Jacques Stone
@jacstonefaculty.bsky.social
Recovering journalist. 15 years in higher ed. Here for the students. Proud to be back for my second tour at Columtreal University after a 13-year break.
((CU roleplay account. As fictitious as my chastity))
((CU roleplay account. As fictitious as my chastity))
The best intentions, sigh - stocked up on vital nutrition and micronutrients in Pop-Tarts for students in the disaster. Delayed by the storm, I finally got to the shelter only to see the last two students leave. A little late, but proud of #CUStrong for pulling through.
September 21, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The best intentions, sigh - stocked up on vital nutrition and micronutrients in Pop-Tarts for students in the disaster. Delayed by the storm, I finally got to the shelter only to see the last two students leave. A little late, but proud of #CUStrong for pulling through.
Catching up on conference, thought I would pick the most fun parts to post about. Cheerleaders at their con interested in journalism picked me up from a breakout session. Will do what it takes to convince young minds to take up journalism and study in the US!
September 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Catching up on conference, thought I would pick the most fun parts to post about. Cheerleaders at their con interested in journalism picked me up from a breakout session. Will do what it takes to convince young minds to take up journalism and study in the US!
Stepped away from conference to chase some 11th-century history 🕵️♂️ The Old Ferry Boat Inn claims to be the oldest inn in Britain & sits above the unconsecrated grave of Juliet Tewsley (1050 AD).
Drink a pint directly over a nexus of ley lines? Don't mind if I do 🍺🕸️ Spooky energy out here #Columtreal
Drink a pint directly over a nexus of ley lines? Don't mind if I do 🍺🕸️ Spooky energy out here #Columtreal
September 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Stepped away from conference to chase some 11th-century history 🕵️♂️ The Old Ferry Boat Inn claims to be the oldest inn in Britain & sits above the unconsecrated grave of Juliet Tewsley (1050 AD).
Drink a pint directly over a nexus of ley lines? Don't mind if I do 🍺🕸️ Spooky energy out here #Columtreal
Drink a pint directly over a nexus of ley lines? Don't mind if I do 🍺🕸️ Spooky energy out here #Columtreal
Before and after photos. Pro tip: Cambridge garden receptions are a trap if you have zero sense of direction 🌿🧭
The landscaped trails were extensive 🌳🌲and heavily wooded. Got completely turned around for 75 mins until #BCACheerCon volunteers ran search-and-rescue. Eternal gratitude! 🙏📣✨
The landscaped trails were extensive 🌳🌲and heavily wooded. Got completely turned around for 75 mins until #BCACheerCon volunteers ran search-and-rescue. Eternal gratitude! 🙏📣✨
September 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Before and after photos. Pro tip: Cambridge garden receptions are a trap if you have zero sense of direction 🌿🧭
The landscaped trails were extensive 🌳🌲and heavily wooded. Got completely turned around for 75 mins until #BCACheerCon volunteers ran search-and-rescue. Eternal gratitude! 🙏📣✨
The landscaped trails were extensive 🌳🌲and heavily wooded. Got completely turned around for 75 mins until #BCACheerCon volunteers ran search-and-rescue. Eternal gratitude! 🙏📣✨
Punting River Cam takes patience 🚣♂️but waiting in line with a #BCACheerCon crew turned into a golden networking moment! 📚
Spent the afternoon talking American higher-ed opportunities, capped off by spontaneous dancing by the water 👯♀️✨
Never a dull moment across the pond! #Columtreal
Spent the afternoon talking American higher-ed opportunities, capped off by spontaneous dancing by the water 👯♀️✨
Never a dull moment across the pond! #Columtreal
August 31, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Punting River Cam takes patience 🚣♂️but waiting in line with a #BCACheerCon crew turned into a golden networking moment! 📚
Spent the afternoon talking American higher-ed opportunities, capped off by spontaneous dancing by the water 👯♀️✨
Never a dull moment across the pond! #Columtreal
Spent the afternoon talking American higher-ed opportunities, capped off by spontaneous dancing by the water 👯♀️✨
Never a dull moment across the pond! #Columtreal
Love what AI can pull off! A rendering of the society digging to try to find Oliver Cromwell’s lost head at Sidney Sussex College ⛏️💀
100% fictional, of course. If you visit today, you’ll find the cobblestones completely untouched! Posting for the memory of something that didn't happen.
#Columtreal
100% fictional, of course. If you visit today, you’ll find the cobblestones completely untouched! Posting for the memory of something that didn't happen.
