Roberto S. Leon
@rleon1.bsky.social
Esposo, padre, maestro, y profesor asistente del estudio de la escritura y GTA coordinador en Georgia College and State University
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AI Is Not Inevitable
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December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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Blog post: "The orbital argumentation of AI writing"
Have you ever wondered why AI writing seems to orbit around the point but not make the point? I wrote it about. I hope you'll read! And enjoy!
meresophistry.substack.com/p/seeking-hu...
Have you ever wondered why AI writing seems to orbit around the point but not make the point? I wrote it about. I hope you'll read! And enjoy!
meresophistry.substack.com/p/seeking-hu...
The orbital argumentation of AI writing
Introduction
meresophistry.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Blog post: "The orbital argumentation of AI writing"
Have you ever wondered why AI writing seems to orbit around the point but not make the point? I wrote it about. I hope you'll read! And enjoy!
meresophistry.substack.com/p/seeking-hu...
Have you ever wondered why AI writing seems to orbit around the point but not make the point? I wrote it about. I hope you'll read! And enjoy!
meresophistry.substack.com/p/seeking-hu...
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Are “real” conferences excluding people?
For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online?
🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living
For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online?
🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are “real” conferences excluding people?
For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online?
🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living
For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online?
🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living
Pleased to announce that my piece "I ka ʻŌlelo nō ke Ola (In Words there is Life): An Introduction to Hawaiian Rhetoric" has been published as part of the American Society for the History of Rhetoric's "Expanding the History of Rhetoric Pedagogy Initiative." ashr.org/expanding-th...
Expanding the History of Rhetoric Pedagogy Initiative
ashr.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pleased to announce that my piece "I ka ʻŌlelo nō ke Ola (In Words there is Life): An Introduction to Hawaiian Rhetoric" has been published as part of the American Society for the History of Rhetoric's "Expanding the History of Rhetoric Pedagogy Initiative." ashr.org/expanding-th...
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#LocalElections support your #community and the people who want to make it better. This #election is a big deal because my brother-in-law Jeffrey Bowler is running for school board. So proud of him for giving his all to making the schools better! youtu.be/tQ8HXheMsRc @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
Worried Your Vote Doesn’t Count? It Does and It Makes a HUGE Difference in Local Elections
YouTube video by Alexandra Hidalgo
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November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#LocalElections support your #community and the people who want to make it better. This #election is a big deal because my brother-in-law Jeffrey Bowler is running for school board. So proud of him for giving his all to making the schools better! youtu.be/tQ8HXheMsRc @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
Georgia College and State University is accepting applications for 2 full-time NTT Lecturers in Writing Studies to teach ENGL 1101 (introduction to academic writing) and ENGL 1102 (introduction to research writing) with public liberal arts flair.
Link to job ad: lnkd.in/eicX3tnA
Link to job ad: lnkd.in/eicX3tnA
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Georgia College and State University is accepting applications for 2 full-time NTT Lecturers in Writing Studies to teach ENGL 1101 (introduction to academic writing) and ENGL 1102 (introduction to research writing) with public liberal arts flair.
Link to job ad: lnkd.in/eicX3tnA
Link to job ad: lnkd.in/eicX3tnA
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My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
August 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
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"There are more than 19 million college students in the US. Most are well removed from corridors of wealth+power..43% of undergrads attend community college. 25% live with their parents."
a listicle for everyone, especially for the NYT editors themselves to learn
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
a listicle for everyone, especially for the NYT editors themselves to learn
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think It Is
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"There are more than 19 million college students in the US. Most are well removed from corridors of wealth+power..43% of undergrads attend community college. 25% live with their parents."
a listicle for everyone, especially for the NYT editors themselves to learn
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
a listicle for everyone, especially for the NYT editors themselves to learn
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
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I wrote a blog: "Why I'm Not Teaching with GenAI Even Though Students are Using It"
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/w...
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/w...
Why I’m Not Teaching with GenAI Even Though Students are Using It
Maggie Fernandes, University of Arkansas Photo by Anni Roenkae on Pexels.com One of the most common arguments for teaching students to use and experiment with generative AI in writing classroo…
refusinggenai.wordpress.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I wrote a blog: "Why I'm Not Teaching with GenAI Even Though Students are Using It"
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/w...
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/w...
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Turns out, a lot of PhDs—and a lot of care.
Composition Studies 53.1 is now live.
Featuring essays on grading contracts, conference futures, sustainable teaching, and editorial care.
Read it here: compstudiesjournal.com/current-issu...
#cs531 #compositionstudies #rhetcomp #writingstudies
Composition Studies 53.1 is now live.
Featuring essays on grading contracts, conference futures, sustainable teaching, and editorial care.
Read it here: compstudiesjournal.com/current-issu...
#cs531 #compositionstudies #rhetcomp #writingstudies
compstudiesjournal.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Turns out, a lot of PhDs—and a lot of care.
Composition Studies 53.1 is now live.
Featuring essays on grading contracts, conference futures, sustainable teaching, and editorial care.
Read it here: compstudiesjournal.com/current-issu...
#cs531 #compositionstudies #rhetcomp #writingstudies
Composition Studies 53.1 is now live.
Featuring essays on grading contracts, conference futures, sustainable teaching, and editorial care.
Read it here: compstudiesjournal.com/current-issu...
#cs531 #compositionstudies #rhetcomp #writingstudies
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“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”
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"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner" - Exodus 22:21
Stencil seen in Charlevoix, Michigan
Stencil seen in Charlevoix, Michigan
July 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner" - Exodus 22:21
Stencil seen in Charlevoix, Michigan
Stencil seen in Charlevoix, Michigan
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Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @hislopmd.bsky.social
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I’m frustrated for many reasons at surface-skimming media history takes on AI like “people opposed the printing press too!” If media history is going to help us navigate the present, we have to reckon with something people often omit from those comparisons—the intersection of power & new media (1/4)
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m frustrated for many reasons at surface-skimming media history takes on AI like “people opposed the printing press too!” If media history is going to help us navigate the present, we have to reckon with something people often omit from those comparisons—the intersection of power & new media (1/4)
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I'm proud to share my newest study, completely open-access.
