Stephen Maynard Caliendo
@smcaliendo.bsky.social
412 -> 312. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences & Prof of Political Science @ North Central College. I study Political Comm, Political Psych, & REP. "That one guy on TV in Chicago." Boilermakers, NCC Cardinals, Pirates, Steelers, Sky, Bulls. All the music.
If you are a member of @apsa.bsky.social, please consider putting forward a nominee for the annual Carey McWilliams Award. This year, I am serving on the committee with Dr. @johnsides.bsky.social and Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler.
Past award winners include @jamellebouie.net (2025).
More info below.
Past award winners include @jamellebouie.net (2025).
More info below.
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you are a member of @apsa.bsky.social, please consider putting forward a nominee for the annual Carey McWilliams Award. This year, I am serving on the committee with Dr. @johnsides.bsky.social and Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler.
Past award winners include @jamellebouie.net (2025).
More info below.
Past award winners include @jamellebouie.net (2025).
More info below.
I visited with Anita Blanton on @fox32chicago.bsky.social this morning. We talked about the vote to re-open the federal government and what we can expect next.
youtu.be/8Kk4OFgBKF0
youtu.be/8Kk4OFgBKF0
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I visited with Anita Blanton on @fox32chicago.bsky.social this morning. We talked about the vote to re-open the federal government and what we can expect next.
youtu.be/8Kk4OFgBKF0
youtu.be/8Kk4OFgBKF0
I'm honored to be joining my colleagues in sharing the hard work we've done over the past decade to support our international faculty.
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I'm honored to be joining my colleagues in sharing the hard work we've done over the past decade to support our international faculty.
The North Central College Cultural Events Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes you to an evening with Dr. Monique Mitchell Turner, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.
The event is free and open to the public.
The event is free and open to the public.
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The North Central College Cultural Events Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes you to an evening with Dr. Monique Mitchell Turner, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.
The event is free and open to the public.
The event is free and open to the public.
Members of the National Guard are arriving in Chicago this afternoon. I'll have thoughts live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 8:20am CDT tomorrow.
October 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Members of the National Guard are arriving in Chicago this afternoon. I'll have thoughts live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 8:20am CDT tomorrow.
The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown, and I'll be live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 7am CDT. Stream here: www.fox32chicago.com/live
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown, and I'll be live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 7am CDT. Stream here: www.fox32chicago.com/live
OTD, 2024: One year ago, North Central College hosted "TayTalks," the interdisciplinary event that invited us to view Taylor Swift through the lens of the liberal arts. We can't recapture the energy in the hall, but you can revisit the evening's content here: www.northcentralcollege.edu/tay-talks
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OTD, 2024: One year ago, North Central College hosted "TayTalks," the interdisciplinary event that invited us to view Taylor Swift through the lens of the liberal arts. We can't recapture the energy in the hall, but you can revisit the evening's content here: www.northcentralcollege.edu/tay-talks
I'll offer thoughts about President Trump's address to the UN General Assembly on @abc7chicago.bsky.social at 5pm and 6pm CDT.
September 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'll offer thoughts about President Trump's address to the UN General Assembly on @abc7chicago.bsky.social at 5pm and 6pm CDT.
"That's a nice TV network you have there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it." -- FCC
September 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"That's a nice TV network you have there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it." -- FCC
I'll be LIVE on TikTok with the great comic Chey Bell on Thursday evening. Click the link to register and join us for an exciting conversation about workplace culture.
www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...
www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...
September 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I'll be LIVE on TikTok with the great comic Chey Bell on Thursday evening. Click the link to register and join us for an exciting conversation about workplace culture.
www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...
www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...
Catch me at 4:30 and 6:00pm CDT on @cbschicago.bsky.social. I visited with Sabrina Franza about President's Trump's plans for a military occupation of Chicago.
August 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Catch me at 4:30 and 6:00pm CDT on @cbschicago.bsky.social. I visited with Sabrina Franza about President's Trump's plans for a military occupation of Chicago.
Call me white, call me old, even call me a hippie. But back off criticizing my napping! #naps4eva
Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."
August 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Call me white, call me old, even call me a hippie. But back off criticizing my napping! #naps4eva
We have an amazing support staff team in CAS, and we have an opening. If you're interested in working with us, follow the link and apply!
northcentralcollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/14940
northcentralcollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/14940
August 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We have an amazing support staff team in CAS, and we have an opening. If you're interested in working with us, follow the link and apply!
northcentralcollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/14940
northcentralcollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/14940
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Starting Aug 25, I’m teaching a 4-week online course on the psychology of misinformation—how it spreads, how to spot it, and how AI/algorithms shape what we see. Course details and syllabus here!