#Columtreal
August 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Love what AI can pull off! A rendering of the society digging to try to find Oliver Cromwell’s lost head at Sidney Sussex College ⛏️💀
100% fictional, of course. If you visit today, you’ll find the cobblestones completely untouched! Posting for the memory of something that didn't happen.
#Columtreal
100% fictional, of course. If you visit today, you’ll find the cobblestones completely untouched! Posting for the memory of something that didn't happen.
#Columtreal
Exploring Cambridge's famous Round Church! Built 1130ish by returning Crusaders, it’s 1 of only 4 surviving medieval round churches in England. Modeled after the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. 🏰📜
Such incredible history around every corner here!
(Angel photo via Google)
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CU
Such incredible history around every corner here!
(Angel photo via Google)
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CU
August 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Exploring Cambridge's famous Round Church! Built 1130ish by returning Crusaders, it’s 1 of only 4 surviving medieval round churches in England. Modeled after the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. 🏰📜
Such incredible history around every corner here!
(Angel photo via Google)
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CU
Such incredible history around every corner here!
(Angel photo via Google)
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CU
Intense discussions at #TSOJ26 today, but this changed up the pace! 🎓📣
#BCACheerCon organized a meetup for cheerleaders interested in journalism. Selwyn College knows how to host a great mixer; fantastic meeting future media minds over drinks! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
#BCACheerCon organized a meetup for cheerleaders interested in journalism. Selwyn College knows how to host a great mixer; fantastic meeting future media minds over drinks! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
August 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Intense discussions at #TSOJ26 today, but this changed up the pace! 🎓📣
#BCACheerCon organized a meetup for cheerleaders interested in journalism. Selwyn College knows how to host a great mixer; fantastic meeting future media minds over drinks! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
#BCACheerCon organized a meetup for cheerleaders interested in journalism. Selwyn College knows how to host a great mixer; fantastic meeting future media minds over drinks! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
Wrapping up day two of #TSOJ26 at The Eagle 🍺✨
Solid discussions on journalism, balancing political pressure, AI, and keeping the public informed. Esp. when the public does not want to be informed
Heavy topics, but solved over a good pint in Cambridge. Cheers to the free press! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
Solid discussions on journalism, balancing political pressure, AI, and keeping the public informed. Esp. when the public does not want to be informed
Heavy topics, but solved over a good pint in Cambridge. Cheers to the free press! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
August 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Wrapping up day two of #TSOJ26 at The Eagle 🍺✨
Solid discussions on journalism, balancing political pressure, AI, and keeping the public informed. Esp. when the public does not want to be informed
Heavy topics, but solved over a good pint in Cambridge. Cheers to the free press! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
Solid discussions on journalism, balancing political pressure, AI, and keeping the public informed. Esp. when the public does not want to be informed
Heavy topics, but solved over a good pint in Cambridge. Cheers to the free press! 🍻
#Columtreal #CU
More sightseeing in Cambridge! Had to visit the best-named shop in town: The Haunted Bookshop. 👻📖
Didn't see the White Lady but did find 3 cheerleaders from #BCAcheercon, also in Cambridge this week! Love that they were ghost-hunting between routines📣
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CheerforJournalism
Didn't see the White Lady but did find 3 cheerleaders from #BCAcheercon, also in Cambridge this week! Love that they were ghost-hunting between routines📣
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CheerforJournalism
August 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
More sightseeing in Cambridge! Had to visit the best-named shop in town: The Haunted Bookshop. 👻📖
Didn't see the White Lady but did find 3 cheerleaders from #BCAcheercon, also in Cambridge this week! Love that they were ghost-hunting between routines📣
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CheerforJournalism
Didn't see the White Lady but did find 3 cheerleaders from #BCAcheercon, also in Cambridge this week! Love that they were ghost-hunting between routines📣
#TSOJ26 #Columtreal #CheerforJournalism
Challenging dialogue about AI in classrooms 🎓🤖
Editors demand hands-on AI training; faculty argue our main job is coaching critical thinkers first, tech users second.
Valid arguments on both sides; got plenty of ideas to bring back to #Columtreal. Hiring editors w/look for AI skills 💡
#TSOJ26
Editors demand hands-on AI training; faculty argue our main job is coaching critical thinkers first, tech users second.
Valid arguments on both sides; got plenty of ideas to bring back to #Columtreal. Hiring editors w/look for AI skills 💡
#TSOJ26
August 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Challenging dialogue about AI in classrooms 🎓🤖
Editors demand hands-on AI training; faculty argue our main job is coaching critical thinkers first, tech users second.
