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Catherine Mitchell

@camitchell.bsky.social
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Director of Publishing, Archives, and Digitization; fan of democracy; empty nester; dog mom; pickleballer.

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#DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
FYI, you can still register for tomorrow's webinar with "The Anti-Autocracy Handbook" co-author @lewan.uk in conversation with #DefendResearch co-founder @rouhiroo.bsky.social discussing "Risk, Reality, and Opportunities to Resist Democratic Backsliding in Higher Ed" us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Authoritarian Playbook: Risk, reality and opportunities to resist democratic backsliding in higher ed. After registering, you will receive a confirmatio...
Universities are often among the first institutions targeted during democratic backsliding. From censorship and political pressure to self-censorship and coerced compliance, authoritarian movements se...
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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
@katherinestiles.org help us promote our 6/3 webinar @defendresearch.bsky.social w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @michaeldgreen.phd - we're talking #censorship of #NIH grants, something your colleagues may run into at some point! Share and consider joining us! REGISTER: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Funding Under Pressure: Political Influence, Censorship, and the Future of U.S. Research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joi...
Federal research funding in the United States is increasingly shaped by political priorities rather than scientific merit—reshaping what research gets funded, how it is conducted, and what findings ar...
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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#academicsky #sciencesky How does #NIH #censorship affect researchers on the ground? @defendresearch.bsky.social 6/3 chats w/ @jeremymberg.bsky.social @michaeldgreen.phd re: on the ground impacts to #AcademicFreedom and daily work. Share, register, and join us! @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info
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Webinar Series
Since releasing the "Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship" in mid-February, the #DefendResearch team has engaged with scholars and experts around the world who view the cu...
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#DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The 6/3 #DefendResearch webinar welcomes researchers @jeremymberg.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.phd to discuss the politization of federal research funding. #censorship #research #NIH #grants #SciSky Register NOW us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Square image with black background and stark red and white text describing #DefendResearch webinar titled “Funding Under Pressure: Political Influence, Censorship, and the Future of U.S. Research,” held on June 3rd at 11 AM EST via ZOOM. Pictures of guest speakers with descriptions for Jeremy Berg, PhD, former NIH institute director and Editor-in-Chief, Science magazine and Michael D. Green, PhD, early career researcher. Register at link.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Disturbing case study in censorship and self-censorship: climate scientists trying to do their work without using the word "climate". talkingpointsmemo.com/news/to-keep... #BannedWords #Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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To Keep Climate Science Alive, Researchers Are Speaking in Code
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly...
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is a founding OJC publishing parter, with 14 eScholarship journals included in the 2026 collection. An important financial sustainability initiative for Diamond Open Access!
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
An image reading the statement "The Future is Diamond" alongside the logo of the Open Journals Collective.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight. Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Fighting attacks on knowledge requires understanding the terrain! Register for this first #DefendResearch webinar to hear from @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report “America’s Censored Campuses” analyzing #censorship within research and education. tinyurl.com/437aybub #Academia
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America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is partnering with Lyrasis and the Big Ten Academic Alliance's Center for Library Programs on a grant-funded project to advance #DiamondOA in the U.S.!
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Be part of the conversation about how to #DefendResearch, support #OpenAccess, and protect #Education! Register for next week's SJSU OA Virtual Conference, where I'm very excited to share the keynoting privilege with @camitchell.bsky.social scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...
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Open Access Conference | Conferences | San Jose State University
open access | open education | conference | institutional repository
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award. 3/4
A word cloud with dominant words "equity", "disparity", "diverse", and similar words.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I just emailed my state representatives to support Newsom's new budget for UC. If you agree that this economic and social engine for California needs robust state support, please join me. universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
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Time for Action!
Urge legislators to fund UC!
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#DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
A great campaign by @standupforscience.bsky.social and an excellent way to #StandUpforScience and to #DefendResearch! #SciSky #ScholComm #Academia #Libraries #Librarians
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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This sobering interview is on a similar theme to our recent post about the importance of #OpenAccess for academic freedom and resistance to censorship: blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...
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Defending Academic Freedom in an Age of Censorship: Why Open Access Matters More Than Ever
We believe OA publishing is crucial, because it is an act of resistance against censorship and control. When knowledge is published OA, it can be accessed in many places with no restriction. When know...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials
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Testimonials
In support of protecting free and open scientific inquiry and publication, we are collecting short testimonials from researchers on the impact of censorship on their work and the broader community. T...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
So honored to have the opportunity to talk with the Union of Concerned Scientists about U.S. government #censorship and how to #DefendResearch!! @ucsusa.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/pallavi-phar...
