Alexis Henshaw
@profhenshaw.bsky.social
Ph.D. Poli Sci/IR. Why Women Rebel (2017), Insurgent Women (2019), Digital Frontiers in Gender & Security (2023), Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity (2024).
When everyone is "evolving" toward the same strategic identity (i.e., more STEM, less humanities/fine arts/social sciences), who can claim to have a distinct identity anymore?
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Mary Baldwin: Speculation rampant on future of Staunton campus
The Board of Trustees at Mary Baldwin University has voted to discontinue more than 15 academic minors at the end of the current year.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When everyone is "evolving" toward the same strategic identity (i.e., more STEM, less humanities/fine arts/social sciences), who can claim to have a distinct identity anymore?
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augustafreepress.com/news/changes...
Watching everyone else's new pubs come out while your MS is languishing in peer review purgatory.
squidward from spongebob looks out a window
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Watching everyone else's new pubs come out while your MS is languishing in peer review purgatory.
One lesson here is that the "cost of living" message resonates. Another is that data centers will be on the ballot in #GA in 2026. Any party serious about winning statewide needs to have a plan for regulation & managing demands on resources.
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‘Landslide’ PSC sweep jolts Georgia Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms
Georgia Democrats put Republicans 'on notice' ahead of 2026 midterms with Public Service Commission wins.
www.ajc.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
One lesson here is that the "cost of living" message resonates. Another is that data centers will be on the ballot in #GA in 2026. Any party serious about winning statewide needs to have a plan for regulation & managing demands on resources.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
I had to stand in line for an off-year election with only two races on the ballot. You love to see it. #GA #vote
a knight with a helmet and a sword says " this is the way "
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November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you are in #GA today, don't sleep on the PSC election. The future of nuclear, solar, and the impact of data center development are on the ballot.
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A quick guide to Georgia’s 2025 Public Service Commission elections
When to vote, who’s eligible, and the candidates running in the Georgia Public Service Commission elections.
www.wabe.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you are in #GA today, don't sleep on the PSC election. The future of nuclear, solar, and the impact of data center development are on the ballot.
www.wabe.org/a-quick-guid...
www.wabe.org/a-quick-guid...
FYI, there are some good research methods & resource texts in this sale!
Just a reminder: the @princetonupress.bsky.social 70% off sale ends on 31 October, so if there is a book included in the sale list that you've been wanting, this would be the time to place an order for it. #Booksky
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October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
FYI, there are some good research methods & resource texts in this sale!
At least once a day, I think about the fact that we're being pressured to make college-aged students interact with these systems w/a minimum of critical reflection or mental health support on campus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Opinion | I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
At least once a day, I think about the fact that we're being pressured to make college-aged students interact with these systems w/a minimum of critical reflection or mental health support on campus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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To sum up, a majority of Americans think universities are doing a fair-to-poor job of preparing students for "well-paying" jobs in "today's economy," but a majority also think universities are doing a good/VG/excellent job advancing innovation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1/2
Seven-in-ten Americans now say the higher education system in the United States is generally going in the wrong direction – up from 56% who said this in 2020. www.pewresearch.org/...
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
To sum up, a majority of Americans think universities are doing a fair-to-poor job of preparing students for "well-paying" jobs in "today's economy," but a majority also think universities are doing a good/VG/excellent job advancing innovation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1/2
This is so sad. The victim had just started a lecturer position in the fine arts at a public university in GA. She was probably considered "lucky" to have a FT job in her field, yet she had to live away from her family and clearly in an unsafe situation... 1/
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CSU professor accidentally shot by roommate who mistook her for intruder
A Columbus State University professor was accidentally shot and killed by her roommate early Monday morning in what authorities are calling a tragic case of mistaken identity.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is so sad. The victim had just started a lecturer position in the fine arts at a public university in GA. She was probably considered "lucky" to have a FT job in her field, yet she had to live away from her family and clearly in an unsafe situation... 1/
www.wtvm.com/2025/10/14/c...
www.wtvm.com/2025/10/14/c...
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@saskiabr.bsky.social and I wrote in @foreignpolicy.com about the dismantling of gender equality architecture in U.S. foreign policy, including offices that were created more than six decades ago with bipartisan consensus. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@saskiabr.bsky.social and I wrote in @foreignpolicy.com about the dismantling of gender equality architecture in U.S. foreign policy, including offices that were created more than six decades ago with bipartisan consensus. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Part of getting things done is accepting that there will be unproductive days when you simply have to say, "I did the best I could."
a woman in a blue dress is standing in front of a bed with an alarm clock on the nightstand that says 4:20
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October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Part of getting things done is accepting that there will be unproductive days when you simply have to say, "I did the best I could."
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The preliminary program for #ISA2026 has been released. Visit buff.ly/JaoFN9h to check it out! Register by 10/24 to remain in the program.
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The preliminary program for #ISA2026 has been released. Visit buff.ly/JaoFN9h to check it out! Register by 10/24 to remain in the program.
