Frank James

An ex-journalist who's still passionate about storytelling and curiosity. I do media strategy for one of the world's top law firms.

[Frank James @frajam]

@ElijahWeske Never, ever give up. Proud of you and all you've done to overcome difficulties. Keep going!

[Frank James @frajam]

Like so many, I’ve long admired retired @Harvard_Law Prof Charles Ogletree for his powerful mind and commitment to justice. It was heart-wrenching to read @jrussglobe’s empathic profile of “Tree” and Pam, his wife, as they walk the valley of Alzheimer’s. https://t.co/6D59eiyVAT

[Frank James @frajam]

To those who say: “My family had nothing to do with slavery,” the monumental, emotionally searing and thought-provoking #1619Project by @NYTimes says you’re wrong. Slavery has touched every American's life. Most just don't know it. https://t.co/i6pE6FVBXK

[Frank James @frajam]

To say today's big science news inspires awe seems an understatement. Ingenious scientists gave us our first actual #blackhole image. Black holes weren't just light-bending but awesomely mind-bending to ponder, even before the image, but now even more so. https://t.co/dvTi5kmm12

[Frank James @frajam]

Thanks to @RepWilson for continually reminding us of the plight of Nigeria's #ChibokGirls kidnapped by #BokoHaram. Patience Bulus, who survived that terrorist group (she's now at @DickinsonCol with 3 other Chibok women) courageously told her story on Capitol Hill today.

[Frank James @frajam]

An exciting idea: @DickinsonCol is asking the entire extended college community -- students, alums, faculty, staff, parents, friends of the institution -- for big ideas to renew our brand of liberal education for generations to come. Let's do this!

[Dickinson College @DickinsonCol]

Dickinson has launched the Revolutionary Challenge, a yearlong effort to harness the power of the Dickinson community and imagine a bold future: https://t.co/hAC9WzimHC.

[Frank James @frajam]

Extremely proud of my @DickinsonCol becoming the first US college to TWICE win the Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization's "Comprehensive" prize. Our "useful education" spans the globe and has few equals. https://t.co/SQEtEclMAK https://t.co/o3rNNfsUDR

[Frank James @frajam]

Great to see my @DickinsonCol in top 10 of @ThePrincetonRev's "Impact Schools," https://t.co/0dC5r5Uifb for "community service opportunities, student government, sustainability efforts, and on-campus student engagement." Our "useful education for the common good" is real.

[Frank James @frajam]

@srubenfeld @WSJ Happy belated birthday and good luck to you in whatever you decide on next. I’ve always enjoyed working with you and hope to do so again.

[Frank James @frajam]

Excellent thread from @SamWangPhD reminds us that the Electoral College was really the Slave States' Power Protection College. Doubters should read American history by respected scholars. Start with Chapter 5 of Jill Lepore's "These Truths." Slavery still influences elections.

[Sam Wang is at samwang.bsky.social @SamWangPhD]

P.P.S. Remember that the founders were not gods. They were men. Men trying to do their best in the 18th century. Fifty-odd elections later, after the end of slavery, experience and modern computation can help us understand what they wrought.

[Frank James @frajam]

Congratulations to my friends at the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities aka @CLPHA on their smart new website. https://t.co/GwWaJQoEIn A worthy website for its important mission of advocacy for the millions of people who rely on housing assistance.

[CLPHA @CLPHA]

We're excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website! The new https://t.co/ZQ71pcCS44 is bright, dynamic, informative, and interactive! Explore the new site today! https://t.co/DPtMGItNy4 #newyearnewdesign #publichousing #affordablehousing

[Frank James @frajam]

A funny, honest piece by @ausmurph88 in @theatlantic on his journey from one-time Sports Illustrated writer to delivering packages for @Amazon. https://t.co/4TSPuyJjm9 He may be out of big-time journalism but he can still deliver an entertaining story, among the boxes.

[Harvard University @Harvard]

Surrounded by reporters, Harvard's lead trial lawyer said that Harvard “does not discriminate” and that a contrary ruling would be counter to established legal precedent and would be “a disaster for the country.” https://t.co/DajCualNwp

[Frank James @frajam]

Too bad this @CBSNews Sat. Morning segment on the new #benjaminrush bio by @stephen_fried omitted a key legacy of that Founding Father: his creation of @DickinsonCol in Carlisle, Pa, my alma mater. It continues to fulfill his hope for "useful" educations.
https://t.co/WSrLNNK9M2

[Frank James @frajam]

My photo of @SenJohnMcCain from the 2008 Republican National Convention. Whatever one thought of his politics and stance on certain issues, there was no doubting his patriotism, courage, perseverance, resilience and humor. A truly remarkable person whose like we won't see again.

[Frank James @frajam]

It still amazes that Petit actually pulled this off. So many things could have gone wrong, including an NYC pigeon landing on one end of that balance pole!

[Frank James @frajam]

#ElijahLovejoy #IdaBWells and so many others. Dedication and courage are journalism's inexhaustible fuel. Madness, violence and verbal assaults are overmatched. https://t.co/2KiErqemW2

[Yoni Appelbaum @YAppelbaum]

1. Elijah Lovejoy, editor of the Alton Observer, ordered a new press delivered to his paper in Illinois. It was destroyed by a pro-slaveyr mob on the dock. That night, he appeared before the town’s leading citizens and said this:

[Frank James @frajam]

A secret to #WilmerHale's appellate success: peak overpreparation, says Seth Waxman, one of nation's top lawyers. https://t.co/xTf3GrB7IP

[Frank James @frajam]

A secret to #WilmerHale's appellate success: peak overpreparation, says Seth Waxman, one of nation's top lawyers. https://t.co/xTf3GrB7IP

[Frank James @frajam]

It was a stressful birthday when @WilmerHale partner Catherine Carroll had her first US Supreme Court argument. https://t.co/qkbu7f0VAx