@HoughtonLib is proud to announce the launch of a years-long effort to make primary sources by and about African Americans and the diaspora available digitally. This site offers collections and context, and we invite you to explore!
Visit: curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/sl…
ALT Collection launch: 1000 digital objects, 6 new historical essays, 3 new collection guides, 1 new teaching unit
In Advice: Changing careers is a process of unlearning old ways of being, as much as it is one of learning new ways of thinking about yourself. bit.ly/3c2aaMc
The irony of removing paid leave to placate a man is not lost on any of us whose family planning had to include banking sick leave and never taking a day off for over a year just so you could pay your bills while caring for a newborn.
1. 🧵 Tomorrow, the @BORUSG is expected to vote to end tenure for Georgia's public universities. The AAUP has warned that this move will destroy protections for academic freedom, which is indispensable for the quality of teaching and research in higher education.
This week on #Sawbones, we discuss a medicine that with an extremely high degree of efficacy can prevent the spread of HIV. But there are a few problems. It’s costly, not enough people know about it, and it’s the center of a protracted legal battle.
themcelroy.family/2021/10/5/…
Support legislation that would require institutions to reach a 75% tenure-track workforce to receive federal funding. Read the MLA statement and contact Senator Patty Murray, chair of the drafting committee, to advocate for this law. mla.org/About-Us/Governance/…
“I just feel like my expertise is consistently undermined,” said a public-health professor. “Like, you’ll ask me just to say that you asked, but you have no intention of implementing any of the advice that I’m giving you.”
chronicle.com/article/morale…
Get ready! Just a few weeks until our 2021 National Book Festival! Ten days of books, authors, Q&As, events, broadcasts, podcasts & more. Dozens of your favorites who share their love of reading: "Open a Book, Open the World" -- more at loc.gov/bookfest/?loclr=twlo…#NatBookFest
ALT Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 17-26. loc.gov/bookfest
In the 1950s, Thalidomide was rolled out, and what followed was a tragic story. This week on #Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee and Justin attempt to untangle this murky narrative, and highlight the doctor who kept this disaster from claiming more lives.
themcelroy.family/2021/8/24/…
NEWS: @levarburton will host a TV special introducing the 2021 #NatBookFest and its exciting lineup of authors, poets and writers. "Open a Book, Open the World: The Library of Congress National Book Festival," will premiere on Sept. 12 on @PBS. loc.gov/item/prn-21-044/leva…
To all those who think a woman using a title she earned is silly, ask yourself why you would prefer her to use a title that signals her marital status? What on earth is that about? #FLOTUSDrJillBiden works fine for me. #PhDsAreDoctors
GEORGIA: The January 5 runoff elections for control of the U.S. Senate are fast approaching. Make your voice heard by requesting your ballot now at ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov#LetsGetItDoneAgain#gapol
Can we stop saying "for those of you not comfortable attending X event" and instead say the truth, "for those of you who know its not safe to attend an event with a crowd of people in a pandemic"?
Please consider signing my college's community support statement. The county where DSC is has a 25% increase since last week, and GA saw a staggering 60% increase in new cases since the week before.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Hey, @xfinity how come you text assistant and call service robot only keep routing me to other bots rather than actually putting me in contact with some who can solve my problem?