Our internet bff, the Global Urban History Blog, just celebrated a major milestone! In recognition of their big birthday, they’re counting down their 10 most-read posts on Twitter:

The 10 most read posts of the past year. 10: Neoliberalism and the Structure of Settler Colonialism in a North… https://t.co/ESGVxFSWqI pic.twitter.com/aarEOA213d

— Global Urban History (@urbanhist) November 3, 2017

The despicable, retaliatory shuttering of Gothamist and DNAinfo by billionaire owner Joe Ricketts after staff voted to unionize is a huge loss for urban scholarship.

With the announcement of Senate tax plan yesterday and it’s notable deviations from the House version, it’s unclear what will become of the proposed tax on graduate student tuition. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs nonetheless provides a helpful overview of the current propsal and what its implications could be for students.

[Updated] The proposed GOP tax bill would slam grad students and schools by taxing tuition waivers. Learn more: https://t.co/1GwFT077kI pic.twitter.com/pUjwQebM7l

— Lego Grad Student (@legogradstudent) November 7, 2017

Did you know there’s an entire world of professor-themed items on Etsy? I’m torn between the “Read the Syllabus” mug and the “Trust Me, I’m a Professor” fanny pack.

And we would be remiss to not feature the most delightful history event of the week:

How neighborly! a-ha fans, the American Historical Association has their annual meeting in January using the hashtag #aha18, so be sure to avoid using that unless you’re a historian headed to DC for their meeting 😉 We’ll be using #electricsummer for the upcoming summer ’18 tour! https://t.co/b7V6I3hpj2

— a-ha (@aha_com) November 9, 2017

 

Have a great weekend!