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Heather Hewett

@heatherhewett.bsky.social
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writes about gender, caregiving, narrative | wgss professor, scholar, storyteller | arts & humanities advocate | words in @washingtonpost @lareviewofbooks @insidehighered | "the vastness is bearable only through love"

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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@mariapopova.bsky.social I'm struck by a passing comment in your lovely reflection about wonder: "before our so-called liberal arts education had become the factory farming of the mind..." What an image! Have you written elsewhere about your critique of liberal arts education and if so, where?
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HuMetricsHSS @humetricshss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
See the full cohort and project descriptions on our website: humetricshss.org/2026-values-...
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2026 Values-Enacted Leadership Institute Cohort – HuMetricsHSS
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Thrilled to be part of a team with SUNY New Paltz colleagues that has been chosen to participate this summer! @sunynewpaltz.bsky.social
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities hechingerreport.org/college-unco...
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College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities - The Hechinger Report
American higher education is approaching a sharp drop in the number of college-aged students — a trend known as the demographic cliff. At the same time, following decades of declining enrollment, huma...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Thrilled to collaborate w/ an incredible group on a day dedicated to "Advocating for the Humanities," part of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar. More info: www.maps.mla.org/Seminars/ADE... @janineutell.bsky.social @lydiatang.bsky.social @aktange.bsky.social @kellyritter51.bsky.social
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ADE-ALD Summer Seminar in New York City
New York University, New York City...
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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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Resources on Legislative Threats to Higher Education
The MLA is collaborating with other organizations, including PEN America’s Freedom to Learn Network, the ACLS, and the AAUP, to speak out against state and local encroachment on higher education and g...
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
This makes me want to read Carlo Rovelli's Helgoland.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
This is a fantastic conversation. @eji.org
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Shout out to @justjessp.bsky.social and Milo Obourn for their piece on DEISJ in the SUNY system: medium.com/@justjessp/b...
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“Blue” New York’s Empty Promise
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion without Social Justice
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Liz Montegary, chair of WGSS: “To be clear, the Trump administration is actively seeking to erase transgender people from public life — they are stripping them of rights and protections [and] they are exploiting misinformation about transgender people to fuel fear, hate and moral panic..”
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Joy Connolly on why institutions of higher learning need to work together. This has always been true but is particularly true now. Thank you ACLS for all of your work on this.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
What a gift to attend the Gardiner, NY Hands Off protest this afternoon with my brilliant colleague Nancy Kassop. #handsoff #StopTrump2025
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver. Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry. As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
How are the humanities being reimagined in departments and programs across higher education today? Stacy Hartman and I share our insights from a year+ of research over at @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.
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Rejecting the Siege Mentality in Higher Education | Los Angeles Review of Books
Stacy Hartman and Heather Hewett examine how the humanities are being reimagined in departments and programs across higher education today.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This.
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Heather Hewett @heatherhewett.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
#NWSA2024
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