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Fedi.Garden 🌱Hcommons.social is a Hometown Mastodon server for all kinds of humanities scholars and practitioners around the world::Fediverse: <a href="https://hcommons.social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hcommons.social</a>You can find out more at <a href="https://hcommons.social/about" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hcommons.social/about</a> or contact the admin <a href="https://hcommons.social/@hello" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hello</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanities</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academic</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Scholars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scholars</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/HomeTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeTown</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/HometownMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FreeFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeFediverse</a>

Matthias C. RilligFriendship in academia. The best thing about life in academia?<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/matthiasrillig/p/friendship-in-academia?r=1yu2t7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/matthiasrillig/p/friendship-in-academia?r=1yu2t7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false</a>

H-Net HumanitiesFEATURED JOB: Postdoctoral Research Associate [1-Year Appointment] Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies - Princeton University, New Jersey<a href="https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68854/princeton-university-postdoctoral-research-associate-piirs-postdoctoral-fellowship" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68854/princeton-university-postdoctoral-research-associate-piirs-postdoctoral-fellowship</a><a href="https://h-net.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/socialsciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialsciences</a>

US<a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/48724/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/us/48724/</a> College students become the teachers at ‘Breakthrough’ summer camp #16938884 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aspiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aspiring</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Breakthrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Breakthrough</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CollegeStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CollegeStudents</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#educators</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/enrichment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enrichment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/germantown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#germantown</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreaterPhiladelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPhiladelphia</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kids</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SummerCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SummerCamp</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teachers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesofAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭Apparently my employer thinks that I require training in order to be able to work safely from home. On the plus side, this has led me to discover that my office chair at work has adjustable arm rests, so swings and roundabouts… 😂 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academic" target="_blank">#academic</a>

UniversityofGroningenLibraryNew in our electronic <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collection</a>:➡️ Decentralizing Knowledges. Essays on Distributed Agency🔗 <a href="https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103403/1/9781478094289_RodriguezMedina_txt.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103403/1/9781478094289_RodriguezMedina_txt.pdf</a><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anthropology</a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Dr. Or M. BialikMy fellow <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scientists</a>, I'd just like to remind you that the Cherechter Map (or Gucharmap, or KCharSelect, depending on your OS), exists. You do not have to add an equation every time you want to use a Greek letter, or a bunch of other <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/logograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logograph</a> you might seek that is part of the ASCII code.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AcademicWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicChatter</a>

pjwHi, academics, I have a question that is somewhat important for understanding the treatment of some untenured folks at a university. This question is specifically aimed for academics who are working in a country where they are not citizens: How much, if any, assistance did/does your university provide with your necessary visa requirements? (I was going to do a poll but its probably too fine-grained of answers.)Please share if relevant!<a href="https://social.coop/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academicchatter</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academics</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a>

@Co_BiologistsThanks Luis R. Martinez for sharing your experience of fee-free Open Access publishing in <a href="https://biologists.social/@DMM_Journal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@DMM_Journal</a> via our Read & Publish agreement with University of Florida.Is your institution participating? <a href="https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/participating-institutions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biologists.com/library-hub/read-publish/participating-institutions/</a><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OA</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academia</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academic</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Publishing</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ReadAndPublish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadAndPublish</a>

maerchen1313 on TwitchAs an <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academic" target="_blank">#academic</a> teaching critical theory, I left the US in 1999. Tempted to sign up for these interviews that want to 'talk to us'. Lol. Oh ... you mean people moving to <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canada" target="_blank">#Canada</a> 26 years *after* W? I'm well past <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canadian" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> academe now bc WTF. At the top it's also WAY conservative. Buyer beware. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CRT" target="_blank">#CRT</a>

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦“These hirings offer early signs that at least some <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academic" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23talent" target="_blank">#talent</a> is moving away from <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23American" target="_blank">#American</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23schools" target="_blank">#schools</a>, with <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canada" target="_blank">#Canada</a> emerging as a notable destination” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/world/canada/trump-universities-professors-toronto.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/world/canada/trump-universities-professors-toronto.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Ga...</a>

H-Net HumanitiesFEATURED JOB: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Postdoctoral Fellow [2-year appointment] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor<a href="https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028</a><a href="https://h-net.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#russia</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#europe</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/eurasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eurasia</a>

Marc RotheraI do like a glass of milk, so I'm very pleased to see this rather interesting piece of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ARU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ARU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> Prof. Justin Stebbing pointing towards some pretty useful benefits of a bit of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MooJuice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MooJuice</a> in your <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diet</a> <a href="https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/oncologist-says-one-drink-day-35456450" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/oncologist-says-one-drink-day-35456450</a>

Dr. Or M. BialikScientific papers that people can find and easily access get cited more (I know, shocking). But that's true even if those papers are on Shadow Libraries ("articles downloaded from Sci-Hub were cited 1.72 times more than papers not downloaded from Sci-Hub").<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academic</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SciHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciHub</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bibliometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bibliometric</a> Link: <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-020-03806-w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-020-03806-w</a>

Luc Van TilborghKU Leuven climbs to 60th place in international QS ranking<a href="https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/en/content/2025/ku-leuven-position-60-qs-world-university-ranking-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/en/content/2025/ku-leuven-position-60-qs-world-university-ranking-2025</a><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/kuleuven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kuleuven</a>

Yasmin<a href="https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/13/die-wissenschaft-schuetzen-tib-baut-dark-archive-fuer-arxiv-auf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/13/die-wissenschaft-schuetzen-tib-baut-dark-archive-fuer-arxiv-auf/</a> Die Wissenschaft schützen: TIB baut Dark Archive für arXiv auf <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a>

beSpacific<a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@knittingknots2</a> Over course of several months Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> freedom necessary 4 doing her job. But now she’s leaving her position & institution because orders from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hegseth</a> she said have made staying both morally, practically untenable. Remaining on faculty, she would mean implicitly lending her approval to policies she cannot support. And she said that the kind of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Navy</a> once hired her to do will now be impossible.

H-Net HumanitiesFEATURED JOB: Kluge Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences [4-11 Month Periods] Library of Congress, John W. Kluge Center - District of Columbia<a href="https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=68831" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=68831</a><a href="https://h-net.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanities</a> <a href="https://h-net.social/tags/socialsciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialsciences</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GiftArticle</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WTAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WTAF</a>???A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteNationalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteNationalist</a> Wrote a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a> School Paper Promoting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Racist</a> Views. It Won Him an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Award</a>.The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UniversityOfFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UniversityOfFlorida</a> student won an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/honor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#honor</a> after he argued in a paper that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> applies only to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhitePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhitePeople</a>. From there, the situation spiraled.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/white-supremacist-university-of-florida-paper.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.wzWO.fL5o2MqxGMDT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/white-supremacist-university-of-florida-paper.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.wzWO.fL5o2MqxGMDT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>

yPhil<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bytebro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bytebro</a> Yeah, possibly. But as soon as he veers off the "witty <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a>" shtick He also leans towards a milktoast <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/normie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normie</a> parroting the mainstream TV's talking points. So there's that, too.

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