Peter Blitstein

Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Lawrence University, New Yorker in the Midwest. Opinions expressed here are my own.

[Seva @SevaUT]

[through gritted teeth] on behalf of all political scientists, congratulations to Acemoglu et al for discovering that political institutions are important

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

Robert Battle, acclaimed choreographer and former artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has been announced as Lawrence University's first "Creator in Residence."
https://t.co/32rXKKOlnE

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

Welcome to Shola Adegbite, Lawrence's new assistant dean of Spiritual and Religious Life!
https://t.co/brzCHQboVU

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

Voice professor Estelí Gomez's vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth has WON another Grammy Award!
Congratulations to Estelí, Roomful of Teeth, and all nominees!

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

With my mother. Daddy’s funeral.

He wasn’t assassinated because he wanted his children to be judged “by the content of their character.”

But for dismantling racism, poverty & militarism.

He wanted corrective measures to eradicate racism, not the delusion that it doesn’t exist.

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

Class of 2027, here's to a new adventure. 💚
#movein #welcome #schoolyear #backtoschool #liberalarts #classof2027
📷 https://t.co/D4eCZ0Cukl
https://t.co/z8sXCEgDOM

[Karina Longworth @KarinaLongworth]

I can’t say it enough: almost nothing is streaming and if what you want to watch is available for purchase on a physical format, buy it because you don’t know when you’ll be able to see it again

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Midwesterners get offended when someone passes on the highway and they’re already going 5-10 mph over the speed limit. “sorry my speeding wasn’t good enough and I hope you get pulled over”

[Jennifer Wilson @JenLouiseWilson]

@keithgessen On Tuesday, a group of students were asking me how I dealt with imposter syndrome, and I told them it's vastly preferable to expert syndrome.

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

Dr. Elliot Ratzman led the first in a series of talks to celebrate and commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For upcoming talks in this series and more, visit https://t.co/ArqITGT86N.

[Lawrence University @LawrenceUni]

🎶 Walking in a Winter Wonderland 🎶

[Mike Shor @MikeShor]

Which is the most ignored generation?

[Peter Blitstein @pblitstein]

@AFinnMacartney I joined post. Mastodon seems…complicated.

[Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein]

A true hero of democracy has died: @NSArchive's John Prados. Honor him by reading him. https://t.co/pEb44xqOWV

[Peter Blitstein @pblitstein]

@BrandyLJensen You are his hobby.

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

Biden may have to nationalize Twitter simply because this whole spectacle is becoming too embarrassing for America. Dignity loss is a category action under the Defense Production Act.

[Criterion Channel @criterionchannl]

"It’s tempting to see Garfield, who worked as the doorman for the first session of the Actors Studio, as also holding the door of acting history open...His best performances have a timeless brilliance; they feel, somehow, classical & contemporary at once." https://t.co/Ptyckr2A5B

[Alastair Kocho-Williams @akochowi]

As I played D&D in my teens with Mr Sunak, I think I can now claim the title of “former Advisor to the Prime Minister on Magical Affairs”

[Ariel Dumas @ArielDumas]

Hey just so you know, on Saturday night, someone ripped the mezuzah off our door frame, tore out the prayer scroll, and chucked both down the hallway.

This stuff is happening to people you know and love. And if you’ve experienced it yourself, please know you’re not alone.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

If you've ever wondered if you would have been the kind of person to speak out against anti-Jewish hatred in the '30s and '40s, you don't need to wonder today. Vicious antisemitism is out in the open. Here's your moment to say something. When are you speaking up against it?