is.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10mo ago

UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2 When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline. 109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.

This workshop should not be missed!

Nissa Ren Cannon@nissaren.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Woohoo! If you'll be there, we'd love to see you at the Friday afternoon workshop on "Organizing and Advocacy Across Contingencies" Kate Schnur and I have organized. All--whether contingent or not--are welcome (everyone also welcome at the CCIS drinks happening Friday eve).

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors leaving US south #MADC #CADHE #HigherEd

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

theguardian.com

CUNY friends (and allies!), please follow the new CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education account. Our mission statement and a link to get involved is here: cadhe.commons.gc.cuny.edu

CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE)@cadhe.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#CADHE #CUNY #MADC #SUNY cadhe.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Inside Higher Ed offers these tips to "stay safe online," including the tip not to include your university's name in your bio. I just removed mine with a very heavy heart and mixed feelings. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

7 Tips to Keep You Safe From Online Doxing

Experts offer solutions to prevent doxing and advice about how to respond and keep yourself safe if it happens to you.

insidehighered.com

I love the questions I'm getting from the AskHistorians community on Reddit! It's been so much fun that I have to drag myself away to get other things done.

Dan Howlett@dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Come check out this fantastic AMA with @kweingarten.bsky.social we have going on today! (One of several @nursingclio.bsky.social appearances on @askhistorians.bsky.social in the near future!) www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.

The Nursing Clio Reader is out now! This book is so good, so accessible, so smart. It's perfect for teaching, bedtime reading, and gifting. (My cat also likes the color coordination.)

Just got my author copy of the NursingClio reader! Please everyone get like 12 copies and support the incredible work of @nursingclio.bsky.social!!

By far the coolest volume I’ve ever been in. The essays meet the current assault on public health and expertise. Each imagines ways of honouring bodily autonomy without sacrificing our collective well being. @nursingclio.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social