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Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Arts & Letters, Michigan State University. Director, Knowledge Commons. Author, LEADING GENEROUSLY. All opinions my own and not those of my employer, especially the sweary ones. .. more

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick is an American scholar of digital humanities and media studies. She is the Director of Digital Humanities and Professor of English at Michigan State University. .. more

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 11d
My heart is breaking for colleagues at Texas A&M. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

I'm visiting there next week (calendar.tamu.edu/english/even...) and am hoping that I can offer a little support at a terrible moment.
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 11d
If this story resonates, you can help us by joining the Knowledge Commons coalition! Visit us at hcommons.org, create an account, and if you believe we provide an important value for ensuring a collective future for knowledge production, you can become a KC Champion! about.hcommons.org/kc-champions/
Knowledge Commons – Open access, open source, open to all
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 11d
I'm enormously grateful to Lauren Collister for this story and for IOI's tireless cheerleading for sustainable open infrastructure.

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 11d
Our friends at @investinopen.bsky.social have posted a case study of our attempts to create real sustainability for Knowledge Commons: investinopen.org/blog/buildin...
Building the Commons: How Knowledge Commons is navigating challenges through community and collaboration
A case study developed with Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Knowledge Commons and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Michigan State University
investinopen.org

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 12d
Hanging in there, for sure!

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 12d
Ooh, it has been! I hope you’re doing well!

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 12d
Let us know how we can help! (Responding for my colleague Martin since it’s wayyyyy after hours where he is.)

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 12d
Hi! Yes! You might see our NSF-funded friends at STEM Ed+: works.hcommons.org/collections/... Or the Composers of Color Resource Project: works.hcommons.org/collections/...

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 13d
Please join us! Create an account and share your work with the world. And if you like what you find and want to support our efforts, become a KC Champion! We are committed to our community and its work, and we hope you’ll share that commitment. about.hcommons.org/kc-champions
KC Champions – About Knowledge Commons
about.hcommons.org

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 13d
There are many research hosting services out there. Lots of them want to host your work in order to mine it for profit. Knowledge Commons wants to build a coalition of researchers, teachers, students, and more, in order to resist the authoritarian effort to undermine public access to knowledge.
Knowledge Commons – Open access, open source, open to all
hcommons.org

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 14d
ICYMI we announced KC Champions this morning! 📣

If you'd like to support your favorite non-profit, academy-owned project that is free to everyone and doesn't steal user data or profit from sketchy policies, you can learn more here: about.hcommons.org/kc-champions/
KC Champions – About Knowledge Commons
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 14d
We hope that you’ll consider becoming a KC Champion, and that you’ll let us know if you have ideas for additional benefits that would be meaningful for your use of the platform!
a man in a black jacket holds a wrestling belt
Alt: a man in a black jacket holds a wrestling belt
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 14d
🧵 2/3 The TL;DR is, by making a yearly contribution, you'll receive benefits that include:

🛍️ Exclusive Commons merch
🌐 Special recognition on your profile
🖥️ Custom domains attached to your Commons site
🤗 Our gratitude for your support

Sign up today: commerce.cashnet.com/msu_8001
Transact Campus
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 14d
🧵 1/3 Today we’re announcing a new individual membership program, KC Champions, available through our storefront! 💪

Our platform is available free of charge, but we've designed an offering for those who want just a bit extra and who want to help support us.

🔗 about.hcommons.org/2026/01/26/b...
Become a KC Champion – About Knowledge Commons
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · 22d
Hi friends. I haven’t been around here much and intend to be around here even less going foreward. Mastodon is far from perfect, but if you’re looking for a scholar-run space that promises not to blue-check fascists, we’d love to see you at hcommons.social.
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hcommons.social is a microblogging network supporting scholars and practitioners across the humanities and around the world.
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 20
Ugggggh url typo: works.hcommons.org
Knowledge Commons – Open access, open source, open to all
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 20
KCWorks also mints DOIs! works.hvommons.org

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 18
I hope that you'll consider joining Knowledge Commons and supporting our mission: transforming the global knowledge ecosystem by providing the space and the tools for building solidarity among knowledge creators.
kcommons.bsky.social Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Dec 18
Knowledge Commons is not just a platform — we’re a coalition. And that coalition needs you. Read more on our blog and get involved today: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/18/j...
Our coalition brings together individuals and institutions who want to preserve and protect the knowledge they create and the communities that rely on it at a moment when both are under threat. Those threats include corporate enclosure and governmental overreach, each of which works to restrict access to the knowledge necessary to a free and functioning society.

