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Re-upping my piece on how to deal with rejection in the academy... for no reason whatsoever.......

Re-upping my piece on how to deal with rejection in the academy... for no reason whatsoever.... https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/06/06/how-deal-positively-rejection-academe-opinion

A wonderful essay by Mark Oppenheimer. My wife's family lives in Santos's district. His false claims to Jewishness (or...

A wonderful essay by Mark Oppenheimer. My wife's family lives in Santos's district. His false claims to Jewishness (or Jew-ishness)--and Holocaust connected Jewishness--was the deciding factor for many voters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/opinion/george-santos-jewish-heritage.html

Attempting to work between end of Chrismukkah and New Year's... has been tough.

Attempting to work between end of Chrismukkah and New Year's... has been tough.

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate (here we are celebrating the first night of our "Chrismukkah" on Sunday). On...

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate (here we are celebrating the first night of our "Chrismukkah" on Sunday).

On Chrismukkah, (and beyond) see Samira Mehta's "Beyond Christmukkah."

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chrismukkah-Christian-Jewish-Interfaith-Family/dp/1469636360

Hi all. I just used https://www.movetodon.org/ to find Twitter people on the Elephant site. Really easy. Thanks to @oneunderscore__ for the...

Hi all. I just used https://www.movetodon.org/ to find Twitter people on the Elephant site.

Really easy.

Thanks to @oneunderscore__ for the H/T (and @ProfB for retweet).

Well, time to re-up this piece I wrote for @insidehighered. I've gotten some great and surprising "yeses" lately. But this...

Well, time to re-up this piece I wrote for @insidehighered. I've gotten some great and surprising "yeses" lately.

But this "no" stings. I didn't realize how much I had framed my future around a yes.

Suggestions welcome on favorite plants!

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/06/06/how-deal-positively-rejection-academe-opinion

Hi all. A general invitation. I am facilitating a working group through the American Society of Church History on Slavery and Christianity...

Hi all. A general invitation.

I am facilitating a working group through the American Society of Church History on Slavery and Christianity in the Americas (all three categories broadly conceived).

https://churchhistory.org/membership/working-groups/

Let me know if you'd be interested in joining our (inchoate, but enthusiastic) group!

Posting this great review of our colleague Natalia Mehlman Petrzela's new book, "Fit Nation."...

Posting this great review of our colleague Natalia Mehlman Petrzela's new book, "Fit Nation."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/books/review/fit-nation-natalia-mehlman-petrzela.html

Is Natalia here? I can't find her!

Dinner with the family 6 days post COVID diagnosis (no symptoms!). I ate fast, then headed back to my basement lair.Now I'm trying to...

Dinner with the family 6 days post COVID diagnosis (no symptoms!).

I ate fast, then headed back to my basement lair.

Now I'm trying to make up the word count on The Book that I missed last week.

Greetings! #introduction I'm brand new here. I'm an associate professor at the University of Nebraska. I study race and religion in...

Greetings! #introduction

I'm brand new here.

I'm an associate professor at the University of Nebraska.

I study race and religion in the American West.

Currently writing a book on Wakara (1815-1855) (for Basic Books).

Glad to find old friends and make new ones!