Realized today, when someone scheduled a meeting for February 29 2024, that I've been undercounting by one the days remaining in my department chairship. Dammit.
November 9, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Realized today, when someone scheduled a meeting for February 29 2024, that I've been undercounting by one the days remaining in my department chairship. Dammit.
I want to thank the four Executive Directors who have been my indispensable co-leaders—Nellie Sires, Devin Remiker, Cassi Fenili, and, now, Sarah Abel—and my chief of staff Andrea Berkeland. And all of the hundreds of great folks who’ve worked on this team during my chairship.
April 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I want to thank the four Executive Directors who have been my indispensable co-leaders—Nellie Sires, Devin Remiker, Cassi Fenili, and, now, Sarah Abel—and my chief of staff Andrea Berkeland. And all of the hundreds of great folks who’ve worked on this team during my chairship.
(I documented a lot of biodiversity and volunteered my way into a committee chairship)
February 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
(I documented a lot of biodiversity and volunteered my way into a committee chairship)
David Hogg needs to choose between his PAC and his vice chairship.
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
David Hogg needs to choose between his PAC and his vice chairship.
She also didn't originate in the left; she was a homophobic troop who was immediately lifted up as banner bearer of the center by Pelosi at the 2012 Convention and rewarded with a Vice Chairship in the DNC. Every faction of the party got duped by her at some point.
September 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
She also didn't originate in the left; she was a homophobic troop who was immediately lifted up as banner bearer of the center by Pelosi at the 2012 Convention and rewarded with a Vice Chairship in the DNC. Every faction of the party got duped by her at some point.
My post-chairship-summer TV and movie catching up list is gradually becoming a “this will keep me going until retirement” list.
May 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM
My post-chairship-summer TV and movie catching up list is gradually becoming a “this will keep me going until retirement” list.
The same might underlie Wahab getting that chairship
June 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The same might underlie Wahab getting that chairship
I personally think the lack of accountability at MCU for his paid chairship is a blight on that institution.
But I also think it should be bulldozed into the Potomac.
But I also think it should be bulldozed into the Potomac.
May 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I personally think the lack of accountability at MCU for his paid chairship is a blight on that institution.
But I also think it should be bulldozed into the Potomac.
But I also think it should be bulldozed into the Potomac.
If you can get local Grand Alliance co-chairship they can really cook
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM
If you can get local Grand Alliance co-chairship they can really cook
On the 51st-to-last-day of my department chairship, I got my first-ever "that's caused by stress" medical diagnosis. So that's fun.*
*My dissertation-completion pneumonia was very definitely stress-related, but it wasn't described that way; the proximate cause was [not] sleeping in my office.
*My dissertation-completion pneumonia was very definitely stress-related, but it wasn't described that way; the proximate cause was [not] sleeping in my office.
April 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM
On the 51st-to-last-day of my department chairship, I got my first-ever "that's caused by stress" medical diagnosis. So that's fun.*
*My dissertation-completion pneumonia was very definitely stress-related, but it wasn't described that way; the proximate cause was [not] sleeping in my office.
*My dissertation-completion pneumonia was very definitely stress-related, but it wasn't described that way; the proximate cause was [not] sleeping in my office.
Back from a week of vacation and beginning the final stretch of my chairship.
Last night I had a dream that my hair fell out all at once, Looney-Tunes style. So.
Last night I had a dream that my hair fell out all at once, Looney-Tunes style. So.
March 11, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Back from a week of vacation and beginning the final stretch of my chairship.
Last night I had a dream that my hair fell out all at once, Looney-Tunes style. So.
Last night I had a dream that my hair fell out all at once, Looney-Tunes style. So.
Oh good, I can blame it on my bout of long COVID rather than on my department chairship or mere aging.
(I joke, but I definitely think the long COVID took something out of me.)
(I joke, but I definitely think the long COVID took something out of me.)
A new study has some worrying findings that suggest covid may have longer-term effects on cognition and memory — and that these lead to measurable differences in cognitive performance.
Long covid may cause cognitive decline of about six IQ points, study finds
Covid may cause measurable, long-term effects on cognition and memory, a new study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 29, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Oh good, I can blame it on my bout of long COVID rather than on my department chairship or mere aging.
