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Heather Mellquist Lehto, PhD
@mellquistlehto.bsky.social
Anthropologist of Technology and Society.
Formerly Harvard Divinity, University of Toronto, & Arizona State University.
Now I'm building conversations between scholarship and a greater public as CEO of @justdropin.bsky.social

JustDropIn.io
A balm for this tired nerd's soul.
April 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“What South Korea says about Resistance and Democracy” 🇰🇷 -- This Thursday, on zoom from Hawai’i:
This line up is top-notch! Americans should absolutely take this opportunity to learn from Korea’s recent rejection of authoritarianism:
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#Koreanwave #Kpop
April 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This Wednesday former NSC staff Charles Kupchan will be talking US foreign policy, free and live-streaming.
[ANOTHER timely hit from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Am I becoming a @cuny.edu stan account at this point?]

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April 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨Live conversation with Steve McQueen and Paul Gilroy this Friday, hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social !!!
[Seriously, I look at thousands of university-hosted events, and this is NOT one to miss]:
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April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"A Theory of Racism for Anti-Fascist Life" with a couple of the greats, Brian Massumi and Kathleen Stewart! Online TODAY via @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social :
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March 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Teachers #edusky
FYI, there are 🔥 online talks this week:
"Nurturing Democratic Engagement in the Classroom" on Thursday: justdropin.io?event=Educat...
"Campus Ethics in a Digital Era" on Thursday: justdropin.io?event=Ethics...
"Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism" Mar 31:
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March 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"How did we come to believe so many lies that we voted into the most powerful political and military post...a reality TV star from NBC, groomed by a reality TV producer from CBS, who then appointed his Cabinet from Fox?"
Free online event Thursday @harvard.edu:
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March 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"What can we do?!"
I have no idea. However, I run @justdropin.bsky.social. This site aggregates free, live-streamed, expert-led discussions.
THEY have ideas! Like:
"State and Local Government Advocacy," Wednesday March 26, hosted by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
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March 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Forgotten what a GOOD president looks like?
"How the Best Did It: Lessons from Our Top Presidents"
Streaming TODAY at 2pm ET and 11am PT:
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#trump #maga #politics
March 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
March 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Also, this title is how it's done. Speak up and be clear.
March 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Overwhelmed by news about #Trump? (of course we are)
Time for some historical perspective on the presidency:
Thursday, Zoom into a talk about 'How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents,' hosted by @uvahumanities.bsky.social.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
***BAD NEWS PALLET CLEANSE***
Hear about the latest approaches to private action toward the public good from experts at the LSE!
"The Mysterious Art and Science of Doing Good."
Tomorrow, FREE via zoom.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A critically important piece on the need for collective action from higher ed: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"I heard the same refrain: thousands of people, if not tens of thousands, will die"
March 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"What IS the Korean Wave all about?"
March 6th, free via zoom, hosted by @pennstateuniv.bsky.social

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#KoreanWave #Hallyu #Kpop #Kdrama #한류 #K-pop #K-drama #squidgame
February 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Zoom into a discussion of #Ukraine, featuring former prime minister & past/present parliament members FOR FREE.
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Find this & other buried gems of university events on DropIn @justdropin.bsky.social , the only searchable calendar of live-streamed academic events anywhere.
February 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Curious about Korea? A couple great events you can attend via zoom for free this week!

Thursday, a talk at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social on the Korean Wave!
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM