Maggie Frye
@maggiefrye.bsky.social
Associate prof of sociology, university of Michigan. Also interested in Ann Arbor politics and why there are so many cars.
When you just learned about the preschool potluck yesterday, and it’s scheduled to start 15 minutes before you normally pick up your twins… you bring the donuts.
September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
When you just learned about the preschool potluck yesterday, and it’s scheduled to start 15 minutes before you normally pick up your twins… you bring the donuts.
Peak #AnnArbor townie: wearing a library summer game shirt, refreshing the election results to see whether the library will get even cooler, smelling a skunk from my open window.
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Peak #AnnArbor townie: wearing a library summer game shirt, refreshing the election results to see whether the library will get even cooler, smelling a skunk from my open window.
Twin toddler bedtime stories:
A: “once upon a time, there was a rabbit, and a bunny, and a rabbit, and a bunny.”
B: “what did the rabbit, and the bunny, and the rabbit, and the bunny do?”
A: “once upon a time, there was a rabbit, and a bunny, and a rabbit, and a bunny.”
B: “what did the rabbit, and the bunny, and the rabbit, and the bunny do?”
July 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Twin toddler bedtime stories:
A: “once upon a time, there was a rabbit, and a bunny, and a rabbit, and a bunny.”
B: “what did the rabbit, and the bunny, and the rabbit, and the bunny do?”
A: “once upon a time, there was a rabbit, and a bunny, and a rabbit, and a bunny.”
B: “what did the rabbit, and the bunny, and the rabbit, and the bunny do?”
We hit up 7 different playgrounds across Ann Arbor this weekend.
May 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We hit up 7 different playgrounds across Ann Arbor this weekend.
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There was a big #WeAreDEI rally and march at U-M this evening. Started on the Diag, then off to Ruthven where the 4 new resolutions of the faculty senate were posted on the central administration's doors.
April 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
There was a big #WeAreDEI rally and march at U-M this evening. Started on the Diag, then off to Ruthven where the 4 new resolutions of the faculty senate were posted on the central administration's doors.
“I think I’ve seen this film before,
and I didn’t like the ending…”
and I didn’t like the ending…”
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“I think I’ve seen this film before,
and I didn’t like the ending…”
and I didn’t like the ending…”
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For @truthout.org , @hebagowayed.bsky.social and I wrote about how universities have opened the door to Trump’s authoritarianism by suppressing pro-Palestine voices and how they must commit to the principles of academic freedom and free expression before it is too late.
As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic Freedom
Universities may sow their own demise if they continue to aid the suppression of pro-Palestine campus movements.
truthout.org
March 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For @truthout.org , @hebagowayed.bsky.social and I wrote about how universities have opened the door to Trump’s authoritarianism by suppressing pro-Palestine voices and how they must commit to the principles of academic freedom and free expression before it is too late.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
Happy to see coverage of the termination if the dhs, but disappointed to see it called “obscure” in the very first sentence. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Happy to see coverage of the termination if the dhs, but disappointed to see it called “obscure” in the very first sentence. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Heart wrenching decision, the DHS are an incredibly important data source. They have long been the only option available for studying change over time in individual- or family-level outcomes across Africa. My heart aches for everyone whose research, teaching, and other work depends on them.
The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night
www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Heart wrenching decision, the DHS are an incredibly important data source. They have long been the only option available for studying change over time in individual- or family-level outcomes across Africa. My heart aches for everyone whose research, teaching, and other work depends on them.
Twins just discovered the toddler sized carts at the grocery store… one went on a joyride through the frozen aisle, while the other knocked over some flowers. Both were still given suckers at checkout, which proves that people are good at heart.
February 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Twins just discovered the toddler sized carts at the grocery store… one went on a joyride through the frozen aisle, while the other knocked over some flowers. Both were still given suckers at checkout, which proves that people are good at heart.
Going on my door tomorrow- thanks @sashakillewald.bsky.social!
I proudly support the University of Michigan's stated core values.
