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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Best way to recover from #APSA receptions? An 8am Saturday panel! Join @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I at our Author Meets Critics panel for "Uncivil Democracy" w/ all-star panelists @joesoss.bsky.social, @veslamaeweaver.bsky.social, Lisa Miller, Kimberley Johnson, & @devincaughey.bsky.social.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Any #APSA2026 folks looking for a 2pm panel and love talking about finance and central banking? (Who doesn’t?) Come to the Fed politics panel in Marriott Tufts!

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This is essential reading. 👇🏻

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If "power-shifting" sounds vague and you would like more specificity, the good people at the Empowering Democracy Initiative have you covered with guidance from a mix of researchers and former govt officials. e.g. @sbagen.bsky.social @profsorelle.bsky.social democracyempowered.org/reports.html

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Alex Hertel-Fernandez @awhf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Over the past year, Sam Berger, Sophie Jacobson, and I have been thinking about how a federal rebuilding must center power-shifting, building civil society power for democracy. In @donmoyn.bsky.social's Substack we wrote up our lessons; we're excited to share what we're learning! 1/

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Looking forward to participating in this awesome virtual conference on #APE work later this summer!

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Duke Sanford @dukesanford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

In the latest Policy 360 episode, @profsorelle.bsky.social explores the themes in her new book "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power," including how to harness power, politics and justice to create effective public policy for everyone. sanford.duke.edu/story/power-...

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Finally found the perfect job for AI: Step 1: make last minute plans to host for drinks Step 2: tell chatbot the random ingredients you have that might reasonably go in a cocktail Step 3: sigh in relief when it provides a viable list of potential options despite your lack of mixers/preparation

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

California bound and looking forward to giving this talk @pomonacollege.bsky.social!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Come be my colleague @dukesanford.bsky.social! I'm chairing this search for the inaugural Rosen Family Professor of the Practice--an experienced scholar-practitioner--and am happy to field questions via the email in the job post. More details in the posting below 👇👇👇

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power! #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇

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Jamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you. Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw

A side by side of two photos of the same book, being held by each author with a box of more books in the background.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Look what just arrived! Excited to share that @povertyscholar.bsky.social and my new book hits shelves this month! If you're interested in #justice, #housing, and building collective #PoliticalPower, this book has something for you! You can order here bit.ly/3NLYCCw or at your favorite bookstore.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Working w/@povertyscholar.bsky.social-first as a PhD student looking for advice from a new AP and then as a research partner-has shaped how I approach many aspects of my work. She is *brilliant*, compassionate, and genuinely dedicated to making things better for people. So thrilled for you, Jamila!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Time for one of my favorite holiday traditions. The Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog has landed!

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Carrie Baldwin-SoRelle @carriehbs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Once I saw a paper on condom use among bear-bear* couples that was indexed under the Animal Studies heading in PSYCinfo. Always test your filters, #MedLibs friends *It was for a review on a gender & sexuality topic, so yeah. That kind of bear.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Excited to get my copy of Alex's new book on housing policy and politics!!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It was extremely helpful to be able to cite their 2011 survey in my tenure and promotion materials--especially because I'm in an interdisciplinary department where people may not have a reference point for publishers/outlets. You can help others by participating in the update!!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🚨🚨Hey #polisky job market folks! My former colleagues at Lafayette are hiring two positions: American/public law (provost.lafayette.edu/2025-26-gov-...) IR/CP (provost.lafayette.edu/2026-27-gl-a...). Great students, great colleagues, great department chairs for both! You should apply!

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2025-26 Government and Law Department, Assistant Professor of American Politics · Provost · Lafayette College

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Are you a #polisky grad student/early career person going to #APSA? Want to network but hate cold emailing strangers? Want to talk about publishing, the job market, tenure, policy/APE, etc? A beverage is on me for the first two who email/chat. Don't be shy (esp. women, LGBTQ+, first gen folks)!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Finally, I am mindful of Tony Brown's legacy as I take on the mantle of his eponymous chair. Tony is renowned for his teaching, his commitment to mentoring the next generation of leaders, and his own leadership. Now more than ever these are critical commitments, and I'll do my best to uphold them.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

As I embark on this next step, I am immensely aware of the privilege it brings and the responsibility to use that privilege—especially in this moment—to help others climb the ladder and to continue asking the types of questions about politics, power, and precarity that may not always be popular.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

And, of course, none of this would be possible without the personal and professional support from my amazing partner, @carriehbs.bsky.social, whose generosity, patience, and librarian superpowers (seriously, they know everything!) have been key to navigating the tenure process with sanity intact.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I am also grateful to the RAs and advisees who have made my professional life immensely richer for getting to work with them. Especially Grace Beals, Kels Bowman, Allegra Fullerton, Noah Gibson, Ryana Jones, Itay Machtei, Marayna Martinez, Andrew Trexler, Adrienne Jones, and Aditya Unnikrishnan.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

