Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"I've been thinking about this issue for a long time and would love to write a longform piece about it" ...me immediately before I compulsively write and post a vaguely coherent thread on social media 161
abbefa.bsky.social @abbefa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Help. I don't like coffee as much as I used to. 032
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Today I'm hosting a workshop with the Primary Praxis working group, which is part of the Central New York Humanities Corridor. If you work at one of the host institutions, you should join! www.cnycorridor.net/about/ 171
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I certainly don't have a dream career, not for PhD students in the humanities. So, a question: What would you look for from a career panel about alternative careers targeting PhD students? Have you ever attended one that was meaningful? What made it work? 672
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Here's the talk description in case you're interested 032
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This afternoon I'll be giving a talk on libraries and technology to the Central New York Humanities Corridor. I cannot tell you how much fun it is to get to speak with this amazing group (and especially the Primary Praxis working group that invited me). 🤩 1132
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Or my favorite: I wonder if there's a way to get the output I want that doesn't involve burning down trees and propping up billionaires. 061
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It's fun because I can then say something like "this is a poor statistical model for the problem I'm trying to solve." Or "the output is trash, I can't use it." Or: Paid experts can bring nuance to this problem that a statistical model can't. 151
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026a change I've been trying to make lately is to stop talking about statistical models built on large data sets like they are living beings. ChatGPT says -> the output was AI tools -> statistical models 34419
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/03/2026This is the quintessence of narcissistic sociopathy. And just plain stupidity. From @anneapplebaum.bsky.social: 582102443151
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Also, for whatever it’s worth, their attempt to distort and manipulate meaning is something that the humanities is really good at contesting. 0171
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 14/03/2026The doge bros are specifically cutting humanities programs because they believe understanding history and culture is a threat to fascism and white supremacy. They are right. 210738
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialliz polcha @lpolcha.bsky.social · 09/03/2026this is a crucial part of the NEH doge story that the NYT leaves out 043
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 18/02/2026And dare I add: my workbook, which targets faculty and staff (not students) is specifically about assessing risk and taking action in higher ed. It may be useful here. halperta.com/shalperta%20...halperta.comTaking Action in Higher EdTaking Action for Higher Education is a workbook to assist university workers in assessing personal risk and making decisions about how and when to take action to resist fascism. 069
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Link: projectsaltbox.substack.comprojectsaltbox.substack.comProject Salt Box | SubstackBaltimore salt boxes help neighbors prevent ice. We help you do the same by tracking federal procurement so you can see what they're planning before ICE shows up in your neighborhood. Click to read Pr... 235492
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Hello non-fiction writers of the internet! If you or someone you know is feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or could use an outside reader, I still have some availability this spring for writing coaching and editing. ✨ You can learn more about working with me here: halperta.com/categories/e...halperta.comWriting and EditingTowards a better future for the humanities. 22316
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 04/12/2025A few weeks ago I was interviewed for the "Career Hacks for Humanists" podcast. Check out our conversation about my weird career trajectory and caring about values while needing a job. popphd.substack.com/p/job-hacks-...popphd.substack.comJob Hacks for Humanists: Dr. Hannah Alpert-AbramsDr. Alpert-Abrams shares the wisdom about building a values-aligned career from working in the humanities funding landscape. 1208
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialSidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Introducing Sidra Collaborative co-founder Hadassah St. Hubert! Hadassah is dedicated to helping cultural heritage funders and workers scope ideas and programs, while identifying resources to support thriving creatives. She can help build emergency response funding programs. sidracollaborative.com 132
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 05/10/2025I like to tell this story because it's good to be reminded that it is not random that our voice-activated services were built to sound like women and be treated like slaves. It was done on purpose, by people who knew better. 1166
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 05/10/2025In the late 2010s, I was friendly with some people who were in the room during the meetings where Apple decided what its Siri should look and sound like. They argued that voice-activated tools should not be built to sound like women because it would propagate misogyny. They were overruled. 24414
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Reread this short guide to responding to fascism in higher ed this morning. I have very mixed feelings about how increasingly resonant it is proving to be, but also I hope it will prove helpful and maybe comforting as we watch current events unfold. halperta.com/shalperta%20...halperta.comTaking Action in Higher EdTaking Action for Higher Education is a workbook to assist university workers in assessing personal risk and making decisions about how and when to take action to resist fascism. 32917
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Labor day weekend is as good a time as any to prepare to respond to the season to come. 053
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 26/07/2025JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked the cancelation of $175 million in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, mass terminated by DOGE in April. She says the effort was transparent viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. 5347541307
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Solidarity with every NEH employee who is part of the Reduction in Force, and whose separation from the agency is being enacted today. 29621
Reposted by @abbefa.bsky.socialHannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · 09/06/2025new definition of hell unlocked: being trapped in a conversation with an AI about a credit card that was never cancelled from a job you left because of a fascist government takeover 3231
