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Tori Lee

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Assistant Professor of Classics at Davidson College | Assistant Editor at SCS Blog (prev. Eidolon) | AAACC Co-chair | CripAntiquity Secretary | Mets & Blue Devils | she/her

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · 22d

On October 18, from 2–3:30 pm EST / 11 am–12:30 pm PST, join us for a discussion with Thu Truong on her article “Ocean Vuong, Intertextuality, and the Limits of Interpretation,” which was awarded the prestigious John J. Winkler Prize in 2025!

Registration link available in bio.

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Liv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced 'leave') @profyarrow.bsky.social · Sep 2

I maintain this list and celebrate each new addition and funding improvement to allow all to access our discipline. It feels equally important to mark the rollback of past successes. Programs at UVa, Columbia, Cornell, and Rutgers, now no longer exist. RT pls. 1/ livyarrow.org/funded-mas-a...

Funded MAs and More

Additions and Corrections Welcome esp. for Fall 2025 applications! How to use this list. The organizational principles is application closing date. I have grouped by month–the later in the cycle th…

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 26

It actually got to the point that I've questioned the entire grading model, since it's easy to give mediocre AI writing a bad grade, but harder when everything either meets expectations or needs revision.

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 26

I use satisfaction grading as well, with opportunities for revision, and that didn't deter many of my students last semester. Even on optional assignments that were just personal reflections!

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

Oh, good to know! 🤦‍♀️ Thanks!

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

They technically can't do that, since the honor code includes a stipulation that students adhere to the guidelines for each course as determined by the professor. But you're right that I should include something about what the consequences of violation would be... off I go!

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was thinking translation? Or parsing forms? Maybe as an easier/more convenient dictionary? But honestly I don't really know, so I'm kind of hoping they tell me if/how they've used it in the past for Latin!

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

Also happy to share any sources I linked if anyone wants!

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

I do plan on having a discussion on the first day of class and am open to potentially (but not necessarily) amending based on student feedback.

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 24

I put this off until the very last minute, but I now have a generative AI statement for LAT 201. I'm sharing bc I have really appreciated seeing colleagues' examples (s/o @metalclassicist.bsky.social @thedancinggrad.bsky.social) & would like to contribute, but also bc I would love any feedback!

5. Generative AI is a powerful tool whose potential can be undermined by the harms it has caused and continues to cause (to the environment; by perpetuating racism, sexism, ableism, and other biases; by exploiting labor and intellectual property). Sometimes, it can be a useful study tool, while other times, it hinders the development of our own critical thinking skills (via hallucinations and misinformation). It is up to you to determine whether using generative AI in your daily life accords with your personal ethics; in this course, however, we will abide by some guidelines.
- If you use generative AI, you must use Davidson’s licensed versions (Amplify, Google Gemini, and others), which protect our data from being scraped for training publicly-accessible models.
- Your AI use must still follow the Honor Code, which means it must be clear whether work is generated by AI or by you. Passing off AI-generated work as your own constitutes plagiarism in this course.
- You may use generative AI for clarification or explanation only after you have already consulted the dictionaries and grammars listed in our course resources.
- You may use generative AI for formatting bibliographies for your projects.
- You may not use generative AI to translate Latin or to parse or provide grammatical forms.
You all have more experience with and understanding of generative AI than I do! Have you used it in the past in your Latin classes? How has it helped or hurt? I am open to reevaluating any of these guidelines after class discussion. If you are considering using generative AI in a way that is not listed here, or you are uncertain whether a usage would be allowed, please ask me! I strive to assume your best intentions, and an honest conversation is preferable to an ethically ambiguous decision. (Plus, I am happy to grant extensions!)

Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Lauren Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ppl who’re surprised about cuts to higher ed in blue states seem to think that disdain for humanities in particular & highered in general is limited to one side of the aisle. This isn’t true./1

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · Aug 18

Anyway, happy Monday! The Dean is shutting down my department - Religion & Culture, the only 1 of is kind in the country & home to the innovative Major in Humanities for Public Service. There is no immediate budgetary or political pressure for this decision

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Sasha Senderovich 🌻 @returnstosender.bsky.social · Aug 18

A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.

I've now been allowed and asked to share more details about what's going down at the University of Oregon, which involves imminent announcement of firings, among others, of tenure-track and tenured faculty. Given the units impacted (see below), please share this with your professional networks in related disciplines and start getting ready to put pressure (or begin putting pressure already) on the University of Oregon upper admin to abandon this alleged plan before they finalize it.

