Mickey is a mouse, not a rat.

So help me if this turns into another Bill Belichick…. 😑

I’m so sorry. Also we may have the same dog. 😅

A woman in a blue dress and a man in a short leave red and green leafy button up and jeans stand smiling in front of trees and flowery bushes.

Enjoying the North Carolina sunshine over Spring Break

Tryon Palace (North Carolina’s version of Colonial Williamsburg). They did the whole living history set up and I LOVED it. ☺️

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Students this semester have really upped their creativity in this podcast assignment.

I astound myself in my ability to misplace a huge US history book in my (not at all huge and still somewhat spartan) office. 😑

Black dog giving serious side eye to the camera while her human mother holds her up with a kissing face.

Black puppy held by her new human mom on couch looking at camera (with a little side eye).

In honor of Lou Lou’s fifth gotcha day. Different apartment, couch, pillows, and now a dad but still putting up with mom’s forced posing.

On the plus side, it had the most interactions I’ve had from my students this semester ☺️

Hand written post it not that says: “Draft Short Lecture on child labor” with “short” underlined.

Reader: she drafted a wayyy too long lecture on child labor

From Zelizer, Pricing the Priceless Child, 70 “cinctly: ‘They have taken our women away from us by consitutional amendments; they have taken our liquor from us; and now they want to take our children.’”

Quote of the day 😂

Pretty sure I wouldn’t have even made it to the post-birth stage…

I hate how much AI is ruining the use and causing the overuse of bold text. 😑

Definitely thought it was just my WiFi…. But it’s continuing into the second half now too 😑

Seth Trimble will never buy a beer in Chapel Hill ever again.

Did not realized she had died and thought this was just about her being a boss actor because she was. RIP.

As someone who thrived on informal play as a child, really want us to get back to this.
Also, informal play leads to so may great stories year later. While I loved dance classes, my historical take on tag I invented for my sister and neighborhood friends was what made it into all the family lore. 😅

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Survived my first drive in a blizzard... would not recommend...

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Decided to use Canva instead of PowerPoint for presentations this semester and now I feel like a creative genius

The crisis is real, and this is part of our effort at new approaches to supporting scholars and advancing scholarship in the (vast!) early Americas.

Sharing again and would appreciate your sharing, too. More info in the thread. 🧵⬇️

Announcement: The @shearites.bsky.social Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize

Starting with the July 2026 award, the winner will receive $1,000!

For the 2026 competition, please submit a CV, the dissertation’s table of contents, the introduction, and a sample chapter by January 30, 2026.

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Had multiple students stay after class to talk more about today’s material (constitutional amendments and constitutional interpretation).

Back from conferences and to regularly scheduled teaching. This semester: Civics, US History II, and American Government.

CFP: USIH-IU Community Scholars Program | Society for US Intellectual History In partnership with the Institute for American Thought at Indiana University, the Society for U.S. Intellectual History is pleased to announce the continuation of a new opportunity to support continge...

🗃️ Psst, friends at #AHA26 #MLA26 and beyond, please share word of the @susih.bsky.social Community Scholars Program, which unlocks library resources for 3 years (onsite + remote) for #contingent faculty & historians at work beyond the traditional academy, due 2/1 s-usih.org/2025/12/cfp-...

I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!

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“if you don’t say it with expertise, someone else will say it without expertise” - @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social #aha2026

105. Digital Projects Showcase Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room Organized by the AHA Digital History Working Group Interested in learning about the latest digital history projects? Want a demonstration of how to use digital tools in your teaching or research? Curious about what an in-progress project looks like before it gets to the finish line? Stop by the Digital Project Showcase. Chairs: Kalani Craig, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign Jeffrey W. McClurken, University of Mary Washington

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Fabulous digital projects presented at #AHA2026

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Went to some fantastic workshops panels while my husband took the dog out for a walk. She is unsure about big city dog life. #aha2026 #asch2026

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A little to late to make it to today’s panels but finally made it to #AHA26