2021 03 01 tweets
RT @DHatMSU: REMINDER: Register for the #MSUGlobalDH Symposium! Join us April 12-15, 2021 for a fabulous event. The program is live at http…
RT @humcommons: Join us on March 30th from 12:00-1:30pm EDT for Online Communities and Transformative Justice, a conversation and CORE depo…
I’m belatedly reading Johann Neem’s *What’s the Purpose of College?*, which begins with a clear statement of a central problem in higher ed today: our institutions have been led to focus on how to deliver more degrees, rather than on what a good college education should be.
Replying to @kfitz
That is perhaps overstating the case. And most folks who work on campus really genuinely believe in the mission. *I* genuinely believe in the mission. But the institutional mechanics sure look a lot like a pyramid scheme, if you tilt your head right.
Replying to @kfitz
It’s taken this long for it to really sink in how much the entire enterprise resembles multi-level marketing, if with more stirring mission and vision statements.
Replying to @kfitz
And, not incidentally, more tuition dollars. Universities are able to keep themselves solvent by keeping the demand for degrees up, by keeping the sales pitch going. You too can obtain this credential which can open up a better life.
Replying to @kfitz
It’s a straightforward point, but one that made a couple of things fall into place for me. Universities have to deliver more degrees because they have been tasked with the primary goal of feeding the economy: more credentials, more workers, more growth.
Replying to @kfitz
I think I may have to go lie down.
Replying to @kfitz
It’s the Education Gospel. It’s @tressiemcphd’s Lower Ed. It’s the selling of the degree, rather than the transformative potential of the time spent learning. It’s Dead Poets Society run by the Wolf of Wall Street.
Replying to @sharonmleon
Seriously: put me back on the production line and take away my time to think!
Ooooohhh this is amazing! https://twitter.com/stakats/status/1367407872041172996
RT @sharonmleon: Today is great day to show some love to the open source software dev teams who have been knocking it out of the park for w…
RT @dancohen: Incredible update to Zotero \(beta\): fantastic built-in PDF reader with many annotation features; better notes; a new tabbed i…
We’re hiring! The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University and the MSU Libraries are searching for a WordPress/BuddyPress Developer to join the MESH Research team in supporting Humanities Commons. https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/505980/wpbp-developer-humanities-commons-information-technologist-ii
RT @achdotorg: Have you renewed your ACH membership? Interested in joining for the first time? To join/renew, visit https://members.ach.org/…
This is SO HUGELY exciting! Enormous congratulations to @DrYoFiggy and @jmjafrx and the rest of the Electronic Marronage community! @DHatMSU https://twitter.com/DrYoFiggy/status/1367583759479013379
Replying to @DrYoFiggy, @jmjafrx and @DHatMSU
Forgive my automatic typing. *Electric Marronage! \(Which this time wanted to come out as “eclectic,” sheesh\.\) @e_marronage
Replying to @shannonmattern
Oooh, congratulations! I can’t wait to read this.
Replying to @DrYoFiggy
Ohhhhhh what a cutie! ❤️
Replying to @toddbutler, @CASatWSU and @CASatWSU_Dean
Fantastic news — congratulations!
RT @humcommons: Today we're launching Commons Highlights -- a new series highlighting groups, sites, and organizations that make the Common…
RT @humcommons: Today we're excited to introduce the @oabooksnetwork
who seek to foster discussion about OA books. They've developed an ac…
RT @oabooksnetwork: We're thrilled to be featured in this article on @humcommons! Humanities Commons has been a brilliant platform for us a…
RT @paigecmorgan: There's still time to join or renew your ACH membership, and get all the benefits, including voting in our current electi…
RT @quinnanya: I used to dread ACH renewal time, but thanks to the hard work of the infrastructure committee, now it's a breeze! And also w…
Replying to @thomasgpadilla and @CRL_Global
HEY! Congratulations, Thomas — looking forward to seeing what you do!
\(Does this mean you’ll be just down the road here?\)
RT @achdotorg: ACH elections are open! The ballot closes March 15th. To vote, visit https://members.ach.org/home/ach-elections/
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
My own personal favorite signoff typo is “Beset”.
