Kathleen Conti
@kathleenconti.bsky.social
Asst. prof of public history and historic preservation at Florida State University. Writing on race and representation at US historic sites.
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Creating a Historic Preservation starterpack! Comment or DM to be added, or let me know if I missed anyone.
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The vast body of research that Ken Burns relied upon to make his new documentary on the American Revolution would be practically impossible to be produced today, what with the defunding of humanistic scholarship, the collapse of stable academic jobs, the attack on public history & academic freedom.🗃️
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The vast body of research that Ken Burns relied upon to make his new documentary on the American Revolution would be practically impossible to be produced today, what with the defunding of humanistic scholarship, the collapse of stable academic jobs, the attack on public history & academic freedom.🗃️
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
Doggo on the Loose! Ate all the Pecan Pie!
Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Doggo on the Loose! Ate all the Pecan Pie!
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
Aurora borealis in….. Florida!
Can’t believe you can see the northern lights this far south.
Can’t believe you can see the northern lights this far south.
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Aurora borealis in….. Florida!
Can’t believe you can see the northern lights this far south.
Can’t believe you can see the northern lights this far south.
It’s visible even in Tallahassee, Florida!
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
It’s visible even in Tallahassee, Florida!
Applications for these TT history positions in US post 1865 and sub-Saharan Africa are due today!
We're hiring 2 tenure-track positions this year at FSU's History dept, one in US post 1865 and the other in sub-Saharan Africa -- just CV, letter, and online app to apply by Nov 3.
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Applications for these TT history positions in US post 1865 and sub-Saharan Africa are due today!
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
Do you have a great public history or historic preservation project that you wish more people knew about? Are you looking to find more clients and professional connections?
The NCPH Consultants' Committee is sponsoring a session at the 2026 @ncph.bsky.social conference
The NCPH Consultants' Committee is sponsoring a session at the 2026 @ncph.bsky.social conference
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Do you have a great public history or historic preservation project that you wish more people knew about? Are you looking to find more clients and professional connections?
The NCPH Consultants' Committee is sponsoring a session at the 2026 @ncph.bsky.social conference
The NCPH Consultants' Committee is sponsoring a session at the 2026 @ncph.bsky.social conference
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
In Florida, the Northwest Regional Library System, which covers libraries in Bay, Gulf and Liberty counties, has ended its interlibrary loan program because of a loss of federal funding.
***There's no more interlibrary loans in these counties, y'all.***
www.newsherald.com/story/news/l...
***There's no more interlibrary loans in these counties, y'all.***
www.newsherald.com/story/news/l...
Interlibrary loan program for Bay, Gulf, Liberty counties ends because of federal funding loss
The program allowed libraries in Bay, Gulf and Liberty counties to share material. Similar problems have arisen at other library systems in Florida.
www.newsherald.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In Florida, the Northwest Regional Library System, which covers libraries in Bay, Gulf and Liberty counties, has ended its interlibrary loan program because of a loss of federal funding.
***There's no more interlibrary loans in these counties, y'all.***
www.newsherald.com/story/news/l...
***There's no more interlibrary loans in these counties, y'all.***
www.newsherald.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
We're hiring 2 tenure-track positions this year at FSU's History dept, one in US post 1865 and the other in sub-Saharan Africa -- just CV, letter, and online app to apply by Nov 3.
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We're hiring 2 tenure-track positions this year at FSU's History dept, one in US post 1865 and the other in sub-Saharan Africa -- just CV, letter, and online app to apply by Nov 3.
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
We're hiring 2 tenure-track positions this year at FSU's History dept, one in US post 1865 and the other in sub-Saharan Africa -- just CV, letter, and online app to apply by Nov 3.
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We're hiring 2 tenure-track positions this year at FSU's History dept, one in US post 1865 and the other in sub-Saharan Africa -- just CV, letter, and online app to apply by Nov 3.
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I'm not on either search committee (I'm on research leave in the spring) but am happy to answer any questions!
I just deleted my academia.edu account because their new terms force you to agree to let them use "your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest in any manner."
September 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I just deleted my academia.edu account because their new terms force you to agree to let them use "your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest in any manner."
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“... the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
www.npr.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“... the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
We have forgotten all the ways people used to get toxins out of their food before federal regulation. It's not that food and water used to be cleaner -- it's that domestic work used to include detoxing everything we put in our mouths!
When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We have forgotten all the ways people used to get toxins out of their food before federal regulation. It's not that food and water used to be cleaner -- it's that domestic work used to include detoxing everything we put in our mouths!
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
Here we go. of all IFLE funding. No FLAS fellowships or NRC area studies centers nationwide.
