Cathy Nesci
cathydenice.bsky.social
Cathy Nesci
@cathydenice.bsky.social
Academic at UC Santa Barbara, teaching French Studies, the urban humanities, contemporary world literature, gender studies, the health humanities and disability studies, Shoah and genocide studies! and proud of it! Picture credit: artist Jeanne Boadella
The Indivisible Demonstration and the Fearless Grandmothers of Santa Barbara on April 5: we wrote Hands off in the sand.
April 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The current administration is continuing the demise of DEI
: The NEH Awards for Faculty at HSIs competition is cancelled for FY2026 and not accepting applications. The NEH Summer Stipends program will not be reoffered. Still some money for research if portal remains open? www.neh.gov/grants/resea...
Fellowships
Supports individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
www.neh.gov
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Joel Swanson's article for *Slate* about teaching Jewish Studies in the age of Trump, whose administration is "instrumentalizing Jews and Jewish safety, turning us into scapegoats for a larger crackdown on higher education across the country.” slate.com/life/2025/03...
I Teach Jewish Studies. There’s a Bitter Irony to What the Trump Administration Is Asking of My Campus.
Students were willing to be honest in class. Now they're worried.
slate.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM