Reposted by Mikki BrockKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I'd like to encourage every single historian of Nazi Germany to submit an application to this job. 151144206
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Excited to tuck into this one. It is very relevant for the book I’m writing just now (on an infamous infanticide case), but also: that title and cover!! 0172
Reposted by Mikki BrockAndrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is almost exactly what I say to my students. I don't have any use for your essays! You have use for your essays! 942864
Reposted by Mikki BrockKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 521873618
Reposted by Mikki BrockJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141126312
Reposted by Mikki BrockMelissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer. 131250269
Reposted by Mikki BrockDr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢NEW MANY-HEADED MONSTER POST📢 There are many many reasons why rich and powerful people misrepresent evidence of all kinds. If only there were approaches and skills that could help us see through the lies ... 🗃️ #Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...manyheadedmonster.comA plea for critical thinking humans in our world of extremesLaura Sangha A companion piece to: What is history for? Or: Doing history/thinking historically The train to Totnes this weekend was full of late holiday makers heading for Cornwall. They were grat… 01510
Reposted by Mikki BrockAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845982953
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026good lord. this is ridiculous and so demoralizing for faculty and students alike. if you are unwilling or unable to write your own stuff--be it op-eds, articles, or emails--then you should not be working at a university, much less leading one. 1212
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026thank you! I am writing the talk as we speak. Will be fun to be back in our old stomping grounds! 010
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Deeply depressing, but not surprising, from my alma mater. 181
Reposted by Mikki Brockjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME” 1065267681
Reposted by Mikki BrockPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ted Cruz is aggressively booed in Austin, Texas: “Ted, you suck!” 608139142483
Reposted by Mikki BrockMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828. 142135252191
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026💯. We have one puppy and one kitty, so this does help (the pairing of these two very *extra* animals also creates hilarious diversions) 130
Reposted by Mikki BrockAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 09/09/2026Could the relentless demonization of the humanities as woke, useless, and esoteric; systemic underfunding of humanities disciplines; and the STEM & AP-ification of high school have anything to do with this? 36114
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So I’ve decided I have too many emails and not enough puppies. I have no room in my life to accommodate more of either, but I’ve decided the secret to happiness is surely having the right puppy to email ratio (kitties will also work!). 3140
Reposted by Mikki BrockKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I teach history. That's my profession. That's what I'm trained in, that's what I was hired to train students in. That's what all my experience and interest is in. I don't know a thing about AI and I don't want to. So if you want to teach AI, go teach AI in your own fucking classroom. 531382198
Reposted by Mikki BrockKathryn Joyce @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social · 31/08/2026“I mean, what is a utopia?” Margaret Cerullo, a sociology professor from Hampshire, said to me. “It’s a place where you can imagine that the world could be different.” @hannahgais.bsky.social with a lovely, heartbreaking obit for Hampshire College thebaffler.com/latest/class...thebaffler.comClass Dismissed | Hannah GaisPrivate liberal arts schools were never going to kickstart the revolution. But the closure of Hampshire College further narrows the political imaginary. 02413
Reposted by Mikki BrockPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026we genuinely need creative ways to punish corporations for this sort of low-stakes acquiescence 813588394
Reposted by Mikki BrockNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave the Glenelg - Skye ferry!This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la... 58455
Reposted by Mikki BrockAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA 226147262819
Reposted by Mikki BrockTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer. 662581649
Reposted by Mikki BrockMichael Erard @michaelerard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Perhaps AI will be the grit that makes the pearl: making institutions articulate, for the first time in decades if not ever, what the hell they’re about and what an education is supposed to be for. (This from the MIT committee‘s report on AI) 716355
Reposted by Mikki BrockTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Me, a US-based academic: I don’t care what any scholar believes, we all need to stand up publicly whenever someone’s academic freedom is threatened Me, continuing: also, the first time this has happened, motivating me to sign my first ever open letter, is in late 2026, to a race scientist, in Ghent 172688470
Reposted by Mikki BrockMo Torres @motorres.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Texas Tech is using A.I. to ferret out books and other materials that touch on topics like sexual orientation and gender identity. Professors describe the effort as a dystopian academic nightmare, in which ideologues are wielding technology to sideline subject-matter experts."nytimes.comA Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative OverhaulTexas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare. 155
