Reposted by Andrea LeverentzDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“This is for my boy Paul mthrfkr!” 934082700
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/10/2026Not 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.) 3423102
Reposted by Andrea Leverentzncstatehistory.bsky.social @ncstatehistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ancient 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. 062
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'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.lawdork.comAfter SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the executionSCOTUS, 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. 71056267
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzDominique 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 120963
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/09/2026Thus, 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. 063
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzJulian Go @juliango.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Latest 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...scatter.wordpress.comguest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociologyThe 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 “… 68740
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzLisa Wade @lisawade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It'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!lisa-wade.comExposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test | Lisa Wade, PhDFor 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 192
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzDan 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.scatter.wordpress.comguest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociologyThe 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 “… 03417
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As 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: 131864907
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A lot of universities will be facing big deficits and looking to cure what ails them. I just want them to be thoughtful about it. 316563
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11996981921
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Gemini: 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. 1332067
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzMonica Heilman 석지혜 @writingmonicker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wow. 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.nytimes.comIn 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. 042
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Feel 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. 529436
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzCarter 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 8533163
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzBritt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 17/09/2026He described NC cities as “blood-soaked killing fields” while in public, in NC. 1132
Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Despite its serious ethical flaws”. . . We decided to do it again? What? 030
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzBolts @boltsmag.org · 13/09/2026Maine 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."boltsmag.orgMaine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote - BoltsMaine 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. 312938
Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Good advice. “classic programs can offer lasting value” 010
Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ad itself is gross. That they lied to a grieving father to get him in there is even more appalling. 021
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/08/2026As 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/...journals.sagepub.comAvoiding Us versus Them: How Schools’ Dependence on Privileged “Helicopter” Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules - Jessica McCrory Calarco, 2020As privilege-dependent organizations, U.S. public schools have an interest in catering to higher-SES White families. But, what happens when privileged families’... 25519
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Walgreens 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. 18279146
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This 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 222202686
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim 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 59220357578
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzWGN NEWS @wgntv.com · 26/08/2026The 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 417739
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzJill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Street art in her honor from SE Seattle 766871718
Reposted by Andrea Leverentz👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/08/2026if you're in line to donate money to the Imagination Library, please stay in line 91542432
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Two 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. 1397
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzCarolyn (they/she) @carolynwill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026we really need to do something about the weekend being only two days 515924
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Zero 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. 15893454
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzBritt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The first week of every fall semester. 171
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzGayle Kaufman @gaylekaufman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Some 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 🧵 151
Andrea Leverentz @amlevere.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I kind of get the phone calls, since I have a 617 phone number. But this was mailed to my NC address. 010
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 15/08/2026TW: 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 512291772
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This 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...korithamitchell.comSeeing Black Scholars Targeted, Noticing What Too Many Miss - Koritha MitchellThe 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... 523383
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026TW: 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.) 112836
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 13/08/2026Get a grip, pundits. "There is a revolution happening right now. It's not a woke one, it's an authoritarian one."youtu.beThe pundits have completely lost the plotYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 15210
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzShana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I'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*. 1532268
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzCity & Community @cicojournal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026To 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 01112
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Here’s the text: www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_... 317132
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Except 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/... 8352127
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/08/20261. 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... 617457
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzJesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️⚧️💗🏀💗 24666995
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Fascinating 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...theguardian.comIndia’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for ModiAlly forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rocked 012427
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Every 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. 1173356865
Reposted by Andrea LeverentzJP Antifa @jasonpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026By the transitive property of sports, Cape Verde are World Cup Champions. 0215