I wrote almost 1500 words today, and I think they're pretty ok.

I have to edit it back, the paper is meant to be 1500 total, and I still have 3 other parts of the question to address. I can see where I've gone over the same points a few different times, so I'll be able to drop words by clearing that up.

I also have to go through and find sources/add citations.. when I write about this sort of thing* I tend to use the Dothraki citation system - "it is known..." and then go back and plug in references because I Know My Shit (and I read extensively). Anyways, that's tomorrow's problem.

I am pretty chuffed with how much I got done, especially considering I hadn't planned to work on it today because I was so frustrated about not getting anything done yesterday.

#uni #Academia #Criminology #CriminalJustice #university #audhd #autism #adhd #dyslexia

* the paper is meant to be an article for my Indigenous Australians and Justice subject, outlining the first 6 topics which covered invasion, settler-colonialism, racial ideology, government policy from 1788-1991, Aboriginal peoples relationship with the criminal justice system, and "partnership building" (in 1500 words )

Call to Action: #UK #Archaeology Community

An open letter is being organized to the #CBA, #UAUK, #CIfA, & #FAME regarding the #EHRC Guidance and April 2025 Supreme Court ruling.

If you work in UK archaeology (in any capacity in the broadest sense), add your voice!

Sign here (form closes Wed 7 May, 17:00 GMT):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vsIDUSSv8S8i9GwT1cVH-HQod_GakDCZ2lqt_zJCDNs/edit?tab=t.0

#trans #transrights #ukpolitics #history #archeology #anarchism #academia #ukpol #histodons

@archaeodons @archaeology @academicchatter @academia

Happy Arrival of the Modest Royalty Check Day to all textbook authors who celebrate #publishing #academia

Students protest the University of Manchester's complicity in genocide.

https://youtube.com/shorts/6mLicX8vFWY

"We are witnessing the fight for justice in America, which means a true democracy, and the fight for justice for Palestinians, which means that both liberation are interconnected, because no one of us is free unless we all are. I am saying it clear and loud. To President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you."

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/04/federal-judge-orders-release-of-palestinian-student-mohsen-mahdawi-from-ice-detention/

@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #USpol #immigration #academia #education #Columbia

I'm not saying I invented the wheel or anything here, but using the proceeds from various rebate nights and fundraising hustles so our res college could cover grad regalia costs for a bunch of students was a pretty terrific idea. #academia

In their ongoing attack on #HigherEd House GOP Propose $330B in Cuts to Higher Ed Programs - #Academia #AcademicChatter #Universities #Research #DOE #Science https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2025/04/29/house-gop-propose-330b-cuts-higher-ed-programs

Webinar: Thinking with Machines: How Academics Can Use Generative AI Thoughtfully and Ethically – Mark Carrigan

"The emergence of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools presents both opportunities and challenges for academia. While these technologies offer powerful capabilities to support scholarship, their thoughtless adoption could undermine the very foundations of academic work. This talk introduces a framework for incorporating generative AI into academic practice in ways that enhance rather than replace human thought. Drawing on extensive practical experience, it demonstrates how conversational agents can serve as intellectual interlocutors rather than mere productivity tools, while examining the broader implications of these developments for the future of universities."

@academicchatter @science

https://markcarrigan.net/2025/04/28/webinar-thinking-with-machines-how-academics-can-use-generative-ai-thoughtfully-and-ethically/

Researchers are crowdsourcing information about canceled NSF awards in the absence of an official account. If your funding was cut, be sure that your project is listed #academia #nsf #science

Airtable link: https://airtable.com/appGKlSVeXniQZkFC/shrFxbl1YTqb3AyOO?jntvk%3Asort=eyJwZWw4ZlRSME8ycmFObWNUYyI6eyJjb2x1bW5JZCI6ImZsZFlSalkxeW5WRm5iTzlPIiwiYXNjZW5kaW5nIjp0cnVlfX0

Most #Trump policies are opposed by a majority of Americans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/27/trump-poll-approval-rating-100-days/

Since I post mostly about how his policies affect research and higher ed, I was especially interested in the sixth chart.

Out of eight specific policies, the two with the largest opposition were:

* increasing federal control over private universities (70%)
* cutting federal funds for medical research (77%)

#Academia #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

So glad to be joining social.coop. I study and teach state theories, revolutions, social movements, communes, and collectives.

But, for what matters here, I am seeking to learn new practices, approaches, and methods of living in the shadow of the increasingly repressive, centralising, and homogenising modern state.

Choosing not to tell certain lecturers my name, so they have to use my silly little deadname.

You don't get to know my True Name YOU SHALL HAVE NO POWER OVER ME bwah hahaha haha

"Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center," by Nader Hashemi, New Lines Magazine, April 23, 2025, https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/teaching-gandhi-in-a-texas-detention-center.

"A visit to the ICE facility housing the Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, whose case parallels those of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk."

#Authoritarianism #ICE #Academia (1/2)