(I joke, but I definitely think the long COVID took something out of me.)
(I joke, but I definitely think the long COVID took something out of me.)
Great consultations today under Estonia's chairship of
Freedom Online Coalition on WSIS+20!
Multistakeholder input is crucial to foster inclusive information societies. We encourage everyone to work with us to enhance it.
Thank you Canada and The Netherlands for co-hosting!
Freedom Online Coalition on WSIS+20!
Multistakeholder input is crucial to foster inclusive information societies. We encourage everyone to work with us to enhance it.
Thank you Canada and The Netherlands for co-hosting!
March 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Great consultations today under Estonia's chairship of
Freedom Online Coalition on WSIS+20!
Multistakeholder input is crucial to foster inclusive information societies. We encourage everyone to work with us to enhance it.
Thank you Canada and The Netherlands for co-hosting!
Freedom Online Coalition on WSIS+20!
Multistakeholder input is crucial to foster inclusive information societies. We encourage everyone to work with us to enhance it.
Thank you Canada and The Netherlands for co-hosting!
The issue is that he and the Dem establishment blocked AOC getting this chairship. He should have gone then instead of torpedoing younger leaders, as we all knew the chance of his health declining was very real
April 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The issue is that he and the Dem establishment blocked AOC getting this chairship. He should have gone then instead of torpedoing younger leaders, as we all knew the chance of his health declining was very real
Ahead of Denmark taking over @arcticcouncil.bsky.social Chairship from Norway next week, @cleanarctic.bsky.social is calling on gov ministers & Senior Arctic Officials from member & observer states to commit to curbing rise of black carbon & methane pollution from Arctic shipping.
bit.ly/ac14caa
bit.ly/ac14caa
Call for New Arctic Council Chair to Take Lead on Controlling Super Pollutants From Shipping
Ahead of the Kingdom of Denmark taking over the Arctic Council Chairship from Norway next week, the Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on government ministers and Senior Arctic Officials from Arctic Cou...
cleanarctic.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ahead of Denmark taking over @arcticcouncil.bsky.social Chairship from Norway next week, @cleanarctic.bsky.social is calling on gov ministers & Senior Arctic Officials from member & observer states to commit to curbing rise of black carbon & methane pollution from Arctic shipping.
bit.ly/ac14caa
bit.ly/ac14caa
Here's my plea for the LGI illustrated with a lovely bilingual coin. #givingTuesday #CUNY livyarrow.org/2024/12/03/m...
My Day Job – an ask
It is giving Tuesday. You might be the giving sort. You might not. Link to Give. Here’s my plea. I set down a sabbatical to finish book three and picked up the chairship of my department in l…
livyarrow.org
December 3, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Here's my plea for the LGI illustrated with a lovely bilingual coin. #givingTuesday #CUNY livyarrow.org/2024/12/03/m...
Can’t think of anything better to do on a Friday evening 🤩
Countdown to Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark’s chairship of @ArcticCouncil.bsky.social
#TGIF
Countdown to Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark’s chairship of @ArcticCouncil.bsky.social
#TGIF
April 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Can’t think of anything better to do on a Friday evening 🤩
Countdown to Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark’s chairship of @ArcticCouncil.bsky.social
#TGIF
Countdown to Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark’s chairship of @ArcticCouncil.bsky.social
#TGIF
We discussed the upgrading of EU-ASEAN relations in the context of the upcoming 50th anniversary and Singapore's chairship of ASEAN in 2027.
We also touched upon the situation in the Middle East and the necessity to ensure peace in the region and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
We also touched upon the situation in the Middle East and the necessity to ensure peace in the region and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
April 21, 2026 at 8:56 AM
We discussed the upgrading of EU-ASEAN relations in the context of the upcoming 50th anniversary and Singapore's chairship of ASEAN in 2027.
We also touched upon the situation in the Middle East and the necessity to ensure peace in the region and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
We also touched upon the situation in the Middle East and the necessity to ensure peace in the region and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Civil society orgs from Myanmar & Philippines express concern & dismay at Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary engagement with Min Aung Hlaing.