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“It Starts with Censorship”: An Interview with Science Defender Lisa Schiff
Almost the moment President Trump took the oath of office, the attacks on science, data, and science-based policies began. The new administration halted public health communication, upended science ad...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
4,100+ individuals and organizations have #resisted by signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov #Censorship? Add your name and make your voice heard! #NoTimeForSilence tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f #science #humanities #HSS #socialscience #sciencewriters #journalists #academics
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Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship
This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research. We ca...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/03/2025
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thank you @sciam.bsky.social for covering the #standupforscience2025 rallies & interviews w/folks like @rouhiroo.bsky.social describing #actions to take, like signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch from U.S. Gov't #censorship tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
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A Science Protest Offers Insight into the Science of Protesting
“Stand Up for Science” shows how science supporters are coming together
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social Great rally in San Francisco! So many scientists, so much at stake!
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Me too! And ditto!
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Find your way to a Stand Up For Science rally today!!! standupforscience2025.org #DefendResearch #StandUpforScience2025 #NoTimeForSilence
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Headed to the Stand Up For Science rally in SF today. See you there! Use the QR code to sign our Declaration To #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov’t Censorship!
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I’ll be there this Friday!
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Good to see this Nature piece highlighting #resistance to the Trump assault on research, knowledge, & education: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thank you for this! I would urge all authors to submit their author's final version of all articles to their institutional repository, a subject repository, and or zenodo.org I've been an academic librarian in this space for a longtime, and am happy to help anyone--DM me!
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Thank you @aupresses.bsky.social for fighting censorship by signing and amplifying the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship! aupresses.org/news/aupress... @alicemeadows.bsky.social @camitchell.bsky.social @rouhiroo.bsky.social @petersuber.bsky.social
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AUPresses Supports Anti-Censorship Declaration - Association of University Presses
AUPresses joins with individual and institutional members of the scholarly communications community to assert that researchers must be freely able to conduct, collaborate on, share, review, and discus...
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The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...
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Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's p...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship has over 1300 individual signatures! Please continue to sign and share! #scholcomm #resist
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Today’s @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post from @alicemeadows.bsky.social ‬is on the Declaration to #DefendResearch. Read, sign, then share! We can #resist! Thank you Alice, @camitchell.bsky.social, @rouhiroo.bsky.social, and @petersuber.bsky.social! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...
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Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's p...
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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Thanks to all you #academicsky #scholcomm legends we just hit 1000 signatories with more organizational ones on the way ✊ to @lschiff.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social @petersuber.bsky.social @camitchell.bsky.social 's leadership. SIGN/SHARE and #defendresearch docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship
This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research. We ca...
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Sign the open Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Gov Censorship! Sign now! Share everywhere! Help make this action go viral! #scholcomm #academisky #academichatter #sciencesky #openscience tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
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Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship
This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research. We ca...
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alicemeadows.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Proud to be playing a small part in resisting US government censorship of research along w/ @rouhiroo.bsky.social @camitchell.bsky.social @petersuber.bsky.social & esp @lschiff.bsky.social whose idea this was. If you care about what’s happening please sign the Declaration! #DefendResearch
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Sign this declaration to #DefendResearch and affirm the #scholcomm community’s commitment to academic freedom and open inquiry!
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
RE the Trump admin’s assault on academic freedom we call on the #scholcomm community to sign this Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Gov Censorship: tinyurl.com/2dyadwzr | @lschiff.bsky.social, @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @camitchell.bsky.social @rouhiroo.bsky.social, @petersuber.bsky.social
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Declaration To Defend Research Against Government Censorship
Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship, V.1.1 Drafted by Lisa Schiff (@lschiff.bsky.social), Alice Meadows (@alicemeadows.bsky.social), Catherine Mitchell (@camitchell.bsky....
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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 12/02/2025
We are excited to let everyone know that we have a new website: www.datarescueproject.org/about-data-r... It includes the resources from the Google doc (that will stay live for a bit) and ways to stay in contact with us. Feel free to share! #LoveData25 #DataRescue
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About Data Rescue Project
The Data Rescue Project is a coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including IASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network. Our goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data...
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A vital read
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Catherine Mitchell @camitchell.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Excellent piece -- and a timely reminder of what is at stake here.
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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
So much for getting offline this week. A small group of #scholcomsky #academicsky activists are coming together on a cross-community open call to condemnation/resistance/action. Join us. Funders, policy makers, publishers, institutions, libraries, researchers all have to fight together.
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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Reposting my repost for typos. This @lschiff.bsky.social-led effort to condemn and resist govt censorship of science. @petersuber.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social @camitchell.bsky.social are a couple drops but w/ you can get to tsunami.
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A group of scholcomm activists, alarmed by the Trump administration’s directives curtailing academic freedom of speech & inquiry, will soon share a declaration against US gov censorship in research, calling for people/orgs in scholarly/adjacent communities to actively condemn & resist such actions.
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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Just released--a new resource helping authors from the University of California understand how to make their research articles freely available! #openaccess osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2024/10/new-...
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New resources for UC authors to help them make their articles open access - Office of Scholarly Communication
We’re happy to announce two new resources for UC authors, both of which provide easy-to-navigate guidance to making their research articles freely available.  Both versions include links to related in...
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