Hegseth threatens to cancel Anthropic's $200 million contract over "woke AI" concerns The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

Why universities must step up their efforts as civic institutions As major employers and civic bodies, universities have the opportunity – and responsibility – to work with local communities to drive meaningful change. Here are lessons from community organising

As major employers and civic bodies, universities have the opportunity – and responsibility – to work with local communities to drive meaningful change. Here are lessons from community organising: https://ow.ly/wbSn50XolQx #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Authoritarians are attacking universities. Here's how it's going at one public school. I'm publicly documenting an event timeline to help bring order to the chaotic nature of events and help other schools plan the responses they are likely going to need.

I made an event timeline to try to make sense of all the federal overreach at @georgemasonu.bsky.social and whoo boy. When you lay it out like this, the executive over reach comes into focus. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

If you need a reason to resist and refuse the entrenchment of AI technologies in schools and demand a different vision of education, here's one: "The Trump administration is willing to put resources behind AI education and AI literacy, while it strips funds for actual public education."

The Bill Moyers that obituaries missed The “secular preacher” of TV journalism was also a ferocious critic of corrupt politicians and corporate titans—and the spineless media that enable them.

Bill Moyers, the “secular preacher” of TV journalism, was also a ferocious critic of corrupt politicians and corporate titans—and the spineless media that enable them.

Feels like a good day to mention that “The Merchant of Venice” starring Jonathan Pryce as Shylock that the Globe did a few years ago is an absolute masterpiece & centers on the antisemitism & his relationship with Jessica. Whole room was sobbing at end of the live show. Available on DVD & streaming

Closing the Central Eurasian program at Indiana is a disaster for generations to come. It was a haven for developing expertise in regions virtually no other university would have. If the State Department, for example, has an expert on Mongolia or Tibet, they are likely IU grads.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

Atrocious cuts/consolidations of programs at state universities here in Indiana:
www.ipm.org/news-section...

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91 Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.

I Loathe AI Overviews So I Use This Hack to Make Google Give Me Just Blue Links If you want to skip the AI-generated summaries and get straight to the links to websites, here's what to do.

What can you do?
- Don't use genAI if possible
- Educate others on the costs of genAI
- Let companies know you don't want integrated genAI that you can't opt out of!
- Turn off genAI where possible. Eg Google's automatic, often wrong AI summaries:
www.cnet.com/tech/service...

I never thought there'd be a worse freshman-year assignment than me being required to read a Thomas Friedman book for an international relations class but this is it

So excited for @rainbowrowell.bsky.social 's next novel!

never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)

15 Native American Women Artists to Know This Women’s History Month, we delve into art from 15 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women

www.artnews.com/list/art-new...

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.

Third time’s the charm, I guess.

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

This is going to harm small and rural libraries and the communities they serve. Now is the time to:

➡️ Sign up for a local and state library card (if your state offers one)

➡️ Visit your IMLS funded museums

➡️ Call your legislators and demand they stand up for funding America’s libraries and museums

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

Huge thanks to Dianne Mitchell and Adhaar Noor Desai for organising such an energised seminar on Shared Forms! We discussed hating Tuesdays, collaborative v. competitive sharing, and the seminar form. Also some tables were sat on #shax2025

Learned about another just published digital resource at #Shax2025 and #RenSA25 "The Court and Kitchin of Elizabeth" (Cromwell)
sites.bc.edu/court-and-ki...

Learning about new online resources at #RenSA25 ! A scholar just told us about her project on Early Modern women's prefaces and dedications in Renaissance Italy! parityinrenaissance.net

A plug too for @artherstory.bsky.social !

Ending the sessions at #RenSA25 with a truly stunning panel of women scholars on bringing Early Modern women's writing to the 21st century! #publichumanities #makescholarshipaccessible

Nervous but excited for our panel at 2:30 at #RenSA25! Join us to talk teaching!

Ready for the SSEMWG (Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender) Plenary Lecture at #RenSA25 & #Shax2025 !
#womenswriting #EModWomen

Moving speech by the thoughtful @ruben-espinosa.bsky.social during the #Shax2025 lunch- we know that teaching/studying the Early Modern has & can have real effects on our present moment. We have "a responsibility to bear witness" and to "be on the right side of history" based on our deep knowledges.

Excited for our Shared Forms seminar here in just a bit at #Shax2025 - I had such a wonderful time reading everyone's papers and I'm looking forward to the debates on form(s) and genre(s)! Got to sit in on another great seminar this morning on Grief and Mourning with engaging discussions!

There are two wolves inside you at the combined #Shax2025 & #RenSA25 conferences:
-I'm so thrilled that these are together in the same city at the same time! Such a cornucopia!
-Why is everything, every single thing, I want to go to in conflict with another great thing at the other conference?!