Philippine chairship should end ASEAN's complicity in junta's atrocities. Reject junta's sham elections! More 👉🏽 Anti Sham Election buff.ly/pVcneTU
Philippine chairship should end ASEAN's complicity in junta's atrocities. Reject junta's sham elections! More 👉🏽 Anti Sham Election buff.ly/pVcneTU
January 16, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Civil society orgs from Myanmar & Philippines express concern & dismay at Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary engagement with Min Aung Hlaing.
Philippine chairship should end ASEAN's complicity in junta's atrocities. Reject junta's sham elections! More 👉🏽 Anti Sham Election buff.ly/pVcneTU
Philippine chairship should end ASEAN's complicity in junta's atrocities. Reject junta's sham elections! More 👉🏽 Anti Sham Election buff.ly/pVcneTU
Oh there’s a comment box. Maybe we do leave a message.
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Oh there’s a comment box. Maybe we do leave a message.
Professor Lucy Delap has begun her History Faculty Chairship with a simple conviction.
Effective leadership is grounded in the quiet, behind-the-scenes work that builds connection and shapes consensus.
Read the full interview to discover how @lucydelap.bsky.social is leading through connection...⬇️
Effective leadership is grounded in the quiet, behind-the-scenes work that builds connection and shapes consensus.
Read the full interview to discover how @lucydelap.bsky.social is leading through connection...⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Professor Lucy Delap has begun her History Faculty Chairship with a simple conviction.
Effective leadership is grounded in the quiet, behind-the-scenes work that builds connection and shapes consensus.
Read the full interview to discover how @lucydelap.bsky.social is leading through connection...⬇️
Effective leadership is grounded in the quiet, behind-the-scenes work that builds connection and shapes consensus.
Read the full interview to discover how @lucydelap.bsky.social is leading through connection...⬇️
#25CPSA_CHAIRS Feb 1 @carletonu.bsky.social
Chairs working in groups: Setting yr Agenda and Reverse-Engineering yr Chairship - Workshop led by @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @drvalvez.bsky.social @loraleamichaelis.bsky.social @kariroberts.bsky.social @alanjacobs.bsky.social
Chairs working in groups: Setting yr Agenda and Reverse-Engineering yr Chairship - Workshop led by @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @drvalvez.bsky.social @loraleamichaelis.bsky.social @kariroberts.bsky.social @alanjacobs.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
#25CPSA_CHAIRS Feb 1 @carletonu.bsky.social
Chairs working in groups: Setting yr Agenda and Reverse-Engineering yr Chairship - Workshop led by @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @drvalvez.bsky.social @loraleamichaelis.bsky.social @kariroberts.bsky.social @alanjacobs.bsky.social
Chairs working in groups: Setting yr Agenda and Reverse-Engineering yr Chairship - Workshop led by @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @drvalvez.bsky.social @loraleamichaelis.bsky.social @kariroberts.bsky.social @alanjacobs.bsky.social
and I can honestly say that I've been hitting some of my long-term goals and milestones about things to do at McGill. My department chairship was *at best* a wash and a matter of treading water, but in other roles I'm confident I've done my bit to build and create here.
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June 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
and I can honestly say that I've been hitting some of my long-term goals and milestones about things to do at McGill. My department chairship was *at best* a wash and a matter of treading water, but in other roles I'm confident I've done my bit to build and create here.
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Timor-Leste opened legal proceedings against Myanmar’s military for war crimes. 👏
Junta's expulsion of Timor-Leste’s diplomat only exposes its fear of accountability.
ASEAN, under the Philippines’ chairship, must fully back Timor-Leste’s stand for justice. ✅
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4tTDk6T
Junta's expulsion of Timor-Leste’s diplomat only exposes its fear of accountability.
ASEAN, under the Philippines’ chairship, must fully back Timor-Leste’s stand for justice. ✅
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4tTDk6T
February 21, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Timor-Leste opened legal proceedings against Myanmar’s military for war crimes. 👏
Junta's expulsion of Timor-Leste’s diplomat only exposes its fear of accountability.
ASEAN, under the Philippines’ chairship, must fully back Timor-Leste’s stand for justice. ✅
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4tTDk6T
Junta's expulsion of Timor-Leste’s diplomat only exposes its fear of accountability.
ASEAN, under the Philippines’ chairship, must fully back Timor-Leste’s stand for justice. ✅
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4tTDk6T