Ellen Foster
@efoster.bsky.social
Teaching and learning make my world go ‘round.
Areas: American literature and history through 19C, teaching writing, tech writing, traditional grammar, and the medical humanities.
All in on fully funded public education K-college and the common good.
Areas: American literature and history through 19C, teaching writing, tech writing, traditional grammar, and the medical humanities.
All in on fully funded public education K-college and the common good.
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"If you don’t support us, how can we grow?” —Professor Karl Lorenz, Shippensburg University
The anthropology program at SU draws to a close as Professor Karl Lorenz prepares for retirement
The Shippensburg University Sociology and Anthropology Department will undergo a major change following the spring 2026 semester as the only professor of anthropology, Karl Lorenz, will be retiring…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"If you don’t support us, how can we grow?” —Professor Karl Lorenz, Shippensburg University
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"It has a couple of distinguishing marks on it that make it look like it has eyes on the sides. I think regardless of trying to identify what species it is, the takeaway message for people is that they need to be tick aware." —Professor Emeritus John Wallace, Millersville University
Invasive tick has been found in the Susquehanna Valley | What you need to know
An invasive tick that is a known spreader of diseases and pathogens is spreading in Pennsylvania.
www.wgal.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"It has a couple of distinguishing marks on it that make it look like it has eyes on the sides. I think regardless of trying to identify what species it is, the takeaway message for people is that they need to be tick aware." —Professor Emeritus John Wallace, Millersville University
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Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. In response, a former Pennsylvania farmer is using his life experience and music to raise awareness about mental health in the agricultural community.
Pa. musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song
Former farmer Jeff Corle is using his life experience and music to raise awareness about mental health in the agricultural community.
www.wesa.fm
June 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. In response, a former Pennsylvania farmer is using his life experience and music to raise awareness about mental health in the agricultural community.
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Where the Charlotte Perkins Gilman stans at?
Can Anyone Tell Me Why Sales of Our Signature Terrifying Yellow Wallpaper Are Down?
Gentlemen, I want answers. Our quarterly earnings are in the garbage, and I expect one of you overpaid three-martini-lunch layabouts to have a good...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Where the Charlotte Perkins Gilman stans at?
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Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
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Right after "Don't use semicolons," "Don't use adverbs," "Don't use speech tags beyond 'said' and 'says,'" and "Always delete the word 'that,'" my favorite piece of writing advice is "Don't listen to people giving writing advice who are incessantly telling you not to do things."
May 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Right after "Don't use semicolons," "Don't use adverbs," "Don't use speech tags beyond 'said' and 'says,'" and "Always delete the word 'that,'" my favorite piece of writing advice is "Don't listen to people giving writing advice who are incessantly telling you not to do things."
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“The searing pain of the unfilled boots, / the solemn speeches, / the lowered ramp and the flag-draped coffin.” Read “I Remember,” a poem by William H. McRaven:
I Remember
A poem
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May 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“The searing pain of the unfilled boots, / the solemn speeches, / the lowered ramp and the flag-draped coffin.” Read “I Remember,” a poem by William H. McRaven:
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My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
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I was pleased to be so thoroughly read and understood by @palan57.bsky.social whose writing about education I've been reading for so long. His take on More Than Words. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
The Case For Human Writing
In the book "More Than Words," writer-educator John Warner makes the case for renewing the concept of writing as a fundamentally human activity.
www.forbes.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I was pleased to be so thoroughly read and understood by @palan57.bsky.social whose writing about education I've been reading for so long. His take on More Than Words. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
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"These guidelines were written by almost-retired professors who never could have met these standards back in the 1980s, when all you needed for tenure was 1.5 publications and a bottle of scotch in your desk."
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Introducing Our University’s New, Totally Reasonable Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
Since the founding of our august institution, we have awarded promotion and tenure based on how many pages of your research we could read before fa...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"These guidelines were written by almost-retired professors who never could have met these standards back in the 1980s, when all you needed for tenure was 1.5 publications and a bottle of scotch in your desk."
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buff.ly/TOh3MUc
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Don’t forget our sale for National Poetry Month! Through April 30, save 30% on all poetry titles with code POETRY30 at checkout on our site. Enjoy! www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/category/sub...
April 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Don’t forget our sale for National Poetry Month! Through April 30, save 30% on all poetry titles with code POETRY30 at checkout on our site. Enjoy! www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/category/sub...
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How public colleges were crowded out, beaten up, and failed to fight back. chroni.cl/4cGSGDh
An Era of Neglect
A tale of erosion, seen through six people in the trenches.
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April 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How public colleges were crowded out, beaten up, and failed to fight back. chroni.cl/4cGSGDh
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Education is a human enterprise. The government officials and edu-philanthropists who want to efficiency their way away from this truth are leading us to bad places. engagededucation.substack.com/p/education-...