Might be nice of even a single university president was willing to speak up about this disaster for R1 universities & their students.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Might be nice of even a single university president was willing to speak up about this disaster for R1 universities & their students.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
September 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Here we go. of all IFLE funding. No FLAS fellowships or NRC area studies centers nationwide.
Might be nice of even a single university president was willing to speak up about this disaster for R1 universities & their students.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Might be nice of even a single university president was willing to speak up about this disaster for R1 universities & their students.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Another Public History Grumpy Hour is coming! Join the National Council on Public History and the Consultants Committee for a virtual night of connection and support.
Register: community.ncph.org/event/Spooky...
@ncph.bsky.social
Register: community.ncph.org/event/Spooky...
@ncph.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Another Public History Grumpy Hour is coming! Join the National Council on Public History and the Consultants Committee for a virtual night of connection and support.
Register: community.ncph.org/event/Spooky...
@ncph.bsky.social
Register: community.ncph.org/event/Spooky...
@ncph.bsky.social
Do you work in historic preservation? Sign up to chat with one of my students on zoom for an hour in September-- we pair them with people in their prospective career field so they can ask questions and learn more all the great paths and opportunities working in HP: forms.gle/fT5tPhzxAaaJ...
Chat with Preservationist Fall 2025
Do you want to connect with current undergrad and grad students interested in historic preservation? This spring students in my intro to HP class at Florida State University will meet over zoom with a...
forms.gle
August 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Do you work in historic preservation? Sign up to chat with one of my students on zoom for an hour in September-- we pair them with people in their prospective career field so they can ask questions and learn more all the great paths and opportunities working in HP: forms.gle/fT5tPhzxAaaJ...
I'm honored to share that I received a statewide teaching award! Last week, I received the Roy E. Graham Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Education at the Secretary of State awards dinner on Amelia Island.
artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/fsu-...
artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/fsu-...
FSU public historian earns prestigious Florida Trust for Historic Preservation education award | College of Arts and Sciences
A Florida State University faculty member has received a statewide teaching award for her impact as an educator in the field of historic preservation from a nonprofit that promotes the protection of F...
artsandsciences.fsu.edu
July 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm honored to share that I received a statewide teaching award! Last week, I received the Roy E. Graham Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Education at the Secretary of State awards dinner on Amelia Island.
artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/fsu-...
artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/fsu-...
Do you have a passion for historic buildings, preservation, and telling the stories behind our built environment? The NDN Companies is hiring an architectural historian to be based in their Jacksonville, FL office.
July 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Do you have a passion for historic buildings, preservation, and telling the stories behind our built environment? The NDN Companies is hiring an architectural historian to be based in their Jacksonville, FL office.
NCPH is hosting "This is a Place We Made: Centering Place in Disability History" on July 24, 1pm ET on zoom, register here: community.ncph.org/event/Disabi...
This is a wonderful program, and hope to see you there! @ncph.bsky.social
This is a wonderful program, and hope to see you there! @ncph.bsky.social
National Council on Public History
For the last four years, NCPH has worked with the National Park Service (NPS) to foster the creation of an introduction to place-based disability history. The forthcoming “Disability in Place,” comprised of 26 essays by 31 authors, will be the first accessibly-written anthology of original, peer-reviewed essays to address historical intersections of disability and place. Join the authors, editor, and members of the project team to discuss the anthology they made, the process of making it, and why it matters for the current moment.
community.ncph.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
NCPH is hosting "This is a Place We Made: Centering Place in Disability History" on July 24, 1pm ET on zoom, register here: community.ncph.org/event/Disabi...
This is a wonderful program, and hope to see you there! @ncph.bsky.social
This is a wonderful program, and hope to see you there! @ncph.bsky.social
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Pro tip: say no to at least 50% of requests and, whenever you decline, provide the names of two male colleagues who are shirking their share of service. (Gold star for BCCing the dean when you do so.)
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Pro tip: say no to at least 50% of requests and, whenever you decline, provide the names of two male colleagues who are shirking their share of service. (Gold star for BCCing the dean when you do so.)
Reposted by Kathleen Conti
Dear anxious parents of high school seniors,
Are any of you wanting your senior to get a head start on their college essay? I’m a professor in the English department at William & Mary & my Summer 2 class got cancelled so I’m looking to add structure to my days these next two months.
Are any of you wanting your senior to get a head start on their college essay? I’m a professor in the English department at William & Mary & my Summer 2 class got cancelled so I’m looking to add structure to my days these next two months.
July 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dear anxious parents of high school seniors,
Are any of you wanting your senior to get a head start on their college essay? I’m a professor in the English department at William & Mary & my Summer 2 class got cancelled so I’m looking to add structure to my days these next two months.
Are any of you wanting your senior to get a head start on their college essay? I’m a professor in the English department at William & Mary & my Summer 2 class got cancelled so I’m looking to add structure to my days these next two months.