Anthropologist, curator. Author of The Accidental Slaveowner. Director of Special Projects, The Natural History Museum

Joined March 2009
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Excited to see some healthy competition between MSU's two famous bears. Let the growl match begin! May the best ursus win! @the_better_bear @MSUMuseumBear x.com/the_better_bear/status…

This campus isn't big enough for 2 bears.
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Thrilled to see the new Museum avatar, our big brown bear, roaming the museum! x.com/MSUMuseum/status/91124…

22 Sep 2017
Welcome to the newest member of the #MSU Museum! @MSUMuseumBear
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Thrilled to be seeing @MSUMuseumBear getting the news coverage you deserve! x.com/MSUMuseum/status/90797…

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Fascinating article; declining salmon consumption by brown bears means that soil near rivers lacks the nutrients once brought inland. x.com/MSUMuseumBear/status/9…

So, I WAS right! Climate change means less of that delicious salmon, well i guess berries are OK too... bit.ly/2iDSddE
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Please follow @MSUMuseumBear the new twitter feed from the MSU Museum. I mused on the bear at museum.msu.edu/?q=node/475 Now he's come to life!

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KUOW published about slavery object Ashley’s Sack, with direct link to their 14 minute radio interview with me: kuow.org/post/slave-mothers-…

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The mystery behind an intriguing Lowcountry slave object, "Ashley's Sack," may have been solved charlestoncitypaper.com/TheB… via @chasCityPaper

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Press release on my new research on Ashley's Sack, a heartbreaking object of memory at the new Smithsonian African American museum x.com/CentralWashU/status/80…

6 Dec 2016
Story behind Smithsonian “Ashley’s Sack" uncovered by CWU Professor Mark Auslander. cwu.edu/story-behind-smithso…
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Listen to a WABE radio interview about my book" The Accidental Slaveowner": publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/…

Mark Auslander's upcoming talks about The Accidental Slaveowner listed at: theaccidentalslaveowner.com/…

I'm being interviewed about my new book The Accidental Slaveowner on Mon, 11/21 at 9:20 am PST on kuow.org

Emory University Bd of Trustees officially expresses 'regret' for slavery. see: http://theaccidentalslaveowner.com/?p=375

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Consider supporting Lynn LInnemeier's great public art project on slavery and memory via Kickstarter at http://kck.st/dLKhwV

Please read about my forthcoming book "The Accidental Slaveowner," from the U of Georgia Press, at http://theaccidentalslaveowner.com/

Do you want a smoothie?
Why make a Facebook profile for a Holocaust victim? See: http://culturalproductions.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-holocaust-memorials.html

I have my ID Should I come to Widner?