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Jeffrey McClurken

@jmcclurken.bsky.social
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Chief of Staff, VP of Strategy & Prof of History/AMST @UMW. Digital History Reviews Ed for JAH (Former Dept Chair & Spec Asst to the Provost).

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Still plenty of time to apply for a position as an Assistant Prof. in US Legal History at UF. Applications due October 16. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54...
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor US Legal History– Tenure Accruing, Department of History
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scott b. weingart @scottbot.net · 22/09/2026
Join my team! Help us figure out how to be as careful stewards of today's born-digital archives of state as we've been for physical archives over the last 200 years. Seeking experience in digital archives/collections/preservation, or related cultural heritage work. Due 10/6. Up to $91k.
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Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 - Richmond, Virginia, United States
Title: Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 State Role Title: Library Specialist III Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience up to $91,080 Pay Band: 5 Agency: The Library of Virginia Locatio...
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tomorrow, it's my honor to deliver the Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy at the Univ. of Prince Edward Island. I'm honored to be invited, and hope I can rise to the level of the amazing scholar-speakers who've given the Murray Lecture. A sneak preview of the foolishness:
A slide with a black background and neon-colored speedometer-type gauge in the left-hand side of the picture. The needle is in the read, and the label reads "performance." The caption, however, reads "I do not wish to be optimized."A slide, the background of which is a gray brick sidewalk, with a bright yellow flower or weed (or both?) growing through a crack between bricks. The caption says {"radical hope")A picture of the activist, teacher, and scholar Angela Davis with her quote: if, indeed, we wish to be radical in our quest for change—then we must get to the root of our oppression. After all, radical simply means “grasping things at the root.Count von Count from Sesame Street.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For a Bonkers New World, a ‘Brave New World www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o... “Without fluency in yesterday, there’s no conjugating today. When you study the past….You’re learning about cause & effect, greed & goodness, the sorts of contests & the interplay of dynamics that set the course of events.”
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Opinion | College Students Worried About A.I. Should Study the Humanities
The future’s a riddle. Shakespeare isn’t.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
First day of school for the Fall 2026 Semester.
Older man in a suit and a college student in a dress and hoodie.  They are parent and child.
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." -Willa Cather (from The Professor's House, 1925)
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
August 🤝 Sneaking Up On People
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People who work in education
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8:19 PM • Jul 31, 2021 from Erie, PA • Twitter for Android
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Up next on TCM @tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
MATEWAN (1987) — 8:00 pm ET — 2h 13m (TCM Spotlight: American Independents) Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell; directed by John Sayles Historical drama about the coal miners' strike in Matewan, West Virginia in the 1920s. #TCM #TCMParty
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TCM Spotlight: American Independents
Tuesdays in July | 22 Movies
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My first piece was about the em-dash and the people who love it: www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
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AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
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Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is a fantastic opportunity: a Fulbright fellowship with the Center for Digital Narrative (@cdn-bergen.bsky.social) at the University of Bergen in Norway. Apps due by September 15!
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Digital Culture
The scholar will take part in the teaching and research activities of the Digital Culture program and the Digital Culture and Electronic Literature research groups in the Department of Linguistic, Lit...
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 18/06/2026
New research by Pulitzer-winning historian Caleb McDaniel  on the first Juneteenth anniversary reveals what Houstonians risked to celebrate freedom and struggle for equality. bit.ly/3S71Ov3
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Braving the snow to see @reduced.bsky.social perform All the Great Books (Abridged) with favorite @austintichenor.bsky.social.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Excited as I am getting ready for the first day of class of the 10th iteration of Adventures in Digital History, an undergraduate class I started teaching in 2008. Can’t wait to see the projects the students come up with this semester!
Class welcome page for History 428 — digital history at the University of Mary Washington
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
In Chicago for the American Historical Association annual conference. If you are going to be here and want to catch up I am here until Sunday. #aha2026
AHA Chicago 139th annual meeting
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
My semi-annual request for nominations for the digital history reviews section of the Journal of American History. Self-nominations welcome. www.oah.org/publications...
