W. Carson Byrd
@wcbyrdphd.bsky.social
Sociologist of higher ed inequalities & racism @ Michigan
Probably staring at data instead of writing, but at least there’s a stack of books & articles beside me.
More info: https://wcarsonbyrd.com
Probably staring at data instead of writing, but at least there’s a stack of books & articles beside me.
More info: https://wcarsonbyrd.com
Fall colors @umichlaw.bsky.social never get old. 🍂🍁
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Fall colors @umichlaw.bsky.social never get old. 🍂🍁
Happy to receive a copy of Esther Chan’s fascinating new book The Limits of Diversity!
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy to receive a copy of Esther Chan’s fascinating new book The Limits of Diversity!
These @umichlaw.bsky.social pumpkins don’t think it’s a gloomy day, they say it’s ‘gourdgeous’ outside.🍁🎃
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
These @umichlaw.bsky.social pumpkins don’t think it’s a gloomy day, they say it’s ‘gourdgeous’ outside.🍁🎃
Spotted the amazing @doclb2.bsky.social’s Say Her Name on @literatibookstore.bsky.social!
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Spotted the amazing @doclb2.bsky.social’s Say Her Name on @literatibookstore.bsky.social!
Definitely a slow-drinking beer these days for me too, Brendan, but a great beer.
But on the note of less ABV beers, you could always do one of your videos on the Dad Strength beer.
But on the note of less ABV beers, you could always do one of your videos on the Dad Strength beer.
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Definitely a slow-drinking beer these days for me too, Brendan, but a great beer.
But on the note of less ABV beers, you could always do one of your videos on the Dad Strength beer.
But on the note of less ABV beers, you could always do one of your videos on the Dad Strength beer.
‘One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is light.’
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
‘One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is light.’
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
A study group of pumpkins welcoming everyone at the entrance of the @umichlaw.bsky.social library. 🎃
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A study group of pumpkins welcoming everyone at the entrance of the @umichlaw.bsky.social library. 🎃
To your point @asociologist.bsky.social, 2020 was abysmal compared to prior years.
Most recent ASA jobs report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
Most recent ASA jobs report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
September 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
To your point @asociologist.bsky.social, 2020 was abysmal compared to prior years.
Most recent ASA jobs report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
Most recent ASA jobs report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
Here’s one view going back to 2010, but 2009 is when the market collapsed.
Link to ASA report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
Link to ASA report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
September 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Here’s one view going back to 2010, but 2009 is when the market collapsed.
Link to ASA report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
Link to ASA report: www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
It’s cider mill season.
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s cider mill season.
A read from Judith Butler about the handing over of names & files by UC administrators to the government. Link to article below
September 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A read from Judith Butler about the handing over of names & files by UC administrators to the government. Link to article below
A nice day at the lake.
September 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A nice day at the lake.
Also, there’s great work in Ellington Graves’s dissertation
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Also, there’s great work in Ellington Graves’s dissertation
Another talking point to share about the impact of cuts to federal research funding:
IRIS (in @umisr.bsky.social) found research funding supported employment of 138k+ people at 48 member institutions in FY24, & 42.4% were *STUDENTS.*
These cuts erode education & job training all at once. 1/2
IRIS (in @umisr.bsky.social) found research funding supported employment of 138k+ people at 48 member institutions in FY24, & 42.4% were *STUDENTS.*
These cuts erode education & job training all at once. 1/2
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Another talking point to share about the impact of cuts to federal research funding:
IRIS (in @umisr.bsky.social) found research funding supported employment of 138k+ people at 48 member institutions in FY24, & 42.4% were *STUDENTS.*
These cuts erode education & job training all at once. 1/2
IRIS (in @umisr.bsky.social) found research funding supported employment of 138k+ people at 48 member institutions in FY24, & 42.4% were *STUDENTS.*
These cuts erode education & job training all at once. 1/2
Always a great way to start FDOC by strolling through the @umichlaw.bsky.social quad.
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Always a great way to start FDOC by strolling through the @umichlaw.bsky.social quad.
As if Kentucky summers aren’t humid enough these days to label every bottle ‘aged in humidity.’
August 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
As if Kentucky summers aren’t humid enough these days to label every bottle ‘aged in humidity.’
Orientation dinners mean the new academic year is upon us.
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Orientation dinners mean the new academic year is upon us.
Stumbled across this quote again from Charles Lawrence III & it never ceases to resonate whenever I read it.
August 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Stumbled across this quote again from Charles Lawrence III & it never ceases to resonate whenever I read it.
Just want to plug @cmpech.bsky.social’s new book Major Trade-Offs that speaks directly to the myths of popular narratives about college majors, needed knowledges & skillsets, & employability.
August 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Just want to plug @cmpech.bsky.social’s new book Major Trade-Offs that speaks directly to the myths of popular narratives about college majors, needed knowledges & skillsets, & employability.
Great start to EO arguing for power grab over federal research funding decisions & calling for more rigor: cite a highly critiqued ‘study’ (Cruz report; also not linked/cited properly) that fails research methods courses across disciplines b/c CTRL-F only gives you words, not their context & usage.
August 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Great start to EO arguing for power grab over federal research funding decisions & calling for more rigor: cite a highly critiqued ‘study’ (Cruz report; also not linked/cited properly) that fails research methods courses across disciplines b/c CTRL-F only gives you words, not their context & usage.
Spotting a little David Zinn in the wild.
July 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Spotting a little David Zinn in the wild.
Found you some reference material for your Malort segment, @cantb.bsky.social! (CC @dcollier74.bsky.social @imbernomics.bsky.social)
July 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Found you some reference material for your Malort segment, @cantb.bsky.social! (CC @dcollier74.bsky.social @imbernomics.bsky.social)
With everything going on, David Rangel & I have a new article on using fundamental cause theory to identify & challenge racism’s perpetuation of educational inequality. Thanks to @victorerikray.bsky.social for introducing us years ago, & to the ICQCM community. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
July 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With everything going on, David Rangel & I have a new article on using fundamental cause theory to identify & challenge racism’s perpetuation of educational inequality. Thanks to @victorerikray.bsky.social for introducing us years ago, & to the ICQCM community. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
Second, what are the accountability policies & procedures in such a system for ‘crossing a/the line,’ if any? This could obviously undercut the desire for viewpoint diversity & perhaps that’s the point: leave things unchecked & ‘may the odds be ever in your (idea’s) favor’ in a land of inequality.
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Second, what are the accountability policies & procedures in such a system for ‘crossing a/the line,’ if any? This could obviously undercut the desire for viewpoint diversity & perhaps that’s the point: leave things unchecked & ‘may the odds be ever in your (idea’s) favor’ in a land of inequality.
First, differentiating what makes a ‘good’ versus a ‘bad’ idea are ill-defined in the aim to have all ideas be included on equal footings to continuously buy & sell ideas, not promote critical interrogation—which could be argued to be an affront to free speech under such frameworks.
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First, differentiating what makes a ‘good’ versus a ‘bad’ idea are ill-defined in the aim to have all ideas be included on equal footings to continuously buy & sell ideas, not promote critical interrogation—which could be argued to be an affront to free speech under such frameworks.