How did you celebrate Douglass Day? I transcribed documents from Frederick Douglass's letters for a couple of hours. Had a great time with some really fantastic students and colleagues. Join me in transcription through February 20th.

https://douglassday.org/

#blackhistorymonth #UShistory #realhistory #facts #history #sociology #academiclife #academicchatter

Big upgrade in going from underfunded grad student to underfunded (tenured) faculty: Instead of cramming 4 people into a hotel room for conferences, it's now just a one-roomie situation.

#academic #academiclife #academy #faculty

Anybody else see the irony in a white male professor at Cornell Law (who studies CORPORATE LAW and FINANCIAL REGULATION) getting his knickers in a twist about the possibility for students of color to "game the system" by disclosing their racial background in college admission essays? AYFKM???

#racism #affirmativeaction #highered #patriarchy #whitesupremacy #privilege #WTAF #tonedeaf #oblivious

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/us/affirmative-action-ban-college-essays.html

So let me get this straight...Tanzania, with a per capita GDP of $1,192.80 (according to the World Bank) can offer universal health care and the US can't. Hmm.

#singlepayer #medicareforall #universalhealthcare #obamacare