February 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Going on my door tomorrow- thanks @sashakillewald.bsky.social!
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A little bit about my research:
I am studying geographic disparities in health and mortality and their environmental and structural determinants. My previous research focused on state and county levels, but I am now shifting to an individual-level approach for better causal inference & explanation.
I am studying geographic disparities in health and mortality and their environmental and structural determinants. My previous research focused on state and county levels, but I am now shifting to an individual-level approach for better causal inference & explanation.
Because of the recent dumpster fire, I am on the job market now. Please DM me for any (potential) job opportunities. I appreciate all support and help.
a cartoon of spongebob laying in the water next to a box of pizza
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob laying in the water next to a box of pizza
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A little bit about my research:
I am studying geographic disparities in health and mortality and their environmental and structural determinants. My previous research focused on state and county levels, but I am now shifting to an individual-level approach for better causal inference & explanation.
I am studying geographic disparities in health and mortality and their environmental and structural determinants. My previous research focused on state and county levels, but I am now shifting to an individual-level approach for better causal inference & explanation.
Thinking today of all the amazing people I’ve met over the past 2 decades who worked for USAID.
February 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thinking today of all the amazing people I’ve met over the past 2 decades who worked for USAID.
Michael Burawoy called me a “deviant demographer,” with his characteristic twinkle in his eye. I loved his class, it was the first time I really saw theory as a conversation, as something to build with others (those living and already passed).
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Michael Burawoy called me a “deviant demographer,” with his characteristic twinkle in his eye. I loved his class, it was the first time I really saw theory as a conversation, as something to build with others (those living and already passed).
This is a great read for this evening
Thanks to @lpeblog.bsky.social for the invitation to write about what policy scholars should do if "policy" is permanently broken. There are lots of good answers, but we can't afford to ignore the question.
In This Brave New World, Does Scholarship Still Matter?
If the recent past is no longer a useful guide to seeking change in the present, what good is policy-adjacent scholarship?
lpeproject.org
January 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is a great read for this evening
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Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
Reminded of how much this poem resonated w me circa 2017-18…
November 17, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Reminded of how much this poem resonated w me circa 2017-18…
I’m still so bummed about this.
January 10, 2024 at 3:28 AM
I’m still so bummed about this.
Here is the letter! I don’t know how to add images here I guess.
December 5, 2023 at 3:56 AM
Here is the letter! I don’t know how to add images here I guess.
NIMBY politics come home- my 6 year old’s class wrote letters to the mayor asking him not to tear down a “landmark building” to make way for 17 stories of housing, right near campus.
We had a heated discussion about it this morning and she almost missed her bus.
We had a heated discussion about it this morning and she almost missed her bus.
December 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM
NIMBY politics come home- my 6 year old’s class wrote letters to the mayor asking him not to tear down a “landmark building” to make way for 17 stories of housing, right near campus.
We had a heated discussion about it this morning and she almost missed her bus.
We had a heated discussion about it this morning and she almost missed her bus.
If you had told my first year grad student self in 2007 that post tenure I would still feel nervous and self conscious about sharing a very early drafts of a new paper with a kind and helpful colleague, I wouldn’t have believed it. 🙈🙊🙉
November 6, 2023 at 3:28 AM
If you had told my first year grad student self in 2007 that post tenure I would still feel nervous and self conscious about sharing a very early drafts of a new paper with a kind and helpful colleague, I wouldn’t have believed it. 🙈🙊🙉
I’m really glad to see ASA responding to the climate emergency w a rotation of virtual/in person meetings and rethinking locations to facilitate less plane travel: t.co/LMfnPXCx35
Report of the ASA Annual Meeting Redesign Committee: Preparing for an Evolving Future | American Soc...
By Diogo Pinheiro, University of North Georgia, and Juliet Schor, Boston College
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October 15, 2023 at 2:43 AM
I’m really glad to see ASA responding to the climate emergency w a rotation of virtual/in person meetings and rethinking locations to facilitate less plane travel: t.co/LMfnPXCx35