MH Truglia, PhD
@crowneofbookes.bsky.social
Director, IUB WTS | CITL, Writing Studies, Writing Centers, & Writing Pedagogy | WAC/WID | SoTL | Renaissance woman | Early Modern women's writing | Genre studies | Teacher |Professional Fangirl | Bibliophile 📚
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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
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
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November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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
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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...
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.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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...
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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."
Trump's AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. It's a tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
Trump's AI Action Plan is a blueprint for dystopia
The president is trying to give Silicon Valley nearly everything it wants — at a price.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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."
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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.
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.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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.
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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
July 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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
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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.
July 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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.
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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.
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.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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.
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.
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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.
www.ipm.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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...
Atrocious cuts/consolidations of programs at state universities here in Indiana:
www.ipm.org/news-section...
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.
www.ipm.org
July 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Atrocious cuts/consolidations of programs at state universities here in Indiana:
www.ipm.org/news-section...
www.ipm.org/news-section...
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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 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.
n.pr
June 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.
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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...
- 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 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.
www.cnet.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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...
- 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...
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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
French Culinary School Announces Every Student Will Use Microwave to Make Every Dish
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Ohio State announces every student will use AI in class
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Starting this fall, every Ohio State student will be asked to use artificial intelligence. “Through AI Fluency, Ohio State students will be ‘bilingual’ — fluent …
www.nbc4i.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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!
My next book is called 🍒CHERRY BABY🍒, and it's coming in APRIL 2026. @peoplemag.bsky.social has all the details. Preorder wherever you love to buy books!
'Eleanor and Park' Author Rainbow Rowell Is Back With Her ‘Most Ambitious’ Novel To Date— See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Author Rainbow Rowell, known for adult and YA hits like 'Eleanor and Park' and 'Slow Dance,' has a new novel, 'Cherry Baby,' set to publish in 2026. Rowell's publisher HarperCollins calls the book her...
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June 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So excited for @rainbowrowell.bsky.social 's next novel!
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never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)
May 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)
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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.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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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
➡️ 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.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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
➡️ 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
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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.
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.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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.
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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
March 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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...
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The Court & Kitchin of Elizabeth – A Digital Annotated Edition
sites.bc.edu
March 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Learned about another just published digital resource at #Shax2025 and #RenSA25 "The Court and Kitchin of Elizabeth" (Cromwell)
sites.bc.edu/court-and-ki...
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
March 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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
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
March 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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
Ready for the SSEMWG (Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender) Plenary Lecture at #RenSA25 & #Shax2025 !
#womenswriting #EModWomen
#womenswriting #EModWomen
March 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ready for the SSEMWG (Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender) Plenary Lecture at #RenSA25 & #Shax2025 !
#womenswriting #EModWomen
#womenswriting #EModWomen