Joan E. Cashin
@joanecashin.bsky.social
History professor at Ohio State. Author of WAR STUFF and other stuff. Interested in material culture in many contexts. Enjoys hiking, photography, movies, and nineteenth-century novels.
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Including Larry Summers's wife, Elisa New, professor of American literature at Harvard.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Including Larry Summers's wife, Elisa New, professor of American literature at Harvard.
Many thanks to the GAR Museum in Philadelphia for hosting a talk on my book, WAR STUFF. A great audience with great questions.
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Many thanks to the GAR Museum in Philadelphia for hosting a talk on my book, WAR STUFF. A great audience with great questions.
A Foremost Scholar of Slavery Wonders if America Can Ever Atone www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
A Foremost Scholar of Slavery Wonders if America Can Ever Atone
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September 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A Foremost Scholar of Slavery Wonders if America Can Ever Atone www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
Attention food historians, urban historians, immigration scholars, and gender studies specialists: a fascinating exhibit curated by Shiyong Lu, who received her BA at Ohio State and is now in the doctoral program at NYU.
www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...
www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...
Creating Kosher Chop Suey | The New York Historical
What happened when chop suey, a Chinese dish with American roots, encountered Jewish customers in New York at the turn of the 20th century?
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August 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Attention food historians, urban historians, immigration scholars, and gender studies specialists: a fascinating exhibit curated by Shiyong Lu, who received her BA at Ohio State and is now in the doctoral program at NYU.
www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...
www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...
Dear Cambridge Univ Press authors, Did you get the recent post about the AI Aggregation, and what are your thoughts?
Best, Joan
Best, Joan
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Dear Cambridge Univ Press authors, Did you get the recent post about the AI Aggregation, and what are your thoughts?
Best, Joan
Best, Joan
After they destroyed the Rose Garden, they want to ruin the entire building. Jackie Kennedy turns over in her grave.
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint
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August 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
After they destroyed the Rose Garden, they want to ruin the entire building. Jackie Kennedy turns over in her grave.
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
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A long-forgotten African American cemetery in Jacksonville, where World War II veterans and descendants of enslaved families are buried, is finally receiving the honor and recognition it deserves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGq...
Once forgotten, a cemetery for African-American WWII veterans is finally receiving recognition
YouTube video by News4JAX The Local Station
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August 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A long-forgotten African American cemetery in Jacksonville, where World War II veterans and descendants of enslaved families are buried, is finally receiving the honor and recognition it deserves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGq...
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BREAKING: @theassemblync.bsky.social obtained an email in which UNC-Chapel Hill's ex-provost said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the Board of Trustees’ controversial move to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.
From me & @themhartman.bsky.social
www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
From me & @themhartman.bsky.social
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Provost: UNC-CH Chancellor Signed Off On Plan To Delay Tenure
Chris Clemens wrote in an email obtained by The Assembly that Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
BREAKING: @theassemblync.bsky.social obtained an email in which UNC-Chapel Hill's ex-provost said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the Board of Trustees’ controversial move to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.
From me & @themhartman.bsky.social
www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
From me & @themhartman.bsky.social
www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
Just returned from a great trip to the Filson Historical Society in Louisville. Marvelous holdings for the history of the Ohio River Valley and the 19th century overall. Plus they have travel fellowships: filsonhistorical.org/about-us/fel...
Fellowships - The Filson Historical Society
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July 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Just returned from a great trip to the Filson Historical Society in Louisville. Marvelous holdings for the history of the Ohio River Valley and the 19th century overall. Plus they have travel fellowships: filsonhistorical.org/about-us/fel...
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After floods killed more than 130 people and initially left over 100 missing in Kerr County, first responders and volunteers have worked to return cherished belongings swept away in the disaster.
NBC News spoke with locals about the items recovered and their powerful meaning.
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NBC News spoke with locals about the items recovered and their powerful meaning.
nbcnews.to/4lDecwx
July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
After floods killed more than 130 people and initially left over 100 missing in Kerr County, first responders and volunteers have worked to return cherished belongings swept away in the disaster.
NBC News spoke with locals about the items recovered and their powerful meaning.
nbcnews.to/4lDecwx
NBC News spoke with locals about the items recovered and their powerful meaning.
nbcnews.to/4lDecwx
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July 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The father's political views are just as appalling. See my essay on HUFF POST, 29 Jan 2017: "Trump Family History: Donald, Fred, and the Ku Klux Klan."
July 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The father's political views are just as appalling. See my essay on HUFF POST, 29 Jan 2017: "Trump Family History: Donald, Fred, and the Ku Klux Klan."
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COLUMBUS OH - Ohio’s public universities are spending millions to comply w/Senate Bill 1 as the sweeping law forces institutions to dismantle diversity offices, cut academic programs & overhaul operations across all 37 public colleges & universities
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2025/07...
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2025/07...
