Erin J McCauley
@erinjmccauley.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in Soc at UCSF (PhD @Cornell). Criminal legal system, parental incarceration, health, education, child welfare. 🐶🐶👶🏻 mom & avid crocheter. 🛵🧶
www.erinjmccauley.com
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New op-ed in the LA Times by myself & Dave Stovall. We wrote this because are watching in horror the ways this administration is terrorizing Children of Color. Black & Brown children deserve better than this. We all deserve better than this. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: The Trump administration is targeting children of color
Instead of policies that reduce crime, we get rhetoric of locking up 'bad children.' It's counterproductive and expensive, and it distracts from real solutions that were working before Trump cut their...
www.latimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New op-ed in the LA Times by myself & Dave Stovall. We wrote this because are watching in horror the ways this administration is terrorizing Children of Color. Black & Brown children deserve better than this. We all deserve better than this. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Does your work or field of study relate to counting or characterizing populations, or generating/using population data to make decisions? If "Yes" to any of these, then this conference is for you. Submit your session proposal by Oct. 23: buff.ly/cpJKBKC
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Does your work or field of study relate to counting or characterizing populations, or generating/using population data to make decisions? If "Yes" to any of these, then this conference is for you. Submit your session proposal by Oct. 23: buff.ly/cpJKBKC
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🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Higher Education Reporter, National
New York City, United States
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October 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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Assistant professor of sociology @drschut.bsky.social explains why she 💚s PAA. Watch and share this video to tell the world about this unique, interdisciplinary, supportive space for population research. And see it in action at #PAA2026.
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Assistant professor of sociology @drschut.bsky.social explains why she 💚s PAA. Watch and share this video to tell the world about this unique, interdisciplinary, supportive space for population research. And see it in action at #PAA2026.
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I was recently reminded that it’s job market season so it’s a good time to remind folks to control the narrative with your cover letter!:
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
Controlling the Narrative in Your Cover Letter
Whether you’re applying for extra-academic jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, or tenure-track positions, the cover letter is an important part of the job application. Your resume or CV provides …
practicalphd.net
September 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I was recently reminded that it’s job market season so it’s a good time to remind folks to control the narrative with your cover letter!:
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
practicalphd.net/2021/07/12/c...
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"we will not stop...We will continue to pursue research questions at the heart of diversity science even as they wain in popularity within the field. We do this, not because we are naïve, but because these questions and this work matters to us and to the communities we care about."
a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"we will not stop...We will continue to pursue research questions at the heart of diversity science even as they wain in popularity within the field. We do this, not because we are naïve, but because these questions and this work matters to us and to the communities we care about."
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A few new details have come to light, most of them noted in this essay by Judith Butler.
My dismay has only deepened. It is a shocking violation of institutional trust—and I write as an undergraduate alumnus and 20-year faculty member of a place that has meant so much to me. Devastating.
My dismay has only deepened. It is a shocking violation of institutional trust—and I write as an undergraduate alumnus and 20-year faculty member of a place that has meant so much to me. Devastating.
September 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A few new details have come to light, most of them noted in this essay by Judith Butler.
My dismay has only deepened. It is a shocking violation of institutional trust—and I write as an undergraduate alumnus and 20-year faculty member of a place that has meant so much to me. Devastating.
My dismay has only deepened. It is a shocking violation of institutional trust—and I write as an undergraduate alumnus and 20-year faculty member of a place that has meant so much to me. Devastating.
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📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!
Detroit PEER Postdoc Job Description 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!
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FYI: I'm currently in the process of interviewing and hiring a virtual assistant with a 9/1 start date. If you are U.S. based, have experience assisting academics, can provide references and/or know someone who might be a good fit, feel free to reach out! Finding my email address isn't difficult..
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
FYI: I'm currently in the process of interviewing and hiring a virtual assistant with a 9/1 start date. If you are U.S. based, have experience assisting academics, can provide references and/or know someone who might be a good fit, feel free to reach out! Finding my email address isn't difficult..
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Okay, here is a finished draft of the syllabus for my Fall graduate seminar on social theory. Reading list is at the bottom.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Yqy9...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Yqy9...
August 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Okay, here is a finished draft of the syllabus for my Fall graduate seminar on social theory. Reading list is at the bottom.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Yqy9...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Yqy9...
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Hi friends! I'm super happy that we have an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in Gender & Sexuality Studies at Davidson College. Job ad just posted (link below). Please share widely.
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Assistant Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies
The Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor starting July 1, 2026. This position is open to candidates from all...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hi friends! I'm super happy that we have an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in Gender & Sexuality Studies at Davidson College. Job ad just posted (link below). Please share widely.
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Headed to Chicago for #ASA2025!
On Monday, I’ll present “Heterogeneous & Racialized Impacts of State Incarceration Policies on Birth Outcomes in the US” (w Elizabeth Bair, Hedy Lee, & Atheen Venkataramani) in the Policies, Politics, & Population Processes session at 8am (🥴).