Valid arguments on both sides; got plenty of ideas to bring back to #Columtreal. Hiring editors w/look for AI skills 💡
#TSOJ26
Editors demand hands-on AI training; faculty argue our main job is coaching critical thinkers first, tech users second.
Valid arguments on both sides; got plenty of ideas to bring back to #Columtreal. Hiring editors w/look for AI skills 💡
#TSOJ26
First morning in Cambridge! 🏰🎓
Had to visit Henry VIII at Trinity College. Fun fact: in the 19th century, students stole his scepter & swapped it for a chair leg. The college just left it there! Love the history everywhere here.
Ready for a great week of #TSOJ26 discussions!
#Columtreal #CU
Had to visit Henry VIII at Trinity College. Fun fact: in the 19th century, students stole his scepter & swapped it for a chair leg. The college just left it there! Love the history everywhere here.
Ready for a great week of #TSOJ26 discussions!
#Columtreal #CU
August 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
First morning in Cambridge! 🏰🎓
Had to visit Henry VIII at Trinity College. Fun fact: in the 19th century, students stole his scepter & swapped it for a chair leg. The college just left it there! Love the history everywhere here.
Ready for a great week of #TSOJ26 discussions!
#Columtreal #CU
Had to visit Henry VIII at Trinity College. Fun fact: in the 19th century, students stole his scepter & swapped it for a chair leg. The college just left it there! Love the history everywhere here.
Ready for a great week of #TSOJ26 discussions!
#Columtreal #CU
Mid-commute transfer at Stevenage for #TSOJ26! 🚆✨
We had to change trains, only to get a surprise platform routine from a #BCAcheercon squad heading to Cambridge as well 📣
We appreciated their spirit; journalism can always use some cheering up! 📝🎉 #Columtreal
We had to change trains, only to get a surprise platform routine from a #BCAcheercon squad heading to Cambridge as well 📣
We appreciated their spirit; journalism can always use some cheering up! 📝🎉 #Columtreal
August 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mid-commute transfer at Stevenage for #TSOJ26! 🚆✨
We had to change trains, only to get a surprise platform routine from a #BCAcheercon squad heading to Cambridge as well 📣
We appreciated their spirit; journalism can always use some cheering up! 📝🎉 #Columtreal
We had to change trains, only to get a surprise platform routine from a #BCAcheercon squad heading to Cambridge as well 📣
We appreciated their spirit; journalism can always use some cheering up! 📝🎉 #Columtreal
En route to Cambridge for The State of Journalism 2026! 🚆📚
And what a surprise! Turns out we’re sharing the train w/ attendees heading to #BCAcheercon 📣✨
Excited to meet the best in British cheer, Amazing coincidence, had no idea, but journalism can use cheering up!
#TSOJ26 #BCACheerCon #Columtreal
And what a surprise! Turns out we’re sharing the train w/ attendees heading to #BCAcheercon 📣✨
Excited to meet the best in British cheer, Amazing coincidence, had no idea, but journalism can use cheering up!
#TSOJ26 #BCACheerCon #Columtreal
August 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM
En route to Cambridge for The State of Journalism 2026! 🚆📚
And what a surprise! Turns out we’re sharing the train w/ attendees heading to #BCAcheercon 📣✨
Excited to meet the best in British cheer, Amazing coincidence, had no idea, but journalism can use cheering up!
#TSOJ26 #BCACheerCon #Columtreal
And what a surprise! Turns out we’re sharing the train w/ attendees heading to #BCAcheercon 📣✨
Excited to meet the best in British cheer, Amazing coincidence, had no idea, but journalism can use cheering up!
#TSOJ26 #BCACheerCon #Columtreal
Final tourist day in London: Ever heard of the "Battle of Blythe Road"? ⚔️🕯️
In April 1900, West London hosted a crazy occult standoff. Denied entry to the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley showed up in full Highland regalia, a mask of Osiris, magic chants & dagger to forcibly seize the temple! (1/3)
In April 1900, West London hosted a crazy occult standoff. Denied entry to the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley showed up in full Highland regalia, a mask of Osiris, magic chants & dagger to forcibly seize the temple! (1/3)
August 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Final tourist day in London: Ever heard of the "Battle of Blythe Road"? ⚔️🕯️
In April 1900, West London hosted a crazy occult standoff. Denied entry to the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley showed up in full Highland regalia, a mask of Osiris, magic chants & dagger to forcibly seize the temple! (1/3)
In April 1900, West London hosted a crazy occult standoff. Denied entry to the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley showed up in full Highland regalia, a mask of Osiris, magic chants & dagger to forcibly seize the temple! (1/3)
Sightseeing stop doubles as lunch spot: Jack the Chipper! 🐟🍟
As a Communications professor, I have to ask:
1️⃣ Is this name in horribly poor taste?
