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Andrea Leverentz

@amlevere.bsky.social
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Sociologist, criminologist, owl target. Books: www.ucpress.edu/books/intersecting-… nyupress.org/9781479862726/beyond-r… www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-…

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“This is for my boy Paul mthrfkr!”
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/10/2026
Not to insomnia-weigh-in on the concept of restorative justice, but I thought long and hard ten years ago about what I would say if someone asked what Alex Kozinski could do by way of restorative justice. (Nobody ever asked.)
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ncstatehistory.bsky.social @ncstatehistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ancient history live! 🏺 On Sept 18, 2 artifacts from our Roman Archaeology Lab were featured at The Human Factor VIP reception, showcasing NC State research from Petra & Aqaba, Jordan! Faculty members Tate Paulette and Kate Grossman were on hand to guide guests through the display.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been covering the death penalty in depth for a dozen years now, and few nights have been as disturbing and dispiriting as tonight. This was a moral, ethical, and legal failure on several different fronts from many different actors. It wasn't *just* SCOTUS, though they sure were a key part.
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After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution
SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Scholars of colour described overpreparing for presentations, ruthlessly analysing their own results before exposing them to scrutiny, softening their conclusions or avoiding research on race altogether." The level of checks I go through often astounds some colleagues
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/09/2026
Thus, the Vanderbilt Report is ultimately a rejection of empiricism, an effort to pretend that over half a century of peer-reviewed scholarship in many different fields either didn't happen or is somehow invalid for the simple reason that it conflicts with the authors' priors.
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have been this deer.
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Julian Go @juliango.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Latest news: 2 of my sociology colleagues, John Levi Martin & Geoff Wodtke & I each wrote separate reviews of the Vanderbilt-Wash U Report on Sociology by A. Rubin. For my brief opinion and links to all 3 reviews, see this blogpost: scatter.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/g...
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guest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociology
The following is a guest post by Julian Go. By now readers of scatterplot will be aware of the Sociology portion of the Vanderbilt-Washington University Report (VWUR) by Ashley Rubin. Part of the “…
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Lisa Wade @lisawade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's official! I'll be giving a talk to launch my new book at Octavia Books on Dec 8! EXPOSED: A COLLEGE IN CRISIS PUTS SCIENCE TO THE TEST is about the folly of leading w/ science and tech alone, w/ a rompish case study featuring students on campus during Covid. From @wwnorton.com! Link below!
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Exposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test | Lisa Wade, PhD
For half a century, Americans have been told that science and technology is the future. We invested in the so-called “hard sciences,” while casting the “soft sciences” as
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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"If Rubin were actually sincere about not having sufficient evidence to make sweeping claims about the discipline, then she would not make such sweeping claims about the discipline. Yet she does. Over and over again." @juliango.bsky.social on the U Chicago responses to the Rubin report on sociology.
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guest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociology
The following is a guest post by Julian Go. By now readers of scatterplot will be aware of the Sociology portion of the Vanderbilt-Washington University Report (VWUR) by Ashley Rubin. Part of the “…
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A lot of universities will be facing big deficits and looking to cure what ails them. I just want them to be thoughtful about it.
Screenshot of article which reads: At the same time, new job-focused majors may not be sustainable — and can even backfire. Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware, pointed to the rise in computer-science degrees in the 2010s. At the time, they seemed like the best way to secure a high-paying salary after graduation, she said. But with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, computer-science jobs are increasingly hard to find, and enrollment in such programs is falling significantly.
“When you tie the viability, the financial viability in particular, of an institution really tightly to jobs creation on that scale,” especially as a four-year institution, she said, “you have to be really careful, because you can find that in 10 years that program that you poured all your money into — worthless.”
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gemini: A Gemini is someone you can trust to help you hide a dead body, but you can’t trust them not to dress the body up in a clown costume and parade it around a bit.
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Monica Heilman 석지혜 @writingmonicker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wow. I teach her 2016 article in my classes when we cover race and education. It's a powerful way to think about individual action in the face of structural inequality. This follow-up article highlights that tension to a greater and more painful degree.
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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Feel free to be mad at me and I encourage blocking. But I will simply remind you that knowing who to be mad at is PRAXIS. Direct your fury at the actual targets.
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Carter Lowe @whitesoxx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A member of the Braves Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Stripers, rescued a kitten from traffic in late August, and the team called on fans to help name the cute kitty. ChipPurr Jones was the runaway answer and the kitten (with the help of treats) threw out the first pitch
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He described NC cities as “blood-soaked killing fields” while in public, in NC.
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Despite its serious ethical flaws”. . . We decided to do it again? What?
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 13/09/2026
Maine and Vermont, two states with the highest proportions of white residents, never disenfranchised people with felony convictions. That’s no coincidence, says an advocate for incarcerated Mainers: “The Maine model ain’t happening in Louisiana."
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Maine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote - Bolts
Maine is one of the only places in the country where prisoners keep their right to vote. But logistical barriers to voting still contribute to their larger exclusion from the political process.
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good advice. “classic programs can offer lasting value”
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ad itself is gross. That they lied to a grieving father to get him in there is even more appalling.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/08/2026
As I show in this paper, when public institutions become (financially and reputationally) dependent on privileged people, they lose the incentive to equitably enforce the rules. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Avoiding Us versus Them: How Schools’ Dependence on Privileged “Helicopter” Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules - Jessica McCrory Calarco, 2020
As privilege-dependent organizations, U.S. public schools have an interest in catering to higher-SES White families. But, what happens when privileged families’...
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Walgreens has confirmed initial state-by-state availability of Covid vaccines. It may change — last year, some states that initially had age or prescription limits lost them when state officials acted — but this is the situation for now. Other pharmacies may have different policies.

