Thanks to Colorado Arts & Sciences magazine for this lovely write-up on my research. The changes in Indonesia are one very interesting part of a broader global trend of changes in marriage and family. #AsianStudies #Sociology #CUBoulder www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

Rethinking marriage—and divorce—in Muslim Indonesia

CU Boulder sociologist Rachel Rinaldo’s research uncovers how Indonesian women are re-shaping marriage and its end within Islamic law, with implications far

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The US has dismantled its China expertise, despite a geopolitical context that makes it more salient than ever. Read CAS's latest brief on the necessity of China studies and what we are doing to ensure that #CUBoulder students have a deeper understanding of China. www.colorado.edu/cas/2026/05/...

America Is Dismantling Its China Expertise at the Worst Possible Time. CU Boulder Is Still Hard at Work.

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Sharing my latest article, the result of collaboration with sociologists at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Check it out if you're interested in gender, work, family, and/or precarity in global perspective. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/DBVC8... #Indonesia #Sociology #Precarity

“If I die, just pray for me”: Low-income working women, precarity, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia - Rachel Rinaldo, Fina Itriyati, Hartmantyo Pradigto Utomo, Dinda Kamilia, Kelsi Faley, 2026

How did women in the Global South manage work and family responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can we learn from their experiences about how p...

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Join #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies today for our annual Asia Symposium! #AsianStudies #Colorado

Asia Symposium: Gender, Sexuality, and Intimacies in Asia 04.17.2026

Friday, April 17thCenter for British and Irish Studies, 5th Floor, Norlin Library10:45a - 11:30a Reception11:30a - 11:45a Welcoming Remarks with Dr. Rachel

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#Colorado friends! The #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies for our annual Indonesian potluck! It's happening this Saturday, April 11, from 3 - 5 pm. Please RSVP, and we encourage you to bring a dish to share! #AsianStudies #Indonesia

Today is the final day of Buffs All In—and there’s still time to make your impact for the Center for Asian Studies at #CUBoulder. Your gift will expand support for students, talks and symposia, and excellence in #AsianStudies at #CUBoulder #Colorado. giveto.colorado.edu/schools/Univ...

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I’m All In! Join me and contribute to support CU Boulder and the community we love.

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Denver! Saturday!

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No pressure and no judgment, but I hope you and your friends will be at your local No Kings protest next Saturday.

No Kings. March 28th. Make a plan for where you'll be and bring your family and friends. www.nokings.org

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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Palantir billionaire CEO Alex Karp dropped a truth bomb Silicon Valley wants you to be stupid Inside Big Tech's plan to win the college/non-college divide for a GOP that gives it unlimited power - with robots rendering a college diploma worthless My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/alex...

Big Tech says the quiet part out loud. They want you to be stupid. | Will Bunch

Silicon Valley guru Alex Karp says the rise of AI will disadvantage women who vote Democratic. That's what they're going for.

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#Caturday

Interested in marriage, family, and social change in Asia? My latest article on divorce in Indonesia is now available in the winter 2026 issue of Critical Asian Studies. #AsianStudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“I Have a Right to A Better Imam”: Divorce, Islam, and Changing Marriage Ideals in Indonesia

Marriage and family in the Global South have undergone noteworthy changes in recent years, with more young people seeking to choose their own marital partners, higher expectations for intimacy and ...

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#Sociology friends! Last call to submit your abstracts/papers for the 2026 ASA conference in NYC! I'm still accepting submissions for my session on Diverse Visions and Perspectives on the Sociology of Religion.

AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies 2026 invites proposals for Organized Panel, Roundtable and Book Talks on "Making Knowledge, Making History: Producing the Indonesian Past, Present and Future." Submission deadline: February 22 tinyurl.com/4jraf54w

A downtown protest and memorial bike ride drew an estimated 3,000 people, marking the largest ICE-related demonstrations #Boulder has seen, in photos. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/02/01/p...

Thousands filled Boulder streets Saturday in the city’s largest ICE protests to date

A downtown protest and memorial bike ride drew an estimated 3,000 people, marking the largest ICE-related demonstrations Boulder has seen.

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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now): -If you work for ICE. -If you vote for money for ICE. You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

Sociologists! I am organizing the ASA 2026 session "Diverse Visions and Perspectives on the Sociology of Religion." This session will present cutting-edge theoretical, epistemological, and international/transnational perspectives on the sociology of religion. Please consider submitting your work!

Open to educators in Colorado's Front Range! Afghanistan’s Terrain & Traditions is a one-day in-person workshop on January 24, 2026, on the#CUBoulder campus. Apply online now

An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

Tomorrow (12/9)! Please join the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies for this exciting virtual panel on recent youth protests and discontent in Asia. With speakers on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal! Please register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #Boulder #AsianStudies

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025

Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

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Join #CUBoulder's Center for Asian Studies for this virtual panel on youth protests in Asia, featuring speakers discussing Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal. Dec 9, 5 - 6:30 pm US mountain time. Please register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #AsianStudies #Sociology #Boulder

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025

Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

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Join the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies for this exciting virtual panel on youth protests in Asia, focusing on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Nepal. December 9 at 5 pm US mountain time. Register in advance. www.colorado.edu/cas/youth-pr... #AsianStudies #Boulder

Youth Protests in Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia (Webinar) 12.09.2025

Tuesday, December 9Time 5-6:30pm MSTRegister here for the webinarAnti-government protests have rocked countries across Asia since 2024, with young people

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#CUBoulder friends, enrollment is still open for Indonesian language classes through the Center for Asian Studies! Community auditors are welcome! #Boulder #AsianStudies

Post-breakfast nap

ASA member Rachel Rinaldo @rarinald.bsky.social @colorado.edu co-authored a letter to the editor @chronicle.com alongside other scholars, asking what the consequences might be if America stops investing in language learning, cultural fluency, and global knowledge.

Letter | America’s Long Game Is International Education

What happens if we stop investing in language learning, cultural fluency, and global knowledge?

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Sharing my latest article, “I Have a Right to A Better Imam”: Divorce, Islam, and Changing Marriage Ideals in Indonesia." This one has been a long time coming! Thanks to @criticasianstds.bsky.social for a helpful review process! #AsianStudies www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Federal cuts are hitting CU #Boulder: More than $2.2M in lost funding is putting migrant student support and foreign language programs at risk, with Title VI grants discontinued nationwide. What’s at stake: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/13/f...

Federal cuts leave CU Boulder language and migrant student programs scrambling

Programs saw more than $2 million in federal cuts, part of a nationwide rollback of diversity and international education funding.

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Sharing my new essay, "Pivots as Praxis in Unsettled Times," examining how Indonesian women took creative risks during the COVID-19 pandemic to support their families and communities. polarjournal.org/2025/11/14/p...

Pivots as Praxis in Unsettled Times

This essay is part of the series First Responders: Crises, Indeterminacies, and (Joyful) Determination in the Global South By Rachel Rinaldo Well, the point is we had to be reckless, if we weren’t …

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Thanks to @boulderrl.bsky.social for this in-depth coverage on how the #CUBoulder Center for Asian Studies has been impacted by federal funding cuts. #AsianStudies boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/13/f...

Federal cuts leave CU Boulder language and migrant student programs scrambling

Programs saw more than $2 million in federal cuts, part of a nationwide rollback of diversity and international education funding.

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