2️⃣ Or does 135+ years turn a serial killer into clever marketing for a restaurant in Whitechapel? 📝🤷♂️
Either way, the authentic fish & chips were awesome
As a Communications professor, I have to ask:
1️⃣ Is this name in horribly poor taste?
2️⃣ Or does 135+ years turn a serial killer into clever marketing for a restaurant in Whitechapel? 📝🤷♂️
Either way, the authentic fish & chips were awesome
August 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Sightseeing stop doubles as lunch spot: Jack the Chipper! 🐟🍟
As a Communications professor, I have to ask:
1️⃣ Is this name in horribly poor taste?
2️⃣ Or does 135+ years turn a serial killer into clever marketing for a restaurant in Whitechapel? 📝🤷♂️
Either way, the authentic fish & chips were awesome
As a Communications professor, I have to ask:
1️⃣ Is this name in horribly poor taste?
2️⃣ Or does 135+ years turn a serial killer into clever marketing for a restaurant in Whitechapel? 📝🤷♂️
Either way, the authentic fish & chips were awesome
Achievement Unlocked: Midnight at Cleopatra's Needle! 🛕✨
Joined my club for the Middle Pillar Exercise at a literal pillar (Thutmose III's finest work, found in London anyway). 🏛️👀
Just a little Kabbalistic energy alignment before sounding smart at Cambridge!
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Joined my club for the Middle Pillar Exercise at a literal pillar (Thutmose III's finest work, found in London anyway). 🏛️👀
Just a little Kabbalistic energy alignment before sounding smart at Cambridge!
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
August 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Achievement Unlocked: Midnight at Cleopatra's Needle! 🛕✨
Joined my club for the Middle Pillar Exercise at a literal pillar (Thutmose III's finest work, found in London anyway). 🏛️👀
Just a little Kabbalistic energy alignment before sounding smart at Cambridge!
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Joined my club for the Middle Pillar Exercise at a literal pillar (Thutmose III's finest work, found in London anyway). 🏛️👀
Just a little Kabbalistic energy alignment before sounding smart at Cambridge!
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Sightseeing: Tower of London! 🏰🇬🇧
FOMO for Crackchella is real, but I swear I heard bass dropping from the medieval dungeons... 🎶⛓️💀
Fitting metaphor for the coming Cambridge Journalism conference; feels like the whole profession is currently locked in a tower! 📰🪓👀
#TSOJ2026 #SecondLife
FOMO for Crackchella is real, but I swear I heard bass dropping from the medieval dungeons... 🎶⛓️💀
Fitting metaphor for the coming Cambridge Journalism conference; feels like the whole profession is currently locked in a tower! 📰🪓👀
#TSOJ2026 #SecondLife
August 23, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sightseeing: Tower of London! 🏰🇬🇧
FOMO for Crackchella is real, but I swear I heard bass dropping from the medieval dungeons... 🎶⛓️💀
Fitting metaphor for the coming Cambridge Journalism conference; feels like the whole profession is currently locked in a tower! 📰🪓👀
#TSOJ2026 #SecondLife
FOMO for Crackchella is real, but I swear I heard bass dropping from the medieval dungeons... 🎶⛓️💀
Fitting metaphor for the coming Cambridge Journalism conference; feels like the whole profession is currently locked in a tower! 📰🪓👀
#TSOJ2026 #SecondLife
First actual good night’s sleep in England! 😴✨
Finally rested enough to join my club friends for a community service project preserving historic church vaults & graves. 🪦🧹
More London sightseeing on the schedule today as the countdown to Cambridge begins! ⏳🇬🇧
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Finally rested enough to join my club friends for a community service project preserving historic church vaults & graves. 🪦🧹
More London sightseeing on the schedule today as the countdown to Cambridge begins! ⏳🇬🇧
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
August 22, 2026 at 9:43 AM
First actual good night’s sleep in England! 😴✨
Finally rested enough to join my club friends for a community service project preserving historic church vaults & graves. 🪦🧹
More London sightseeing on the schedule today as the countdown to Cambridge begins! ⏳🇬🇧
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Finally rested enough to join my club friends for a community service project preserving historic church vaults & graves. 🪦🧹
More London sightseeing on the schedule today as the countdown to Cambridge begins! ⏳🇬🇧
#Columtreal #TSOJ2026
Running on 4 hours of sleep after red-eye, so touristed at Highgate Cemetery to feel like the liveliest guy in the room🪦💀