Education Requires Human Connection
Why is this even controversial?
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April 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Education is a human enterprise. The government officials and edu-philanthropists who want to efficiency their way away from this truth are leading us to bad places. engagededucation.substack.com/p/education-...
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Ah, Sunday morning! An extra cup of coffee, a leisurely breakfast. On Sundays the Diebel family would eat 2 dozen of their favorite egg-yellow breakfast buns. The source of that yellow drives this medical mystery.
🗃️ #histmed
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🗃️ #histmed
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April 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ah, Sunday morning! An extra cup of coffee, a leisurely breakfast. On Sundays the Diebel family would eat 2 dozen of their favorite egg-yellow breakfast buns. The source of that yellow drives this medical mystery.
🗃️ #histmed
chrisinnermostthoughts.substack.com/p/killers-of...
🗃️ #histmed
chrisinnermostthoughts.substack.com/p/killers-of...
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This new Commonwealth Museum exhibit is showcasing Revolutionary War artifacts | Click on the image to read the full story
This new Commonwealth Museum exhibit is showcasing Revolutionary War artifacts
A new exhibit at Dorchester's Commonwealth Museum is putting artifacts from the Revolutionary War on display for a limited time.
www.wcvb.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This new Commonwealth Museum exhibit is showcasing Revolutionary War artifacts | Click on the image to read the full story
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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
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The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
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Here's the gift link because I'd really like for folks to read about him share.inquirer.com/ojptkz
Bryan H. Bunch (1936-2025) and the vanishing American century of knowledge | Will Bunch
On the passing of my father, and of the American era of knowledge that he embodied.
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March 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here's the gift link because I'd really like for folks to read about him share.inquirer.com/ojptkz
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📚 LibriVox brings books to life through voice. For 20 years, volunteers have turned #PublicDomain texts into free audiobooks—no paywalls, no restrictions.
🎧️ Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/p...
@gutenberg.org #InternetArchive #Audiobooks #libsky
🎧️ Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/p...
@gutenberg.org #InternetArchive #Audiobooks #libsky
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 LibriVox brings books to life through voice. For 20 years, volunteers have turned #PublicDomain texts into free audiobooks—no paywalls, no restrictions.
🎧️ Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/p...
@gutenberg.org #InternetArchive #Audiobooks #libsky
🎧️ Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/p...
@gutenberg.org #InternetArchive #Audiobooks #libsky
As with Wisconsin, so too Pennsylvania’s state-owned and state-related institutions of public higher education.
As always, students and families from rural and/or lower-income communities take the brunt (with their communities). It’s generational loss.
#academicsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
As always, students and families from rural and/or lower-income communities take the brunt (with their communities). It’s generational loss.
#academicsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
CLOSURE: The Dismantling of Wisconsin's Colleges
YouTube video by Delavan Films
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March 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As with Wisconsin, so too Pennsylvania’s state-owned and state-related institutions of public higher education.
As always, students and families from rural and/or lower-income communities take the brunt (with their communities). It’s generational loss.
#academicsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
As always, students and families from rural and/or lower-income communities take the brunt (with their communities). It’s generational loss.
#academicsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
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Join @FairDistrictsPA @LWVPA @commoncausepa & @Committeeof70 for a Zoom event introducing @SenTimKearney SB 131 & @RepSamuelson & Rep Mark Gillen HB 31, the PA constitutional amendment to reform PA redistricting.
March 25, 7 pm. Register here:
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March 25, 7 pm. Register here:
actionnetwork.org/events/intro...
Introducing House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 131 A Constitutional Amendment to Reform PA Redistricting
Join Fair Districts PA and partner organizations for a Zoom event introducing the PA constitutional amendment to reform redistricting.
Hear more about the background of the bill and provisions to en...
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March 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Join @FairDistrictsPA @LWVPA @commoncausepa & @Committeeof70 for a Zoom event introducing @SenTimKearney SB 131 & @RepSamuelson & Rep Mark Gillen HB 31, the PA constitutional amendment to reform PA redistricting.
March 25, 7 pm. Register here:
actionnetwork.org/events/intro...
March 25, 7 pm. Register here:
actionnetwork.org/events/intro...
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#OtD 12 Mar 1990 the Capitol Crawl took place when disabled people got out of wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the US Capitol. They were protesting the stalling of the Americans with Disabilities Act banning discrimination against disabled people. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1...
March 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 12 Mar 1990 the Capitol Crawl took place when disabled people got out of wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the US Capitol. They were protesting the stalling of the Americans with Disabilities Act banning discrimination against disabled people. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1...
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Citing Fiscal Concerns, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Drop Science Writers Conference
Citing fiscal concern, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon drop conference
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University won’t host a conference of science journalists and other science writers that was set for October after the Trump administration’s proposed ...
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March 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Citing Fiscal Concerns, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Drop Science Writers Conference