Lauren Ginsberg
@laurenginsberg.bsky.social
she/her | Mellon Leadership Fellow | assoc. prof. of classical studies: Roman literature, culture, theater, civil war, & all things Nero | pedagogy geek | passionate about equity in graduate education | lover of travel & food | never speak for my employer
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
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Welcome to ASU @platanoclassics.bsky.social!
“Dan-el Padilla Peralta is in the vanguard of scholars working to ensure that the complexities of the past are not flattened in service to the monochrome myths of our day,” said Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU.
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“Dan-el Padilla Peralta is in the vanguard of scholars working to ensure that the complexities of the past are not flattened in service to the monochrome myths of our day,” said Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU.
news.asu.edu/b/20251112-d...
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Welcome to ASU @platanoclassics.bsky.social!
“Dan-el Padilla Peralta is in the vanguard of scholars working to ensure that the complexities of the past are not flattened in service to the monochrome myths of our day,” said Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU.
news.asu.edu/b/20251112-d...
“Dan-el Padilla Peralta is in the vanguard of scholars working to ensure that the complexities of the past are not flattened in service to the monochrome myths of our day,” said Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU.
news.asu.edu/b/20251112-d...
Things I learned: my mother still has a voicemail from me from 2011 from when I called to tell them I’d passed my dissertation defense. She’d mentioned this in passing before. That she kept it for pride. Which is sweet. Today I asked to listen to it. /1
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Things I learned: my mother still has a voicemail from me from 2011 from when I called to tell them I’d passed my dissertation defense. She’d mentioned this in passing before. That she kept it for pride. Which is sweet. Today I asked to listen to it. /1
It’s been 3 months since we lost my dad. But I have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful he got a last summer. I’m thankful my mom is in good health. I’m thankful for the low effort/high comfort week we’ve spent together. It may not be the Thanksgiving we planned in July. But it’s special.
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It’s been 3 months since we lost my dad. But I have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful he got a last summer. I’m thankful my mom is in good health. I’m thankful for the low effort/high comfort week we’ve spent together. It may not be the Thanksgiving we planned in July. But it’s special.
I have to say that for 1997 made for TV mini series, they spent a lot of $$ on effects. The underworld is pretty cool.
It turns out my mother wasn’t aware of the Armand Assante, Bernadette Peters, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams Odyssey mini series of 1997. So obvi that’s what we’re watching.
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I have to say that for 1997 made for TV mini series, they spent a lot of $$ on effects. The underworld is pretty cool.
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“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth,” [the Pope] told the students. “Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.” 💯
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth,” [the Pope] told the students. “Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.” 💯
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Also apparently now online, Ilona Opelt's indispensable if you're working on Latin insults "Die lateinischen Schimpfwörter und verwandte sprachliche Erscheinungen." Not downloadable or searchable, so a little challenging to use, but good to know about in a pinch.
Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum
daten.digitale-sammlungen.de
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Also apparently now online, Ilona Opelt's indispensable if you're working on Latin insults "Die lateinischen Schimpfwörter und verwandte sprachliche Erscheinungen." Not downloadable or searchable, so a little challenging to use, but good to know about in a pinch.
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"Thus did Harvard allow the public to believe that just one faculty member had been responsible for the millions Epstein had secured to Harvard — or at least, just one faculty member would be punished for the relationships that had inspired that money."
Insightful piece by Larry Lessig on the need for more transparency in Harvard faculty members’ ties to Epstein
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The First Epstein Report Ignored Summers. Harvard Must Do Better. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
How could Harvard have allowed this production of Hamlet without the Prince? And will it now commit to a practice that will not protect the elite among us, while shaming those not quite elite enough?
www.thecrimson.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Thus did Harvard allow the public to believe that just one faculty member had been responsible for the millions Epstein had secured to Harvard — or at least, just one faculty member would be punished for the relationships that had inspired that money."
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Insightful piece by Larry Lessig on the need for more transparency in Harvard faculty members’ ties to Epstein
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The First Epstein Report Ignored Summers. Harvard Must Do Better. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
How could Harvard have allowed this production of Hamlet without the Prince? And will it now commit to a practice that will not protect the elite among us, while shaming those not quite elite enough?
www.thecrimson.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Insightful piece by Larry Lessig on the need for more transparency in Harvard faculty members’ ties to Epstein
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
It turns out my mother wasn’t aware of the Armand Assante, Bernadette Peters, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams Odyssey mini series of 1997. So obvi that’s what we’re watching.
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It turns out my mother wasn’t aware of the Armand Assante, Bernadette Peters, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams Odyssey mini series of 1997. So obvi that’s what we’re watching.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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At this point, these kind of stories are just plain race-baiting. We know what this is. We know what this does. We know who makes the Mac and cheese and who doesn’t. Cmon now.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
At this point, these kind of stories are just plain race-baiting. We know what this is. We know what this does. We know who makes the Mac and cheese and who doesn’t. Cmon now.
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I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
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A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...
Classical Summer School
This five-week program is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
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Because every time something is labeled “vibes”, I go look and it’s just Marxism.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Because every time something is labeled “vibes”, I go look and it’s just Marxism.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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First-generation scholars make up more than a quarter of US doctoral students, yet their experiences in academia often remain underrepresented.
Hear from first-gen scholars at multiple career stages about their paths in higher education: bit.ly/4p5QGK8
#firstgen #scholars #humanities
Hear from first-gen scholars at multiple career stages about their paths in higher education: bit.ly/4p5QGK8
#firstgen #scholars #humanities
How First-Generation Scholars Thrive Through Community
Hear from first-generation scholars at multiple career stages about how mentorship, community, and support through fellowships have shaped their research and paths in higher education.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
First-generation scholars make up more than a quarter of US doctoral students, yet their experiences in academia often remain underrepresented.
Hear from first-gen scholars at multiple career stages about their paths in higher education: bit.ly/4p5QGK8
#firstgen #scholars #humanities
Hear from first-gen scholars at multiple career stages about their paths in higher education: bit.ly/4p5QGK8
#firstgen #scholars #humanities
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Weird how this works
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Weird how this works
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Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
New Reports Bring Global Solutions to Bolster U.S. Lawmakers in the Fight to Protect Reproductive Freedom - O'Neill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, released Beyond Borders, a groundbreaking report series that examines how countr...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
Colleges have been practicing a form of affirmative action for men for some time. And no one is trying to claim it as illegal or ‘contrary to merit’ that I’m aware of…
Biggest shocker at my talk today, which is consistent with my other talks and media stuff, is that the acceptance rate for men and women are different at highly selective institutions. Men have a much higher acceptance rate because most colleges are scared to go beyond a 60/40 ratio.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Colleges have been practicing a form of affirmative action for men for some time. And no one is trying to claim it as illegal or ‘contrary to merit’ that I’m aware of…
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Alas, this also kills spell check and other useful features that were just fine without the robot until last week.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Alas, this also kills spell check and other useful features that were just fine without the robot until last week.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Mobile, Alabama here I come!
Was trying to figure out whether I could pull a good CAMWS abstract together by Monday. Then realized last Spring I did the weekly writing assignments alongside my grad seminar & had several CAMWS-able ideas right there with a rough structure and major argument/evidence. Past Lauren deserves a hug.
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mobile, Alabama here I come!
Or if they ever come out at all. It’s really frustrating.
I have chapters in three different edited volumes that had been submitted months, if not over a year apart from one another, but it's still anyone's guess which one will actually be published first.
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Or if they ever come out at all. It’s really frustrating.
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The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.