None of this would be possible without an amazing community of staff. Tina Slater, Laurie Dorsey, Rebecca Stocker, Lynette Edgerton, Kiana Farrish, Emily Totherow and many others have made sure payments are processed, forms are submitted, and I haven't spent too much time locked out of my office 😳.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Speaking of finding your people, my research would be lonelier and less productive without the incredible community of women studying credit/debt, especially @serenalaws.bsky.social, Patricia Posey, @darazed.bsky.social, @chloethurston.bsky.social, @tesswise.bsky.social, and Emily Zackin.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Finding your people in #polisky can be hard. I've been fortunate to find a home with both @cape-team.bsky.social and #COPPR, and to learn from folks like Chris Weible, @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @awhf.bsky.social, Des King, Larry Jacobs, Kathy Cramer, and Joe Soss (to name a few).

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I've also benefited from the wisdom and friendship of great colleagues at Lafayette and Duke--especially Mary Armstrong, Carolyn Barnes, @carnes.bsky.social, Andrew Clarke, @agpines.bsky.social, @kagoss.bsky.social, Seo-Hyun Park, Jay Pearson, Ken Rogerson, & Jenni Siegel.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

As with any profession, academia has unique challenges that only fellow travelers can fully grasp. I am especially fortunate to have four friends-first-colleagues-second in my life to help navigate those ups and downs: Tamar Malloy, Delphia Shanks, Sarah Maxey, and Angelika von Wahl.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I'm grateful to my co-authors, particularly repeat offenders Delphia Shanks and @serenalaws.bsky.social. And @povertyscholar.bsky.social deserves a special shout out. Agreeing to tackle a book project w/me has turned into a research agenda with no end in sight (sorry Jamila, you're stuck with me).

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I owe a debt of gratitude to my graduate mentors, especially @smettler.bsky.social & @mjonescorrea.bsky.social, who not only shepherded me through the doctoral process, but also modeled how to be successful scholars while maintaining their kindness and compassion as mentors and teachers.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

It feels strange to celebrate tenure—and the privilege of security it brings—while so many face so much precarity. But my colleagues and friends persuaded me it's important now more than ever to share the wins. It's also important to me to publicly thank the people who made this win possible. So:

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

And while I will begin the semester with a new title, hundreds of staff at Duke—including friends and colleagues in Sanford—will not return, their positions eliminated as part of a university-wide "reduction in force" instigated in response to the financial fallout from these policies.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

While awaiting trustee approval, the first wave of research funding cuts and student visa revocations were imposed. Three days after my tenure became official, student loan and Medicaid cuts were enacted that will devastate the finances of millions of Americans as well as many university budgets.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

My tenure process unfolded alongside the current (and ongoing) effort to dismantle U.S. higher ed and the broader political economy of knowledge. My department voted for my tenure the day after the election, and I learned that the provost approved it while streaming the inauguration from my office.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

...because it feels incongruous to celebrate professional success as thousands of talented public servants, researchers, and support staff across the country lose their jobs, and some of my own students, advisees, and colleagues have their livelihoods thrown into turmoil.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I'll be returning to campus this fall as the inaugural Tony and Teddie Brown Associate Professor of Public Policy. I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later). I've been sitting on this news for a while now...

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Love to see the hometown crowd! (Which includes my parents-both in their 70s)

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Hey #polisky folks, new info coming soon on #COPPR26 conference! It's a great opportunity to present your work on policy scholarship with an amazing and active community. Follow @polprocessrsch.bsky.social to keep up to date!

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apsainequality.bsky.social @apsainequality.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Going to APSA in Vancouver this year and need some additional funding? Applications for the Class & Inequality section support grants are now open! apsa.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Really enjoyed getting to engage with Emily and @chloethurston.bsky.social's excellent new book on debt relief. I shared my thoughts on what we can learn from their work about the current mobilization around debt relief--from student loans to medical debt.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Hey there #polisky! Are you a grad student/postdoc going to MPSA and want to talk about research (esp. policy feedback or American Political Economy), publishing, the job market (esp. women, LGBTQ+ folks), etc.? Coffee/tea is on me for the first two who email/chat. Don't be shy!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

In other news about the most predictable things...

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 11/02/2025

@profsorelle.bsky.social's research & teaching explore how public policies shape socioeconomic and political inequality in the United States. She focuses primarily on the politics of credit, debt, and consumer financial protection. Connect with SoRelle: scholars.org/scholar/mall...

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The #CFPB won billions for consumers w/its rulemaking and enforcement actions over the past 14 yrs. They are the only federal agency created to protect consumer (not bank) finances. Now the Trump administration is trying to stop that work from within. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head

The consumer watchdog agency was formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

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