In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 3d ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Staff at the University of Lincoln fear they could lose their job as early as next month after the institution announced dozens of redundancies across its academic departments. @twilliamsthe.bsky.social reports

‘Nothing left to cut’ at Lincoln as more job losses announced

Whole of politics and international relations team put at risk in fourth year of redundancies at East Midlands university

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As the crisis in UK higher education and research deepens, the British Academy’s President, Susan J Smith (@sjs1869.bsky.social) has urged an immediate and comprehensive review to secure the sector's long-term sustainability. See the full statement: https://bit.ly/4v8jdks

As the Humanities face increasing pressure, it is necessary to have our voices heard. Please sign and share. c.org/YKDxRNcrnr

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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After a long time without posting, here my latest. This is what I imagine Lucifer, the Black slave from an early version of "The Sleepers," would tell Whitman if he had the chance. Whitman removed him from print, but he could never really delete his presence. theinfamousacademic.com/2025/10/12/l...

Lucifer Writes Back

I was in a class about teaching writing today, and this came out as an answer to a prompt made of four words: sand, gold, blind, sea. These words reminded me of Whitman’s poem “Starting…

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– Joel Davis, 'In a Grain of Sand' #NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

A great show with great actors and a great plot, "La Liberación" dropped on January 17th, and is well worth the watch. Read more about it in my blog! Increíble serie sobre la situación de las mujeres! Recomiendo como 1000% Más en mi blog! theinfamousacademic.com/2025/02/20/l...

La Liberación” (2025): #MeToo, Patriarquía, y Repetición Historica

Imagen sacada de Postertrail. Contiene Spoilers! El 17 de Enero del 2025 estrenó en Amazon Prime México la serie “La Liberación,” de Alejandra Marquez Abella. Mientras toca el tema del …

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