Historian studying 19th c political culture in Four Nations Britain and its Empire. PhD @RutgersU. @VT_History alum. I like penguins 🐧 and cats 🐈⬛.
Joined April 2010
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Very grateful for all the support I’ve gotten over the years from so many people @RUHistoryDept
Looking forward to the next chapter!
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BREAKING: The Rutgers unions that represent over 15,000 workers have voted to authorize the first strike in the university's 257-year history.
An overwhelming 94% voted to authorize the strike.
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This is a catastrophe more than a decade in the making, it should be the topic of every AHA meeting, every letter or speech by the AHA president. We should have endless panels and initiatives on how to roll back this shattering defeat for our field.
Instead...almost nothing. 3/
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G’mornin’ @RutgersU You, um, taking note? Asking for 1,800 unionized TA/GAs
The University will raise the minimum Ph.D. stipend to $38,000, beginning in the coming 2023-24 academic year, the largest one-time increase in Penn’s history.
bit.ly/3FmGR4Z
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It is unacceptable that while Rutgers University has an endowment of nearly $2 BILLION dollars, their workers are struggling to get by. I stand in strong solidarity with @ruaaup and the Coalition of Rutgers Unions who are fighting for fair wages, healthcare, and job security.
If you thought “pasta” was the answer to “What *won’t* Brits offer you a side of fries with?”, you’d be wrong.
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Undergrad --> PhD --> Postdoc --> PI --> bakery shop owner
Who else is thinking of this academic path?
I’m concerned that the guy streaming videos on his phone with no headphones in the quiet carriage I’m in is not noticing my glaring looks.
Prince William and Kate’s controversy-laden #RoyalTourCaribbean is reminding us how much meaning and symbolism the British monarchy still carries. Even if some like to paint the royals as trivial, efforts to oust the Queen as head of state are anything but.
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Looking forward to hearing @krieglet, @johncmitcham, @Ellen_Boucher1 & Elizabeth Prevost discuss article publishing with @TheNACBS Grad & ECR Caucus today at 2pm ET!
Register here to join the Zoom! nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-graduat…
Looking forward to this discussion with @PriyaSatia, @seefryar, and @DrBrookeNewman on how historians can engage public discourse through historically-minded op-eds, podcasts/radio, and more!
Register at the link👇 to join us tomorrow, Feb 24!
First up is a workshop entitled “British Historians in the Media” on Thursday, February 24, featuring @seefryar, @PriyaSatia, and @DrBrookeNewman.
For more info: nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-graduat…
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The NACBS Grad and Early Career Caucus has released the schedule for its spring 2022 professional development series on zoom. Full schedule here:
nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-graduat…
@amhight
Girl Scout: Do you want to buy some cookies?
Me: Sure, I’ll take a box of Samoa’s
GS: …
Me: …the purple box
GS: I don’t know all the old names, but I know those were called Tagalongs (points at Tagalongs)
The most endearing drag 🥲👵🏼
Shocked to find out that my impending research trip means I have to be in specific places at specific times.
Turns out I haven’t been fully appreciating the bright side of not being able to do archival research for the last two years: not having to find housing for archival research trips
Considering changing my dissertation topic to a quantitative analysis of which British tv shows people tell me about when they find out I study British history.
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Extremely rude of academia to insist that we develop 'arguments' and 'ideas' rather than simply gather tasty anecdotes from the archives and publish them.
Fantastic piece in the Washington Post's Made By History column today by my @RUHistoryDept colleague @elhi_k on the forgotten, yet crucial, imperial history of the WWII bombing of Pearl Harbor.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
Come join @TheNACBS Grad Caucus’ virtual round table on “Careers Beyond the Professoriate” this Friday, Dec 3 from 4:00-5:30pm ET!
British Studies grads, ECRs, and the faculty who advise them all welcome!
Info and Zoom registration link here: nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-graduat…