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 18
Knowledge Commons is not just a platform — we’re a coalition. And that coalition needs you. The tl;dr: We need to raise a significant amount... (New post from kfitz.info: "Join the KC Coalition" https://kfitz.info/join-kc-coalition/)

Reposted by Martin Paul Eve, Kathleen Fitzpatrick

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Dec 18
Knowledge Commons is not just a platform — we’re a coalition. And that coalition needs you. Read more on our blog and get involved today: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/18/j...
Our coalition brings together individuals and institutions who want to preserve and protect the knowledge they create and the communities that rely on it at a moment when both are under threat. Those threats include corporate enclosure and governmental overreach, each of which works to restrict access to the knowledge necessary to a free and functioning society.

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 9
So, so well deserved! Congratulations @brettbobley.bsky.social!
aupresses.bsky.social Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · Dec 9
Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
portrait photo of Brett Bobley

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · Dec 9
Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
portrait photo of Brett Bobley

Reposted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Dec 3
Knowledge Commons NEEDS your support in order to build a more open internet. This #GivingTuesday, we would love for you to join us in ensuring that the over 60,000+ users who have discovered KC are able to help sustain our team’s work into the future. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 2
We’re building a coalition of individuals and institutions that believe in research for the common good. Help support us so that we can continue to support you!
kcommons.bsky.social Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Dec 2
🧵 (1/3) Happy #GivingTuesday! Knowledge Commons needs the support of our users more than ever to keep our services open and available to everyone. By donating to KC, you are directly helping our team keep doing our work. You can read more on our blog: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/02/a...
A Giving Tuesday Call to Action
We know what you’re thinking: not another Giving Tuesday blog post. Believe us, we wish we didn’t have to add our voice to this week’s chorus, but here we are.
about.hcommons.org

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Dec 2
🧵 (1/3) Happy #GivingTuesday! Knowledge Commons needs the support of our users more than ever to keep our services open and available to everyone. By donating to KC, you are directly helping our team keep doing our work. You can read more on our blog: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/02/a...
A Giving Tuesday Call to Action
We know what you’re thinking: not another Giving Tuesday blog post. Believe us, we wish we didn’t have to add our voice to this week’s chorus, but here we are.
about.hcommons.org

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 2
On my way to Cambridge for Publish, Review, Curate. coar-repositories.org/news-updates... It’s a gloriously sunny 49F — a nice if surprising change from the 18F I left in Detroit last night!
Publish, Review, Curate: Turning scholarly publishing on its head
Tired of long delays, expensive fees, and a lack of transparency about editorial decisions when publishing your articles? Join us at King’s College, Cambridge on December 3rd for an in-depth …
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 2
What features, exactly?
A screenshot of a notification in this here app telling me that laws in my location require me to prove I’m an adult in order access “certain features.” I am on a plane at the gate in Detroit.

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Dec 1
I have never been more sad to say “that tracks.”

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Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz.info · Nov 27
Thinking about you, Sharon. ❤️

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · Nov 17
📣 EXCITEMENT ALERT 🎉 The KCWorks on WP plugin is now available! This block-based plugin makes it easy to embed citations from the KCWorks repository directly on your WordPress pages, whether you are creating a website on KC or a self-hosted WP installation.

🔗: about.hcommons.org/2025/11/17/k...
KCWorks on WP Plugin Launches on Knowledge Commons
The KCWorks on WP plugin is now available on Knowledge Commons! This block-based plugin makes it easy to embed citations from the KCWorks repository directly on your WordPress pages, whether you are using the KCSites platform or a self-hosted WordPress installation. KCWorks is an enterprise-grade repository for academic research, collaboration tools, and publishing support for scholars and institutions.
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