Katie Hemphill
@kmhemphill.bsky.social
Historian of gender and sexuality. 🌈 Opinions my own and not representative of my employer.
Bear down, Arizona!
The University of Arizona has rejected the proposed compact offered to it and eight other universities by the Trump administration.
tucson.com/news/local/e...
tucson.com/news/local/e...
U of A rejects Trump compact, says it will compete on merit for funding
The University of Arizona has rejected the White House education compact, with its president Suresh Garimella writing to a Trump administration official Monday:
tucson.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Bear down, Arizona!
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University of Arizona says no to the Compact, albeit very nicely with lots of conciliatory language. Just waiting to hear from UVA and Vandy. I can't imagine what's taking them so long...
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
president.arizona.edu
October 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
University of Arizona says no to the Compact, albeit very nicely with lots of conciliatory language. Just waiting to hear from UVA and Vandy. I can't imagine what's taking them so long...
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
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Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
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The two narratives about colleges right now are:
1.) College professors are so charismatic and convincing that students are completely hypnotized into doing whatever they want.
2.) Students are writing all their papers with AI because they don’t give a shit outside of a degree.
1.) College professors are so charismatic and convincing that students are completely hypnotized into doing whatever they want.
2.) Students are writing all their papers with AI because they don’t give a shit outside of a degree.
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The two narratives about colleges right now are:
1.) College professors are so charismatic and convincing that students are completely hypnotized into doing whatever they want.
2.) Students are writing all their papers with AI because they don’t give a shit outside of a degree.
1.) College professors are so charismatic and convincing that students are completely hypnotized into doing whatever they want.
2.) Students are writing all their papers with AI because they don’t give a shit outside of a degree.
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He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.
DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
August 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.
This guy got a job at Yale, and that seems like a much bigger indictment of the academy than the existence of humanities disciplines.
In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities
Arts and sciences typically cohabitate. Should they?
thedispatch.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This guy got a job at Yale, and that seems like a much bigger indictment of the academy than the existence of humanities disciplines.
When did college-aged folks start describing everything as x-coded (e.g. "those pants are so millenial-coded")? Did this happen abruptly or am I just experiencing a frequency illusion?
August 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When did college-aged folks start describing everything as x-coded (e.g. "those pants are so millenial-coded")? Did this happen abruptly or am I just experiencing a frequency illusion?
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all anyone needs to do is tell him he didn't do a very good job with the drawing
July 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
all anyone needs to do is tell him he didn't do a very good job with the drawing
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
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We are being held HOSTAGE by the Extreme MAGA Republicans...they will not let us leave until they can take away your #Healthcare
July 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We are being held HOSTAGE by the Extreme MAGA Republicans...they will not let us leave until they can take away your #Healthcare
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I really do think this might be the worst Supreme Court of all time, which is saying something for an institution that coexisted with slavery
These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are *also* out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!
These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are *also* out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!
June 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I really do think this might be the worst Supreme Court of all time, which is saying something for an institution that coexisted with slavery
These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are *also* out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!
These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are *also* out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!
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People need to understand, they are governing as if they're never going to give up power again.
June 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
People need to understand, they are governing as if they're never going to give up power again.
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Fascists hate history.
They hate historians.
The also hate the tools, methods and sources that allow us to tell history.
They hate historians.
The also hate the tools, methods and sources that allow us to tell history.
June 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Fascists hate history.
They hate historians.
The also hate the tools, methods and sources that allow us to tell history.
They hate historians.
The also hate the tools, methods and sources that allow us to tell history.
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Wow...as a former history teacher, all I can say is this is fascist bullshit. ANY restriction of what was once a public archive is completely unnecessary.
June 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Wow...as a former history teacher, all I can say is this is fascist bullshit. ANY restriction of what was once a public archive is completely unnecessary.
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These records belong to us, not the con-toddler and his enablers and sycophants. Losing access is theft, plain and simple.
Class action? Current US population ~340 million.
Class action? Current US population ~340 million.
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
These records belong to us, not the con-toddler and his enablers and sycophants. Losing access is theft, plain and simple.
Class action? Current US population ~340 million.
Class action? Current US population ~340 million.
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The National Archives belong to the people. Full stop.
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The National Archives belong to the people. Full stop.
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The major AI industry leaders stood next to Donald Trump at his inauguration. They talk about replacing artists and writers and creatives as a feature, not a bug. AI is deeply conservative and it astonishes me that people who are opposed to the conservative project would rely on it so carelessly
June 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The major AI industry leaders stood next to Donald Trump at his inauguration. They talk about replacing artists and writers and creatives as a feature, not a bug. AI is deeply conservative and it astonishes me that people who are opposed to the conservative project would rely on it so carelessly
Today in absolutely crazy thrift store finds, these two paintings by MARGARET FUCKING SANGER for $27. Yes, that Margaret Sanger. She was into watercolor and moved to Tucson later in her life.
June 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today in absolutely crazy thrift store finds, these two paintings by MARGARET FUCKING SANGER for $27. Yes, that Margaret Sanger. She was into watercolor and moved to Tucson later in her life.
Absolute wildest thrift store find. If you see it…
June 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Absolute wildest thrift store find. If you see it…
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Trump has not only symbolically condoned political violence, he's *materially enabled it* with the powers of his office by officially pardoning the traitors against America of the January 6th insurrection. Every other unhinged right-wing lunatic can see that and do the math
June 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump has not only symbolically condoned political violence, he's *materially enabled it* with the powers of his office by officially pardoning the traitors against America of the January 6th insurrection. Every other unhinged right-wing lunatic can see that and do the math
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Here is a thing about the generals of the confederacy. They are losers.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
June 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Here is a thing about the generals of the confederacy. They are losers.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
“And now that some of us have outlived our political utility, they’re more than happy to throw us to the wolves.”
First off, lol. Second, very curious who Reid thinks the wolves are.
First off, lol. Second, very curious who Reid thinks the wolves are.
Lesbians Like Me Joined Forces with Conservatives. Now They’re Turning on Us. — Queer Majority
The political right welcomed LGBT moderates with open arms. Once they took power, the mask came off.
www.queermajority.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“And now that some of us have outlived our political utility, they’re more than happy to throw us to the wolves.”
First off, lol. Second, very curious who Reid thinks the wolves are.
First off, lol. Second, very curious who Reid thinks the wolves are.