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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · 26d

Please circulate - we are hiring in Early Modern European history!

Brown University - Early Modern European History, Brown University | H-Net

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Jul 1

I have always loved this 2017 (!) post from Dani Rabaiotti on how/whether to ask a question at a conference. Has anyone seen something similar for how to contribute constructively in department meetings? Asking for a friend. danirabaiotti.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/a...

Academic etiquette: Tips on conducting yourself at an academic conference

An ongoing theme has emerged from the last few conferences I have attended, and a number of conversations I have had with fellow academics on Twitter. A lot of people don’t seem to be getting the m…

danirabaiotti.wordpress.com

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · Apr 1

Parallel map for NEH funding to states. NB that 40% of NEH funding goes directly to the state humanities councils, which do critical community work and which benefits people --culturally and economically-- all across the country. www.neh.gov/impact/states

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Apr 1

An NEH Fellowship in 2005 allowed me to write this book, which has informed so much of my teaching about the politics of knowledge.

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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social · Mar 23

Cuts to universities aren't just about "woke" and affect Red states too. @sethrockman.bsky.social organized a "teach-in" at the NCAA tourney in Providence. Hear me talk (1 min) about the US gov't as the world's ultimate venture capitalist! @phileil.bsky.social took great notes.

College professors stage NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Teach-In on Federal Government’s Higher Education cuts

“Our ability to train the next generation of STEM professionals is in jeopardy,” said Maia Bailey, a Providence College biology professor. “We have lost funds to help us teach more effectively..."

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · Mar 22

A few photos from the teach-in organized by @sethrockman.bsky.social in downtown Providence this afternoon.

A sign from a protest against Trump/Musk funding cuts in downtown Providence on March 22 that reads: "CUTTING FUND$? THAT'S A FOUL."

Protestors against Trump/Musk funding cuts hold signs in downtown Providence on March 22.

A paper handout from a protest against Trump/Musk funding cuts in downtown Providence on March 22. It reads:

PURDUE IS GOING TO LOSE
MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING

ARKANSAS TOO
WHICH WILL ALSO BE A DISASTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

McNEESE and ST. JOHNS
ARE ALSO GOING TO LOSE THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID
PROGRAMS THAT OPEN DOORS TO STUDENTS

COLLEGE SPORTS FANS:
WE HAVE TO STAND UP IN DEFENSE OF COLLEGES AND THE PATHWAYS THEY
OPEN FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY, THE LIFE-SAVING RESEARCH THEY CONDUCT
ON THEIR CAMPUSES, THE JOBS THEY CREATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND
THE VISTAS THEY OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

Protestors against Trump and Musk's higher-ed/research-funding cuts hold signs in front of the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence on March 22. One sign reads: "ASK ME HOW SCIENCE MAKES AMERICA STRONG + GREAT."

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Mar 22

I went to a #MarchMadnessTeachIn today

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Mar 22

Congratulations, Ben!

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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · Mar 21

Second round Men's Tournament preview #MarchMadness

A bracket of the Auburn - Creighton match up, comparing losses in federal funding

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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · Mar 19

In honor of #MarchMadness, let's talk about how all 8 men's teams playing in Providence this week are threatened by the Musk/Trump Admin.

If you love college sports, you're going to have to stand up for colleges!!!!

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Nov 17

I'm honored that my book is in your hands!

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Jun 21

Need a history of science summer reading list? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Ten must-read science histories

www.science.org

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Dec 22

Another 2-year postdoc in the Brown History Dept! Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diversifying Historical Epistemology. Apply by 2/15. apply.interfolio.com/138414

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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · Dec 22

[Unbelievably excited to announce]

A two-year postdoctoral appointment in LABOR HISTORY, 1500-Present.

Brown University, Department of History

Applications due 2/15/24

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Dec 5

Please apply and share! The Department of Africana Studies, Center for Digital Scholarship, and Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown U invite applications for the 2024-2026 International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship in Black Digital Humanities. apply.interfolio.com/136664

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Oct 30

Maybe a “moonwort” (Mondraute)? See Della Porta Phytognomonica

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Oct 25

Thank you! 🥰 I am so happy it’s at an assignable price now!

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Oct 24

I was so pleased to learn this back when she came to campus in 2006! Lucky Brown to have had her here, even for a short time.

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Oct 24

A good mail day! I received my copies of the new paperback edition of Anna Zieglerin and the Lion’s blood. Out Nov. 7, just in time for spring semester classes.

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Tara Nummedal @tnummedal.bsky.social · Oct 23

I’m so sorry to hear this. I was fortunate to meet once here at Brown - not only a brilliant and path-breaking scholar, but such a generous person. What a legacy washer leaves

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