Nimisha Barton
@nimishabarton.bsky.social
Writer, Educator, DEI Practitioner. Lecturer at CSU Long Beach. Author of Reproductive Citizens & A Just Future w/Cornell University Press. Co-President of Coordinating Council for Women in History. Rogue scholar. Rage writer.
To be clear, I’m not the only one! Here’s the full list of best ofs:
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
To be clear, I’m not the only one! Here’s the full list of best ofs:
Each year I update this table which surveys scholars programs at the top 10 colleges and unis. Were schools that cared so much about DEI in 2020 still committed 5 years later?
Here's what I found:
Here's what I found:
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Each year I update this table which surveys scholars programs at the top 10 colleges and unis. Were schools that cared so much about DEI in 2020 still committed 5 years later?
Here's what I found:
Here's what I found:
All I’m saying is why did they put they very white man with all white hair against a white background. Looks like floating glasses.
October 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
All I’m saying is why did they put they very white man with all white hair against a white background. Looks like floating glasses.
Last weekend, I spoke at the 2025 Leadership in Higher Education Annual Conference. I discussed the history, present & uncertain future of #DEI. Bottom line: don't stick your head in the sand. Join in solidarity and fight for us. Don't believe me? Then take it from Pres Obama's ed secretary:
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last weekend, I spoke at the 2025 Leadership in Higher Education Annual Conference. I discussed the history, present & uncertain future of #DEI. Bottom line: don't stick your head in the sand. Join in solidarity and fight for us. Don't believe me? Then take it from Pres Obama's ed secretary:
Thanks to Beth Dutridge-Corp and Valerie Thompson for inviting me to speak on the NASPA LeadHER panel "Understanding Change & Its Impact"
Student affairs folks - I see you and I see the difficult position so many of your institutions are putting you in. Take care of yourselves.
Student affairs folks - I see you and I see the difficult position so many of your institutions are putting you in. Take care of yourselves.
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thanks to Beth Dutridge-Corp and Valerie Thompson for inviting me to speak on the NASPA LeadHER panel "Understanding Change & Its Impact"
Student affairs folks - I see you and I see the difficult position so many of your institutions are putting you in. Take care of yourselves.
Student affairs folks - I see you and I see the difficult position so many of your institutions are putting you in. Take care of yourselves.
I love the Chronicle.
July 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I love the Chronicle.
What an absolute embarrassment
June 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What an absolute embarrassment
Ummm related content: don’t you just want to slap these tootsies between two pieces of bread and eat ‘em up
May 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Ummm related content: don’t you just want to slap these tootsies between two pieces of bread and eat ‘em up
I understand each of these words individually but not altogether in this order
May 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I understand each of these words individually but not altogether in this order
The campus bookstore did not disappoint. A student sent me this photo of A Just Future alongside the other naughty titles. As they say, I'm with the banned.
April 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The campus bookstore did not disappoint. A student sent me this photo of A Just Future alongside the other naughty titles. As they say, I'm with the banned.
No one:
My health app:
My health app:
April 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
No one:
My health app:
My health app:
There are protests all around the country today. Get involved in any way you can: march, call your local reps, host a teach in, donate to a local org. We need to stand up for our students and ourselves because these institutions aren't going to save us. These are our demands. What are yours?
April 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
There are protests all around the country today. Get involved in any way you can: march, call your local reps, host a teach in, donate to a local org. We need to stand up for our students and ourselves because these institutions aren't going to save us. These are our demands. What are yours?
Just got this email from my university bookstore that they ordered copies of A Just Future and they're putting them on display along with the other "banned books" 😂😂😂
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Just got this email from my university bookstore that they ordered copies of A Just Future and they're putting them on display along with the other "banned books" 😂😂😂
I offer these red cards as a resource to my students but as of today I’m not actually sure that any of us - citizen or noncitizen- will really have these rights much longer
April 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I offer these red cards as a resource to my students but as of today I’m not actually sure that any of us - citizen or noncitizen- will really have these rights much longer
Another photo of my book out in the wild! This time at Page Against the Machine here on 4th Street in Long Beach. Best indie bookstore ever! As you can see, my book's in good company : ) Get your copy from @cornellupress.bsky.social or your local bookstore today!
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Another photo of my book out in the wild! This time at Page Against the Machine here on 4th Street in Long Beach. Best indie bookstore ever! As you can see, my book's in good company : ) Get your copy from @cornellupress.bsky.social or your local bookstore today!
Careful your white supremacy is showing
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Careful your white supremacy is showing
part of my hiring prep is taking an online training in the event of an active shooter on campus. these are actual warnings and images from the training.
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
part of my hiring prep is taking an online training in the event of an active shooter on campus. these are actual warnings and images from the training.
Who does it harm when you dissolve the Dept of Education? These marginalized students:
March 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Who does it harm when you dissolve the Dept of Education? These marginalized students:
Another sighting of my book out in the wild! This time, on display at the Louisville Free Public Library! Courtesy of @elisefranklin.bsky.social :) Ask your neighborhood library for a copy today! DM me for more info.
January 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Another sighting of my book out in the wild! This time, on display at the Louisville Free Public Library! Courtesy of @elisefranklin.bsky.social :) Ask your neighborhood library for a copy today! DM me for more info.
Excited to announce the official #JustFuture book launch on Thurs, 12/5! feat. Dr. Mike Muñoz (President, Long Beach City College ), Dr. Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio (Vice Provost for Educational & Community Partnerships, @ucirvine.bsky.social), and Prof. Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social (Knox College)
November 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Excited to announce the official #JustFuture book launch on Thurs, 12/5! feat. Dr. Mike Muñoz (President, Long Beach City College ), Dr. Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio (Vice Provost for Educational & Community Partnerships, @ucirvine.bsky.social), and Prof. Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social (Knox College)
Can’t wait til she’s out in the world
February 5, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Can’t wait til she’s out in the world