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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6d

With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.

Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com

Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com

The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com

WBEZ: @wbez.org

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

I am, as ever, immensely grateful to Duncan MacRae, @carlosfnorena.bsky.social, Lisa Pieraccini, and Erich Gruen, as well as to Myles Lavan and the anonymous reviewers of the JRS, for their generous feedback and generative critiques. Any errors are my own.

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

I began this research project back in the summer of 2020, when it was unclear when I would regain full access to an academic library, much less visit the tomb. I therefore feel particularly lucky to be able to share the final product from my temporary home here in Rome.

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

In the article, I examine the famous Scipionic epitaphs in their original context to position the tomb as a site for relational engagement with the past, where family history was articulated through an ongoing dialogue with the dead.

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

I am thrilled to share that my article, “Hoc Saxsum: History as Conversation inside the Tomb of the Scipios” is now available on the Journal of Roman Studies website via FirstView. (It’s also open access!)

Hoc Saxsum: History as Conversation inside the Tomb of the Scipios | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core

Hoc Saxsum: History as Conversation inside the Tomb of the Scipios

www.cambridge.org

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you so much, Seth! Your work on historical culture has been so important to my engagement with the tomb, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to discuss it with you last year.

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you so much, Carlos!

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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 2

Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else.

They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.

Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 1

Bloodbath in Indiana higher ed as public colleges and universities ordered to eliminate 20% of all degree programs, apparently based purely on student demand (=enrollments) and not any rational calculation of need or value.

www.ipm.org/news-section...

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees

Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

www.ipm.org

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · May 18

According to a 2021 report, the University of California system:

• generated $82B in economic activity in California

• supported 529K jobs in the state

• generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received

Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 18

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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ACLU @aclu.org · May 11

Rümeysa Öztürk speaks after her release from ICE detention and return to Massachusetts.

We'll keep pushing for freedom and justice for Rümeysa and other scholars like her who've been targeted for exercising their First Amendment rights.

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Apr 29

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

kfor.com

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · Apr 24

I am delighted to share that I have been awarded a Rome Prize fellowship with the American Academy in Rome. I am eternally grateful to my UC Berkeley friends, mentors, and colleagues who made this journey possible.

Announcing the 2025–2026 Rome Prize Winners

The American Academy in Rome announced today the winners of the 2025–26 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships.

www.aarome.org

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · Apr 23

353 signatories so far on the @aacu.org Call! AMAZING work by their team. Take a look - organized by the presidents' last names (not the institutions or associations). Is your college/university or academic organization there? #academicsky #skystorians #edusky #higher www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U

A Call for Constructive Engagement

www.aacu.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 1

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Apr 1

I am Jewish.

I have spent literally my entire life on university campuses.

I was the child of two Jewish professors.

Since kindergarten I have spent exactly one year as neither a student nor a professor.

I have, on occasion, experienced antisemitism. But never on a university campus.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Mar 11

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

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Bryce Tuttle @bryce-tuttle.com · Aug 13

New from me and at @maxmmiller.bsky.social in @theprospect.bsky.social on the Robinson-Patman Act.

Thank you to @ddayen.bsky.social for all his help getting this over the line!

prospect.org/economy/2024...

Stopping Excessive Market Power Before It Grows Into Monopoly

The Robinson-Patman Act is mischaracterized as punishing low prices. It’s actually about preventing powerful monopolies that raise prices in the future.

prospect.org

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Darcy Tuttle @darcytuttle.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thank you so much!

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