Joanna Kenty
@jokenty.bsky.social
Former professor of Latin/Roman history, author of Cicero’s Political Personae (2020). I write Humanist, a blog about teaching humanities in higher ed (humanist.ghost.io), and write about democracy for The Renovator (therenovator.substack.com). She/her
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Support independent bookstores always. If you don’t have one near you, you can purchase through bookshop.org and designate any indy store as your “home” store. They will get the credit for your purchase.
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
bookshop.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Support independent bookstores always. If you don’t have one near you, you can purchase through bookshop.org and designate any indy store as your “home” store. They will get the credit for your purchase.
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Also in this roundup: Dutch media outlets issued an open letter, warning that democracy is threatened because "our society is losing its grip on a fact-finding oriented and pluralistic provision of information due to the dominant role of global tech companies."
Brief aan de informateur namens de Nederlandse mediasector - Stichting Democratie en Media
sdm.nl
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Also in this roundup: Dutch media outlets issued an open letter, warning that democracy is threatened because "our society is losing its grip on a fact-finding oriented and pluralistic provision of information due to the dominant role of global tech companies."
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But the truth will always out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
But the truth will always out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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How do I know that the next generation of economists will be impacted by how these institutions react?
"Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident." 🙃
#news #harvard #econsky
"Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident." 🙃
#news #harvard #econsky
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM