Come join NACBS Grad Caucus’ virtual round table on “Careers Beyond the Professoriate” this Friday, Dec 3 from 4:00-5:30pm ET! British Studies grads, ECRs, and the faculty who advise them all welcome! Info and Zoom registration link here: nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-gra…

Fantastic piece in the Washington Post's Made By History column today by my @RUHistoryDept colleague りえだたき on the forgotten, yet crucial, imperial history of the WWII bombing of Pearl Harbor. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1…

Extremely rude of academia to insist that we develop 'arguments' and 'ideas' rather than simply gather tasty anecdotes from the archives and publish them.

Considering changing my dissertation topic to a quantitative analysis of which British tv shows people tell me about when they find out I study British history.

Turns out I haven’t been fully appreciating the bright side of not being able to do archival research for the last two years: not having to find housing for archival research trips

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Shocked to find out that my impending research trip means I have to be in specific places at specific times.

Girl Scout: Do you want to buy some cookies? Me: Sure, I’ll take a box of Samoa’s GS: … Me: …the purple box GS: I don’t know all the old names, but I know those were called Tagalongs (points at Tagalongs) The most endearing drag 🥲👵🏼

The NACBS Grad and Early Career Caucus has released the schedule for its spring 2022 professional development series on zoom. Full schedule here: nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-gra… Alison Hight

Looking forward to this discussion with Priya Satia, Christienna Fryar, and Brooke Newman on how historians can engage public discourse through historically-minded op-eds, podcasts/radio, and more! Register at the link👇 to join us tomorrow, Feb 24!

Looking forward to hearing Lara Kriegel, @johncmitcham, @Ellen_Boucher1 & Elizabeth Prevost discuss article publishing with NACBS Grad & ECR Caucus today at 2pm ET! Register here to join the Zoom! nacbs.org/blog/nacbs-gra…

Prince William and Kate’s controversy-laden #RoyalTourCaribbean is reminding us how much meaning and symbolism the British monarchy still carries. Even if some like to paint the royals as trivial, efforts to oust the Queen as head of state are anything but.

I’m concerned that the guy streaming videos on his phone with no headphones in the quiet carriage I’m in is not noticing my glaring looks.

Undergrad --> PhD --> Postdoc --> PI --> bakery shop owner Who else is thinking of this academic path?

If you thought “pasta” was the answer to “What *won’t* Brits offer you a side of fries with?”, you’d be wrong.

It is unacceptable that while Rutgers University has an endowment of nearly $2 BILLION dollars, their workers are struggling to get by. I stand in strong solidarity with Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union and the Coalition of Rutgers Unions who are fighting for fair wages, healthcare, and job security.

G’mornin’ Rutgers University You, um, taking note? Asking for 1,800 unionized TA/GAs

This is a catastrophe more than a decade in the making, it should be the topic of every AHA meeting, every letter or speech by the AHA president. We should have endless panels and initiatives on how to roll back this shattering defeat for our field. Instead...almost nothing. 3/

BREAKING: The Rutgers unions that represent over 15,000 workers have voted to authorize the first strike in the university's 257-year history. An overwhelming 94% voted to authorize the strike.

Very grateful for all the support I’ve gotten over the years from so many people @RUHistoryDept Looking forward to the next chapter!