Mary Waters
marywaters.bsky.social
Mary Waters
@marywaters.bsky.social
Social scientist, demographer at Harvard. I study immigration, disasters.
Indian Summer: The Secret History at the End of An Empire by Alex Von Tunzelmann

The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism by Deborah Baker
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters who took on a world at war by Deborah Cohen.

All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler By Rebecca Donner
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If only he had resigned from the university in 2006. He would have saved the university a lot of shame and embarrassment. He resigned from the presidency but remained at the university. He is unfortunately still a professor at Harvard. I would think the NYT would be more careful about facts.
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
But unfortunately still in at Harvard.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Thank you!
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
When this happened I was stuck in Dallas overnight because of a plane cancellation. When I called home and told my young daughter I was staying overnight in Texas, she said "Mommy please don't do that, the vice president is shooting people in Texas".
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Congratulations Neil! The NAS needs you and you will do such a great job!
July 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reposted by Mary Waters
Two Naval Academy faculty members have resigned, and 18 more have taken early retirement. One was offered a place of honor at the annual dedication parade. He declined, telling the academy’s superintendent:
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thanks!
April 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is a lawsuit that I have seen advertised against Harvard saying it was against the law to pay us monthly and we could be owed damages. I dont understand it. Did the university tell you about the deductions coming every pay period? Thanks for this heads up.
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations Matt. Its a great paper!
March 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM