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Cathy Davidson
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CathyDavidson.com. Advocate for active learning, student success. Author “The New Education” etc. Cofounder HASTAC.org ("world's first academic social network"--NSF). Science fiction fan. Lover of oceans. Opinions and typos my own. #SeaScrolling #Breathe .. more

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Cathy N. Davidson is an American scholar and university professor. She is a Distinguished Professor of English, Digital Humanities, and Data Analysis and Visualization at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York where she founded the Futures Initiative. .. more

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · Dec 5
Here's the press release of 2025 #McGraw Prize including videos of our careers and our acceptance speeches. It was such an honor to share the evening with the inspiring recipients of K-12 and Lifelong Learning. Thank you, #McGraw and @PennGSE. mcgrawprize.com/news-events/...

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 4h
The 10(!) years I spent serving ACH provided great leadership experience and an opportunity to give back to the digital humanities community — and gave me @jenguiliano.bsky.social, @tanyaclement.bsky.social, @nolauren.bsky.social, @quinnanya.me, & many other wonderful people. I highly recommend it!
ach.bsky.social ACH @ach.bsky.social · 7h
Join ACH leadership! We're looking for 3 new Executive Council members to serve a 4-year term (2026-2030), 1 new member to serve for 2 years on the Executive Council (2026-2028), and a (co)Vice President(s)/President(s) Elect. Nominations due by 2/13/2026. buff.ly/fEp0SVf
ACH Nominations 2026
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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 7h
Join ACH leadership! We're looking for 3 new Executive Council members to serve a 4-year term (2026-2030), 1 new member to serve for 2 years on the Executive Council (2026-2028), and a (co)Vice President(s)/President(s) Elect. Nominations due by 2/13/2026. buff.ly/fEp0SVf
ACH Nominations 2026
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Blaine @mullicannot.bsky.social · 8h
Low tide at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California. 850nm infrared

#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography #infraredphotography #850nm
Black and white infrared photograph of a wide beach at low tide. Three silhouetted figures stand at the water’s edge in the lower left, an adult bending toward a small child while another adult stands nearby. Their reflections appear in the wet sand. A long pier stretches horizontally across the middle of the frame, supported by evenly spaced pilings. Above, heavy layered clouds fill most of the sky, with brighter light near the horizon behind the pier. The ocean appears dark and textured beneath the dramatic cloud cover.

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 12h
Lucy Raven, Murderers Bar”. Video of removal of century-old hydroelectric dam in British Columbia.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14h
I know never to expect anything from them but the Democratic silence on Elon Musk mass producing CSAM is nuts. www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/b...
Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world’s first | CNN Business
Elon Musk’s Grok has been blocked by Indonesia and Malaysia, the first countries to do so after the artificial intelligence tool’s “digital undressing” function flooded the internet with photos of wom...
www.cnn.com

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Susannaaaahhhh @susannaaaahhhh.bsky.social · 15h
This winter is serving so many brilliant sunrises. 🧡✨

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 15h
“It is a mistake to defend the university with respect to only a limited number of its many branches of knowledge.”

Bollinger is good at talking about higher ed without both sidesing or throwing it under the bus or victim blaming. www.chronicle.com/article/univ...
Universities Need a New Defense
The authoritarian threat is growing. The old playbook won’t work.
www.chronicle.com

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 16h
I would like to personally thank Michigan for giving me at least one magical walk through a silent snowfall while I was there.
A leafless tree, black limbs in stark contrast to the gray sky and snow-covered white ground, streaks of falling snow visible.

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Michael Grolys 🇱🇹 🇺🇦 🐕 🐾 @beardedwalker.bsky.social · 16h
Morning winter sunshine at Cocklawburn beach near Berwick upon Tweed. Warmer today and no one to be seen, perfect.

#landscapephotography
#UK
##seascape
Views over the sea, blue sky, blowing grass in the dunes at Cocklawburn beach near Berwick Upon Tweed.

