The Washington Free Beacon and specifically @aaronsibarium aren’t journalists; they are bullies.

In their new blog post on behalf of @YaleFedSoc, they use Yaseen Eldik’s likeness to frame a headline and a story that has almost nothing to do with him. Why? Bc he is defenseless. To be clear, Yaseen Eldik has *nothing* to do with the governance of @YaleLJournal. The org is self-governed, has its own budget that is separate from Student Affairs, and its own Corporate Board.

Internal debates at my institution, Yale Law School, are in the news again. Esp. as an untenured person, I've avoided commenting on any aspect of the school. Unfortunately, this one cuts too close to home, and I can't remain silent. A 🧵: In the interest of full disclosure, I am totally biased here: Yaseen Eldik is my best friend and the best person I know. He is also quite young, having graduated from law school only a few years ago himself.

I am relieved that #DerekChauvin was convicted today for murdering George Floyd. I breathe in this rare moment when the public recognized the value of a Black man's life and held an officer accountable for taking it. I am, as always, hopeful. And yet... I am concerned about the political naïvete in some of the public commentary about the #DerekChauvinTrial. Some well-meaning and excited folks are saying things like, "This sends a message to police departments that they have to respect Black lives."

But... does it?

One thing I suppose we can be grateful for during this time of pandemic is that Zoom sometimes captures these moments. We need to have more real conversations about manifestations of racism in higher education. TW: blatant anti-Blackness 1/

https://twitter.com/hahmad1996/status/1369786323293310985

Some students/alums @GeorgetownLaw are calling for various interventions, but one thing I wish were also on their list is a set of pedagogical trainings for all faculty about how bias may be affecting their teaching, interactions with, and perspectives on students. 2/

We need more country people in academia. We need more people who grew up struggling in academia. 1/ Imagine how much richer our theories would be if more country people were in academia. 2/

My new article in @nyulawreview describes how policing perpetuates racial housing segregation. It helps address one conundrum in the current debate: What to do about the routine police violence Black people experience outside central cities? nyulawreview.org/issues/volume-… Ferguson was a suburb. Ferguson helped reveal numerous dynamics of policing in a predominantly Black suburb that was controlled by white people. Scholars like Alex Murphy @UMSociology, @ekneebone, @berubea1 & others have written about race and class heterogeneity in suburbs.

I woke up today thinking about cultural capital in elite educational settings. I'm always inspired by
@tony_jack's work, but today I was thinking about grad school/law school context. If you're 1st-gen, chances of branding as dumb, lazy, or "gunner" are high. #FirstGen 1/11 One of the unspoken rules of elite graduate education is that you're supposed to work very hard, but never appear to be working hard. That is how you establish a reputation as "naturally brilliant." 2/11