Professor of Sociology and Public Policy @UCRiverside. I study #highereducation, the professions, and American politics.
Joined November 2018
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15 Nov 2018
Here's my first tweet. Site under construction. Stay tuned for news about higher ed and my new book. #soctwitter #highered
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20 Feb 2023
Son in law Will Sommer's book on QAnon is out. Here's a link to the NY Times review: nytimes.com/2023/02/20/books…
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8 Mar 2022
"U.S. Universities Under the Microscope"
Podcast with Steven Brint
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8 Mar 2022
Next week! Tuesday, March 15 at 1 PM Pacific/4 PM Eastern
Social Justice and Academic Freedom: The Views of Scientists and Engineers on Diversity Policies, Anti-Racism, and Free Speech"
Join Zoom Meeting
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4 Feb 2022
The Republican National Committee has declared the January 6 insurrection "legitimate political discourse." Decent Republicans will drop their registration now. It is long past time to draw the line against this dangerous organization.
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11 Jan 2022
New piece in Washington Post:
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Drawn from a new paper in Socius:
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3 Mar 2021
Corrected link for "Intimidation, Silencing, Fear & Academic Freedom" Thursday, March 4 at 12:30 PM Pacific:
ucr.zoom.us/j/92396480568?pw…
1 Mar 2021
Colloquium: Intimidation, Silencing, Fear & Academic Freedom
Steven Brint
Thursday, March 4
12:30-2:00 PM Pacific
Zoom link: ucr.zoom.us/j/92396480568
Sponsors: Department of Sociology, Center for Ideas & Society (UC Riverside), & Center for Studies in Higher Ed (UC Berkeley)
16 Nov 2020
The end of the Roman Republic under Caesar and Augustus was preceded by earlier episodes that opened their way: first the Graachi Brothers and then Sulla and Marius. We should think of Trump as only one in what could be a continuing line of assault on our political institutions.
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16 Nov 2020
After controlling Covid and reviving the economy, shoring up democratic institutions should be the next priority for the Biden Administration. The stress test of the last four years has left our political institutions greatly weakened.
16 Nov 2020
Back from a brief hiking holiday in Joshua Tree. Nice break in the action.
7 Nov 2020
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Moving to hear the bells of Paris ringing for the Biden-Harris victory!
It's time to heal not just the country, but the planet.
7 Nov 2020
Bells are ringing in Paris, France.
The world celebrates with us.
From Aliaèna
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