EricSchlereth.bsky.social
@ericschlereth.bsky.social
Historian of North America and the early United States. Author of a couple books, Quitting the Nation (https://bit.ly/3HS2Z8W) and An Age of Infidels (https://bit.ly/4br3EvT). Jacques Pépin super fan.
Jotwell Legal History:
Allison Brownell Tirres, A Nation of Emigrants: Understanding Citizenship from the Inside Out, JOTWELL (August 26, 2025) (reviewing Eric R. Schlereth, Quitting the Nation: Emigrant Rights in North America (2024)), legalhist.jotwell.com/a-nation-of-....
Allison Brownell Tirres, A Nation of Emigrants: Understanding Citizenship from the Inside Out, JOTWELL (August 26, 2025) (reviewing Eric R. Schlereth, Quitting the Nation: Emigrant Rights in North America (2024)), legalhist.jotwell.com/a-nation-of-....
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Advocates of higher ed did heroic work rallying against this monstrous bill, but its passage was probably preordained. It's custom-made for today's Republican Party. It centralizes power in the executive; undermines education and critical thinking; censors speech; and attacks imaginary wokeness.
Texas legislators just passed a bill that
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House
Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.
www.texastribune.org
May 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Advocates of higher ed did heroic work rallying against this monstrous bill, but its passage was probably preordained. It's custom-made for today's Republican Party. It centralizes power in the executive; undermines education and critical thinking; censors speech; and attacks imaginary wokeness.
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SHEAR invites all to attend this upcoming webinar: “Getting the Most Out of Conferences.”
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
May 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
SHEAR invites all to attend this upcoming webinar: “Getting the Most Out of Conferences.”
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
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$200k from Mellon to each of the humanities councils that lost funding from NEH (which is mandated funding in the NEH legislation). It's one time and won't fill the budget hole, but v good to see.
Breaking News: The Mellon Foundation announced $15 million to support state humanities councils after federal aid cancellations left some in danger of collapse. The endowment provides crucial support to museums, historical sites, cultural festivals and community projects.
Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils
The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part of a pivot toward President Trump’s priorities.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
$200k from Mellon to each of the humanities councils that lost funding from NEH (which is mandated funding in the NEH legislation). It's one time and won't fill the budget hole, but v good to see.
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Check out the Early American Tracker!
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Check out the Early American Tracker!
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
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The Early Republic Tracker is now live!
This new initiative from the #JERPano documents efforts to alter or erase interpretations of early U.S. history at public sites, national parks, and federal websites through citizen contributions. Visit the site at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
This new initiative from the #JERPano documents efforts to alter or erase interpretations of early U.S. history at public sites, national parks, and federal websites through citizen contributions. Visit the site at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
thepanorama.shear.org
April 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Early Republic Tracker is now live!
This new initiative from the #JERPano documents efforts to alter or erase interpretations of early U.S. history at public sites, national parks, and federal websites through citizen contributions. Visit the site at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
This new initiative from the #JERPano documents efforts to alter or erase interpretations of early U.S. history at public sites, national parks, and federal websites through citizen contributions. Visit the site at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
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Want to drift into the currents of the past? The cover for "Canal Dreamers" will pull you in! Love this watery confection by @uncpress.bsky.social. I'm so excited for the book's release later this year. 🗃️🌊🌎📘
March 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Want to drift into the currents of the past? The cover for "Canal Dreamers" will pull you in! Love this watery confection by @uncpress.bsky.social. I'm so excited for the book's release later this year. 🗃️🌊🌎📘
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If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
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2) We need to be very careful that they do not extend their obedience from admin. offices to curriculum/research in ways that threaten academic freedom. #academicfreedom
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-u...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-u...
US universities must not obey Trump and Musk in advance
At the very least, they should hold out until the administration works out how to enforce its crackdowns on DEI and research, says Johann Neem
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
2) We need to be very careful that they do not extend their obedience from admin. offices to curriculum/research in ways that threaten academic freedom. #academicfreedom
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-u...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-u...
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It's a new dawn, it's a new day, Vast Early America. Excited to be here.
a sunset sky with a lot of clouds
Alt: Dawn of a new day
media.tenor.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, Vast Early America. Excited to be here.
A fantastic, must-read article!
The history of expatriation in the early US is relevant in other ways as well, specifically as it relates to border crossing. The right to expatriation often included the belief that crossing borders entitled people to citizenship in the nation of their choice.
The history of expatriation in the early US is relevant in other ways as well, specifically as it relates to border crossing. The right to expatriation often included the belief that crossing borders entitled people to citizenship in the nation of their choice.
I prob shouldn't have bc @evanbernick.bsky.social @anthonymkreis.bsky.social and @paulgowder.bsky.social have covered the topic so well but I thought the mostly forgotten right of expatriation was relevant-and to date absent-from the convo @lawfare.bsky.social
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/birt...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/birt...
Birthright Citizenship and the Obscure Right of Expatriation
Recent attempts to undermine the century-old consensus on birthright citizenship have failed spectacularly. But the obscure history of the inherent right of expatriation provides an additional reason ...
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A fantastic, must-read article!
The history of expatriation in the early US is relevant in other ways as well, specifically as it relates to border crossing. The right to expatriation often included the belief that crossing borders entitled people to citizenship in the nation of their choice.
The history of expatriation in the early US is relevant in other ways as well, specifically as it relates to border crossing. The right to expatriation often included the belief that crossing borders entitled people to citizenship in the nation of their choice.
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Does the administration know that there are research universities in red states?
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Does the administration know that there are research universities in red states?
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Recently, UNC Press authors have had their US visas revoked and talks canceled.
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
Academic Freedom and Open Discourse - UNC Press Blog
For over 100 years UNC Press has championed the principles of academic freedom, open discourse, and the free exchange of ideas—values essential to a democratic society and the pursuit of knowledge. R...
uncpressblog.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Recently, UNC Press authors have had their US visas revoked and talks canceled.
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
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Listened, now I gotta read this one: Quitting the Nation:
Emigrant Rights in North America Eric R. Schlereth newbooksnetwork.com/quitting-the... #skystorians
Emigrant Rights in North America Eric R. Schlereth newbooksnetwork.com/quitting-the... #skystorians
Eric R. Schlereth, "Quitting the Nation: Emigrant Rights in North America" (UNC Press, 2024) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Listened, now I gotta read this one: Quitting the Nation:
Emigrant Rights in North America Eric R. Schlereth newbooksnetwork.com/quitting-the... #skystorians
Emigrant Rights in North America Eric R. Schlereth newbooksnetwork.com/quitting-the... #skystorians
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I don't think that there has been any press coverage of the matter yet, but a recent lawsuit in Texas History has huge implications for academic freedom, free speech more broadly, and disciplinary associations. /1
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
Trouble in Texas – AHA
A political controversy couched as a leadership fight roils the Texas State Historical Association.
www.historians.org
December 1, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I don't think that there has been any press coverage of the matter yet, but a recent lawsuit in Texas History has huge implications for academic freedom, free speech more broadly, and disciplinary associations. /1
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