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Baba Cia @ciapoeia.bsky.social · 1d
If only our reality could be as rosy as this sunset. Peace be with you, friends 💜
A rural scene featuring the sunset, making the blue sky rosy in large swathes. Power lines in a semi-ghost town crisscross the view. A rural scene featuring the sunset, making the blue sky rosy in large swathes. Touches of gold, orange, and yellow can be seen near the horizon. Power lines in a semi-ghost town crisscross the view.

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 1d
Artist: printmaker David Blackwood

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 1d
#SeaScrolling. Newfoundland. #Breathe

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lauren oujiri @lauren-oujiri.bsky.social · 1d
beauty and awe, for you
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#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #WomensArtBlueSky #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Ocean #Clouds #Oregon
Photo of Bluesky with white clouds, steel blue ocean with white waves, golden grasses and short green pine tree in foreground.

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pokarim @pokarim.bsky.social · 1d
#photography #unedited
Silhouetted grasses sway against a backdrop of blue sky and soft pink clouds during dusk.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 2d
Mamdani is here describing a vision of working-class consumerism that resonates with the 19th century theorists of the “living wage” and shorter hours movements, whom I wrote about in my first book. “Eight Hours for What Will,” very much included the arts, education, and pleasure.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal—it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, or rest, of expression.”

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 2d
I typically scroll through my feeds on @bsky.app, catching up, and then, when I can't take it anymore or just need a mental break, I scroll through my archive of ocean snapshots and post one that might give someone else a bit of a break too. I hope, some days, that it helps. #SeaScrolling #Breathe

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 2d
‘“A young lady told me they were giving out free tickets for a theater show, and I’ve never been to one before, so I thought maybe this would be a good opportunity for me,” said Zain Morisset, 35, a student who was second in line. “I always wanted to attend one, but they seem to be so expensive.”’
katzish.bsky.social Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d
Mamdani joined an effort to hand out 1500 free theater tickets to NYers, including ones who had never been to the theater before, “posed for a lot of selfies, and even used his own tie to wipe schmutz off a woman’s phone lens”
amandalitman.bsky.social Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d
Mamdani joined an effort to hand out 1500 free theater tickets to NYers, including ones who had never been to the theater before, “posed for a lot of selfies, and even used his own tie to wipe schmutz off a woman’s phone lens”
amandalitman.bsky.social Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3d
New York City is the cultural capital of the world and art shouldn’t be a luxury only some of us can afford. I’m grateful for Under the Radar Theater Festival’s generosity and partnership towards that vision as they announce 1,500 free tickets for New Yorkers.
Mayor Mamdani gives out items to people at a table. Mayor Mamdani greets people at a table and gives out items. Mayor Mamdani pets a bulldog. Mayor Mamdani shakes a woman’s hand while giving out free items in public.

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 3d
Just before sunset.

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 3d
#SeaScrolling #Breathe

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 3d
I'm so proud of The New College Classroom coauthored with expert active learning and pedagogy scholar @katopodis.bsky.social. Thank you Harvard U Press for displaying it so proudly at the #MLA2026 book exhibit and thanks to everyone reading and using the book to inspire today's students.

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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 3d
A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣

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Christina Katopodis @katopodis.bsky.social · 3d
Loved spotting The New College Classroom coauthored with Cathy N. Davidson at the Harvard University Press booth at #MLA2026!

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Christina Katopodis stands in front of the book booth holding up a copy of her coauthored book.

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Rebecca Brenner Graham @theotherrbg.bsky.social · 3d
“if you don’t say it with expertise, someone else will say it without expertise” - @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social #aha2026

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 4d
Through Feburary 23, save 40% on all books and journal issues in #History or any other discipline when you use code AHA26 on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #AHA2026 buff.ly/5qNf0Od

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 4d
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 4d
Save 40% on all books and journal issues in #Literature or #LiteraryStudies when you use code MLA26 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, CAP. #MLA2026 buff.ly/fi06u5w
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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 4d
Please remember to #Breathe today. We need one another to stay healthy and strong. #SeaScrolling.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 4d
On the blog today, everything you need to know about where to find us at #MLA2026! See you in Toronto! buff.ly/kPxk1kT
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