Susan Jarosi
@sjarosi.bsky.social
Art History & WGS
Proud AAUP member
Proud AAUP member
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The fact that we put up with this shit is absurd.
A student taking a physics final at Brown told the student paper that “as much as I wanted to finish, it was obvious to prioritize safety, so I did not continue working on the exam.”
As of the paper's update half an hour ago, he was still on lockdown in the basement of the building.
As of the paper's update half an hour ago, he was still on lockdown in the basement of the building.
December 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The fact that we put up with this shit is absurd.
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I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?
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People throw around “neoliberalism” far too much, but the meaning of neoliberalism is to use markets to solve any and all problems. In a way it’s a “relief” to face the barest, most gunmetal version of the thing, if only to marvel at it before it eradicates us.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
People throw around “neoliberalism” far too much, but the meaning of neoliberalism is to use markets to solve any and all problems. In a way it’s a “relief” to face the barest, most gunmetal version of the thing, if only to marvel at it before it eradicates us.
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ChatGPT is 3 years old this week — what was the world like in late 2022, and how did that shape what ChatGPT has become? I wrote about ChatGPT as a pandemic technology, centered on expectations of social isolation in ways that continue to define it. mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-was-cha...
What Was ChatGPT?
A Chatbot Optimized for Social Distance
Three years after the launch of ChatGPT, we can finally speak in hindsight about what it was and how it came to be. Its meteoric rise shocked the world, gather...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
ChatGPT is 3 years old this week — what was the world like in late 2022, and how did that shape what ChatGPT has become? I wrote about ChatGPT as a pandemic technology, centered on expectations of social isolation in ways that continue to define it. mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-was-cha...
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We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
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Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
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«a house of dust / on open ground / lit by natural light / inhabited by friends and enemies» www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
«a house of dust / on open ground / lit by natural light / inhabited by friends and enemies» www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
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Breaking WaPo:
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Breaking WaPo:
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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“Ponder then this paradox: 44 Nobel economists in the house, and a household economy in utter shambles… How did this happen? [T]he total power of Boards of Trustees — self-appointed, self-reproducing, and answerable to no discernible public or regulatory scrutiny…”
Research Is the U. of Chicago’s Lifeblood. Its Board Is Killing It.
A great university could be reduced to a shell of its former self.
www.chronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“Ponder then this paradox: 44 Nobel economists in the house, and a household economy in utter shambles… How did this happen? [T]he total power of Boards of Trustees — self-appointed, self-reproducing, and answerable to no discernible public or regulatory scrutiny…”
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It undermines the trust that is at the heart of education, which we have already eroded in so many ways, but which is worth trying to preserve and sustain
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It undermines the trust that is at the heart of education, which we have already eroded in so many ways, but which is worth trying to preserve and sustain
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Free speech is when I encourage people to send you death threats; hate speech is when you tell me to stop.
Can you hear the words coming out of your mouth, Megan?
Yes, the guy who received so many threats because of your own actions he had to flee to Europe isn’t the real victim. No. You are, because people called you out.
Yes, the guy who received so many threats because of your own actions he had to flee to Europe isn’t the real victim. No. You are, because people called you out.
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Free speech is when I encourage people to send you death threats; hate speech is when you tell me to stop.
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This is a really outstanding post. "That’s the point of the compact. .... It is about control. Specifically it is about turning existing federal law, over which the administration has limited control, into terms of a 'deal' that offers the government much more control."
I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is a really outstanding post. "That’s the point of the compact. .... It is about control. Specifically it is about turning existing federal law, over which the administration has limited control, into terms of a 'deal' that offers the government much more control."
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Excellent resolution from UVA. Well done, @uvahumanities.bsky.social
Now, friends at Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Texas, etc need to step up.
Now, friends at Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Texas, etc need to step up.
October 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Excellent resolution from UVA. Well done, @uvahumanities.bsky.social
Now, friends at Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Texas, etc need to step up.
Now, friends at Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Texas, etc need to step up.
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The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...
www.aaup.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
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"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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This.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
September 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
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Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist
An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels "radical professors."
www.wbez.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing.
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
#twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...
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Federally funded research prevents violence!
The Trump admin’s funding cuts make it harder for researchers like Annelise Mennicke to work with students and innovate new strategies for violence prevention.
@aft.org
#science #defendhighered #violenceprevention #AcademicSky
The Trump admin’s funding cuts make it harder for researchers like Annelise Mennicke to work with students and innovate new strategies for violence prevention.
@aft.org
#science #defendhighered #violenceprevention #AcademicSky
September 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Federally funded research prevents violence!
The Trump admin’s funding cuts make it harder for researchers like Annelise Mennicke to work with students and innovate new strategies for violence prevention.
@aft.org
#science #defendhighered #violenceprevention #AcademicSky
The Trump admin’s funding cuts make it harder for researchers like Annelise Mennicke to work with students and innovate new strategies for violence prevention.
@aft.org
#science #defendhighered #violenceprevention #AcademicSky
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The total lack of any meaningful resistance put up by university “leadership” will not stand up to scrutiny as some future interpreters seek to make sense of this time.
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The total lack of any meaningful resistance put up by university “leadership” will not stand up to scrutiny as some future interpreters seek to make sense of this time.
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The AAUP notes with great alarm the rash of recent administrative actions to discipline faculty, staff, & student speech in the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The AAUP notes with great alarm the rash of recent administrative actions to discipline faculty, staff, & student speech in the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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“We have a right to know the charges against us, to know who has made the charges and to review them and defend ourselves,” they said. “But none of that has happened, which is why we’re in Kafka-land … It is an enormous breach of trust.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“We have a right to know the charges against us, to know who has made the charges and to review them and defend ourselves,” they said. “But none of that has happened, which is why we’re in Kafka-land … It is an enormous breach of trust.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
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The second this Texas A & M story broke I said to a friend “we’re going to quickly learn that this student is the child of some county GOP chair.” I was close. Of course the entire episode was not spontaneous, but was part of a PR stunt that’s now ruined several people’s lives.
Lost in the Texas A&M news is that the entire crusade is the product of a former labradoodle breeder turned State Rep whose stunts and grandstanding are so insufferably transparent that even his Republican colleagues despise him. Meet Brian Harrison, winner of Texas Monthly’s 2025 Cockroach award:
“Studio Makeup and Narcissism”: The Texas’s Lege’s Least Favorite Lawmaker
"Cockroach" is an old Lege term for a figure who mucks up lawmaking. In 2025 the title goes to Brian Harrison.
www.texasmonthly.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The second this Texas A & M story broke I said to a friend “we’re going to quickly learn that this student is the child of some county GOP chair.” I was close. Of course the entire episode was not spontaneous, but was part of a PR stunt that’s now ruined several people’s lives.