Leslie K. Wang
@yourwordsunleashed.bsky.social
Helping scholars write and publish books that matter / Writing coach / Recovering academic / Your Words Unleashed Podcast host.
https://yourwordsunleashed.com
https://yourwordsunleashed.com
Loved having you on!
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Loved having you on!
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Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁
May 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁
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FYI “Spencer Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation and Kapor Foundation are providing quick turnaround grants of up to $25k for education scholars impacted by the abrupt NSF grant cancellations.” www.spencer.org/news/meeting...
Meeting the Moment Together
We are returning from the AERA Annual Meeting in Denver reinvigorated and with a deep appreciation for all that scholars and higher education leaders are holding in this moment. Rapid shifts in fed...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
FYI “Spencer Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation and Kapor Foundation are providing quick turnaround grants of up to $25k for education scholars impacted by the abrupt NSF grant cancellations.” www.spencer.org/news/meeting...
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
I’ll just leave this here.
April 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’ll just leave this here.
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Now this is the kind of news I need.
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Now this is the kind of news I need.
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For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
Some inspiration for writing in the midst of fascism:
“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously… Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
-Edwidge Danticat
“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously… Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
-Edwidge Danticat
April 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Some inspiration for writing in the midst of fascism:
“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously… Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
-Edwidge Danticat
“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously… Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
-Edwidge Danticat
Times are hard, and many are looking to leave higher ed.
In my latest podcast episode, I talk with @ashleyruba-phd.bsky.social about how academics can use social media to build a personal brand. Hint: it’s all about being real.
Listen here! yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-78-leavin...
In my latest podcast episode, I talk with @ashleyruba-phd.bsky.social about how academics can use social media to build a personal brand. Hint: it’s all about being real.
Listen here! yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-78-leavin...
Ep. 78 - Leaving Academia #5: Using Social Media to Build a Compelling Personal Brand (with Dr. Ashley Ruba)
Dr. Ashley Ruba on leaving academia, pivoting to industry, and building a standout personal brand through smart, strategic use of social media.
yourwordsunleashed.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Times are hard, and many are looking to leave higher ed.
In my latest podcast episode, I talk with @ashleyruba-phd.bsky.social about how academics can use social media to build a personal brand. Hint: it’s all about being real.
Listen here! yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-78-leavin...
In my latest podcast episode, I talk with @ashleyruba-phd.bsky.social about how academics can use social media to build a personal brand. Hint: it’s all about being real.
Listen here! yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-78-leavin...
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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
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Harper Collins didn't sign on to protect libraries. The other big four publishers (including my publisher, Penguin Random House) did. They are also part of the Murdoch empire.
Imagine being a publishing house and NOT supporting library funding.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Imagine being a publishing house and NOT supporting library funding.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Publishers Ask Congress to Defend Libraries as Federal Library Grant Funding Ends
Four of the Big Five publishers and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress on April 3 expressing “deep concern” for the nation’s libraries following a week of unprecedented turmoil at the Institute of ...
www.publishersweekly.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Harper Collins didn't sign on to protect libraries. The other big four publishers (including my publisher, Penguin Random House) did. They are also part of the Murdoch empire.
Imagine being a publishing house and NOT supporting library funding.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Imagine being a publishing house and NOT supporting library funding.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Scholarly authors in the humanities and social sciences, apply for this incredible grant from Princeton University Press!
Work with writing coaches like me to craft a solid book proposal. Proud to be part of a program centering the voices of diverse scholars. press.princeton.edu/book-proposa...
Work with writing coaches like me to craft a solid book proposal. Proud to be part of a program centering the voices of diverse scholars. press.princeton.edu/book-proposa...
Book Proposal Development Grants
press.princeton.edu
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Scholarly authors in the humanities and social sciences, apply for this incredible grant from Princeton University Press!
Work with writing coaches like me to craft a solid book proposal. Proud to be part of a program centering the voices of diverse scholars. press.princeton.edu/book-proposa...
Work with writing coaches like me to craft a solid book proposal. Proud to be part of a program centering the voices of diverse scholars. press.princeton.edu/book-proposa...
It’s so clear that there’s no going back. Whatever emerges from this better be downright incredible.
America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
March 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s so clear that there’s no going back. Whatever emerges from this better be downright incredible.
The entire administration is eugenic.
remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The entire administration is eugenic.
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Being an academic was always hard, but times are even tougher for anyone who does social justice and equity work.
Tune in to my new podcast episode with Dr. Roxanne Donovan on how BIPOC academics can maintain wellness in these dark times.
yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-76-how-to...
#academicsky
Tune in to my new podcast episode with Dr. Roxanne Donovan on how BIPOC academics can maintain wellness in these dark times.
yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-76-how-to...
#academicsky
Ep. 76 - How to Succeed in Academia Without Sacrificing Your Well-Being (with Dr. Roxanne Donovan)
Leslie: Today, I am so pleased to welcome Dr. Roxanne Donovan. Dr. Roxanne Donovan is a licensed psychologist, professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University, and founder of Well Academic, where...
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March 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Being an academic was always hard, but times are even tougher for anyone who does social justice and equity work.
Tune in to my new podcast episode with Dr. Roxanne Donovan on how BIPOC academics can maintain wellness in these dark times.
yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-76-how-to...
#academicsky
Tune in to my new podcast episode with Dr. Roxanne Donovan on how BIPOC academics can maintain wellness in these dark times.
yourwordsunleashed.com/ep-76-how-to...
#academicsky
One of my scholarly book coaching clients just told me, "You are much smaller than me, but I am terrified of you!"
I laughed so hard.
(FYI, she's about to get a contract from her dream press, so at least this fear pays off.)
I laughed so hard.
(FYI, she's about to get a contract from her dream press, so at least this fear pays off.)
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One of my scholarly book coaching clients just told me, "You are much smaller than me, but I am terrified of you!"
I laughed so hard.
(FYI, she's about to get a contract from her dream press, so at least this fear pays off.)
I laughed so hard.
(FYI, she's about to get a contract from her dream press, so at least this fear pays off.)
Now that I’m no longer a professor, I realize I miss that one student in every class who would always nod their head during my lectures. Like, “I’m really getting this!” That felt like a rare moment of true connection.
#leavingacademia #reflections
#leavingacademia #reflections
March 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now that I’m no longer a professor, I realize I miss that one student in every class who would always nod their head during my lectures. Like, “I’m really getting this!” That felt like a rare moment of true connection.
#leavingacademia #reflections
#leavingacademia #reflections
Let’s keep openly challenging the anti-science stance of the Trump/Musk administration!
March 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Let’s keep openly challenging the anti-science stance of the Trump/Musk administration!
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Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
March 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
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Great points. It doesn’t pay off to preach to the choir or to focus on anti-science folks, but I think there’s a third group of “ambivalent but could be swayed” folks who deserve attention. Actual strategies to reach them I’m not sure about yet!
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great points. It doesn’t pay off to preach to the choir or to focus on anti-science folks, but I think there’s a third group of “ambivalent but could be swayed” folks who deserve attention. Actual strategies to reach them I’m not sure about yet!
If there's ever been a time to fix this perception problem, it's now.
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If there's ever been a time to fix this perception problem, it's now.
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
What are your thoughts?
#academicsky
More than ever, researchers need to start engaging with the public and translating the broader implications of their findings in accessible language.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
More than ever, researchers need to start engaging with the public and translating the broader implications of their findings in accessible language.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.
Tell people what you do on a daily basis! Talk about why it matters to the world and why cutting off funds harms EVERYONE.