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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · 14d

hello from baker nevada

Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · 25d

warmed my heart to see this pic of the uva community lined up to make their voices heard at the BOV meeting on Friday 🥲 www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

Did U.Va. violate freedom of information law during Friday’s Board meeting?

Martingayle said he believes the University is “highly likely” to lose in court if a member of the public who was denied entry Friday brought litigation.

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History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social · Sep 4

In public schools around the country, conservatives are succeeding in their long effort to replace the word “democracy” with “constitutional republic.” www.hnn.us/article/a-re...

A Republic, if They Can Force It

In public schools around the country, conservatives are succeeding in their long effort to replace the word “democracy” with “constitutional republic.”

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Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · Aug 27

When I think about the fact that universities are ALSO supposed to be repositories of knowledge and expertise you can't get elsewhere (and not just job training or even educational enterprises) I immediately go to ancient languages. I don't think ppl realize you can just lose them

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · Aug 27

There will be many casualties from UChicago ending ('pausing') PhD admissions in Humantities, but one which I am keenly aware of: this is close to a death sentence for teaching cuneiform in the United States (esp. Sumerian, Hittite, Elamite, Eblaite, Luwian) and it will affect the whole world.

Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Chicago has long helped to keep alive tiny fields & esoteric areas of humanistic study... Without the univ’s support, & the continued training of grad students who can keep these bodies of kn going, entire spheres of human learning might eventually blink out.” www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · Aug 27

Imagine the complicated and precious genius of the girl who made this embroidery sampler in 1811

The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

a 19th century embroidery sampler showing the solar system, the distance of the planets from the sun, and the length of time it takes each planet to circle the sun

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Aug 22

me every day waiting for a fun email

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Aug 19

for mixed feelings, I had a blast writing about medieval fan culture! feat. interviews with a couple of my fav colleagues Maggie Solberg and @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social

snag a print issue if you can the entire zine is glorious!!

www.mixedfeelings.earth/p/the-mediev...

Screaming, Crying, Throwing up: The Medieval Origins of Fandom

Since time immemorial, people have been screaming, crying, and throwing up over their faves. Today we swoon over anime characters, Lady Gaga, our K-Pop bias, etc. But many of the hallmarks of fandom —...

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Aug 18

packing up to leave Charlottesville today and it’s the small goodbyes that are getting me—the bakers at coucou rachou, my yoga teacher, the neighbors I wave to on dog walks. This place never felt big enough in my 20s but now its smallness feels so precious!

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · Jun 27

For locals still pissed about this - there's a 3pm protest planned at the Rotunda on federal overreach and university autonomy.

Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · Jun 27

Imagine how much work one could get done without all this shit.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Jun 27

absolutely fucked up and disasterous

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 27

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University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Jun 25

rock on!!!!!!

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 25

Zohran Mamdani’s all but certain upset in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City reverberated across the country on Wednesday, Here are the latest updates on the primary results.

Live Updates: Zohran Mamdani's Success in NYC Mayoral Primary Reverberates Across the Nation

While Zohran Mamdani pledges major changes in the city after his expected primary win, national Democrats look for lessons ahead of the midterms and Republicans see a new political target.

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · Jun 3

For @defector.com I wrote about a men’s-only rare book club in Cleveland with lots of groundhog decor defector.com/the-exclusiv...

The Exclusive Men's-Only Rare Books Club, And The Woman Who Has A Key | Defector

Last summer I attended Rare Book School at Princeton, which is about the tweediest thing a person can do. One humid day, after a morning spent squinting at Gutenberg Bibles, I sipped a coffee with Amy...

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Katherine Churchill @katherinechurchill.bsky.social · May 27

Back in February I wrote about 1950s women’s magazines, the polio vaccine rollout, and my phobia of jello salads for @myhnn.bsky.social !

History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social · May 27

The pages of 1950s lifestyle magazines offer a glimpse of a time when childhood vaccines were anything but controversial. www.hnn.us/article/good...

When Good Housekeeping Meant Getting Vaccinated Against Polio

The pages of 1950s lifestyle magazines offer a glimpse of a time when childhood vaccines were anything but controversial.

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · May 22

This is a major and potentially devastating escalation that surely will not survive a court challenge. In the meantime, though, that's 6,700 students thrown into chaos, fear, and uncertainty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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