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Campbell F. Scribner

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History and Philosophy of Education at UMD. Author of A IS FOR ARSON (2023); SPARE THE ROD (2021); and THE FIGHT FOR LOCAL CONTROL (2016). Caught somewhere between Ivan and Alyosha.

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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 6h
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #Art
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The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land
Frederic Edwin Church sold a nation on its own mythology. That was his making—and his unmaking.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 14h
Charles Hermans, "Bal Masqué" (1880) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 14h
Charles Hermans, "Bal Masqué" (1880) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Time to kick off the #Halloween season. Bram Stoker, "Dracula" (1897, thought the cover is later) #Art
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Suli Qyre @suliqyre.com · 29/09/2026
“In the violence of overcoming, in the disorder of my laughter and my sobbing, in the excess of raptures that shatter me, I seize on the similarity between a horror and a voluptuousness that goes beyond me, between an ultimate pain and an unbearable joy!” — Georges Bataille, The Tears of Eros
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Time to kick off the #Halloween season. Bram Stoker, "Dracula" (1897, thought the cover is later) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is what happens when I review your book. Suddenly the NY Times comes begging for an interview. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | Trump Revealed Something Essential About Elites
There are always elites. The people get to decide which ones rule.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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How many times can YOU fold a piece of paper? - Guinness World Records
YouTube video by Guinness World Records
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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 28/09/2026
You could view this as depressing, but idk. My dissertation was on the Romantic era, so a world where everyone under 30 has three or four ambitious, half-baked projects for social transformation doesn't horrify me
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is what happens when I review your book. Suddenly the NY Times comes begging for an interview. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Revealed Something Essential About Elites
There are always elites. The people get to decide which ones rule.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtu.be/AfPDvhKvaa0?...
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How many times can YOU fold a piece of paper? - Guinness World Records
YouTube video by Guinness World Records
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room" siarchives.si.edu/blog/smithso... #Art #Education #History
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sylvette David, "Devon" (1989) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room" siarchives.si.edu/blog/smithso... #Art #Education #History
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sylvette David, "Devon" (1989) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Morris Louis, "133" (1962) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Morris Louis, "133" (1962) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bellows with Relief (France, c. 1500s) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bellows with Relief (France, c. 1500s) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Megan Lewis, "I Feel Less Pressure But I Have My Moments" (2024) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
wisdominthemachineage.substack.com/p/not-by-fri...
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Not by Friction Alone
Friction Matters, but It Will Not Solve the AI Problem in Education
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Megan Lewis, "I Feel Less Pressure But I Have My Moments" (2024) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
wisdominthemachineage.substack.com/p/not-by-fri...
wisdominthemachineage.substack.com
Not by Friction Alone
Friction Matters, but It Will Not Solve the AI Problem in Education
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Viktor Kryzhanivsky, "In Search of Destiny" (1998) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Viktor Kryzhanivsky, "In Search of Destiny" (1998) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hmmm. Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday
The professor had catalyzed debates over diversity efforts in higher education.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've posted before, but the ending is wonderful: “Oh, the Great Almighty Dollar Leaves you lonely, lost, and hollow. You can’t fool yourself forever, You’ve gotta work to get to Heaven!” www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw_C...
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Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven Live
YouTube video by CharmedHourHauntedSong25
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, "Integrity" (1876) #Art
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wonderful to see that Helen De Cruz has won the International Society for Science & Religion's General Readership Book Prize for her work, Wonderstruck! This illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living. Learn more: buff.ly/IYNfe0Q
Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think by Helen De CruzHelen De Cruz
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've posted before, but the ending is wonderful: “Oh, the Great Almighty Dollar Leaves you lonely, lost, and hollow. You can’t fool yourself forever, You’ve gotta work to get to Heaven!” www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw_C...
youtube.com
Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven Live
YouTube video by CharmedHourHauntedSong25
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hmmm. Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
nytimes.com
Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday
The professor had catalyzed debates over diversity efforts in higher education.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, "Integrity" (1876) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Megan Decker, "Market Lamb Show" (2026) #Art #CountyFair
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Megan Decker, "Market Lamb Show" (2026) #Art #CountyFair
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Walter Williams, "Southern Landscape" (n.d.) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Louise Bourgeois, "Self Portrait" (2007) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Walter Williams, "Southern Landscape" (n.d.) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Louise Bourgeois, "Self Portrait" (2007) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal
Students and faculty across the country were punished for their actions in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Refreshing to see some people (finally) coming around on this. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
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How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy
A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Carl Chapple, "Indigo Tarran 6" (2026) and "Indigo Tarran 5" (2025) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
newyorker.com
The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal
Students and faculty across the country were punished for their actions in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Refreshing to see some people (finally) coming around on this. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
newyorker.com
How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy
A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you are not following "The Raised Hand," you really should! #education theraisedhand.substack.com/p/2026-27-se...
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2026-27 Series: “How should educators respond to the return of enchantment?”
By: The Editor
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bickmore, "Yosemite Valley" (1876) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you are not following "The Raised Hand," you really should! #education theraisedhand.substack.com/p/2026-27-se...
theraisedhand.substack.com
2026-27 Series: “How should educators respond to the return of enchantment?”
By: The Editor
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Carl Chapple, "Indigo Tarran 6" (2026) and "Indigo Tarran 5" (2025) #Art
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Campbell F. Scribner @scribnerumcp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My dad's Compaq Portable.
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