I am heartbroken that Muhlenberg announced this week "the non-renewal of 13 faculty positions, as well as the elimination of 9 currently filled staff positions.”
We are losing incredible faculty and staff with no clear justification for the criteria used. Students are rightly demanding transparency.
It must be emphasized that we need powerful, robust ACADEMIC history IN universities to sustain history OUTSIDE universities. If we can’t employ people in higher ed to train future generations of public historians, we will not have future generations of public historians. 🗃️
I am not trying to dunk here and also if library workers had been truly listened to in the last 10-15 years or so, the libraries being in danger would not be coming as a surprise to so many academics. Perhaps they would not be in as much danger, even.
"UK universities have shed more than 30,000 jobs in the past three years..." Why is every sector worthy of governmental concern except ours? Even pretend concern?
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont...
Really enjoyed seeing folks at #AAHM this year! For those who weren’t able to attend the Education and Outreach Committee workshop on op-eds, here are some useful resources on public-facing writing:
if it's safe for you to work in the USA then the Uni of Oklahoma is looking for a potential senior hire in #histSTM with a specialisation in women & science 🗃️
networks.h-net.org/jobs/70051/u...
Demand Muhlenberg’s Board of Trustees Explain the Silent Termination of Faculty and Staff
Along these lines, I strongly recommend the recent book on public scholarship from @lollardfish.bsky.social, which clearly explains how to write for nonacademic audiences.
Kathleen Bachynski
The results of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn ab...
I think in some senses libraries have not been protected bc it seemed fundamentally insane that they should ever be in danger. The idea of a university without a fully functioning research library is like designing a car without an engine.
