Jen Erickson
@AnthJenErickson
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Author of Race-ing Fargo, anthropologist, mother, feminist, professor, lover of nature, music, cooking, travel, reading, writing, rearranging, and road trips
Muncie, Indiana
Joined January 2009
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my book Race-ing Fargo: Refugees, Citizenship, and the Transformation of Small Cities, out in October with @CornellPress. Thank you @jimlance554 for believing in this book! #race #refugees #citizenship #smallcities #Fargo #anthropology
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I just wrote a letter opposing SB 202 to the Indiana House Education committee members. Write one here:
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A Self-Portrait of the #Roma, Without the Stereotypes
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The exhibition “Barvalo” is billed as the first show of its kind to combine contributions from multiple Romani artists and curators. They are sharing their culture on their own terms.
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My full statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act
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TX bans DEI offices and statements, and undoes tenure -- at all TX universities:
NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 17 and 18, according to Sen. Brandon Creighton's office. - SB 17 bans DEI offices + mandatory DEI statements/training at Texas public colleges and universities. - SB 18 makes adjustment to tenure policy in higher education. #txlege
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I am thrilled to announce that I have been promoted to Full Professor of Anthropology at Ball State and continue to teach in the department and act as Assistant Director of the Center for Middletown Studies. #AcademicTwitter #anthrotwitter @BallStateAnthro @BallState #grateful
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Jordan Neely, Tucker Carlson, and ‘rooting for the mob’ as America unravels https://t.co/PLgDFdqaX3 via @phillyinquirer
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Murder followed by official indifference for a homeless man on a New York City subway car shows U.S. society's downward spiral.
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Also, our Reproductive Rights Res was recorded in Fac Senate (having been passed unanimously at Fac Council). Along with other items, this is thus now official position of BSU faculty: "affirms individuals’ rights related to reproductive health & justice, including abortion...."
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Congratulations to our 2023 Ball State Anthropology Graduates! We are so proud of you and all the hard work you have put in. We wish you the best of luck in all your post-graduation adventures. #ballstateanthro
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In Berkeley, a Library Protest Is a Fight for Anthropology in an A.I. Age
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Students are staging an open-ended occupation of the anthropology library after the University of California, Berkeley, announced it would shutter the 67-year-old institution to save money.
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Join us this Friday, April 28 from Noon-1 PM to listen to members of our community share their stories and answer your questions! This event will take place at YCWA Central Indiana, 310 Charles St, Muncie. #ballstateanthro
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What’s really behind a wave of college strikes | Will Bunch Newsletter https://t.co/KGDKFcgm0F via @phillyinquirer
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Plus, the true meaning of Tucker Carlson’s bombshell ouster at Fox News
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Holy smokes @union1766! ❤️❤️❤️. Hey @RutgersU stop threatening us with your injunction as this is slipping right out of your hands.@ruaaup @ruaaup_ptl @ABhsnj
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At the end of the first day of the first-ever faculty strike at Rutgers University, union members heard an update from their leaders.
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AAUP Webinar on Defending Academic Freedom against Legislative Attack: 4/20, 1pm EDT, w/Jennifer Ruth (AAUP), Jeremy Young (PEN America), Steven Bloom (American Council on Education), & Derryn Moten (AFT). Register here:
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Key takeaway from AAUP's 'Preliminary 2022–23 Faculty Compensation Survey Results': "Real average salaries for full-time faculty members decreased 2.4 percent, the third consecutive year that wage growth has fallen short of inflation."
aaup.org
Preliminary results for the 2022–23 Faculty Compensation Survey.
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It's #OneBallStateDay. I'm currently working with 4 brilliant students on a paid urban anth internship. Donate to help us support more high impact practices & student opportunities:
oneballstate.bsu.edu
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What Higher Ed's #PaidParentalLeave Policies Look Like https://t.co/y5TTdkqiN1 We can do better.
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A graduate student who struggled to balance childbirth, parenting, and academic work figured she wasn’t the only one facing such difficulties, so she collected data on what appeared to be a systemic...
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Latino group creates 10-acre critical race theory COMPOUND in Florida https://t.co/9JXauWpagn via @MailOnline
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The Latina and Latino Critical Legal Theory Inc - or LatCrit - received the donation from the University shortly after it was purchased in 2011.
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In February 2023, @CollegeBoard removed the names of key Black feminist scholars from its AP African American Studies Official Framework. Join @AAPolicyForum in uplifting their names and contributions on #InternationalWomensDay. #UpliftBlackFeministScholars
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Uplift the names of key Black feminist scholars and honor their contributions on #InternationalWomensDay. Join @AAPolicyForum and me in advocating for their inclusion in @CollegeBoard’s Feb 2023 AP African American Studies Official Course Framework. #UpliftBlackFeministScholars
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