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Briallen Hopper
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Author of HARD TO LOVE (Bloomsbury) and GILEAD REREAD (Columbia UP, forthcoming). Teaching at Queens College CUNY. Repped by Rob McQuilkin at MMQ&A.
They are offering a hiring bonus of up to $50k plus student loan repayment (ICE is! Not QC)
September 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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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.

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September 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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In an interview at @nytimes.com headquarters, Curtis Sliwa, the GOP nominee and one of the candidates facing pressure to exit the race, refused to entertain the idea.

“No, no, no. A thousand times no,” Sliwa said. “I can’t be bought. I can’t be leased. I can’t be rented. I am not corruptible.”
Curtis Sliwa Vows to Stay in Mayor’s Race, Despite Push to Clear Field
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Briallen Hopper
Mamdani was the only candidate who was viewed positively by a majority of voters, with 52% saying they have a “very favorable” or “somewhat favorable” impression of him. Only 36% used those terms about Cuomo. 56% said Mamdani “cares about people like me,” 8 points more than said it about Cuomo.
Times-Siena Poll Shows Where Mamdani’s Strong Support Lies
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s a good-paying job with benefits. Recruitment will probably get easier and easier as economy gets worse
September 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
U of Chicago is in financial free fall and Trump just forced the president of Northwestern to resign.
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reposted by Briallen Hopper
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.

3/4
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM