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Troy Osborne

@troydozzy.bsky.social

Historian of Early Modern religion, especially Anabaptism in the Low Countries. Kansan transplant in Ontario

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ceej@ceej.online · 2y ago

The Times Square ball drop is a nice bit of pageantry, but the “real” New Year is of course at midnight Central Time

Andrea Kaston Tange@aktange.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers

"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.

startribune.com

Alex Usher@alexusherhesa.bsky.social · last yr.

This is pretty striking: in just 20 years, Canada has gone from being a country where 45% of people aged 25-64 had a post-secondary credential to one where 65% had one. How did we do it? A mix of aging-out of the less-educated, strong post-secondary participation, and immigration policy.

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jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

one of the things that gets me about so many of the pundits who pontificate about "higher education" when they really mean a handful of elite private institutions is that most of them live within driving distance of either a community college or a non-selective public institution

Jeff Stormer@jeffstormer.gobirds.online · 2y ago

Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur." I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.

Colson Whitehead@colsonwhitehead.com · 2y ago

I’ll know the right Third Act moment to open the compound to the zombie horde because “Our time is done - now the world belongs to them.”

Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all)@mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 2y ago

What skills/assets are you bringing to the post-apocalyptic commune/bunker/nomadic survival crew? I am a classically trained chef, baker, cheesemaker, homebrewer (wine, cider, mead, beer and skilled at distilling spirits), musician (drums, guitar, bass, uke), and traditional archer.

Alan Allport@alanallport.bsky.social · 2y ago

A reminder to my academic colleagues that the incoming freshman class was born in 2006 which means that - they have no memory of the Roman Republic - for them, Julius Caesar has always been dead - they consider Virgil to be old people’s poetry - they don’t care about Sulla’s proscriptions

BayBayFriend@baybayfriend.bsky.social · 2y ago

Me and Anubis are laughing at how heavy your heart is, man. He’s doing bits. Like acting like he can’t even lift it with both hands haha. Acting like he’s doing bicep curls with it. I’m like, damn, Anubis is in his bag