E-mailing European colleagues and getting the auto-response of "maybe you'll hear from me in a month." 😄 Please, leave. Fly free. Send a postcard.

Audience Clapping and Applauding

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Joining us for the first day of #ISAVirtual2026? Here are a few sessions you don't want to miss! buff.ly/tbiRLRV

I've wondered why SUNY/CUNY aren't offering the same consideration for students from certain univ. systems who are seeing degrees/courses eliminated.

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · last wk.

Was chatting with a reporter about Howard (tl;dr: it's complicated) and now I've gotta email them this (thanks @prisonculture.bsky.social) amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/07...

Finally listening to this on audiobook and... hoo, boy. 😅 [spoilers in the summary below] www.english.ox.ac.uk/ten-minute-b...

It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

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Special election coming up in my Congressional district. At least two candidates whose pages are full of AI-generated slop, plus one who was disqualified because his check for election fees bounced. 🤨 One candidate pushing hard for the El*n agenda. Gotta love the options for leadership right now.

Picard Facepalm

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Mismanagement of education, poor job prospects for graduates, and corruption driving political unrest in India. Some folks might want to take a look at the cause-and-effect chain. 👀 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Timeline: How a College Test Scandal Grew Into a Youth Movement in India (Gift Article)

What began with an exam leak scandal in May has grown into a much wider campaign over government accountability. Here’s how the youth-led movement unfolded.

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📣 The Women's Caucus of @isanet.bsky.social welcomes nominations for the Susan S. Northcutt Award, recognizing excellence in recruiting and advancing women and other underrepresented scholars in the profession. Deadline Oct. 1, info can be found at the link below. www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

This story really got me this morning. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids

Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months

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📣 The Women's Caucus of @isanet.bsky.social welcomes applications for the WCIS Graduate Student Best Paper Award. Deadline is Oct. 1, details can be found at the award page below. www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

I can't help but feel like part of the effort to dismantle shared governance is also about rigging tenure/review processes in favor of faculty at these centers.

Christopher McKnight Nichols@cmcknichols.bsky.social · 2w ago

Facing low enrollment, Ohio may mandate university civics center courses www.axios.com/local/columb...

Two sessions left! We'd love to help you achieve your summer writing goals.

International Studies Association@isanet.bsky.social · 2w ago

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It's my pleasure to open calls for this year's WCIS-ISA awards. This is the first of three announcements. We welcome nominations for the Gerner Grant for Professional Development. Info can be found at the page below. Feel free to reach out with any questions! #ISA2027 www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

🚨Attention American Political Development Scholars🚨 We are excited to announce a new APD Workshop Series where scholars--especially grad students, post-docs, junior faculty, and folks at institutions with limited research budgets--can present works-in progress. sites.google.com/maine.edu/ap...

Obvious, but just tired of the lying. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Most ‘noncitizen voters’ DHS found in Georgia were never voters at all

Most of the voters flagged as noncitizens by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were in a "pending" status, according to the secretary of state's office.

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Never too early to start planning for the 2027 mid-year ISA conference. 😅 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/t...

For the Eclipse or a Weekend, How to Save Money in Reykjavik (Gift Article)

A museum pass, public hot springs and free airline stopovers help shrink the cost of visiting Iceland’s capital.

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Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

Me and my coven preparing to teach all the "divisive concepts" after the 11th Circuit ruling.

Charmed: Prue & Sisters, Charmed Interview, Netflix

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We don't effectively measure job loss through attrition, nor underemployment, nor joblessness among people who quit searching. Then there's the prevalence of the side-hustle. This is what happens when times change but the metrics don't. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/b...

A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.

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Reminder: ISA 2027 Research Workshop Grant proposals and Scholar Award Panel submissions are due TODAY! buff.ly/LoS2ZJY

In case anyone else wondered why universities in the south are rushing to create chiropractic degree programs. The answer, of course, is money. www.ajc.com/education/20...

Life University makes ‘difficult but necessary’ cuts amid financial challenges

Life University in Marietta is severing ties with more than 30 employees — including 14 of its roughly 200 faculty members.

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Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

The Summer of "Teaching Multiple Classes, Facilitating Multiple Writing Groups, Onboarding Multiple Advisees, and Working on Multiple Articles When All I Really Want to Do Is Listen to an Audiobook about a Shipwreck."

HMS Surprise Sailby: Master And Commander Ship

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New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · last mo.

Some bosses say full-time, in-person work boosts productivity or collaboration. “Our new research reveals that the objection to any work from home is more likely to be driven by something else entirely: ego,” write Adam Grant, Marissa Shandell and Courtney Elliott.

I will never get tired of these stories about Scottish fans at the World Cup.

"Ben owns a farm. He employs 100 workers. His total payroll is $10 million/year. One day, he buys a mule, which provides the worker who uses it with a modest 10% productivity gain. Ben fires 99 of his workers and purchases 99 mules, expecting a 1,000% productivity gain..."

AI Economics for Dummies

“Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 bi...

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Our article is now available Open Access! We hope our typology is useful to study national teams (in all sports) and to further reflect on globalization effects on modern football. The 2026 MAGA World Cup sees a further decline in "ethnic" national teams and a sharp rise in "diaspora" teams.

As someone who's been in Europe and Latin America during previous World Cups, it's wild to see so many tickets here still unsold.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc.com · 2mo ago

Thousands of sports fans are facing a dilemma, trying to decide whether the chance to see the world’s best soccer stars take the pitch in downtown Atlanta is worth the price.