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-social...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-social...
The Social Psychology of Misinformation: A 4-Week Online Course
Starting August 25th, learn why misinformation spreads, how to spot it in real life, and how AI and algorithms shape today’s information landscape.
matthewfacciani.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Starting Aug 25, I’m teaching a 4-week online course on the psychology of misinformation—how it spreads, how to spot it, and how AI/algorithms shape what we see. Course details and syllabus here!
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-social...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-social...
We're hiring! We are searching to fill nine tenure-track openings (fall 2026 starts) in the College of Arts and Sciences at North Central College this year. Positions are being added as we speak, so check back and share widely. tinyurl.com/y8dpkp34
August 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're hiring! We are searching to fill nine tenure-track openings (fall 2026 starts) in the College of Arts and Sciences at North Central College this year. Positions are being added as we speak, so check back and share widely. tinyurl.com/y8dpkp34
The author of the post is an absolute fool. He either actually believes he's not political, or he thinks we're dumb enough to believe it. He knows nothing about how most universities work, but that doesn't stop him from rambling in absolutes. I can't believe anyone published this.
In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities
Arts and sciences typically cohabitate. Should they?
thedispatch.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The author of the post is an absolute fool. He either actually believes he's not political, or he thinks we're dumb enough to believe it. He knows nothing about how most universities work, but that doesn't stop him from rambling in absolutes. I can't believe anyone published this.
Political scientists: @cmcilwain.bsky.social and I are editing a book on the 2024 elections in the US (part of our @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series), with a focus on race and political communication. Do you have a paper that might make a good chapter? If so, reach out to one of us.
July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Political scientists: @cmcilwain.bsky.social and I are editing a book on the 2024 elections in the US (part of our @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series), with a focus on race and political communication. Do you have a paper that might make a good chapter? If so, reach out to one of us.
I have a few media hits coming up: At 4pm and 5pm today, you can catch me chatting on @cbschicago.bsky.social discussing Governor Pritzker's announcement that he'll seek a third term. Tomorrow at 7:15am, I'll talk about the NATO summit and foreign policy live on @fox32chicago.bsky.social.
June 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I have a few media hits coming up: At 4pm and 5pm today, you can catch me chatting on @cbschicago.bsky.social discussing Governor Pritzker's announcement that he'll seek a third term. Tomorrow at 7:15am, I'll talk about the NATO summit and foreign policy live on @fox32chicago.bsky.social.
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Let me put it this way: Apple has all the money it could ever want. It can afford to pay the full cost of making iPhones. Instead, Harvard et al. subsidize Apple by educating its future employees.
But … (1/2)
But … (1/2)
Universities that prioritize “commercializable” fields over the humanities have long had it exactly backwards. Maybe one thing that comes out of all this is that we’ll finally realize this.
June 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Let me put it this way: Apple has all the money it could ever want. It can afford to pay the full cost of making iPhones. Instead, Harvard et al. subsidize Apple by educating its future employees.
But … (1/2)
But … (1/2)
I'm no historian, but it's probably safe to say we've never had a US president who wasn't spanked as a child. Wonder what the first one might be like.
June 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I'm no historian, but it's probably safe to say we've never had a US president who wasn't spanked as a child. Wonder what the first one might be like.
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Are you a new dean or associate dean in an arts and sciences unit? If you are -- or if you know one -- please consider joining me at the Seminar for New Deans this August. Feel free to DM me for more information or any questions you might have.
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2025 Seminar for New Deans | Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
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May 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Are you a new dean or associate dean in an arts and sciences unit? If you are -- or if you know one -- please consider joining me at the Seminar for New Deans this August. Feel free to DM me for more information or any questions you might have.
www.ccas.net/i4a/pages/in...
www.ccas.net/i4a/pages/in...
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Just got this in the mail today. Congratulations, Jane Sumner! Can’t wait to this with my students. It looks awesome! The discipline needed this book. 🥳📕
April 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just got this in the mail today. Congratulations, Jane Sumner! Can’t wait to this with my students. It looks awesome! The discipline needed this book. 🥳📕
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In 1960, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram published results of an experiment in which Americans were ordered to inflict harm on others. Today, in Trump's America, the entire country is a part of an updated Milgram experiment. My Nation column on this...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment
Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.
www.thenation.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In 1960, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram published results of an experiment in which Americans were ordered to inflict harm on others. Today, in Trump's America, the entire country is a part of an updated Milgram experiment. My Nation column on this...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...