We will continue to update availability as appropriate.

    States where the 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine will be available at Walgreens pharmacies soon to patients ages 3+:


AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, DE, HI, ID, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, DC

    States where the 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine will be available soon, subject to state-specific age restrictions:


CT (12+), FL (18+), GA (13+), IL (7+), IN (11+), IA (18+), KS (12+), KY (5+), MA (5+), MO (7+), MT (7+), NJ (5+), NC (7+), OH (5+), SC (16+), TX (14+), VT (5+), WI (6+), WY (7+)

    States where pharmacist administration will be available with a prescription. List may change:


AZ, OR, UT  

    U.S. territories where the vaccine is not currently available for administration at Walgreens pharmacies:


Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Same, son
little league kid says dream job is retirement
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This gallery of ICE crop/seed art at this year's Minnesota State Fair is incredible, especially the one based on Pablo Picasso's Guernica by Jennifer Nelson, which features the last words of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Morse code: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf
A seed art entry in the 2026 Minnesota State Fair based on Pablo Picasso's Guernica. It features a loon, the words "Ice Out" and two representations of Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s. Notably, the mouths of Good and Pretty include their last words in Morse code:
‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’” The artist is Jennifer Nelson.
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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WGN NEWS @wgntv.com · 26/08/2026
The Willis Tower in downtown Chicago has lit its antennas pink in honor of country music icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. More on how she's being remembered in Chicago: tinyurl.com/3pv2swkn 
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Jill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Street art in her honor from SE Seattle
A glittery tinsel-fringed illustrated portrait of Dolly Parton on a telephone pole. There's a cartoon voice bubble with a quote from her that says "find out who you are and do it on purpose."
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/08/2026
if you're in line to donate money to the Imagination Library, please stay in line
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Two rules of thumb for academics: 1) don't sign letters until you have full information 2) if you are tempted to violate #1, don't sign letters if one of the earlier signatories is that evo psych dude who tortures the data to support his preferred "just so" stories about race and attractiveness.
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Carolyn (they/she) @carolynwill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
we really need to do something about the weekend being only two days
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Zero new NSF grants in sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. The agenda of this US govt is to stop documenting the society in which we live while they are destroying it. We will find other ways to track and explain our times and fight to restore our research funding.
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The first week of every fall semester.
Carmy of The Bear: "Like, I wanted to survive it."Carmy of The Bear: "But the obstacles, the hurdles -- that's kind of --"Carmy of The Bear: "That's the juice."
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Gayle Kaufman @gaylekaufman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Some advice on applying to the Davidson College position for assistant professor of sociology (which may or may not be helpful in applying to other academic positions). Start by reading the ad – we will create a rubric based on the ad. See 🧵
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I kind of get the phone calls, since I have a 617 phone number. But this was mailed to my NC address.
Post card “Nick Collins is endorsed by Gov Maura Healey” (both in MA)
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Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is obscene.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 15/08/2026
TW: Suicide If you tell people you have SI, many are likely to suggest you call 988 or text the suicide lifeline. These are good resources *if you need to be kept physically safe;* they are not as helpful if your ideations are passive. Allow me to share some things that have helped me. /1
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ProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This summer, Black scholars in THE NEW YORK TIMES and THE ATLANTIC have become spectacles. Meanwhile, white mediocrity remains OUT of the spotlight. Notice that and save your sanity! www.korithamitchell.com/seeing-black...
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Seeing Black Scholars Targeted, Noticing What Too Many Miss - Koritha Mitchell
The New York Times placed an ugly spotlight on a Black scholar in mid-July and on another (across the pond in England) a few weeks later. These stories revolved around Black individuals, but the frami...
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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
TW: Suicide I used to volunteer on a crisis line, and I thought it might be useful to share what I was taught there about helping people who might be having suicidal ideations. (To be clear, I'm not a trained professional of any kind.)
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 13/08/2026
Get a grip, pundits. "There is a revolution happening right now. It's not a woke one, it's an authoritarian one."
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I've been toying with this idea about how we explicitly reframe the value of college to include other outcomes rather than ROI & workforce training. These are important outcomes but colleges also help people understand and participate in society and their governments as *citizens*.
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City & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
To commemorate the journal's upcoming 25th anniversary, we are excited to announce the Emerging Scholars Conference—an opportunity for grad students and postdocs to showcase their work related to urban sociology—at Georgetown on April 23, 2027. Call for submissions: tinyurl.com/cicoconfinfo
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here’s the text: www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_...
Highlighted text showing August 4th, 2026
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that the Education Department has finalized a rule that will force schools to prove that the loans students are taking out are paying off. 

Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music, and cosmetic certification programs will be hit the hardest. For-profit programs will also be hit particularly hard.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
1. This is bullsh*t & an epically stupid policy completely detached from any empirical evidence: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 2. We could simply avoid this entire issue by <all together now> Funding. The. Damn. Public. Universities. Like. We. Used. To: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️‍⚧️💗🏀💗
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Fascinating to watch the swift rise of the Cockroach Janta Party in India. I hope that, all across the world, young people realise that they can be powerful if they unite… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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India’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi
Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rocked
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Every time they make it harder for foreign students to study here, they're just jacking up the tuition costs for American students and robbing America of incredible new talent too.
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JP Antifa @jasonpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
By the transitive property of sports, Cape Verde are World Cup Champions.
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