Replying to @jtauber and @quinnanya
Thanks for this! We’ve got some projects coming up \(spoiler alert: website redesign\) that could use some help if you’re of a mind…
Soooooo looking forward to reading this! Congrats, Jess! https://twitter.com/j_zimms/status/1369284035546128387
I had the privilege of presenting my work to the board of trustees back in September. It was a challenge to get everything I wanted to share about the future of the university as a knowledge commons into 8 minutes, but I’m so glad to have had the opportunity. https://twitter.com/msuresearch/status/1369332278627868673
RT @kfitz: We’re hiring! The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University and the MSU Libraries are searching for a WordPress/Bud…
Replying to @samplereality
Sooooo jealous!
I owe Naomi Klein so many apologies for the number of times I’ve had to remind myself which one of them is which.
Replying to @mia_out
Ahahahhhahahahahaaa
RT @mia_out: @kfitz I find this really helps https://twitter.com/iphone_venez/status/1365325129941737473
Replying to @cplong and @samplereality
Not that I’ve heard. I’ve been following along at https://forums.zotero.org. @zotero
Replying to @sharonmleon
I have a Synology NAS hooked to our house network, with both of us Time Machining to it. Plus using it for media storage. @EthanWatrall pointed me in this direction, and I love it.
Replying to @dancohen
Two: the oven and the microwave.
Replying to @dancohen
Ha!
RT @achdotorg: One more day to vote in the ACH elections! To learn more about the candidates and vote, visit https://members.ach.org/home/ach-elections/
Replying to @elotroalex, @sharonmleon, @jmjafrx and @roopikarisam
I’m pretty sure @s2ceball was my inspiration!
Replying to @ernestopriego
Oh, Ernesto. I am so, so sorry to hear of this loss. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
RT @humcommons: We're looking for a WordPress/BuddyPress Developer to join the MESH Research team in supporting Humanities Commons. Come jo…
I’ve been testing these and BOY are you in for a treat. https://twitter.com/stakats/status/1371758092568965122
Replying to @BerondaM and @PlantLessons
OH! Congratulations! It’s the most exciting thing. I can’t wait to get my copy!
Replying to @JeremiahCoogan, @James_M_Tucker, @JAndrewCowan, @ChristophHeilig, @humcommons and @arxiv
Somewhat amusingly, "arXiv for the humanities" is how we pitched Humanities Commons -- and especially CORE -- in early grant proposals. What features or aspects of arXiv would you like to see in the Commons?
Replying to @JeremiahCoogan, @James_M_Tucker, @JAndrewCowan, @ChristophHeilig, @humcommons and @arxiv
Ah, this is good to hear. We’ve got incorporating the FAST schema on our near-term roadmap!
Replying to @JeremiahCoogan, @James_M_Tucker, @JAndrewCowan, @ChristophHeilig, @humcommons, @arxiv and @ORCID_Org
Ah, we’re working on that, too! The key bit of slowdown has to do with our staffing levels at the moment. But we’re hiring! Do share this with anyone who might be interested: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/505980/wpbp-developer-humanities-commons-information-technologist-ii
RT @humcommons: Don't forget to register for the Online Communities and Transformative Justice CORE deposit party on March 30th at 12pm EDT…
RT @rokwon: easy things to do:
- if you hear anyone repeat the bullshit that these attacks weren't racist, tell them to shut the fuck up
-…
RT @CALMSU: Don’t miss the 6th annual Global Digital Humanities Symposium, which will be held virtually April 12-15! REGISTER for free by A…
OH HEY https://twitter.com/xina/status/1372607213336883201
Replying to @atrubek, @tcarmody and @wynkenhimself
Yes yes yes.
Replying to @atrubek, @tcarmody and @wynkenhimself
I am on the old end of GenX, and Obama et al are WAY older than me, in many ways beyond the calendrical. And Winona over Ally Sheedy any day.
