Rebecca Dean
@rmdean.bsky.social
Anthropologist (archaeology, biological anth, ecology). Director of Assessment and Data Analytics. Former Michigan diaspora now home but missing Minnesota. UMich grad working at MSU. Never speaks for MSU.
A moment of zen from the banks of the Red Cedar
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A moment of zen from the banks of the Red Cedar
16yo doesn’t usually struggle with his calculus homework, but tonight’s instructions were somewhat opaque.
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
16yo doesn’t usually struggle with his calculus homework, but tonight’s instructions were somewhat opaque.
This one was posted on Facebook by Bob Seay
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This one was posted on Facebook by Bob Seay
Gravity? I have too much fluff for gravity.
January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Gravity? I have too much fluff for gravity.
Thank you. Right back at you.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Thank you. Right back at you.
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
This was last year but one of my favorites
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This was last year but one of my favorites
13yo: Look at the cookie I decorated!
Me: What a pretty poinsettia!
13yo: What’s a poinsettia?
Me: That…flower?
13yo [scornfully]: That’s a demigorgan, Mom.
Me: What a pretty poinsettia!
13yo: What’s a poinsettia?
Me: That…flower?
13yo [scornfully]: That’s a demigorgan, Mom.
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
13yo: Look at the cookie I decorated!
Me: What a pretty poinsettia!
13yo: What’s a poinsettia?
Me: That…flower?
13yo [scornfully]: That’s a demigorgan, Mom.
Me: What a pretty poinsettia!
13yo: What’s a poinsettia?
Me: That…flower?
13yo [scornfully]: That’s a demigorgan, Mom.
Happy Butterball Day!
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy Butterball Day!
My campus is prettier than your campus.
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My campus is prettier than your campus.
13yo made this very scary pumpkin
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
13yo made this very scary pumpkin
Michigan is so damn beautiful
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Michigan is so damn beautiful
Very sneak. So hide.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Very sneak. So hide.
Didn’t Acosta pretty much clear Epstein of wrongdoing in the Epstein case too?
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Didn’t Acosta pretty much clear Epstein of wrongdoing in the Epstein case too?
God I love my kids. (This is from 19yo)
October 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
God I love my kids. (This is from 19yo)
What a gorgeous day. What a gorgeous campus.
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What a gorgeous day. What a gorgeous campus.
If you, like me, need your blood pressure lowered, have some cats spooning.
September 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If you, like me, need your blood pressure lowered, have some cats spooning.
Apparently I’m popular 🤣
September 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Apparently I’m popular 🤣
We said goodbye to Nonny today. In my Twitter days he was Big Fat Panda Cat. He’s been small and frail for years now and finally left us, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family.
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We said goodbye to Nonny today. In my Twitter days he was Big Fat Panda Cat. He’s been small and frail for years now and finally left us, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family.