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Pär Cassel
@pcassel.bsky.social
Historian of modern China
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ
3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.
n.pr
October 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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If you don't have anything good to say at this time, don't say anything.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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I am utterly shocked and saddened by the news of Andrew West‘s @babelstone.co.uk untimely passing. He was a huge inspiration, an impressive scholar, and a kind and generous person.
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SPIRITUS ASTRA TENET
July 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Preparing for my lecture tomorrow at the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. lsa.umich.edu/eihs/news-ev...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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In this week's College Matters from The Chronicle, we spoke with Nicholas Confessore, a reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, about one institution's decision to double down on DEI and later walk back some of its decisions. chroni.cl/4gFj3Ke
The Story Behind That U. of Michigan DEI Story
Part 2 of 2: Nicholas Confessore’s New York Times Magazine article on a $250-million diversity program galvanized debate and fueled criticism. How does he feel about that?
chroni.cl
February 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Have been pointing a lot of people recently to Carter Eckert's biography of Park Chung-hee to help contextualize the current moment in SK politics, and learned this morning that he's just passed away.

An incredibly generous person and brilliant scholar. May his memory be a blessing.
December 15, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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U Michigan will not longer ask job candidates to provide diversity statements. Seems to be an effort to mollify regents who are looking at more dramatic cuts to DEI.
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM will no longer use diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion, tenure
The provost's move was applauded by critics who have called the practice "litmus tests." Advocates said the process was "preordained" and dishonest.
www.detroitnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Aha! I knew I didn't dream up being taught this. I took a version of this class with @pcassel.bsky.social as an MA student (zhong renjie rebellion plus some PRC), which must be where I got my notes on this from.
November 27, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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The Academic Freedom Alliance, Heterodox Academy, and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released a joint open letter today calling on universities to adopt a policy of institutional neutrality
institutionalneutrality.org
An Open Letter to College and University Trustees and Regents: It’s Time to Adopt Institutional Ne...
The Academic Freedom Alliance, Heterodox Academy, and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression are nonpartisan organizations dedicated to defending and advancing freedom of speech and open ...
institutionalneutrality.org
February 7, 2024 at 3:26 PM