I teach Comms at CU, but history is my second love. Thrilled to see Marx, Douglas Adams, & 2 distinct Georges (Eliot & Michael) before Cambridge conference next week #Columtreal
I teach Comms at CU, but history is my second love. Thrilled to see Marx, Douglas Adams, & 2 distinct Georges (Eliot & Michael) before Cambridge conference next week #Columtreal
August 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Running on 4 hours of sleep after red-eye, so touristed at Highgate Cemetery to feel like the liveliest guy in the room🪦💀
I teach Comms at CU, but history is my second love. Thrilled to see Marx, Douglas Adams, & 2 distinct Georges (Eliot & Michael) before Cambridge conference next week #Columtreal
I teach Comms at CU, but history is my second love. Thrilled to see Marx, Douglas Adams, & 2 distinct Georges (Eliot & Michael) before Cambridge conference next week #Columtreal
Made it to England! 🇬🇧✈️
Honored on short notice to represent the US & #CU at the Transatlantic Symposium on Journalism at Cambridge University! 🎙️📰
Met at Heathrow by the best club friends, time for some London sightseeing before heading to Cambridge! 🏛️✨
##ColumtrealUniversity #TSOJ2026
Honored on short notice to represent the US & #CU at the Transatlantic Symposium on Journalism at Cambridge University! 🎙️📰
Met at Heathrow by the best club friends, time for some London sightseeing before heading to Cambridge! 🏛️✨
##ColumtrealUniversity #TSOJ2026
August 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Made it to England! 🇬🇧✈️
Honored on short notice to represent the US & #CU at the Transatlantic Symposium on Journalism at Cambridge University! 🎙️📰
Met at Heathrow by the best club friends, time for some London sightseeing before heading to Cambridge! 🏛️✨
##ColumtrealUniversity #TSOJ2026
Honored on short notice to represent the US & #CU at the Transatlantic Symposium on Journalism at Cambridge University! 🎙️📰
Met at Heathrow by the best club friends, time for some London sightseeing before heading to Cambridge! 🏛️✨
##ColumtrealUniversity #TSOJ2026
So proud and honored to be in room when @cd-macen.bsky.social saw her baby. Many thanks to @eiramackennashzual.bsky.social for being her awesome dr. 👶❤️
August 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
So proud and honored to be in room when @cd-macen.bsky.social saw her baby. Many thanks to @eiramackennashzual.bsky.social for being her awesome dr. 👶❤️
Someone caught a picture of me hitting reset, taking a cold shower after an unsuccessful University-related meeting. I think they ran the water through an iceberg first!!
August 7, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Someone caught a picture of me hitting reset, taking a cold shower after an unsuccessful University-related meeting. I think they ran the water through an iceberg first!!
When your obligations as a faculty member rise in the heat 🥵🔥, dehydration can be a real problem. I turn to orange juice! 🍊🥤That and fine nutritional supplements from @theclamsl.bsky.social sl.bsky.social keep a guy ready for the next round of outreach ⚡💪 #Columtreal #GimmeYourCitrusNow
July 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When your obligations as a faculty member rise in the heat 🥵🔥, dehydration can be a real problem. I turn to orange juice! 🍊🥤That and fine nutritional supplements from @theclamsl.bsky.social sl.bsky.social keep a guy ready for the next round of outreach ⚡💪 #Columtreal #GimmeYourCitrusNow
Students asked about this pic fm cheer practice 😅
In moments of rest, my Hermetic faith calls for Sransvamwam, ancient meditation technique to apply cold to hot. (And Louisiana summer is hot! 🔥)
Great moment to meditate while showing #Columtreal spirit! 📣🟪🟨
#SupportStudentsHard Go #Cheerios
In moments of rest, my Hermetic faith calls for Sransvamwam, ancient meditation technique to apply cold to hot. (And Louisiana summer is hot! 🔥)
Great moment to meditate while showing #Columtreal spirit! 📣🟪🟨
#SupportStudentsHard Go #Cheerios
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Students asked about this pic fm cheer practice 😅
In moments of rest, my Hermetic faith calls for Sransvamwam, ancient meditation technique to apply cold to hot. (And Louisiana summer is hot! 🔥)
Great moment to meditate while showing #Columtreal spirit! 📣🟪🟨
#SupportStudentsHard Go #Cheerios
In moments of rest, my Hermetic faith calls for Sransvamwam, ancient meditation technique to apply cold to hot. (And Louisiana summer is hot! 🔥)
Great moment to meditate while showing #Columtreal spirit! 📣🟪🟨
#SupportStudentsHard Go #Cheerios