Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaigners

"Trinity said it would give places to six postgraduate and two undergraduate scholars from Gaza. 'All fees have been waived for these scholars and Trinity will use its Sanctuary Fund to provide accommodation.'"

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I’m loving this thread. Bless her. Let us know if she drops the jam.

The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library The library has been incapacitated since October, and the effects have spread beyond researchers and book lovers.

The New Yorker has a good article on the cyber attack that has done such damage to the British Library, and affected the Fantasy Exhibition I worked on (I was on the Advisory Board): www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Well needed visit to the Rothko Chapel today. What a week!

Happy FriYAY!

Oh, the humanities! History, literature, film studies—these subjects expand our understanding and enrich our democracy. They are also under assault

I recently came across Priyamvada Gopal's fantastic article on the plight of humanities in HE. Now more than ever, Arts & Humanities as a discipline needs our support, especially by tipping more students from the Global Majority to pursue this as a degree. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

It would be strange to type up notes on Paul Stoller’s Sensuous Scholarship. Even better excuse to buy a new notebook.