Op-eds seem to alternate between “here’s a nuanced think piece written by a certifiable expert” and “old man yells at cloud”
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Op-eds seem to alternate between “here’s a nuanced think piece written by a certifiable expert” and “old man yells at cloud”
Comps 🫠🫠🫠
Group projects as a student: this is a game of survivor and my tribe is at each other’s throats. I am 2 seconds away from dropping out to be a lighthouse keeper
Group projects as a TA: hell yeah less grading 😎
From last week: PhD year 2 is almost done! Love my cohort ☺️ so excited to see what we accomplish
My cohort is having a poster session next week, where the whole department comes to learn about our research. I feel like a Bridgerton girlie entering the marriage mart with a lil feather on her head.
Finished a messy first attempt at my conceptual framework today 🫠
It is not "hard," it is unconstitutional.
My cat Cooper, she is perfect.
Hey #PoliSciSky. How we doing? We drinking water? Taking breaks from doomscrolling? Here’s my cat being a supermodel.
Thanks, Mark! Here's a version that makes it clear what happened in 2013 to put an end to that period.
No skips allowed 🫡
I did my undergrad at Pitt, with a lot of people from NJ/eastern PA. The first time I heard “wooder” I truly didn’t know what word they were saying
Sharing again because I am still looking for papers for an ISA 2025 panel on pre-modern diplomacy around the world. Especially interested in papers covering Southeast Asia, Africa. Some fantastic people are already part of this, so please help me make this happen by sharing it widely! Polisky HistIR
I don’t think they’d be too happy with either proposal I wrote this spring. One on better conceptualizing police militarization outside the US context, one on exploring the connection between conservatism and police militarization 😬😬
Made to the end of PhD year 1! Time for Victory Lunch 😊
Friends, my colleague has an amazing student who got accepted to an Ivy League MA program in international affairs:
A Palestinian, first-gen, Muslim woman.
The cost of the program is prohibitive. Can anyone point me to funding sources that can help cover her tuition?
#menasky #poliscisky
Apparently I impressed the faculty last night; I used my drink ticket to order a bourbon flight 😂
Chapter 9 of Jessica Calarco’s Field Guide to Grad School. The whole book is great, but that chapter is specifically about how to discuss research. Includes a time table recommendation for conferences and job talks.
My department at the University of Denver is hiring for two visiting teaching positions in American Politics/Public Law. Happy to answer any questions about the department, DU, and/or Denver.
Details and application here: jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...
Polisky
Job! Polisky !! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27226
Maybe the various barometers? Arab Barometer, Eurobarometer, etc.?
Wooo Puppy Bowl time
My friends reading Huntington’s theory of democratic waves: 🙂
My friends reading what Huntington had to say about religion and culture: 🙃
I know MPSA has some mentoring opportunities, and there’s usually a first-time attendee reception. I attended both and would recommend!
Need to vent for a sec:
My best friend is terminally ill. Medical marijuana works great for her pain but, because it’s a Class 1 controlled substance, she can’t have it in the hospital.
Want to know what she’s getting instead? Fentanyl.
No bigger point here, I’m just angry and scared for her.
I know I have work to do but my cat has a tummy ache and insists on being held so sorry no can do
Polisky our colleague Abdulkader Sinno was suspended by IU for trying to help a Palestinian student group he advises hold an event on campus. See the thread from @heissenstat.bsky.social for links to articles
This is exactly my experience. I was athletic before I got sick, I danced for 16 years! Now I cant go up the stairs without hyperventilating and an HR above 140.
