J Matthew Melton

Dean, College of Arts & Sciences at Lee University,
Professor of Humanities and Communication Studies

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Read or listen: the Humanities are dead in Higher Ed—or are they? Fantastic article in The New Yorker: https://t.co/WQfiWTelCW

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Honored and grateful to be featured in the Winter 2023 issue of the LeeU alumni magazine. A design glitch resulted in an awkward paragraph cut so please check out the “Director’s Cut” of the article here: https://t.co/otO213H4Eg

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I just want to say a public "Thank You!" to the poll workers at E. L. Ross School yesterday. The turnout was huge, and some folks were frustrated, but the workers demonstrated grace, forbearance, positivity, and helpfulness at all times. @bradleyelection

[Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite]

Though Satan breaks our dark glass into shards
Each shard still shines with Christ’s reflected light,
It glances from the eyes, kindles the words
Of all his unknown saints.
All Hallow's Eve; a sonnet of reclamation https://t.co/LzOSFhlgOO via @malcolmguite

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Finished Memory’s Legion. Suffering through the last withdrawals having read and watched everything available in The Expanse universe. It’s hard. My thanks to @JamesSACorey as well as @ExpanseOnPrime for the best complete thing in SciFi since Herbert’s Dune. 👊🏽

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@johnbiggs I saw another one with YouTube ads.

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@johnbiggs Hahaha!

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So sorry to hear this. Loved her Cromwell series.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher says https://t.co/H8SNVLKPoF

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

The public mourning commences.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Happening now: People gather outside Buckingham Palace. It was announced Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died at 96. https://t.co/Dlz2VrAdF4

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

In case you were wondering: Degrees do pay off, and this state university system is proof https://t.co/RsQlZ07KnK via @universitybiz

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Brain imaging study suggests that interactions with other cultures can reverse racial ingroup biases in empathy via @psypost https://t.co/gRbzavOum7

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Excellent advice for any major, not just pre-med. 👍🏽

[U.S. News Education @USNewsEducation]

Here are three ways college professors can play a critical role, plus some advice on developing lasting relationships with them. https://t.co/Zi2bIXHYHq

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Sad news. Read a couple of his books before Ken Burns made him a national celebrity. Amazing scholar and writer. — David McCullough, historian and film narrator, died at 89 : NPR https://t.co/hg4MhhWq36

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

Many congratulations to all our Lee University summer graduates, especially those from the College of Arts & Sciences. That’s me on the far right slinging diploma covers. 📸: ⁦@LeeUniversity⁩

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Is it safe to cheer now? — IOC Restores 1912 Olympic Gold Medals Solely to Jim Thorpe | Currents https://t.co/zlvwC2pCdL

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Time to break out your pens and pencils: Handwriting shown to be better for memory than typing, at any age - Big Think https://t.co/V4lQ3EISPB

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Celebrating today: Four enduring myths about Juneteenth are not based on facts https://t.co/oU4vpX0tut

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@shashankji Started to join the convo, but sadly, I don’t speak the language.

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Not terrible given my old equipment and the fact that I had to hold the iPhone up to the lens. Lovely to watch, though. #lunareclipse

[J Matthew Melton @Meldenius]

We have found that the Eye of Sauron is at the center of our galaxy. Suspected as much.

[ScienceAlert @ScienceAlert]

This is the first-ever image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own galaxy!! 😭⚫🔭🙌

This monumental achievement was just revealed by the proud team behind the Event Horizon Telescope project. Congratulations!
Read more: https://t.co/KW6jrtu9DB