Reposted by Mikki BrockA Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Literally normalizing reproductive coercion out in public 41706118
Reposted by Mikki BrockRebecca Dean @rmdean.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I’m absolutely baffled by this. Yes, cars, trains, scooters, and other motor-powered devices can go faster than people. And if you want a machine that can go faster than a person you wouldn’t build it to be person-shaped for a reason. 3195
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I was JUST making this point at a workshop the other day. Listen, is AI making this problem worse, and by some measure? Absolutely. But the problem is the culture. The incessant, deafening optimization and ROI and workplace readiness pushes. And much of it is not coming from the kiddos. 050
Reposted by Mikki BrockTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026seems like the real problem here is that education is predicated on a desire to learn but run like a toll booth for the job market that's not a tech issue 3587
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If an AI "clone" can do what you do, you are not in a serious discipline, and you should not teach at a university. And if you are an institution passing word-guessing simulations off as "educators" because you value profit over authentic learning, then you are not a university at all. 26027
Reposted by Mikki BrockJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22/08/2026Reducing higher education to pure credentialism. 78125
Reposted by Mikki BrockTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Sounds about right 110915
Reposted by Mikki BrockOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/ 5763082015
Reposted by Mikki BrockRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 13/08/2026Behind the statistics are the students. Those going on to History at university make an important choice. You'll gain perspective, insight and judgement - and how we need these now. You'll learn to analyse and articulate; you'll work with experts; and you'll likely thrive with subject you enjoy. 16924
Reposted by Mikki BrockPamela Toler (she/her) @pdtoler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026One of the best parts of being a historian? Changing my mind. Sometimes one letter or one newspaper article sends me back to rethink everything I thought I knew. That's not failure. That's good history. 🗃️ 731971
Reposted by Mikki BrockMark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It's real, and due out in March! 'Imaginative Pasts', which has been a joy to edit with Tracey Loughran, aims to reckon - and play - with the role of the imagination in historical research and writing. #skystorians #earlymodern manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187154/ 1110634
Reposted by Mikki BrockKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 11/08/2026Sweet baby Jesus. "Chat GPT can tell me what I read yesterday and interpret it for me, except sometimes it just makes shit up, but that's still great! Imagine how much time and effort I save by not having to comprehend words or meaning!" 2629767
Reposted by Mikki BrockJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Many myths debunked in this paper. Paper finds that: -faculty partisanship has no effect on students -students ideologically sort into majors; majors don’t affect partisanship -faculty partisanship is uncorrelated with how left/rightwing course content is micah-baum.github.io/files/baum-e... 11965293
Reposted by Mikki BrockJohn Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 10/08/2026On my blog, I wrote about how America's museums are falling apart. The US has 20k+ museums, and most have historic buildings with leaky roofs, failing HVAC units, and flooding basements. What they don't have is money for repairs. Please read/share! 🧵 johngmarks.beehiiv.com/p/america-s-...johngmarks.beehiiv.comAmerica's Museums are Falling ApartWith 7260138
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Dear T.S Eliot: Sorry, but August is the cruelest month. Sincerely, educators everywhere 1124
Reposted by Mikki BrockCate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Updated for the fall semester - my bibliography of readings, both academic and popular, about the many problems with and pitfalls in using Generative AI. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...catherinedenial.orgAgainst Generative AI – Cate Denial 713365
Reposted by Mikki BrockMatthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Found the source article (a newsy summary Is making the rounds) “…this research explores how GenAI influences instructors’ emotional well-being, cognitive load…, and…job satisfaction. Findings include marked increases in cognitive and emotional labour resulting from factors such as moral injury…1/journalhosting.ucalgary.caView of The Affective Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Instructors of First-Year Writing CoursesTeaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal 3158
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Writing is head-in-hands hard, the stuff of sighs & self-doubt. But when it clicks—when you are unsure what you mean but then you write that meaning into existence (& maybe it isn't terrible!)—there is a real alchemy to it. Anyway: word guessing machines can’t write. We should stop saying they do. 412126
Reposted by Mikki BrockTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026An achievement of western capitalism, folks. 4788221