Monica C. Schneider
@poliscimonica.bsky.social
Prof of Political Science @ Miami Univ. I study gender stereotypes, political ambition, disability politcs & policy and love mentoring. NU '98, Minn '07. Opinions my own.
Very curious to read this but don’t want to pay 🤔
Here's the story of how Fr. Dominic Legge and Fr. Henry Stephan quietly mentored one of America’s most powerful politicians into Catholicism — and what it reveals about a growing movement of ideologically driven converts whose faith often blossoms in private but manifests explosively in public.
The Dominican Friars Who Guided JD Vance’s Conversion to Catholicism
Two Dominican priors intellectual tutelage, outside the usual parish classes, shaped JD Vance as he became America's most famous and controversial convert.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Very curious to read this but don’t want to pay 🤔
Do we have to do this ? The use of IQ testing on ppl w ID is bad enough. Trump’s language about “low IQ” is worse. We don’t have to perpetuate this.
A plurality of Americans believe that Trump has a below average IQ. That's obvious. And that was before dementia sinilis set in.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Do we have to do this ? The use of IQ testing on ppl w ID is bad enough. Trump’s language about “low IQ” is worse. We don’t have to perpetuate this.
I have … no words…
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I have … no words…
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats
A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.
www.dispatch.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
These are the gems in the acknowledgments that I’m here for .
eh, It wasn't that high up... and 4-year-olds can take it. 😜
But if you're looking for other good moments in the paper... I also recommend reading the acknowledgments closely.
But if you're looking for other good moments in the paper... I also recommend reading the acknowledgments closely.
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
These are the gems in the acknowledgments that I’m here for .
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If you work at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and have been RIF'd, I'd love to speak to you. My Signal is emgarcia.85. I will need to verify your identity, but will conceal and protect your identity.
October 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you work at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and have been RIF'd, I'd love to speak to you. My Signal is emgarcia.85. I will need to verify your identity, but will conceal and protect your identity.
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Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
Available for pre-order.
This book is on my must-read list and it should be on yours too!
Available for pre-order.
This book is on my must-read list and it should be on yours too!
The American Exceptionalism of Health Insurance Barriers
My forthcoming book Coverage Denied just became available for pre-order, and proofing and now promoting this work has given me an opportunity to reflect on contemporary health policy developments thro...
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
Available for pre-order.
This book is on my must-read list and it should be on yours too!
Available for pre-order.
This book is on my must-read list and it should be on yours too!
Have any political scientists worked w the SciVal / Scopus metrics that are now being used for US News ?!
September 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Have any political scientists worked w the SciVal / Scopus metrics that are now being used for US News ?!
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Douthat claims to care about humanities so maybe he could write something about how US News and World Reports appears to be vanishing much of humanities research by relying on Elsevier for research metrics which does not include standalone books in their database.
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Douthat claims to care about humanities so maybe he could write something about how US News and World Reports appears to be vanishing much of humanities research by relying on Elsevier for research metrics which does not include standalone books in their database.
I got the great idea from Elizabeth Wardle at the Howe Writing Center (buy her book on writing, btw) to have my students color during class discussion today. It was amazing! No one was on screens. Everyone was paying attention and we had a great discussion about Freedom of Speech. 10/10 recommend.
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I got the great idea from Elizabeth Wardle at the Howe Writing Center (buy her book on writing, btw) to have my students color during class discussion today. It was amazing! No one was on screens. Everyone was paying attention and we had a great discussion about Freedom of Speech. 10/10 recommend.
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Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
September 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
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Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office - KFF Health News
The Education Department’s civil rights office often intervenes when students face discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or disability and their families can’t resolve complaints locally. Paren...
kffhealthnews.org
September 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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You’re think *you’re* depressed? Try being at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association right now with 5,000 political scientists presenting their work on the state of democracy, public opinion, and media.
They are also drinking heavily.
They are also drinking heavily.
September 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
You’re think *you’re* depressed? Try being at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association right now with 5,000 political scientists presenting their work on the state of democracy, public opinion, and media.
They are also drinking heavily.
They are also drinking heavily.
Anyone at ORD and on the United flight to Vancouver this morning?
September 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Anyone at ORD and on the United flight to Vancouver this morning?
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Three people, at least two of whom are students, were shot and critically injured at a high school outside Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said.
3 Are Shot and Critically Injured at Colorado High School, Authorities Say
The attack took place on the campus of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., which is southwest of Denver, according to the local sheriff’s office. At least two of the victims are students.
nyti.ms
September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Three people, at least two of whom are students, were shot and critically injured at a high school outside Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said.
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Update: The Professor was fired, the Dean and Department Chair who (rightfully) defended her were removed from their positions, and every course at the University is now being subjected to a state audit.
archive.ph/2025.09.10-0...
archive.ph/2025.09.10-0...
archive.ph
September 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Update: The Professor was fired, the Dean and Department Chair who (rightfully) defended her were removed from their positions, and every course at the University is now being subjected to a state audit.
archive.ph/2025.09.10-0...
archive.ph/2025.09.10-0...
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UPDATE: according to the A&M student newspaper, the professor (actually, a Senior Lecturer) whom they ID as Melissa McCoul has been fired.
Still no details on what she actually said/taught that was so problematic.
thebatt.com/news/dean-of...
Still no details on what she actually said/taught that was so problematic.
thebatt.com/news/dean-of...
Texas A&M Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, English department head removed after viral video
UPDATE: President Mark A. Welsh III announced the termination of senior lecturer Melissa McCoul in a Sept. 9 statement following backlash on social media. Welsh
thebatt.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
UPDATE: according to the A&M student newspaper, the professor (actually, a Senior Lecturer) whom they ID as Melissa McCoul has been fired.
Still no details on what she actually said/taught that was so problematic.
thebatt.com/news/dean-of...
Still no details on what she actually said/taught that was so problematic.
thebatt.com/news/dean-of...
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Student, to professor: "I'm not entirely sure this is legal to be teaching, because according to our president there's only two genders... and I don't want to promote something that is against our president's laws as well as against my religious beliefs" www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Student, to professor: "I'm not entirely sure this is legal to be teaching, because according to our president there's only two genders... and I don't want to promote something that is against our president's laws as well as against my religious beliefs" www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
Isn't there a way to like easily email your APSA panel? I was hoping someone else would start the thread.
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Isn't there a way to like easily email your APSA panel? I was hoping someone else would start the thread.
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Ohio State Bans Land Acknowledgments
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Ohio State Bans Land Acknowledgments
The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to eliminate any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.
www.insidehighered.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ohio State Bans Land Acknowledgments
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
The cited article lost me at the paragraph where it defends looking only at placement in PhD granting institutions. I love my R2 job and refuse to accept that it is "less than".
In poli sci, "the top 20% of departments produced 75% of all faculty and the bottom 50% accounted for less than 5% of all tenure track faculty members at a research university. 49 programs did not have a single graduate placed in a TT position at a PhD-granting department in the past 10 years."
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Where You Earn Your PhD Matters
www.cambridge.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The cited article lost me at the paragraph where it defends looking only at placement in PhD granting institutions. I love my R2 job and refuse to accept that it is "less than".
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new in early view at Political Psychology -->
August 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
new in early view at Political Psychology -->