It appears that, with no prior consultations, the departments of Religion and Classics (two separate units), and the programs in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, German & Scandinavian, Judaic Studies, Arabic Studies, and Holocaust Studies (the latter five all parts of a previously-consolidated mega unit called the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages) are facing imminent announcement of elimination (expected the week of Sept 7), with layoffs of pre-tenure, tenured, and career faculty in these units. The reason given is "financial exigency" -- upper administrations of several universities across the country (and in blue states like Oregon also) appear to be giddy to use the context of Trump attacks on higher ed to dismantle the humanities.

Faculty at OU won a faculty union not long ago; this may be, in part, a retaliation for that, I've been told. The union is working with AAUP, etc.; my understanding is that the maximum spotlight is needed at this point.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Aug 14

One of the big lessons I try to leave audiences with is, on average, the humanities subsidize STEM fields. This is true across the country. Of course, it's an average, so there are exceptions. But the typical college uses humanities money to prop up STEM.

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · Aug 14

Forget your triremes, the strongest ship is mentorSHIP! Applications are now open for the 2025–26 AAACC + Mountaintop Coalition Mentorship Program! Sign up to be a mentor and/or a mentee by September 8! (You can be both!) Head to our website for details.

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Dominic Machado @dominicmachado.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sign up please! This has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my professional life!!!

Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · Aug 14

Forget your triremes, the strongest ship is mentorSHIP! Applications are now open for the 2025–26 AAACC + Mountaintop Coalition Mentorship Program! Sign up to be a mentor and/or a mentee by September 8! (You can be both!) Head to our website for details.

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Greg Given @greggiven.bsky.social · Aug 15

Broken record, I know, but I do have to say one thing re: this otherwise excellent piece.

Ando is right to lament the increased % of teaching done by “lecturers.” But framing them as “people with no formal contact with research” is misleading, and obscures a crucial piece of the puzzle. /1

Sam Crane @uselesstree.bsky.social · Aug 14

Have you seen this?

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump

The University of Chicago is in crisis. Under extraordinary financial strain, it has diminished its faculty-student ratio and hired hundreds of “lecturers”: teachers whom it pays little and whom it do...

www.compactmag.com

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CripAntiquity @cripantiquity.bsky.social · Jul 29

It has been a big month for CripAntiquity!

Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)

Three CripAntiquity board members in front of a lecture hall posing with the CripAntiquity contact information.

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Announcing our newly-elected officers for 2025-2027!

Co-Chairs: Tori Lee & Chris Waldo
Financial Officer: Ryan Masato Baldwin
Mentorship Coordinator: Dominic Machado
Outreach Officer: Allie Pohler
Programming Officer: Katherine Lu Hsu
Secondary Education Liaisons: Annie Huynh & Ethan Ganesh Warren

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Ballots for the 2023-2025 AAACC steering committee are now open! Please cast your vote by July 15.

Read more about the nominees: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Vote: forms.gle/p4B9JHimetQL...

2025 AAACC Elections: Ballot

The AAACC is holding its 2025 elections for new officers. Members may submit one ballot each. Candidates for open positions are listed below. The candidate statements are available here. The position...

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Curtis Dozier @curtisdozier.bsky.social · Jun 16

The terrorist in MN who murdered Melissa and Mark Hortman named his security company "Praetorian Guard Security Services." It's just a small piece of the picture, but when so many representations of ancient Rome idealize violence, a certain number of people are going to take that to heart

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · May 20

Positions are for two-year terms and include:

co-chairs (2),
a financial officer,
a programming officer,
an outreach officer,
a secondary education liaison,
and a mentorship coordinator.

Find out more about positions here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

AAACC Officer Descriptions

AAACC Officer Duties Last updated April 2021 Co-chairs (2): Organizing meetings with the other officers (every other month) and the Board of Directors (trimesterly w/ Board; once a year with both off...

docs.google.com

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Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus @aaacc.bsky.social · May 20

Officer nominations are now open for our 2025 elections! To run for a position, please fill out this form by June 15, 2025. You may self-nominate or nominate another member.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2025 AAACC Elections: Call for Officer Nominations

The AAACC is holding its 2025 elections for new officers. Members may run for any position listed below. You may self-nominate or nominate another member. If you nominate another member, you do not ne...

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SCS @scsclassics.bsky.social · May 15

Today on the blog, Michael Taylor reflects on the Roman army as a multi-ethnic force, where the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion underpinned its effectiveness in the field.

www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...

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