Replying to @atrubek, @tcarmody, @wynkenhimself, @karenmcgrane, @phillydesign and @vcmcguire
EXACTLY.
Applications close on Tuesday, March 23 — come join us and help shape the future of the scholarly commons! https://twitter.com/humcommons/status/1371548199664693254
Such a great project! I’m so glad to have gotten to be part of it. https://twitter.com/JulianChambliss/status/1373005400824553473
Replying to @loriemerson
I honest to god had a moment of not remembering having written that. I’m glad it resonates!
Got my first shot today. HUGE props to Sparrow’s team at Frandor for a ridiculously efficient drive-through process. And now I am taking advantage of my mild light-headedness and lying down for a bit.
Replying to @jackjewers
Ooh, I hadn’t considered ice cream. That may need to be rectified! :)
RT @martin_eve: Communities, Commoning, Open Access and the Humanities: An Interview with Martin Eve
https://www.westminsterpapers.org/article/id/919/
Replying to @RahawaHaile
Sending you all the ❤️, Rahawa. And here’s to miracles — I can’t wait to read it.
Replying to @DrYoFiggy and @BerondaM
I wish I could tell you how jealous I’ve been watching all these early arrivals! Still waiting for my preorder to be filled 😥
If you are not reading @tressiemcphd’s ESSAYING you are Missing. Out. This morning’s post on theory, “clarity,” and the underpinnings of the fight for control of The Discourse is killer. https://tressie.substack.com/p/resisting-the-call-of-exceptionalism?r=f03d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
Replying to @Kelley_Kreitz, @alanyliu, @roopikarisam, @jsench, @MLAnews, @HumanitiesAll and @EdwardWhitley
Just to be sure I’m understanding the question: you’re looking for places that have deployed budget models that privilege collaboration rather than competition for majors and butts in seats? Honestly, if you find good examples, I would like to hear about them too.
I am wearing a pair of blue jeans. They’re my oldest and softest pair, but nevertheless: this is the equivalent of pre-pandemic me deciding to put on a cocktail dress just for the heck of it.
Replying to @Kelley_Kreitz
Thanks for that, Kelley! I’m keeping my ears open for better models, and will hope to hear more from others, too.
RT @achdotorg: .@achdotorg is thrilled to announce the results of the 2021 Exec Council elections! Congrats to our three newest Exec member…
RT @DHatMSU: Join MSU commons in conjunction with @humcommons for Online Communities and Transformative: A conversation and CORE deposit pa…
Replying to @BerondaM
Nice! I got creation, gratitude, self-care. I’ll embrace that. \(And am still eagerly awaiting my pre\-ordered copy\!\)
Replying to @sbanetweiser, @AnnenbergPenn and @USCAnnenberg
SBW!!! Such amazing news! Huge congratulations and can’t wait to see you again back on this side.
And what kind of heartless must you be if your response as a bystander is to close your door? https://twitter.com/pronounced_ing/status/1376874222778191878
Enormously important work — I can’t wait to dig into this! https://twitter.com/Educopia/status/1376898850422620170
Replying to @DrYoFiggy and @CrazedNYRican
Oh, Yomaira, I am so sorry for your loss. 💙
Hooray, finally!!! So looking forward to reading @BerondaM @PlantLessons
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#openinfra #openscience #openaccess #data4good https://t.co/…
RT @achdotorg: ICYMI - We have three new Exec Council members in ACH: @BlackDigitalHum @LGauth19 @jenniferisve. Join us in congratulating t…
Oh, like no one in the previous administration ever pooped on the floor sheesh. https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1377269841158103048
This. It took a professional writer breaking it down for me, sadly, but every time an academic takes on uncompensated labor \(because we can\), we undercut the ability of others to support themselves through their work. https://twitter.com/timmaughan/status/1377316682474139654
Replying to @kfitz
Yes, we’re sort of paid by our institutions to write and give talks and so forth. But if publications and speaking venues can get us super cheap or even free, why would they consider properly paying those who rely on that income?
Replying to @kfitz
It’s still work. And it should be paid.
Replying to @timmaughan
You too!