Lisa Wade
@lisawade.bsky.social
#firstgen #professor and #writer in #nola ❤️. Relentless advocate for #sociology. Author of non-fiction and textbooks with a new book -- Exposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test -- out in 2026. I adore what I do. And #cats!
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“Accepting this story of AI’s inevitability — or that of any technology — is a grave mistake for educators. Not only does it cede tremendous power to tech companies that are unaccountable to teachers, students, or school communities…” 1/2
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
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Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online
Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Accepting this story of AI’s inevitability — or that of any technology — is a grave mistake for educators. Not only does it cede tremendous power to tech companies that are unaccountable to teachers, students, or school communities…” 1/2
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
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British anti-woman's suffrage postcards, from Sophia Rosenfeld's book The Age of Choice
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
British anti-woman's suffrage postcards, from Sophia Rosenfeld's book The Age of Choice
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
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But I hope ONE LONG NIGHT clarifies just what is happening today. If we understand that what Congress has funded and the government is building are concentration camps, the stakes are obvious. The majority of Americans are, by and large, free to act and can undo this. It is more than possible. [2/2]
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
But I hope ONE LONG NIGHT clarifies just what is happening today. If we understand that what Congress has funded and the government is building are concentration camps, the stakes are obvious. The majority of Americans are, by and large, free to act and can undo this. It is more than possible. [2/2]
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Some life tips from a 16th century book on animals:
1: Goats are crafty and if you aren't careful, they'll con you.
2: If you're mean to cows & oxen, then they'll inflict their revenge when you least expect it.
3: Be nice to donkeys: They have to put up with us...and they never have a day off.
1: Goats are crafty and if you aren't careful, they'll con you.
2: If you're mean to cows & oxen, then they'll inflict their revenge when you least expect it.
3: Be nice to donkeys: They have to put up with us...and they never have a day off.
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some life tips from a 16th century book on animals:
1: Goats are crafty and if you aren't careful, they'll con you.
2: If you're mean to cows & oxen, then they'll inflict their revenge when you least expect it.
3: Be nice to donkeys: They have to put up with us...and they never have a day off.
1: Goats are crafty and if you aren't careful, they'll con you.
2: If you're mean to cows & oxen, then they'll inflict their revenge when you least expect it.
3: Be nice to donkeys: They have to put up with us...and they never have a day off.
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Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics
| Sociologica
sociologica.unibo.it
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Hey sociology lovers! After losing our program to Hurricane Katrina and a 20-year hiatus, Tulane University is re-launching its PhD in sociology! If you'd like to learn more, please reach out at lwade3@tulane.edu. I'd be happy to chat to prospective students or faculty who might send some our way.
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hey sociology lovers! After losing our program to Hurricane Katrina and a 20-year hiatus, Tulane University is re-launching its PhD in sociology! If you'd like to learn more, please reach out at lwade3@tulane.edu. I'd be happy to chat to prospective students or faculty who might send some our way.
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Stunning new research from Pew on racial disparities in the use of social media, the internet, and AI chatbots among American teens. For example, only 27% of White youth say they're online almost constantly, compared to 55% of Black youth. (Thread) www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
Roughly one-in-five U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about three-in-ten who do so daily.
www.pewresearch.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Stunning new research from Pew on racial disparities in the use of social media, the internet, and AI chatbots among American teens. For example, only 27% of White youth say they're online almost constantly, compared to 55% of Black youth. (Thread) www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
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As we revisit - for the umpteenth time 🙄- the benefits of breastfeeding, I recommend this great piece in @sfjournal.bsky.social by @uncpopcenter.bsky.social Fellow Jessica Su & colleagues who find the benefits are not universal, at least for child development. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As we revisit - for the umpteenth time 🙄- the benefits of breastfeeding, I recommend this great piece in @sfjournal.bsky.social by @uncpopcenter.bsky.social Fellow Jessica Su & colleagues who find the benefits are not universal, at least for child development. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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Political polarization on confidence in the scientific community accelerated in the 2024 General Social Survey, with moderates now showing a significant downturn.
(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Political polarization on confidence in the scientific community accelerated in the 2024 General Social Survey, with moderates now showing a significant downturn.
(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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(Apologies if I missed this updated with 2024 data already)
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If you've noticed that ChatGPT is improving, it's probably because I've spent so much time grading its work.
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you've noticed that ChatGPT is improving, it's probably because I've spent so much time grading its work.
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A reader comments "So the elimination of 30 million girls is now a sad story about how men are lonely?"
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A reader comments "So the elimination of 30 million girls is now a sad story about how men are lonely?"
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Definitely going to assign this podcast to all our grad students -- lifting the hood on the process of peer review, with some EXCELLENT advice on how to respond to, read and write peer reviews. Peer reviews as a seatbelt and ends with a vision of how peer review could work
Aaron Hyman on Peer Review
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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Definitely going to assign this podcast to all our grad students -- lifting the hood on the process of peer review, with some EXCELLENT advice on how to respond to, read and write peer reviews. Peer reviews as a seatbelt and ends with a vision of how peer review could work
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
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As CBP forces began disappearing residents in the greater New Orleans area, the New Orleans City Council launched an online portal for residents to report civil & #humanrights abuses by ICE & CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during the Trump regime’s anti-migrant occupation.
New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during
www.nola.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
As CBP forces began disappearing residents in the greater New Orleans area, the New Orleans City Council launched an online portal for residents to report civil & #humanrights abuses by ICE & CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during the Trump regime’s anti-migrant occupation.
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"When the employer saw the 'economic motivation' narrative... they were more likely to want to choose the candidate with the [criminal] record." - #Sociology Professor David Harding on jobseeker disclosure of past criminal history ls.berkeley.edu/news... #socialscience
How job seekers discuss a criminal past can get them hired, sociology
In the United States, about two-thirds of people released from prison remain unemployed, a stark reflection of the stigma surrounding a criminal record, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. A
ls.berkeley.edu
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"When the employer saw the 'economic motivation' narrative... they were more likely to want to choose the candidate with the [criminal] record." - #Sociology Professor David Harding on jobseeker disclosure of past criminal history ls.berkeley.edu/news... #socialscience
Working harder, not smarter.
If you were the Patron Saint of something, what would it be?
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Working harder, not smarter.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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You should watch this for a spot-on critique of our current culture (or lack there of). A complete sociology lesson in 2 minutes and change.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You should watch this for a spot-on critique of our current culture (or lack there of). A complete sociology lesson in 2 minutes and change.