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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 17h

This creative commons pic is great, thank you!

Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you for these links, but I know these kinds of pictures are easy to find on the internet. I'm looking for ones that I don't have to pay for and don't belong to news orgs.

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 23h

Supreme Court-interested friends &/or DC people: does anyone here have a panoramic-style picture of the building with the high protective fence around it from 2021 that they would be willing to share with me? Bonus if it's black & white, though not necessary. Thx in advance!

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 8d

Big congratulations Kevin!! 🎉

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 8d

!!! So excited!! Big congrats. Can't wait to get my copy. 🎉🎉🎉

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 10d

Totally love that book!

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 11d

🎉🎉🎉

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to Moyra Eaton on a successful defense of her dissertation, "The State in Stone: The U.S. Naval Asylum, Governance, and Nation Building in the Early Republic." (Very proud advisor on the left!) 🎉🎉

Picture of Rachel Shelden & Moyra Eaton in Weaver Building at Penn State, Friday, September 26, 2025.

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 14d

🗃️ So very excited to host Laura Edwards for the annual Brose Lectures at the @richardscenter.bsky.social this year! The lectures, are free and open to the public. Please join us:

Thursday, October 23 at 5:30pm
Friday, October 24 at 5:30pm
Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am

Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 14d

Join us on October 23, 24, and 25 for the 2025 Steven and Janice Brose Distinguished Lectures Series. This year our lecturer is Dr. Laura F. Edwards of Princeton University.

Learn more this and more upcoming events at our website: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/events/upcom...

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 14d

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 15d

This is awesome

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 17d

Can't wait to celebrate this book out in the world, @mmendoza.bsky.social !! 🎉🎉

Mary E. Mendoza @mmendoza.bsky.social · 17d

I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 18d

Some of my favorites are @tiyamiles.bsky.social @marthahodes.bsky.social, & @arikelman.bsky.social

Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 18d

I’m having intro chats with dissertation students this fortnight, and one of them asked which historians I’d recommend for beautiful writing they could absorb to further develop their own writing style.

So, gang, which are your favourite *writers* among historians, any time, any topic, any place. 🗃️

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations, Joanne! 🎉

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 20d

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Sep 7

There are postwar examples of folks who turned down the job—Thomas Dewey & John Foster Dulles before Warren was nominated; Howard Baker during the Nixon admin (acc. to John Dean). Was certainly more prominent in the 19th c, though—when many nominations were also rejected.

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Sep 7

I agree it’s disingenuous for Barrett to suggest she would have turned it down. BUT quite a few people turned down nominations to SCOTUS in the past (including several already confirmed by the Senate). Says a lot about how much the position has changed in terms of prestige & desirability.

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Please share! We are looking for TWO postdoctoral scholars in African American history and history of the Civil War era. Fellowships are for TWO years, and the anticipated start date is July 1, 2026. The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 1! Links are in the replies below.

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 22

🗃️ The CFA for the @richardscenter.bsky.social AFAM & Civil War Era history postdocs beg. Fall 2026 are live! These fellowships are 2yrs, include no teaching, generous research funds, & a great scholarly community!

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Postdoctoral Scholar, African American History

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wonderful news, Kevin!! Congratulations! I can't wait to see it in print. 🎉

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · Aug 22

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 22

🗃️ The CFA for the @richardscenter.bsky.social AFAM & Civil War Era history postdocs beg. Fall 2026 are live! These fellowships are 2yrs, include no teaching, generous research funds, & a great scholarly community!

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Postdoctoral Scholar, African American History

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hope you will, Mary! Would love to see you there.

Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 21

It’s a terrific conference! Join us!

Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · Aug 20

This CFP looks so good. The program committee includes
@pastpunditry.bsky.social @gauthamrao.bsky.social @rachelshelden.bsky.social & other luminaries. Via @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social
legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/cfp-...

CFP: American Political History Conference

[We have the following CFP . DRE] Call for Proposals: American Political History Conference , June 4-6, 2026, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Cente...

legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · Aug 18

Was excited to see this in print, @kangborderlaw.bsky.social!

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