Dawn Durante

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

Someone has STOLEN the Surplus Sid’s on Saturday night. Barry wants it back. You know what to do, internet

"The risk is not that AI replaces societies. The risk is that societies fail to recognize the value of what they have and what they are." -- Ben Kaube (@cassyni.bsky.social) and Steve Smith (STEM Knowledge Partners).

New book tells Prince's story in the context of the city that formed him: Minneapolis Written by ASU professor Rashad Shabazz, the book situates Prince’s earliest musical inspirations in a city where, between 1950 and 1970, the Black population grew by 436%.

New book tells Prince's story in the context of the city that formed him: Minneapolis www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...

Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research. Peer Review Week (PRW) is a global celebration of the vital role peer review plays in ensuring the quality and integrity of research.

Craving some democracy? You can vote for the theme of @peerreviewweek.bsky.social week at peerreviewweek.net! The themes are:
Incentives and Metrics in Peer Review
Mentorship and New Models in Peer Review
Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality
Governance and Accountability in Peer Review

Guest Post - The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest post offers a review of a panel of publishers and editors discussing the pros and cons of using Generative AI, along with ethical and policy implications.

Guest Post — The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/09/g...

Beware the book club scams!

This is a gift link to Jenny Schuessler’s essential article about the DOGE assault on funded peer reviewed humanities research at NEH.

And about the lawsuit by @historians.org @modernlanguage.bsky.social and @acls1919.bsky.social that is bringing the details to light.

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

➡️ In a joint motion filed Fri., the American Council of Learned Societies, Amer. Historical Assn, Modern Lang. Assn, & Authors Guild—argue that DOGE illegally took control of [NEH] & made cuts that violated the 1st Amend. & equal protection clause of the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

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How ‘Thy Will Be Done’ by John Garrison Marks Got Made An inside look at the publication process for the historian and author’s latest book.

There’s a mini feature on my book in this week’s @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Excited to be included in their “Endnotes” series. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

You could say hello to @michellechn.bsky.social AND get a free book at #4C26? Sounds like an easy decision to me.

GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing announces new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Elizabeth Wilson Member News Release submitted by George Washington University on 02/27/2026.

GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing announces new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Elizabeth Wilson

Dr. Nwachukwu Egbunike, head of the Pan-Atlantic University Press in Lagos, Nigeria, shares the challenges that African scholars and university presses face and a call to work toward a more inclusive global knowledge ecosystem for Africa and the Global South. via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

“The girls' school in Minab, in southern Iran, was hit on Saturday during the first day ​of U.S. and Israeli attacks on the country. Iran's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, said the strike killed 150 students.”

Are you an early career or alt-ac scholar considering editing a volume? #FeedingTheElephant co-editor @emily-elliott.bsky.social shares her experiences editing a volume as an early(ish) career academic specialist. The verdict: grab a red pen, find a mentor, and pour a coffee as you get to work.

Can confirm @lucaschurch.bsky.social is friendly and @uncpress.bsky.social has books at #AWP26.

This hybrid talk is tonight at 7 PM! Can't wait to share my work under the generous dome! 🗃️ #skystorians @uncpress.bsky.social

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The Historian's Writerly Craft: A Summer Intensive Grounded in Discipline and Artistry - OIEAHC APPLY NOW for this 12-week intensive workshop designed for historians who want to improve their artistic craft.

@oieahc.bsky.social is accepting applications for a 12-week workshop, The Historian’s Writerly Craft: A Summer Intensive Grounded in Discipline and Artistry, geared toward authors who are working on their second book or beyond. April by 4/20 for the summer workshop!

oieahc.wm.edu/events-overv...

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger says academic librarians don't need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen

Ask UP logo, tagline: Authors seeking knowledge from university presses

How do university presses market scholarly titles with general-interest appeal? https://bit.ly/3lyDsa5

University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.

Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!

@emily-elliott.bsky.social shares the rewards and drawbacks of working on an edited volume, offering advice geared toward early career scholars and academic-adjacent workers considering whether to brave the process of editing a collection. #FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social

Book resting on a brick wall with bamboo in the background. The cover is black with a blue and pink octopus in the front, the title is Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World’s Most Intelligent Invertebrate

A gorgeous cover for Richard Schweid’s new book that explores the q: should we farm a creature that has consciousness?

LIFE ON THE OCTOPUS FARM coming Aug. 2026, galleys for media available now (email in bio) 🐙 @uncpress.bsky.social

*taps mic* @libraryjournal.bsky.social STARRED review for ROLLING STONE AND THE RISE OF HIP CAPITALISM by Charles L. Ponce de Leo just dropped 🤩

We need dreams! Dreams make history, even big ones that don’t come true. I’ll be talking about world-changing dreams at @amantiquarian.bsky.social on Thursday (3/5) @ 7 ET. Register for this free hybrid event here: www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-eve...
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Writing tip #1: No matter where you are in the writing process, imagine your ideal audience and write for it – small, large, simple, complex: friends, family, community, scholars, activists, children, theatre-goers, the general public. You pick the combination & decide to whom you want to speak.

"SSP’s second Pulse Check survey results paint a picture of an industry in defensive mode—cautious, structurally stressed, but not in freefall."

Today marks the first day of Women's History Month; yesterday was the last day of Black History Month.

Every day is for women's history and Black history and Black women's history.

Because these are not histories that are separate from histories of war and economy.