I was off the grid last weekend, so I didn’t have the chance to post that week’s Twitter highlights. Here’s the best of the week before last, starting with the evening of September 20th…
North Carolina CCs adopt a new policy on undocumented immigrant students — their 5th in 9 years:http://bit.ly/u7C0H
#MadMen just gave a shout-out to the Dublin House, one of my favorite old obscure NYC bars.
Binge drinking at college keeps growing. Is it time to rethink the 21-year-old drinking age? http://bit.ly/Q5tEO
Bahrain: Student activist expelled for leafleting about students’ rights and educational quality. http://bit.ly/10wrVD
Men march against sexual assault at Penn State:http://bit.ly/Yg9OW
On the Hofstra rape case and telling the truth about sexual assault: http://bit.ly/1vB5aV
If you find yourself saying something is “not about race,” guess what? It’s partly about race. That’s how race WORKS.
RT @NUS_President The Irish national student Union led by @petermannion continue to fight uni fees: http://www.usi.ie/
Brick City is riveting. RT @glamorousvandal: what the fuck are you watching if you ain’t watching #BRICKCITY
U of Kentucky students march against anti-student housing law: http://bit.ly/GCpzp
Interview w/Speaker of CA Assembly on state’s budget freefall & her own campus activist past: http://bit.ly/B8qFX, via @ucLActivist323
(1 of 2) Good piece via @NiemanLab: Twitter as tool of cultural diplomacy. But why assume intercultural dialogue is international? http://tr.im/zpjs
(2 of 2) Part of the beauty of Twitter is that it fosters “cultural diplomacy” among neighbors, not just among strangers.
I’m going to have to write about this piece. RT @HappyFeminist: Teaching Feminism When You’re Not a Feminist http://bit.ly/ZfAFk
This post from @theapants, “PC nitpicking on mixed race folks and the language of fractions,” is 100% awesome:http://bit.ly/108PUf
Via @queerunity, a link to Too Asexy for My Shorts, a worth-reading blog by an asexual (ace) woman.http://bit.ly/4oN4Km
My answer to the question “how do you teach feminism if you’re not a feminist?” http://bit.ly/4fOl4x
UC Davis students’ naked protest against tuition hikes & budget cuts in advance of 9/24 #UCWalkouthttp://bit.ly/3r5Gb7
RT @baratunde right now. @OurBrickCity is on Sundance Channel. srsly. watch this show. every night this week.#JustDoIt
UK educator compares classrooms to strip clubs, calls ogling female students a “perk” of teaching. http://bit.ly/qFAZu
RT @Monique_Teal #DREAMAct Day of Action is TODAY! Not too late to join an action near you: http://dreamactivist.org!
I’ve updated the Speaking Engagements page on the website for folks who may be interested in bringing me to campus:http://bit.ly/mrMcC
What’s going on with tomorrow’s #UCWalkout:http://bit.ly/c7Zam (please RT & post additional links)
RT @glsen: Amazing NY Times mag story about LGBT middle school students and the benefits of GSAs http://bit.ly/ygDel
UC wants to raise in-state fees 45% in a year, to $11,000+? #UCWalkout! http://bit.ly/c7Zam
Plans for the UC walkout, campus by campus:http://bit.ly/ucwalkout (Please RT!) #UCwalkout
Kansas students fight gory antichoice propaganda w/fabulous sex-positive sex ed: http://bit.ly/zAXcO (via @ChoiceUSA)
Finding lots of great folks on Twitter via the #UCwalkoutstory–check out @NewFacMajority, the activist adjunct group.
Um, WOW. #UCwalkout, Berkeley: http://twitpic.com/iyy8d(via @jonchang)
New post — reports from the UC walkout.http://bit.ly/ucwalkout2, #UCwalkout
Okay, I’ve written 56 tweets and 14 blog updates (and taught three classes) in the last 16 hours. Time for bed. Goodnight all. #UCwalkout
RT @soulrebelJ: If anyone tries to convince you to commit violence based on your beliefs, they’re probably the police. Just say no.
Reports on yesterday’s #UCwalkout protests, rallies, and occupations: http://bit.ly/walkout3 (Please RT!)
RT @rootwork, @iwasaround @G20IMC: Police Attack Students at University of Pittsburgh (Video)http://bit.ly/2ZKx9x #g20

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