Caught this documentary last night. A truly impressive behind-the-scenes look at Ardern's time as PM. #NZ
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Watch Prime Minister (HBO) on HBO Max. Plans start at $9.99/month. An intimate documentary chronicling Jacinda Ardern's unexpected journey as New Zealand's 40th Prime Minister.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Caught this documentary last night. A truly impressive behind-the-scenes look at Ardern's time as PM. #NZ
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I feel like this is going under the radar, but it is potentially devastating for news outlets & publishers.
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Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results
In a March 2025 analysis, Google users who encountered an AI summary were less likely to click on links to other websites than users who did not see one.
www.pewresearch.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I feel like this is going under the radar, but it is potentially devastating for news outlets & publishers.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Congrats, you invented office hours and writing workshops, only without the capacity for critical perspective and you have to drain a small town's water supply to do it.
October 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Congrats, you invented office hours and writing workshops, only without the capacity for critical perspective and you have to drain a small town's water supply to do it.
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This new column by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social makes me think about when I recently had to talk to the police for yet another safety plan, I tried to “lighten” the mood by saying that we all knew this wasn’t my first rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This new column by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social makes me think about when I recently had to talk to the police for yet another safety plan, I tried to “lighten” the mood by saying that we all knew this wasn’t my first rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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Due Tomorrow! Submit to the @poppublicsphere.bsky.social's Call for Papers, “Political Science and the University.”
How does university education shape political attitudes and behavior? How did the pandemic affect higher education? View submission guidelines and submit today: buff.ly/9X51I3v
How does university education shape political attitudes and behavior? How did the pandemic affect higher education? View submission guidelines and submit today: buff.ly/9X51I3v
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September 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Due Tomorrow! Submit to the @poppublicsphere.bsky.social's Call for Papers, “Political Science and the University.”
How does university education shape political attitudes and behavior? How did the pandemic affect higher education? View submission guidelines and submit today: buff.ly/9X51I3v
How does university education shape political attitudes and behavior? How did the pandemic affect higher education? View submission guidelines and submit today: buff.ly/9X51I3v
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So what's more likely? That AI is an imminently world-shattering tech innovation or that a frenzy of PR created a massive hype and over-investment bubble for what will end up a humdrum advance that shifts employment around a bit & changes some workflows? I know where I'm at, at the moment
So what's more likely? That AI is an imminently world-shattering tech innovation or that a frenzy of PR created a massive hype and over-investment bubble for what will end up a humdrum advance that shifts employment around a bit & changes some workflows? I know where I'm at, at the moment
The artificial intelligence industry has a big problem: 95% of companies that try AI aren’t making any money from it, according to a recent report.
Most companies aren’t seeing a return on AI investments. This tech CEO wants to change that | CNN Business
The artificial intelligence industry has a big problem: 95% of companies that try AI aren’t making any money from it, according to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last month. O...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
HMMMM
So what's more likely? That AI is an imminently world-shattering tech innovation or that a frenzy of PR created a massive hype and over-investment bubble for what will end up a humdrum advance that shifts employment around a bit & changes some workflows? I know where I'm at, at the moment
So what's more likely? That AI is an imminently world-shattering tech innovation or that a frenzy of PR created a massive hype and over-investment bubble for what will end up a humdrum advance that shifts employment around a bit & changes some workflows? I know where I'm at, at the moment
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“The president just said he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that ‘we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,’ referring to urban areas within the United States.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Update from Shawn McCreesh
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September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The president just said he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that ‘we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,’ referring to urban areas within the United States.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
1/x For no particular reason, a thread of books to remind you that gender matters to international security. #polisky
@oraszekely.bsky.social, Jessica, and I wrote Insurgent Women to highlight the involvement of women in multiple conflicts.
press.georgetown.edu/Book/Insurge...
@oraszekely.bsky.social, Jessica, and I wrote Insurgent Women to highlight the involvement of women in multiple conflicts.
press.georgetown.edu/Book/Insurge...
Insurgent Women
press.georgetown.edu
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/x For no particular reason, a thread of books to remind you that gender matters to international security. #polisky
@oraszekely.bsky.social, Jessica, and I wrote Insurgent Women to highlight the involvement of women in multiple conflicts.
press.georgetown.edu/Book/Insurge...
@oraszekely.bsky.social, Jessica, and I wrote Insurgent Women to highlight the involvement of women in multiple conflicts.
press.georgetown.edu/Book/Insurge...
People of #polisky (IR), a quick reminder that deadlines for @isanet.bsky.social Women's Caucus Awards (and many others) close Oct. 1. Why not nominate yourself or a qualified colleague?
1. The Gerner Grant for Professional Development (early career scholars)
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1. The Gerner Grant for Professional Development (early career scholars)
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Deborah Gerner Grant For Professional Development
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September 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
People of #polisky (IR), a quick reminder that deadlines for @isanet.bsky.social Women's Caucus Awards (and many others) close Oct. 1. Why not nominate yourself or a qualified colleague?
1. The Gerner Grant for Professional Development (early career scholars)
www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
1. The Gerner Grant for Professional Development (early career scholars)
www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...