Jenny Crisp
@jennycrisp.bsky.social
Professor, English and linguistics, manages Appalachian Studies at Dalton State College
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Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning the nationwide right for women to access the procedure, a new study has found
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Some states restrict access for women following the overturning of Roe v Wade.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning the nationwide right for women to access the procedure, a new study has found
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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May the memory of William Labov be for a blessing.
He was a true giant in #linguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399
He was a true giant in #linguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399
Language Log » Bill Labov
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
December 18, 2024 at 2:35 AM
May the memory of William Labov be for a blessing.
He was a true giant in #linguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399
He was a true giant in #linguistics
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=67399
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Thanks @drcmatassa.bsky.social for this:
“…instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
#AcademicSky
“…instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
#AcademicSky
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members,
As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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December 7, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Thanks @drcmatassa.bsky.social for this:
“…instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
#AcademicSky
“…instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
#AcademicSky
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
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As eviction notices start to appear and bills pile up in the 2 months since Helene, one church has stepped up to quickly provide people cash to cover rent wapo.st/3CWCOiw
After Helene, a push to stave off evictions in North Carolina
Some tenants who could barely afford rent in western North Carolina before Hurricane Helene have fallen behind and are now facing the possibility of eviction.
wapo.st
December 1, 2024 at 7:02 PM
As eviction notices start to appear and bills pile up in the 2 months since Helene, one church has stepped up to quickly provide people cash to cover rent wapo.st/3CWCOiw
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lol
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 26, 2024 at 3:45 PM
lol
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And so it begins...just learned someone has to be interviewed by an investigator this week for teaching one of my books.
November 20, 2024 at 3:29 AM
And so it begins...just learned someone has to be interviewed by an investigator this week for teaching one of my books.
Happy to hear the boil water advisory has been lifted in Asheville.
November 19, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Happy to hear the boil water advisory has been lifted in Asheville.
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A lot of bad out there right now, but some things are still good.
November 12, 2024 at 2:27 AM
A lot of bad out there right now, but some things are still good.