Dan Morrison (he/him)
@danielrmorrison.bsky.social
Sociologist of science, technology, and medicine. Currently writing on antiblackness in higher ed, TBI, ignorance. The views expressed on this platform are my own and do not reflect the views of The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Did you see this @tristanbridges.bsky.social? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/m...
The ‘Masculinity Crisis’ Is Real. This Forgotten Book Explains Why.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Did you see this @tristanbridges.bsky.social? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/m...
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New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
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December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
Yesterday, AI predicted the outcome of a game that is happening now.
December 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Yesterday, AI predicted the outcome of a game that is happening now.
Get you some brilliant and consistent coauthors. Best thing about academia when you don't have several people in your subfield at your own university. #sociology #paperaccepted
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Get you some brilliant and consistent coauthors. Best thing about academia when you don't have several people in your subfield at your own university. #sociology #paperaccepted
Thanks @victorerikray.bsky.social for this piece that clearly explains Charles Mills's perspective on liberalism. So many seem to misunderstand. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-tent-big-e...
A Tent Big Enough for Bigots but Too Small for Critical Race Theory
Like so many of critical race theory's detractors, Matthew Yglesias fails to engage with the actual scholarship.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thanks @victorerikray.bsky.social for this piece that clearly explains Charles Mills's perspective on liberalism. So many seem to misunderstand. www.liberalcurrents.com/a-tent-big-e...
Really looking forward to having this article with @jonathancoley.bsky.social out into the world. Re-reading the proofs now and there are some great lines in here.
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Really looking forward to having this article with @jonathancoley.bsky.social out into the world. Re-reading the proofs now and there are some great lines in here.
Man who had an inappropriate relationship with a student in the past and an obvious conflict of interest now opines on a problem that might not actually exist.
Billionaire Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale calls elite college undergrads a ‘loser generation’ | Fortune share.google/YQEDNaDYSMbU...
Billionaire Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale calls elite college undergrads a ‘loser generation’ | Fortune share.google/YQEDNaDYSMbU...
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Man who had an inappropriate relationship with a student in the past and an obvious conflict of interest now opines on a problem that might not actually exist.
Billionaire Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale calls elite college undergrads a ‘loser generation’ | Fortune share.google/YQEDNaDYSMbU...
Billionaire Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale calls elite college undergrads a ‘loser generation’ | Fortune share.google/YQEDNaDYSMbU...
I'm considering not renewing my ASA membership this year. Given funding cuts and all the things, I won't be able to come to the annual meeting in NYC this coming August.
Am I alone in this?
Am I alone in this?
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm considering not renewing my ASA membership this year. Given funding cuts and all the things, I won't be able to come to the annual meeting in NYC this coming August.
Am I alone in this?
Am I alone in this?
Is it true that a very famous Harvard Law professor should know something about the career of his friend and book party attendee Henry Kissinger? The guy was very busy. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Can Liberalism Be Saved?
The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.
www.newyorker.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Is it true that a very famous Harvard Law professor should know something about the career of his friend and book party attendee Henry Kissinger? The guy was very busy. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Student journalists have something to say
KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va. - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper share.google/ckWOOF4b6mGc...
KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va. - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper share.google/ckWOOF4b6mGc...
KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va.
The University’s agreement with the Trump administration reeks not only because of its terms, but also for the method in which it was composed.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Student journalists have something to say
KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va. - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper share.google/ckWOOF4b6mGc...
KING: Backroom agreements have no place at U.Va. - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper share.google/ckWOOF4b6mGc...
Hey @npr.org students compare college prices all the time. It's ridiculous to say otherwise and to have someone on morning edition who misrepresents reality.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hey @npr.org students compare college prices all the time. It's ridiculous to say otherwise and to have someone on morning edition who misrepresents reality.
Paper accepted. Very exciting! Waiting to hear back on a second resubmission...
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Paper accepted. Very exciting! Waiting to hear back on a second resubmission...
So many creeps in public life.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
So many creeps in public life.
Someone should call this the ballad of Larry Summers
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Someone should call this the ballad of Larry Summers
The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star
As af Klint’s fame has grown, so have the questions—about what she believed, whom she worked with, and who should be allowed to speak in her name.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
what if my email machine notified me when I'm not copying the right person
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
what if my email machine notified me when I'm not copying the right person
Kai T. Erikson, eminent sociologist and historian of disaster | Yale News share.google/9zyj5PbeQQKe...
Kai T. Erikson, eminent sociologist and historian of disaster
Kai T. Erikson, a beloved teacher and prominent figure on Yale’s campus for 45 years, died on Nov. 10.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Kai T. Erikson, eminent sociologist and historian of disaster | Yale News share.google/9zyj5PbeQQKe...
Yes! Paper conditionally accepted.
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes! Paper conditionally accepted.
If @samadlerbell.bsky.social and/or @mattsitman.bsky.social ever come near southwest Missouri I would be happy to take them to Branson.
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If @samadlerbell.bsky.social and/or @mattsitman.bsky.social ever come near southwest Missouri I would be happy to take them to Branson.
It doesn't have to be this way.
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It doesn't have to be this way.
Listening
Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’. Episode: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll... . Media: traffic.megaphone.fm/THECHRONICLE... . -- Sent from Podcast Republic.
Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’. Episode: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll... . Media: traffic.megaphone.fm/THECHRONICLE... . -- Sent from Podcast Republic.
Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’
The conservative activist says President Trump should consider using the military to dismantle college DEI programs.
www.chronicle.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Listening
Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’. Episode: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll... . Media: traffic.megaphone.fm/THECHRONICLE... . -- Sent from Podcast Republic.
Chris Rufo Floats Calling in ‘Troops’. Episode: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll... . Media: traffic.megaphone.fm/THECHRONICLE... . -- Sent from Podcast Republic.
how many zoom calls have I been on today
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
how many zoom calls have I been on today
Teach a new prep, create a lot of content.
Teach a class for the 5th or 6th time, create a lot of content.
Teach a class for the 5th or 6th time, create a lot of content.
September 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Teach a new prep, create a lot of content.
Teach a class for the 5th or 6th time, create a lot of content.
Teach a class for the 5th or 6th time, create a lot of content.
This is a bright side account now.
Today, the sun is shiny and the temps are mild.
Today, the sun is shiny and the temps are mild.
September 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is a bright side account now.
Today, the sun is shiny and the temps are mild.
Today, the sun is shiny and the temps are mild.