DEI offices shuttered, costs mount as Ohio universities comply with SB 1
Schools across the state are eliminating DEI offices, restructuring programs, and implementing new course requirements.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
COLUMBUS OH - Ohio’s public universities are spending millions to comply w/Senate Bill 1 as the sweeping law forces institutions to dismantle diversity offices, cut academic programs & overhaul operations across all 37 public colleges & universities
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2025/07...
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2025/07...
The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/w...
#History#TextileTuesday#MedievalHistory
#History#TextileTuesday#MedievalHistory
The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years
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July 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/w...
#History#TextileTuesday#MedievalHistory
#History#TextileTuesday#MedievalHistory
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
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Trying to help spread the word about NARA. It isn't as bad as we thought, but bad news spreads quickly and is hard to rebut. 🗃️
False panic here. I could just delete this 🧵, but instead will explain what I learned after speaking with a colleague who works there.
This was a messaging error.
The only policy change was no longer allowing buses and cars to drive up to the building.
There is no change to research access.
This was a messaging error.
The only policy change was no longer allowing buses and cars to drive up to the building.
There is no change to research access.
This is a huge restriction on access to federal records.
First he fires the archivist.
Then most of the senior employees.
Now few will be able to read federal records that used to be public.
This impacts historians, politicians, journalists, genealogists, …
Closing access to knowledge & evidence
First he fires the archivist.
Then most of the senior employees.
Now few will be able to read federal records that used to be public.
This impacts historians, politicians, journalists, genealogists, …
Closing access to knowledge & evidence
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trying to help spread the word about NARA. It isn't as bad as we thought, but bad news spreads quickly and is hard to rebut. 🗃️
‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
This map left off all the protests in central Ohio. More than one, and all well-documented.
New York Times, do better.
This map left off all the protests in central Ohio. More than one, and all well-documented.
New York Times, do better.
‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States
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June 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
This map left off all the protests in central Ohio. More than one, and all well-documented.
New York Times, do better.
This map left off all the protests in central Ohio. More than one, and all well-documented.
New York Times, do better.
A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...
A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis
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June 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...
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Academic freedom and higher education are under fire as a wave of legislation moves forward in Ohio, Texas, Florida, and elsewhere @aaup.bsky.social @apnews.com insightintoacademia.com/academic-fre...
Academic Freedom Under Fire as States Advance Higher Ed Curriculum Laws
In a wave of legislation reshaping the landscape of public higher education, Republican-led states like Texas, Ohio, and Florida are advancing efforts to exert
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June 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Academic freedom and higher education are under fire as a wave of legislation moves forward in Ohio, Texas, Florida, and elsewhere @aaup.bsky.social @apnews.com insightintoacademia.com/academic-fre...
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“Just three people” took on Ohio education law — and sparked a movement
Since their petition was certified on May 5, the group has secured a cohort of more than 1,500 volunteers statewide to help with signature gathering to repeal SB1.
www.salon.com/2025/06/07/j...
Since their petition was certified on May 5, the group has secured a cohort of more than 1,500 volunteers statewide to help with signature gathering to repeal SB1.
www.salon.com/2025/06/07/j...
“Just three people” took on Ohio education law — and sparked a movement
"We've had a huge groundswell of support. I mean, it was shocking how many people" signed on," professor says.
www.salon.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Just three people” took on Ohio education law — and sparked a movement
Since their petition was certified on May 5, the group has secured a cohort of more than 1,500 volunteers statewide to help with signature gathering to repeal SB1.
www.salon.com/2025/06/07/j...
Since their petition was certified on May 5, the group has secured a cohort of more than 1,500 volunteers statewide to help with signature gathering to repeal SB1.
www.salon.com/2025/06/07/j...
A Black Eye at the White House: Who Punched Elon? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u....
Maybe he did it to himself, to get attention.
Maybe he did it to himself, to get attention.
A Black Eye at the White House: Who Punched Elon?
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May 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A Black Eye at the White House: Who Punched Elon? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u....
Maybe he did it to himself, to get attention.
Maybe he did it to himself, to get attention.
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🎬 Watch BEING A HISTORIAN - 📜 5 historians share the excitement & frustration of life as a professional historian w/ Miri Rubin, Q. Skinner, Darrin McMahon, Josiah Ober, Richard Janko & Teo Ruiz.
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May 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🎬 Watch BEING A HISTORIAN - 📜 5 historians share the excitement & frustration of life as a professional historian w/ Miri Rubin, Q. Skinner, Darrin McMahon, Josiah Ober, Richard Janko & Teo Ruiz.
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/being-a-hist...
🗃️ #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #medievalsky 🏺 #SkyStorians
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/being-a-hist...
🗃️ #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #medievalsky 🏺 #SkyStorians
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I'm proud of the stand my alma mater, Harvard University, has been taking lately. And remember: Harvard offers free online courses on civics and government (choose the "audit" option when selecting a course). pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'm proud of the stand my alma mater, Harvard University, has been taking lately. And remember: Harvard offers free online courses on civics and government (choose the "audit" option when selecting a course). pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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