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OAH | Digital History ReviewsOAH | Digital History Reviews
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
www.umw.edu/news/2025/11...
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UMW Landscape Management Project Welcomes Goats to Fredericksburg Campus
The University of Mary Washington has partnered with The Good Steward Farm to enlist a herd of goats to clear overgrown areas in the woods along the Sunken Road boundary of the Fredericksburg Campus. ...
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Get Dirty, Go Wash! umweagles.com/news/2025/11...
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Shaw's Second Half Goal Enough in UMW Women's Soccer's First Round Upset Over No. 20 Vassar - University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington women's soccer team upset No. 20 Vassar on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships,
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Moving on up: www.umw.edu/news/2025/09...
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UMW Rises to No. 8 in U.S. News Ranking of Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges
The University of Mary Washington continues to stand among the nation’s best, earning a Top 10 spot in the 2026 U.S News & World Report “Best Colleges” ranking released today. UMW tied for No. 8 on th...
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Nine years later, still one of the best NYT articles.
New York Times article with the headline “when I’m mistakenly put on an email chain, should I hit reply all asking to be removed?“ The article simply says no.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Saturday summer evening at Wolf Trap with family and friends.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Good to see UMW do so well In the @princetonreview.bsky.social rankings. www.umw.edu/news/2025/06...
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UMW Tops the List for Internships, Making an Impact as One of the Best Values in The Princeton Review
The University of Mary Washington has been recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career services at an affordable price, according to Th...
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
As a member of the advisory team, I am excited to share the launch of The Barbara Johns Story website. Explore her civic action with schoolmates in 1951, their impact, and ongoing relevance in the historical fight for equality in America's public schools. www.TheBarbaraJohnsStory.org
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The Barbara Johns Story
The Barbara Johns Story - About the civil rights pioneer and her case that became a major component of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, a ruling that declared racial s...
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
So many who have worked in DH have imitated the leadership, work, and humanity that @brettbobley.bsky.social has shared with all of us. 12 years ago & before/since, at a conference of aspiring DHers, Brett, in his special way, made such an impact on a group of us who are still changing academia.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
13 years ago, the senior class asked me to speak to the graduating seniors as their convocation speaker. I thought the words I said then might still be relevant, even if the pop culture references and inside Mary Wash references might not be. techist.mcclurken.org/umw/2012-umw...
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2012 UMW Convocation Keynote
The following is a speech that I was invited to give to graduating seniors at the pre-graduation awards ceremony known as Convocation.  If you’re not at UMW, some of the inside jokes w…
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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 27/04/2025
The conclusion is a little too pat, but this is a lively, readable article genuinely wrestling with a hard issue. +
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Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
@jenorr.bsky.social and I are headed to Paris for 4 days. What is the one location/museum/restaurant/church/tour/croissant/wine/store/thing that we should not miss?
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
About 5-6 inches of snow in Springfield so far today. More to come. Initial shoveling already being filled in.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
GoBirds
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
What a terrific experience, presenting with my eldest at @educonphilly.bsky.social for the first time. Great discussions and what a privilege to share teaching conversations with a future educator.
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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The world needs more good, accurate, and trustworthy information. I want to help scholars get their research and ideas out into the world by using digital tools and media. I’d like to create a few How-To videos. What topics and tools would you like to learn about? What would be helpful to you?
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Scholars debate whether writing notes instead of typing is better for learning
A widely cited neuroscience study is contested
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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Hey #DigitalHumanities folks, I'd love your help! I'm putting together a list of sample projects for the history senior capstone. I'm looking for projects that are: - solo-authored - by a student - sustained engagements with a research q (akin to a 15-20 pg paper) - shared with student's permission
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
@historians.org & the AHA Digital History Working Group are applying for an NEH digital humanities grant. Historians, please take this quick 2-question survey about your interest in digital tools & methods for research/teaching. Help shape future DH workshops & share with interested colleagues.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
My semi-annual request for nominations for the digital history reviews section. Self-nominations welcome. www.oah.org/publications...
