William Sturkey
@william-sturkey.bsky.social
Historian, Author, avid reader. Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Latest book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/william-sturkey/the-ballad-of-roy-benavidez/9781541600263/?lens=basic-books
Latest book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/william-sturkey/the-ballad-of-roy-benavidez/9781541600263/?lens=basic-books
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SHEAR Dissertation Prize deadline extended!
There is still time to apply for the SHEAR/UVA Press Dissertation Prize. The new deadline is January 20, 2025.
More info here: shear.org/shear-book-p...
There is still time to apply for the SHEAR/UVA Press Dissertation Prize. The new deadline is January 20, 2025.
More info here: shear.org/shear-book-p...
SHEAR Prizes – SHEAR
shear.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
SHEAR Dissertation Prize deadline extended!
There is still time to apply for the SHEAR/UVA Press Dissertation Prize. The new deadline is January 20, 2025.
More info here: shear.org/shear-book-p...
There is still time to apply for the SHEAR/UVA Press Dissertation Prize. The new deadline is January 20, 2025.
More info here: shear.org/shear-book-p...
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The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East. Areas of specialization are open. Please share! - careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... #History #Historians
Details - Asst Professor U of M | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East. Areas of specialization are open. Please share! - careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... #History #Historians
Ah, yes.
Let's look to The Founders to examine the proper ways for elite white men to interact with very young vulnerable women
Let's look to The Founders to examine the proper ways for elite white men to interact with very young vulnerable women
The emerging web of elite scandal tells an unflattering story of how far we’ve allowed our republic to stray from its founding ideals. trib.al/AjbbsdU
It's tempting to dismiss Epstein as a purely elite phenomenon. But, with Trump at the helm, this is the society for which Americans have voted.
It's tempting to dismiss Epstein as a purely elite phenomenon. But, with Trump at the helm, this is the society for which Americans have voted.
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ah, yes.
Let's look to The Founders to examine the proper ways for elite white men to interact with very young vulnerable women
Let's look to The Founders to examine the proper ways for elite white men to interact with very young vulnerable women
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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As the history wars heat up, we’re releasing a new book that brings together some of the nation’s leading voices—Nikole Hannah-Jones, Annette Gordon-Reed, and many others—for an urgent, energizing conversation about the origins of the United States. Preorder is now available.
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As the history wars heat up, we’re releasing a new book that brings together some of the nation’s leading voices—Nikole Hannah-Jones, Annette Gordon-Reed, and many others—for an urgent, energizing conversation about the origins of the United States. Preorder is now available.
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This essay by David Herzberg is worth your time.
Opinion | Our Deadly Fentanyl Delusion
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This essay by David Herzberg is worth your time.
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Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
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The African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg, MS hosts an annual early Veterans Day open house www.wdam.com/2025/11/06/h...
Hattiesburg museum hosts annual early Veterans Day open house
Veterans were honored during an annual early Veterans Day event Wednesday at the African American Military History Museum.
www.wdam.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg, MS hosts an annual early Veterans Day open house www.wdam.com/2025/11/06/h...
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
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NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper
Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
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Friends in African-American history. Come be our colleague at UGA!
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careers.historians.org/jobs/2180454...
Associate or Full Professor for the John C. Inscoe Chair in Southern History in Athens, GA for University of Georgia Department of History
Exciting opportunity in Athens, GA for University of Georgia Department of History as a Associate...
careers.historians.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Friends in African-American history. Come be our colleague at UGA!
careers.historians.org/jobs/2180454...
careers.historians.org/jobs/2180454...
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Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
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Cheney, architect of endless war, helped kill our faith in leaders flip.it/wWhpax
Cheney, architect of endless war, helped kill our faith in leaders
George W. Bush's vice president, who died today, was probably the most powerful veep in history, but at America's expense
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November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Cheney, architect of endless war, helped kill our faith in leaders flip.it/wWhpax
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How does one recover from and process a generational storm like Helene? For UNC Press author @shuffard.bsky.social and his friends, the answer was through music.
Learn about the making of their band Spell of Leaves and their new single Old Fort Loops ⤵️
uncpressblog.com/2025/10/30/o...
Learn about the making of their band Spell of Leaves and their new single Old Fort Loops ⤵️
uncpressblog.com/2025/10/30/o...
Old Fort Loops: A Soundtrack of Resilience After Hurricane Helene - UNC Press Blog
How does one recover from and process a generational storm like Helene? For UNC Press author Scott Huffard and his friends, the answer was through music. When Helene swept through the Banner Elk area ...
uncpressblog.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How does one recover from and process a generational storm like Helene? For UNC Press author @shuffard.bsky.social and his friends, the answer was through music.
Learn about the making of their band Spell of Leaves and their new single Old Fort Loops ⤵️
uncpressblog.com/2025/10/30/o...
Learn about the making of their band Spell of Leaves and their new single Old Fort Loops ⤵️
uncpressblog.com/2025/10/30/o...
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Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists
ASHLEY D. FARMER ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE WOMAN WHO SPEARHEADED THE FIGHT FOR REPARATIONS
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ASHLEY D. FARMER ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE WOMAN WHO SPEARHEADED THE FIGHT FOR REPARATIONS
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Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists
Queen Mother Audley Moore’s modest Philadelphia home was where some of the country’s most famous Black nationalist leaders, like Malcolm X and members of RAM (Revolutionary Action Movement, a milit…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists
ASHLEY D. FARMER ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE WOMAN WHO SPEARHEADED THE FIGHT FOR REPARATIONS
lithub.com/mother-of-th...
ASHLEY D. FARMER ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE WOMAN WHO SPEARHEADED THE FIGHT FOR REPARATIONS
lithub.com/mother-of-th...
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DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin
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I am thoroughly enjoying @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social's new book. Highly recommend. 🗃️
October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I am thoroughly enjoying @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social's new book. Highly recommend. 🗃️
UPenn just rejected the compact
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
UPenn just rejected the compact
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
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New opportunity for professors in the humanities & social sciences in the US: Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support research & exchange in Germany & the US (€300,000 for up to 3 years). Apply from Jan 15, 2026. 🌉🇩🇪🇺🇸 More: 👉 www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/f...
Transatlantic Bridge Professorships
The programme is aimed at professors at US universities who are conducting research on the future of democracy, fundamental rights and academic freedom, or the future of transatlantic relations and wh...
www.volkswagenstiftung.de
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
New opportunity for professors in the humanities & social sciences in the US: Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support research & exchange in Germany & the US (€300,000 for up to 3 years). Apply from Jan 15, 2026. 🌉🇩🇪🇺🇸 More: 👉 www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/f...
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MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
orgchart.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
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yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
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The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...