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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

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Every single stupid conversation I’ve had with a scientist about anticipatory obedience and historical comparisons over the last week has had me thinking about how scientists’ political incompetence is one of the major arguments for a liberal arts education Like you’re literally a tool without it

submitted 18 days ago • 74 comments

I direct a graduate writing center, and I’ve had multiple students come to me this year in serious distress because a professor “found themselves wondering” if they’d used AI in something they wrote.

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Spring appointment schedules are up @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Meet with us at any stage of the writing process on any project. From abstracts and cover letters to essays and dissertations, we're here to support you. Learn more and access our scheduler here: https://buff.ly/4gRzxQ5 #GCWrites

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Cheers to the last weekend of the year! For those of you looking to get cozy, here are some ways to embrace hygge season:

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I wrote a ton this year that you won’t be able to read for a bit, but my edition of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility came out! I edited this with lower-division and high school courses in mind. Reach out if you want to chat about it or bring me to class. wwnorton.com/books/978039...

submitted 71 days ago • 2 comments

How do you turn an essay into an article @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? We're glad you asked! Remember that your goal is to make a new intervention so prioritize argument, clearly position yourself in relation to other thinkers, and use signal language to clarify your structure. #AcademicLife

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Today is our last workshop of the fall semester @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but stay tuned for announcements about our winter and spring programming! #WritingCommunity #GCWrites

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

If you're working on final papers and feeling overwhelmed @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social we have strategies that can help. One of the most intimidating aspects of starting a project can be staring at a blank page. Here are some tips for overcoming that initial hurdle: https://buff.ly/4icoG4K

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Bad news: I have meetings all day. Good news: I’ll be doing them from my living room, curled up in the couch with a blanket on my lap, next to the Christmas tree and fireplace.

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Searching for a meaningful holiday gift? Discover books that inform, entertain, and inspire, authored by Graduate Center scholars www.gc.cuny.edu/news/books-g...

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

Brrrr! December is here and it's getting cold out there @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social It's a perfect time of year to make your favorite hot drink, put on a cozy sweater, and sit down to write! #WinterWriting #GCWrites

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It took two months for our very determined kitty to wear down her grumpy elder. But she’s done it!

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There's a strange idea among moderates that radicals take far left positions for the vibes, or to posture, or just because they're radical position. We take these stances because we want a livable planet, we want people to have good lives, and because in many cases they're winning positions.

submitted 96 days ago • 132 comments

Next week I’m doing a class with my grad students on the “elevator pitch” for their dissertation project. The gist of my advice is that a good pitch is broad enough to be immediately understandable, with enough of an angle or twist to make a listener think (or say) “huh!” What advice do you give?

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

Everyone needs to read this!

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

The yearning for holiday mode is hitting me HARD today! Too soon, definitely too soon, and yet…

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Good morning, skeeple!

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Nobody keeps track of these things, but many grad students at my institution (in NYC) pay a hidden tax: being forced to move by landlords seeking higher rents. Students lose so much time and money to these unanticipated moves, with no way for their losses to be formally acknowledged.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Anybody else notice there’s not been a single reflective piece on whiteness and the vote in a major paper Just non Black/ non Indigenous women trying to go STRAIGHT into “We’re all in this together”

submitted 101 days ago • 4 comments

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

I needed this.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a bit weird pouring work into an NEH grant application when there might not BE a National Endowment for the Humanities soon. And yet, the work continues to be poured.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

To all the academics out there: do you have a system for doing preliminary, open-ended thinking? A way to way to record and work on your ideas that’s open-ended and not tied to a specific project? Do you work out a lot of your ideas in notes or unstructured writing? How do you do it?

submitted 106 days ago • 4 comments

#Introduction: I direct a graduate writing center and am building a graduate writing program at the CUNY Graduate Center. I think and write about the future of graduate education and the need for cross-disciplinary writing and research instruction across the academy.