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OAH | Digital History ReviewsOAH | Digital History Reviews
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Terrific showing for today’s Digital History Projects Showcase! 16 projects from concept to mature DH projects and everything in between. Thanks to @kalanicraig.bsky.social @historians.org, the many presenters and appreciative audience who joined us. See you next year in Chicago! #DH
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Coming to #AHA25 and want to hear about latest digital history projects? Have ?s about how to use dig tools in teaching or research? Join us on Sat @ 130 at the Digital Projects Showcase w/14 lightning talks. Come back @ 3:30 for chance to ask Digital Historians ?s on dig tools/projects/pedagogy.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Going to #AHA25? Do you teach a survey course? Are you looking for an assignment you can easily incorporate that engages students and improves access and outcomes? Come join me, @hngreen.bsky.social, @drmendozan.bsky.social and Sara Rzeszutek at 3:30 Friday in the Hilton Murray Hill West (2nd floor)
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Come join us at UMW — if you have any questions about the position or the school, please reach out to me. Please share! jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...
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Chief Information Officer - UMW, Virginia, United States
Title: Chief Information Officer VP Area: Chief of Staff - UMW Department: Information Technology Campus Location: Main Campus Advertised Range: $160,000-$210,000, commensurate with experience Abo...
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
On the last day of our US History in Film class, I was honored to present to student scholars their “Oscars” for the top 5 digital review projects and top 5 green-screen videos analyzing a film. Glad to have their classmates recognize the strength of their semester-long work.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Can’t wait to present with our eldest for the first time. Grateful to share the joy of teaching with @katethegreatweatherall and for us to share that with others at @educonphilly.bsky.social, our family conference.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
As so many people arrive here, let me just say, “Hello & welcome” & ask that you submit nominations of Digital History projects to the JAH. Projects can be of all sizes and shapes but be related to American History. We are also looking for book-equivalent DH projects. www.oah.org/publications...
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OAH | Digital History ReviewsOAH | Digital History Reviews
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Many new people here. 1st, welcome! 2nd, I’m a history teacher, digital humanist, higher ed administrator, journal section editor, @marywash and @johnshopkins.bsky.social alum, proud father & husband.
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Jason Heppler @jasonheppler.org · 12/11/2024
Curious about why and how the U.S. Census Bureau ran its Census of Religious Bodies? The Religious Ecologies team at @rrchnm.bsky.social just released a new introductory video explaining the history (at the bottom of the page here). 🗃️
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American Religious Ecologies
This American religious history project created by RRCHNM documents and maps religious ecologies using the U.S. Census of Religious Bodies from 1926.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Final call. Let me know if you want me to add you to the list. Still plenty of room. go.bsky.app/Ej43Kbg
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Started putting together a starter pack on digital pedagogy. Woefully inadequate but just what I could stitch up based on a few minutes of trolling through the bios and my own follows. Please drop a line to get added! Would love to connect. go.bsky.app/Pw5MHTe
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Is there a digital pedagogy starter pack yet? Or should I hop on that?
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Dr. John R. Legg @legg.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
To my new followers in history departments: My contingent position at Minnesota State University wraps up this term. I’m actively on the job market for a full-time role, but in the meantime, I'm seeking an online teaching opportunity (synchronous/asynchronous) for the spring. www.johnlegg.org
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Dr. John R. Legg currently teaches the American Civil War at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Trained in ethnohistory and digital public history, John specializes in the Civil War era and nineteen...
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
The starter pack for the world we live in? So much a product of the world made by colonialism. Made a super quick first pass and it was easy to get to 125 folks and a few orgs (mostly) working in the early Americas. Let me know who's missing/ new here! #VastEarlyAmericas go.bsky.app/RDvzxbj
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