Edwardy Whitley
@edwardwhitley.bsky.social
Whitman scholar, DH dabbler, Professor and Chair of Lehigh University English Department edwardwhitley.org
English Dept at Lehigh University is accepting applications for its fully funded M.A. and Ph.D. programs in literature and social justice. Interested students can attend a virtual open house on Tuesday 10/28, 12-1pm and have their application fees waived. Register: lehigh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
English Dept at Lehigh University is accepting applications for its fully funded M.A. and Ph.D. programs in literature and social justice. Interested students can attend a virtual open house on Tuesday 10/28, 12-1pm and have their application fees waived. Register: lehigh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Instead of regurgitating the bromide that LLMs are just "autocomplete on steroids" (even by people who know better), maybe we can actually engage in some public education. The problem with genAI is better expressed through a classic computer science concept, known as SYMBOL GROUNDING. 🧵
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Instead of regurgitating the bromide that LLMs are just "autocomplete on steroids" (even by people who know better), maybe we can actually engage in some public education. The problem with genAI is better expressed through a classic computer science concept, known as SYMBOL GROUNDING. 🧵
“There is more character in the Sperm Whale’s head. As you behold it, you involuntarily yield the immense superiority to him, in point of pervading dignity.” — Moby-Dick
July 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“There is more character in the Sperm Whale’s head. As you behold it, you involuntarily yield the immense superiority to him, in point of pervading dignity.” — Moby-Dick
No kings in Bethlehem, PA
June 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
No kings in Bethlehem, PA
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
We are in the FA stage of FAFO
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s coming elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
February 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We are in the FA stage of FAFO
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A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵
February 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵
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I hope you find it useful. Please share with teachers freely
#TeachersHelpingTeachers
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February 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I built a free URL shortener for teachers bc we don't need ads when we're just trying to help each other out
Edushare.ing
No redirecting to ads, no stealing your traffic, no registration or log-in, no charge
I hope you find it useful. Please share with teachers freely
#TeachersHelpingTeachers
Edushare.ing
No redirecting to ads, no stealing your traffic, no registration or log-in, no charge
I hope you find it useful. Please share with teachers freely
#TeachersHelpingTeachers
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Breaking: Second Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
February 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Breaking: Second Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’ | @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social
The real end goal of the far-right war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
The real end goal of the far-right war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’
The end goal of the war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
www.aljazeera.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’ | @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social
The real end goal of the far-right war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
The real end goal of the far-right war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Hey, Bluesky. This is my dog and my daughter. They both like popcorn.
January 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Hey, Bluesky. This is my dog and my daughter. They both like popcorn.
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Remember: The GOP uses dangerous smears against trans people, immigrants, and people of color to deflect attention from the near record share of the nation’s income and wealth now going to the richest Americans.
Don't let them get away with it.
Don't let them get away with it.
January 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Remember: The GOP uses dangerous smears against trans people, immigrants, and people of color to deflect attention from the near record share of the nation’s income and wealth now going to the richest Americans.
Don't let them get away with it.
Don't let them get away with it.
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"Let me try to demystify what we do at Scrooge & Marley. We make our mission to make making more money make more sense. We are always striving to find ways to get more money from you, all at a lower cost to us."
Scrooge and Marley CEO: The Counting House Business Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It
OPINION GUEST ESSAY by EBENEEZER SCROOGE Mr. Scrooge is the chief executive officer of Scrooge and Marley. - - -I know the headline suggests you ar...
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December 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
"Let me try to demystify what we do at Scrooge & Marley. We make our mission to make making more money make more sense. We are always striving to find ways to get more money from you, all at a lower cost to us."
Cambridge UP wants to use the scholarship my colleagues and I created a few years ago to train generative AI
December 6, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Cambridge UP wants to use the scholarship my colleagues and I created a few years ago to train generative AI
Lehigh University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric careers.insidehighered.com/job/3224639/...
Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Department of English at Lehigh University invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric with an ant...
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September 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Lehigh University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric careers.insidehighered.com/job/3224639/...
C19 in Pasadena was fantastic
March 17, 2024 at 8:48 PM
C19 in Pasadena was fantastic
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English department people: this report just out from the Association of Departments of English is tremendous, the product of a lot of hard work by many people, and worth a read (and it's got pictures) www.maps.mla.org/content/down...
March 13, 2024 at 7:07 PM
English department people: this report just out from the Association of Departments of English is tremendous, the product of a lot of hard work by many people, and worth a read (and it's got pictures) www.maps.mla.org/content/down...
Thanks to @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social for the site visit to @umdbooklab.bsky.social and the gift of a Whitman poem. I’m always grateful to be a Terp, but today even more so.
February 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Thanks to @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social for the site visit to @umdbooklab.bsky.social and the gift of a Whitman poem. I’m always grateful to be a Terp, but today even more so.