On Monday, I’ll present “Heterogeneous & Racialized Impacts of State Incarceration Policies on Birth Outcomes in the US” (w Elizabeth Bair, Hedy Lee, & Atheen Venkataramani) in the Policies, Politics, & Population Processes session at 8am (🥴).
August 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Headed to Chicago for #ASA2025!
On Monday, I’ll present “Heterogeneous & Racialized Impacts of State Incarceration Policies on Birth Outcomes in the US” (w Elizabeth Bair, Hedy Lee, & Atheen Venkataramani) in the Policies, Politics, & Population Processes session at 8am (🥴).
On Monday, I’ll present “Heterogeneous & Racialized Impacts of State Incarceration Policies on Birth Outcomes in the US” (w Elizabeth Bair, Hedy Lee, & Atheen Venkataramani) in the Policies, Politics, & Population Processes session at 8am (🥴).
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I'm a @motherjones.com reporter looking to speak with federal workers (past and present) at SAMHSA, particularly those whose portfolios included substance use disorder/fentanyl/opioids. My signal is abbyvesoulis.09. As always, you can remain anonymous. 🙏
July 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm a @motherjones.com reporter looking to speak with federal workers (past and present) at SAMHSA, particularly those whose portfolios included substance use disorder/fentanyl/opioids. My signal is abbyvesoulis.09. As always, you can remain anonymous. 🙏
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We're hiring!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
Cornell University, Department of Communication
Job #AJO30219, WDR-00053939 Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We're hiring!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
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Good news for everyone who a few weeks back was like, dammit I can’t believe they’re making me support Harvard!
Cowards. "The dismantling of Harvard’s diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fanfare." www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Replace Diversity Offices Amid DEI Purge | News | The Harvard Crimson
The dismantling of Harvard’s diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fan...
www.thecrimson.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Good news for everyone who a few weeks back was like, dammit I can’t believe they’re making me support Harvard!
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Tens of thousands of Americans will have died (literally) from Medicaid cuts by the time Hersheys removes nontoxic synthetic dyes from their high-calorie, low-nutrition candies
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Tens of thousands of Americans will have died (literally) from Medicaid cuts by the time Hersheys removes nontoxic synthetic dyes from their high-calorie, low-nutrition candies
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Incredibly important. Harvard is about to fail the Lando test, opening itself, the rest of higher education, and all of civil society up to further illegal and unconstitutional authoritarian exertion. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
June 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Incredibly important. Harvard is about to fail the Lando test, opening itself, the rest of higher education, and all of civil society up to further illegal and unconstitutional authoritarian exertion. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Doc students and recent grads: applications are due *June 30*!
Advisors and mentors: please share.
Advisors and mentors: please share.
With generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Spencer Foundation, we are pleased to be offering the Just Education Policy Institute for doctoral students interested in research to reduce racial inequality in education policy this fall. Applications are open, due June 30.
June 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Doc students and recent grads: applications are due *June 30*!
Advisors and mentors: please share.
Advisors and mentors: please share.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in canceled grants to University of California researchers, calling the terminations flagrantly illegal and unconstitutional. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in canceled grants to University of California researchers, calling the terminations flagrantly illegal and unconstitutional. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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My mother-in-law was sharing this new Durham bookstore with me and now I have a new space to check out. Though, unless they got paletas around the corner, I'm unlikely to switch from The Regulator.
indyweek.com/culture/daug...
indyweek.com/culture/daug...
New Independent Bookstore Brings Literature and Lattes to South Durham
Opened in April in South Durham, Daughters Coffee & Books offers new and used books alongside a literary-themed cafe menu.
indyweek.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My mother-in-law was sharing this new Durham bookstore with me and now I have a new space to check out. Though, unless they got paletas around the corner, I'm unlikely to switch from The Regulator.
indyweek.com/culture/daug...
indyweek.com/culture/daug...
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Also, best paletas in Durham are at Pincho Loco Ice Cream. You're welcome.
June 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Also, best paletas in Durham are at Pincho Loco Ice Cream. You're welcome.
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Science has published a letter I helped write, as part of Advancing Queer & Trans Equity in Science (AQTES), about why it's important for universities & other institutions to protect trans and gender-nonconforming scientists, and some practical things they can do.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protect transgender scientists
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba...
www.science.org
June 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Science has published a letter I helped write, as part of Advancing Queer & Trans Equity in Science (AQTES), about why it's important for universities & other institutions to protect trans and gender-nonconforming scientists, and some practical things they can do.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
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7 Stories From Incarcerated Writers for Juneteenth
7 Stories From Incarcerated Writers for Juneteenth
A collection of stories from Prison Journalism Project examining the connections between Juneteenth and modern U.S. prisons.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
7 Stories From Incarcerated Writers for Juneteenth
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We are seeking to hire a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor for appointment beginning July 2026. Candidates should have a specialty in #urbanplanning #housing and #quantitativemethods and/or #planninglaw #landuse #finance. To apply visit jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/254...
June 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are seeking to hire a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor for appointment beginning July 2026. Candidates should have a specialty in #urbanplanning #housing and #quantitativemethods and/or #planninglaw #landuse #finance. To apply visit jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/254...