Hope M. Harrison
@hopemharrison.bsky.social
Professor of History & International Affairs, George Washington University/lover of nature, Berlin, swimming and democracy
The supposed next German chancellor failed to get a majority by 6 votes today to be confirmed. Apparently they will have a 2nd round today. For the stability of Germany and Europe, Merz really needs to win and soon.
May 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The supposed next German chancellor failed to get a majority by 6 votes today to be confirmed. Apparently they will have a 2nd round today. For the stability of Germany and Europe, Merz really needs to win and soon.
Yet another step in this administration's plan to control what people learn about US history. Just like Putin and Xi Jinping.
I’ve been honored to serve as the @apsa.bsky.social rep on the committee (a role mandated by Congress) since 2020 + to have chaired the committee since 2021. Congress understood in creating its 1991 statute governing our work the importance of “thorough, accurate, and reliable” accounts of the past
Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
May 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yet another step in this administration's plan to control what people learn about US history. Just like Putin and Xi Jinping.
In the midst of these dark days, this was such a bright spot in my life.
Today, I’m pleased to honor Dr. Harrison, a distinguished scholar, who has made German history tangible for people in the US and beyond. Through her inspiring work she became a leading transatlantic voice—and an outstanding ambassador of German-American friendship. Thank you for your advocacy!
April 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
In the midst of these dark days, this was such a bright spot in my life.
Ooutrageous.
“We want to set them back a generation or two,” Mr. Rufo said. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Ooutrageous.
The list of demands the Trump administration sent Harvard is unconstitutional and absolutely astonishing. I'm so glad Harvard refused to acquiesce. No university should. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Harvard hit with $2.2 billion funding freeze after rejecting Trump’s demands
The administration demanded changes to policies and governance due to allegations of antisemitism, illegal DEI. Harvard called the directives unconstitutional.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The list of demands the Trump administration sent Harvard is unconstitutional and absolutely astonishing. I'm so glad Harvard refused to acquiesce. No university should. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
So proud of my alma mater.
Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
April 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
So proud of my alma mater.
Glad to see the live press conference taking place now announcing the agreement on a new coalition government in Germany. Europe and the future of democracy need this.
April 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Glad to see the live press conference taking place now announcing the agreement on a new coalition government in Germany. Europe and the future of democracy need this.
Outrageous. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
Workers at Wilson Center Put on Leave as Trump Seeks Shutdown
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Outrageous. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...
I am devastated, heartbroken and angry that DOGE effectively shut down the nonpartisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in DC today. Nothing can ever take its place.
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I am devastated, heartbroken and angry that DOGE effectively shut down the nonpartisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in DC today. Nothing can ever take its place.
Today, I’m pleased to honor Dr. Harrison, a distinguished scholar, who has made German history tangible for people in the US and beyond. Through her inspiring work she became a leading transatlantic voice—and an outstanding ambassador of German-American friendship. Thank you for your advocacy!
April 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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He doesn’t have the authority to do this despite the first few words of the EO.
Trump is eliminating Wilson Center, a stellar US foreign policy study establishment. Along with it goes the Kennan Institute - one of the best Russia study institutions.
I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017.
Such a loss
I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017.
Such a loss
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
He doesn’t have the authority to do this despite the first few words of the EO.
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The Act of Congress establishing the Wilson Center doesn’t have a provision saying the president can abolish it by EO: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov
March 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Act of Congress establishing the Wilson Center doesn’t have a provision saying the president can abolish it by EO: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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Universities can’t think they will ride this one out. Their economic power in communities across the country is significant. Time to band together to stop the assault against higher ed.
Only a collective response will work. Not even Harvard can do much in isolation. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Universities can’t think they will ride this one out. Their economic power in communities across the country is significant. Time to band together to stop the assault against higher ed.
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This administration continues to try to erase women and persons of color from our history www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This administration continues to try to erase women and persons of color from our history www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The Wilson Center is now a target of the White House. Scholars who have had fellowships there & students and scholars around the world who have used their Digital Archive of Cold War documents should make their voices heard. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Wilson Center is now a target of the White House. Scholars who have had fellowships there & students and scholars around the world who have used their Digital Archive of Cold War documents should make their voices heard. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...
Today in the Oval Office was the equivalent of Jan. 6 in demonstrating this administration’s contempt for democracy. Absolutely disgusting.
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Today in the Oval Office was the equivalent of Jan. 6 in demonstrating this administration’s contempt for democracy. Absolutely disgusting.
Curious about the German election results, what they mean and what's next? Join me Friday from 1-2pm ET on Zoom.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Curious about the German election results, what they mean and what's next? Join me Friday from 1-2pm ET on Zoom.
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This map of German election results shows the legacy of the division is very strong 35 years since unification. The far right AfD dominated in the east, and the CDU dominated in the west with some big areas of SPD support and smaller areas of support for the Greens.
February 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This map of German election results shows the legacy of the division is very strong 35 years since unification. The far right AfD dominated in the east, and the CDU dominated in the west with some big areas of SPD support and smaller areas of support for the Greens.
GW students joined me for an election watch party at the German embassy today.
February 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
GW students joined me for an election watch party at the German embassy today.
I'm cautiously optimistic that the German election results will mean the CDU/CSU and the SPD won't need another party to form a ruling coalition. The government will be more stable without a 3rd major party in it. The Greens could be a key part of the opposition instead of just the AfD dominating.
February 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm cautiously optimistic that the German election results will mean the CDU/CSU and the SPD won't need another party to form a ruling coalition. The government will be more stable without a 3rd major party in it. The Greens could be a key part of the opposition instead of just the AfD dominating.
Hello is freezing over today. So it's my 1st day on Bluesky.
January 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hello is freezing over today. So it's my 1st day on Bluesky.