Prudence Jones
@pj99920.bsky.social
into Classics, running, books, cats (she/her)
Please read and share this NYT article and petition. Not only Classics but all Humanities departments under threat at Montclair.
archive.ph/5p4B6
www.change.org/p/montclair-...
archive.ph/5p4B6
www.change.org/p/montclair-...
Sign the Petition
Montclair State is Eliminating All Humanities Departments
www.change.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Please read and share this NYT article and petition. Not only Classics but all Humanities departments under threat at Montclair.
archive.ph/5p4B6
www.change.org/p/montclair-...
archive.ph/5p4B6
www.change.org/p/montclair-...
Academic Bluesky (and others): please sign this petition. 1st-gen. college students deserve the option to major in real subjects like History, English, Classics, etc. rather than "Human Expression" www.change.org/p/montclair-...
Sign the Petition
Montclair State is Eliminating All Humanities Departments
www.change.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Academic Bluesky (and others): please sign this petition. 1st-gen. college students deserve the option to major in real subjects like History, English, Classics, etc. rather than "Human Expression" www.change.org/p/montclair-...
Reposted by Prudence Jones
“Our system of higher education cannot do these crucial things with leaders who undervalue the humanities, who fail to broaden our approach to the liberal arts beyond the scientistic vision of higher education pioneered in the 19th century.”
www.chronicle.com/article/they...
www.chronicle.com/article/they...
They’re Killing the Humanities On Purpose
The crisis is not one of resources but of values.
www.chronicle.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Our system of higher education cannot do these crucial things with leaders who undervalue the humanities, who fail to broaden our approach to the liberal arts beyond the scientistic vision of higher education pioneered in the 19th century.”
www.chronicle.com/article/they...
www.chronicle.com/article/they...
You find classical reception in the weirdest places.
May 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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This is essential information.
Universities bought into neoliberalism, hook, line, and sinker. They failed to push for government funding that could have mad endowments obsolete. Their financial dependence on private $$ has made them fundamentally risk-averse.
Let's deal with that with action, rather than wishful thinking.
9/9
Let's deal with that with action, rather than wishful thinking.
9/9
March 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is essential information.
Reposted by Prudence Jones
College ratings need to be updated to include scores on the defense of academic freedom and protection of students' free speech rights.
March 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
College ratings need to be updated to include scores on the defense of academic freedom and protection of students' free speech rights.
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Firing everyone isn’t about efficiency, just like gutting the liberal arts wasn’t about budgets, just like crushing anti-genocide protesters wasn’t about safety
February 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Firing everyone isn’t about efficiency, just like gutting the liberal arts wasn’t about budgets, just like crushing anti-genocide protesters wasn’t about safety
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All we need is LOVE 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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January 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
All we need is LOVE 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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nec varios discet mentiri lana colores:
ipse sed in pratis aries iam suave rubenti
murice, iam croceo mutabit vellera luto;
sponte sua sandyx pascentis vestiet agnos.
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ipse sed in pratis aries iam suave rubenti
murice, iam croceo mutabit vellera luto;
sponte sua sandyx pascentis vestiet agnos.
weirdnj.com/weird-news/t...
The Technicolor Trees of Christmas
weirdnj.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM
nec varios discet mentiri lana colores:
ipse sed in pratis aries iam suave rubenti
murice, iam croceo mutabit vellera luto;
sponte sua sandyx pascentis vestiet agnos.
weirdnj.com/weird-news/t...
ipse sed in pratis aries iam suave rubenti
murice, iam croceo mutabit vellera luto;
sponte sua sandyx pascentis vestiet agnos.
weirdnj.com/weird-news/t...
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I once had a professor ask “Why is there a Business section in the newspaper but not a Labor section?” My classmates and I probably rolled our eyes, but damned if I haven’t remembered that question every few days for 30 years now.
The best way to understand the NYT is as a chronicle of power, which may explain why there are ** checks notes ** seven reporters on this single story about beefing up executive security
As I was saying:
December 7, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I once had a professor ask “Why is there a Business section in the newspaper but not a Labor section?” My classmates and I probably rolled our eyes, but damned if I haven’t remembered that question every few days for 30 years now.