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Jesse Draper

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Freely accessible digital scholarship by and for scholars around the world. Leader | Educator | Ethics in AI H-Net - Executive Director DH@MSU - Core Faculty LGBTQ+ Father and Ally I stand with the oppressed worldwide Chicago Cubs | Liverpool FC fan

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Apr 22

Challenging Times Call for Innovative Solutions

As hostility to our work pulls vital funding and threatens institutions, we must respond by finding new ways to collaborate free from government overreach. In that spirit, we are proud to announce, H-Net Spaces.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · 7d

The academic job market is tough, and that offers incredible opportunity.

H-Net's widely diverse, international membership are highly trained critical thinkers with expertly honed writing, public speaking, and problem solving skills.

Access them directly at the H-Net Job Guide:

jobs.h-net.org

H-Net Job Guide graphic indicating pricing and features.

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The H-Net Book Channel @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social · 14d

You might be aware of the threatened closure of Bucknell University Press, but did you know BUP trained countless interns? #FeedingTheElephant shares stories from former interns on how closing the press would negatively impact undergrad and grad students.
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Bucknell UP Closure Would Also Mark End of Vital Student Internship Program | H-Net

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 18d

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Friends don't let friends use academia dot edu. kfitz.info/academia-not...

Academia, Not Edu

The long-running and erratically updated blog of Kathleen Fitzpatrick.

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H-Sicily on H-Net @hsicilyonhnet.bsky.social · 17d

Have a southern Italian themed call for papers to share? Send it to us on H-Net to see it posted: networks.h-net.org/h-sicily

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H-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 16d

H-Net Journals is pleased to announce that its newest journal, Ecokritike, has a new issue available.

Check out the ToC and full issue: journals.h-net.org/ecokritike/i...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16d

Really good read.

www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · 16d

This is a great opportunity! H-Net has collaborated to promote these fellowships for the past few years.

For those interested in digital scholarship we highly recommend checking it out.

Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 16d

The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars to utilize digital methods, the Library’s large and varied digital collections and resources, curatorial expertise, and an emerging community of digital scholarship practitioners. www.loc.gov/programs/joh...

About the Fellowship The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars to utilize digital methods, the Library’s large and varied digital collections and resources, curatori...

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · 16d

H-Net’s mission is the open dissemination of knowledge, so we are excited to announce the launch of
Ecokritike, an international, open access, blind and double peer-review journal for academics and researchers who study the fields of Environmental Humanities, Literary Theory and Cultural Criticism.

H-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 16d

H-Net Journals is pleased to announce that its newest journal, Ecokritike, has a new issue available.

Check out the ToC and full issue: journals.h-net.org/ecokritike/i...

Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Aug 18

I've been away on vacation with family so missed the opportunity to share the registration reminder...

BUT IF YOU ARE REGISTERED!!!

Check out the Strategies for Responsible AI in the Classroom roundtable I'm taking part in on Tuesday!

Promotional image for the 2025 H-Net Teaching Conference featuring the roundtable "Strategies for Responsible AI in the Classroom," featuring Jesse Draper and 3 other speakers.

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Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Cubs winning the World Series in 2016 definitely opened up a portal to a horrific timeline that can probably only be closed by the Cubs winning the World Series again.

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 17

What's your take on the moment we're living through in 50 words or less. [you able to quote post]

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 10

Join us for another fantastic virtual conference featuring really great panels from scholars focused on transformative work in the classroom.

H-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join us for our fourth annual remote teaching conference sponsored by H-Teach!
The deadline to register is 7 p.m. EDT August 17, 2025. Check out the link for more information.

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#digitalhumanities #historyeducation #teaching #learning

Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is an opportunity for H-Net to rise to the occasion and support the scholarly community in old and new ways.

DM me or reply if you want to be a part of the movement to sustain and build on the free and open dissemination of knowledge.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

The H-Net Job Guide has been rebuilt, fully integrated into the H-Net Commons, with broader employment representation and custom settings for a more personalized job seeking experience.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

H-Net Spaces is a free service that provides scholars in the humanities and social sciences with the tools to manage and build digital academic projects, and we are already receiving applications from scholars whose existing funding and digital infrastructure have been taken away.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

H-Net Networks remain sites supporting the free exchange of ideas.

H-Net Reviews and H-Net Journals continue to support publication free from ideological overreach and censure.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

Considering these actions, and after many conversations with affected scholars, H-Net leadership sought ways to lean into our commitments to moderated intellectual exchange, collaborative production, and the open dissemination of knowledge.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

In months that followed, broad cuts to the agencies and mechanisms that fund scholarship in the U.S. have crippled the work of thousands of academics.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 3

In March, H-Net cosigned a joint statement by the AHA/OAH condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources.

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H-Net Executive Director, Jesse Draper, talking with another man at a conference.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

We worked hard to improve your experience in all facets of the job search.

Thank you for using the H-Net Job Guide!

Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

As with any major software rollout, we anticipate there may be questions and maybe some kinks to iron out. If the answers you seek aren’t apparent in the policy and F.A.Q. menus at the top right, you can contact our support staff by clicking the Contact Us link.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

Unchanged features:

Editor curated, field-relevant weekly jobs digests will continue to be delivered to network moderation queues.

Weekly Jobs Digest summaries posted to H-Announce on Mondays

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

New categories added to expand the scope of employment options when the job market tightens up and traditional paths are adversely affected by external forces.

Expanded filtering for browsing and searching for new job postings.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

Jobs tabs featured on every network with field relevant jobs automatically added as they are posted.

Individually customized saved job searches with automatic email notifications: now the jobs you specifically want to see can be sent directly to your inbox.

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jul 1

A New Job Guide Experience

Today we’re proud to roll out the all-new H-Net Job Guide!
We spent the last year working to integrate the Job Guide into the H-Net Commons platform with the following new features:

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#academicsky #jobs @h-net-humanities.bsky.social

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Jesse Draper @jessedraperhnet.bsky.social · Jun 25

Let's challenge ourselves to embrace, even embody, the principles of openness. 6/