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

So, I found myself watching Seinfeld these past few days for comfort and just his “The Limo” episode, in which Jerry and George take someone else’s limo from the airport, only to discover that they’ve impersonated white nationalists on their way to speak at a Nazi rally at MSG. Yeah…

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

I direct a graduate writing center, and I’ve had multiple students come to me this year in serious distress because a professor “found themselves wondering” if they’d used AI in something they wrote.

Spring appointment schedules are up @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Meet with us at any stage of the writing process on any project. From abstracts and cover letters to essays and dissertations, we're here to support you. Learn more and access our scheduler here: https://buff.ly/4gRzxQ5 #GCWrites

Cheers to the last weekend of the year! For those of you looking to get cozy, here are some ways to embrace hygge season:

I wrote a ton this year that you won’t be able to read for a bit, but my edition of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility came out! I edited this with lower-division and high school courses in mind. Reach out if you want to chat about it or bring me to class. wwnorton.com/books/978039...

How do you turn an essay into an article @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? We're glad you asked! Remember that your goal is to make a new intervention so prioritize argument, clearly position yourself in relation to other thinkers, and use signal language to clarify your structure. #AcademicLife

Today is our last workshop of the fall semester @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but stay tuned for announcements about our winter and spring programming! #WritingCommunity #GCWrites

If you're working on final papers and feeling overwhelmed @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social we have strategies that can help. One of the most intimidating aspects of starting a project can be staring at a blank page. Here are some tips for overcoming that initial hurdle: https://buff.ly/4icoG4K

Bad news: I have meetings all day. Good news: I’ll be doing them from my living room, curled up in the couch with a blanket on my lap, next to the Christmas tree and fireplace.

Searching for a meaningful holiday gift? Discover books that inform, entertain, and inspire, authored by Graduate Center scholars www.gc.cuny.edu/news/books-g...

Brrrr! December is here and it's getting cold out there @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social It's a perfect time of year to make your favorite hot drink, put on a cozy sweater, and sit down to write! #WinterWriting #GCWrites

It took two months for our very determined kitty to wear down her grumpy elder. But she’s done it!

There's a strange idea among moderates that radicals take far left positions for the vibes, or to posture, or just because they're radical position. We take these stances because we want a livable planet, we want people to have good lives, and because in many cases they're winning positions.

Everyone needs to read this!

The yearning for holiday mode is hitting me HARD today! Too soon, definitely too soon, and yet…

Good morning, skeeple!

Nobody keeps track of these things, but many grad students at my institution (in NYC) pay a hidden tax: being forced to move by landlords seeking higher rents. Students lose so much time and money to these unanticipated moves, with no way for their losses to be formally acknowledged.

Anybody else notice there’s not been a single reflective piece on whiteness and the vote in a major paper Just non Black/ non Indigenous women trying to go STRAIGHT into “We’re all in this together”

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

I’ve set up a starter pack that brings together people who variously work on knowledge-building in the academy, from work on the use of writing to build and communicate knowledge to work that takes academia itself as its object of analysis. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/QVp2ESP

I needed this.

It’s a bit weird pouring work into an NEH grant application when there might not BE a National Endowment for the Humanities soon. And yet, the work continues to be poured.

To all the academics out there: do you have a system for doing preliminary, open-ended thinking? A way to way to record and work on your ideas that’s open-ended and not tied to a specific project? Do you work out a lot of your ideas in notes or unstructured writing? How do you do it?

#Introduction: I direct a graduate writing center and am building a graduate writing program at the CUNY Graduate Center. I think and write about the future of graduate education and the need for cross-disciplinary writing and research instruction across the academy.

So, I found myself watching Seinfeld these past few days for comfort and just his “The Limo” episode, in which Jerry and George take someone else’s limo from the airport, only to discover that they’ve impersonated white nationalists on their way to speak at a Nazi rally at MSG. Yeah…

If my Elder Lurker status was ever in doubt. Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,362!

Who’s going to write the Duke UP book with this image on the cover?

Today I realized this is going to be my Pumpkin Arch Summer.