KC Johnson
Brooklyn College/ history professor. Former Fulbright professor at ; former track announcer at & VT State Fair.
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Population Density Of The 13 American Colonies In 1775
Brilliant Maps 366d 2 tweets
Map, courtesy of U.S. Military Academy via AwesomeStories The map above shows the population density of the original thirteen American colonies, the year before they declared independence. Even back then, what would become the Boston–Washington...
BDS is a dirty business. Those who battle it on Israel’s behalf must stay clean
Timesofisrael.com 22h 1 tweets
After years of lousy PR, a new donor-backed firm is working with a well-funded ministry to thwart Israel's detractors. They need to be careful where and how they spend their money
Texas sent its first woman to Congress in 1966. Why has she been largely forgotten?
Abby Livingston - The Texas Tribune 3d 1 tweets
The late U.S. Rep. Lera Thomas can't be found in the Texas State History Museum. And she's missing from most Texas history textbooks. Her tenure was short — but not without action.
Happy Birthday, President Bush! — Central Intelligence Agency
Cia.gov 36h 1 tweets
Happy Birthday, President Bush! In honor of President George H. W. Bush’s 94th birthday, we’re releasing two never-before-seen videos highlighting his tenure as Director of Central Intelligence.
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Maps | Thecinyc 52h 1 tweets
Interactive and static election and demographic maps, inlcuding hard-to-find electoral maps of Alaska, Idaho and South Dakota by thecinyc.com.
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Maps | Thecinyc 52h 1 tweets
Interactive and static election and demographic maps, inlcuding hard-to-find electoral maps of Alaska, Idaho and South Dakota by thecinyc.com.
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Maps | Thecinyc 56h 1 tweets
Interactive and static election and demographic maps, inlcuding hard-to-find electoral maps of Alaska, Idaho and South Dakota by thecinyc.com.
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Maps | Thecinyc 56h 1 tweets
Interactive and static election and demographic maps, inlcuding hard-to-find electoral maps of Alaska, Idaho and South Dakota by thecinyc.com.
Exit polling, data point to Democratic primary win for Janet Mills
Bangor Daily News 3d 2 tweets
There are no good alternatives to free speech on campus (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
Insidehighered.com 46d 6 tweets
There are no good alternatives to free expression, write Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci, who draw on their recent research on bias and reasoning to suggest paths forward for higher education.
Conversation with HAROLD HUGHES, November 4, 1964
Miller Center 3d 1 tweets
KC Johnson This clip is a reminder of how much political media has changed in 50yrs--on Election Night 1964, the governor of IA didn't know all the House results from his own state, b/c all the local TV stations had gone off the air before counting was complete. 3d
How a Letter Defending Avital Ronell Sparked Confusion and Condemnation
The Chronicle of Higher Education 5d 7 tweets
Scholars heard the NYU professor was under a Title IX investigation. They threw support behind her, but then their appeal was made public.
Education Department staff down 13 percent since Trump administration began
Insidehighered.com 5d 4 tweets
Inside Higher Ed analysis of employee data shows the agency has shed more than 500 workers -- 13 percent of its total staff -- since the start of the Trump administration. Former officials say that means employees are stretched thin.
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KC Johnson C. Lhamon, whose unannounced policy of transforming complaints into 3-year reviews of all the school's adjudications played key role in expanding OCR's workload, complains about OCR's "crushing caseload." 4d
The Brock Turner Recall: Who Needs Judicial Independence, Anyway?
Above the Law 4d 3 tweets
Striking back against a judge for going too soft on a defendant will only hurt more people in the end.
No Ethnic Group Owns Stuyvesant. All New Yorkers Do.
Nytimes.com 5d 7 tweets
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan would destroy the best high school in New York City.
Survey finds student support for due process on campus
Insidehighered.com 5d 3 tweets
New FIRE survey shows overwhelming support for campus due process, but hesitations on some issues.
KC Johnson Odd comment in Inside article on survey; seems to presume that no relationship exists b/w procedural protections & determining the truth of the allegations: 4d
The Gross Unfairness of Title IX Goes National
Minding The Campus 5d 1 tweets
Two national publications—the New York Times and the Atlantic—have recently reported on procedural abuses in the Title IX system. Both pieces are must-reads, and reminders of how the one-sided nature of campus Title IX tribunals, analyzed for years...
KC Johnson MTC: Some comments on the invaluable survey of student attitudes toward due process 5d
MacLeanErrorsSpreadsheet.xlsx
Google Docs 5d 2 tweets
Sheet1 Page#, Error Type, Description, Details, Additional Documentation, Significance( 1= minor, 5= central thesis) 33, Fabrication, MacLean claims segregationist Agrarian poet Donald Davidson" seemed most decisive" in shaping Buchanan' s...
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NEW SURVEY: Vast majority of students want due process rights that colleges refuse to provide
FIRE 5d 4 tweets
A new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education finds that a vast majority of college students support fundamental due process protections in campus disciplinary hearings in order to ensure they are fair. Most top college and...