"When collaborating turns into dishonesty: A data-driven heuristic comparing human and AI collaborators"
"When collaborating turns into dishonesty: A data-driven heuristic comparing human and AI collaborators"
July 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm proud to share my newest study, completely open-access.
"When collaborating turns into dishonesty: A data-driven heuristic comparing human and AI collaborators"
"When collaborating turns into dishonesty: A data-driven heuristic comparing human and AI collaborators"
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Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.
This man has no citizenship now.
This man has no citizenship now.
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.
This man has no citizenship now.
This man has no citizenship now.
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ICE agents in Worcester, Massachusetts arrested a mother outside of her home with her newborn baby and 16 year old daughter.
The 16 year old stood in front of the ICE vehicle holding the baby.
She handed the baby to a neighbor & fled.
Police caught up to her, in a heartbreaking scene.⬇️
The 16 year old stood in front of the ICE vehicle holding the baby.
She handed the baby to a neighbor & fled.
Police caught up to her, in a heartbreaking scene.⬇️
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
ICE agents in Worcester, Massachusetts arrested a mother outside of her home with her newborn baby and 16 year old daughter.
The 16 year old stood in front of the ICE vehicle holding the baby.
She handed the baby to a neighbor & fled.
Police caught up to her, in a heartbreaking scene.⬇️
The 16 year old stood in front of the ICE vehicle holding the baby.
She handed the baby to a neighbor & fled.
Police caught up to her, in a heartbreaking scene.⬇️
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Distinguished University Professor of English @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social has emerged as a leading voice on AI. Read our Q&A to learn more about how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern: english.umd.edu/news/how-matthew-kirschenbaum-sees-ais-impact
May 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Distinguished University Professor of English @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social has emerged as a leading voice on AI. Read our Q&A to learn more about how AI is transforming the way we communicate, educate and govern: english.umd.edu/news/how-matthew-kirschenbaum-sees-ais-impact
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🧵Heidy Sánchez was in the process of getting her green card, married to a U.S. citizen, raising a baby girl.
ICE snatched her at a check-in and deported her to Cuba—alone.
Her 17-month-old U.S.-citizen daughter, who suffers seizures, was left behind sobbing for her mother.
tinyurl.com/Latina-mom
ICE snatched her at a check-in and deported her to Cuba—alone.
Her 17-month-old U.S.-citizen daughter, who suffers seizures, was left behind sobbing for her mother.
tinyurl.com/Latina-mom
Deported to Cuba, mom says she never had an 'option' to take her 17-month-old daughter with her
Heidy Sánchez, who's married to a U.S. citizen who was trying to get her a green card, was detained and later deported after an ICE check-in.
tinyurl.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🧵Heidy Sánchez was in the process of getting her green card, married to a U.S. citizen, raising a baby girl.
ICE snatched her at a check-in and deported her to Cuba—alone.
Her 17-month-old U.S.-citizen daughter, who suffers seizures, was left behind sobbing for her mother.
tinyurl.com/Latina-mom
ICE snatched her at a check-in and deported her to Cuba—alone.
Her 17-month-old U.S.-citizen daughter, who suffers seizures, was left behind sobbing for her mother.
tinyurl.com/Latina-mom
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The Coast Guard sold a military spouse to ICE. Pretty surreal. apnews.com/article/coas...
Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing
U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S.
apnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Coast Guard sold a military spouse to ICE. Pretty surreal. apnews.com/article/coas...
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"Indeed, the rightwing critique of empathy is not an attempt to find a better way to achieve altruistic ends; it’s an excuse to turn away from altruism entirely. We are witnessing the construction of the ideological architecture to excuse violence and suffering on a mass scale."
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Indeed, the rightwing critique of empathy is not an attempt to find a better way to achieve altruistic ends; it’s an excuse to turn away from altruism entirely. We are witnessing the construction of the ideological architecture to excuse violence and suffering on a mass scale."
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I miss her so much, but the work is on the rest of us now.
@ursulakleguin.com at the 2014 National Book Awards. "I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9N...
@ursulakleguin.com at the 2014 National Book Awards. "I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9N...
Ursula Le Guin
YouTube video by National Book
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I miss her so much, but the work is on the rest of us now.
@ursulakleguin.com at the 2014 National Book Awards. "I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9N...
@ursulakleguin.com at the 2014 National Book Awards. "I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9N...
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Have you heard about the cool new editors of FEN Blog and their really cool CFP 👀 I hear they’re always open for pitches 👀 I hear they’re really nice 👀
Join us in welcoming our new FEN Blog co-editors, Emily Brier and Daniel Libertz!🎉
And with this new leadership comes a fresh #CFP! Any proposals about #composition, from #PublicRhetoric, #CollaborativeWriting, #Assessment, and more, are encouraged. Read more at bit.ly/3QleGcv. Please share widely❣️
And with this new leadership comes a fresh #CFP! Any proposals about #composition, from #PublicRhetoric, #CollaborativeWriting, #Assessment, and more, are encouraged. Read more at bit.ly/3QleGcv. Please share widely❣️
Submissions
We at FEN Blog welcome submissions from any one with a stake in writing education and the scholarship of writing education –– students, contingent or tenure track faculty, high school educators, an…
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March 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Have you heard about the cool new editors of FEN Blog and their really cool CFP 👀 I hear they’re always open for pitches 👀 I hear they’re really nice 👀