I’m University Research Professor in the Study of Religion and was a longtime Dept Chair but now teach, read, write, and have opinions on the fate of higher ed.https://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mmbuwuazzk26Crazy talk. What’s next? Stop cutting and pasting from Wikipedia?! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbuwuazzk26https://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mmafpd7jq22hYou know about the resources posted at the REL Toolbox? Now managed by @seedpods.bsky.social, the site has grown. Go see. Anyone leading a Dept in the Humanities will find it helpful. reltoolbox.ua.edu19 May 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmafpd7jq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mm7w27ixa22lSigned a contract for my second book with Rutgers—offering a set of controlled experiments in novel comparison, premised on pivoting to studying religion as something ordinary. @rutgersupress.bsky.social19 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7w27ixa22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mlyqqpqm5k2nPick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyqqpqm5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mlykc4mwvk2wYou know what time it is. #Eurovision https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/9e/10/wOuIOdX8.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=JrLpFgJdaTyO&webm=3KTV91AzFQ5tRMdcWjmC16 May 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlykc4mwvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mltpqc577c26Ethical use of plagiarism...14 May 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltpqc577c26https://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mljtyljlgs2vHappy Mother’s Day. https://static.klipy.com/ii/e293a233a303a98e471f78d04e13a1b0/0e/d8/RH4GVLBS.gif?hh=154&ww=238&mp4=DGYNe8vrgVxAX9M2KPZ&webm=tr9BTKZW3ZHvHN10 May 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljtyljlgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3ml7uvkek222eYou see what just got posted…? #TheBear #Gary06 May 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7uvkek222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3ml6k2mm3ek2t“If his shit can get published then so can mine”—punchline to a story Don Wiebe (then on my PhD committee) once told me about a friend of his getting published during their doctoral studies. I took it to heart. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6k2mm3ek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3ml4mea52lk2vClassification matters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4mea52lk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mkpzw4tlus2vA Nordic film noir streaming series following a scholar hunting for a citation while the clock is ticking on the login for a journal’s online submission system. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzw4tlus2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mkmuy4ly3k27Today29 Apr 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmuy4ly3k27https://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mkd3g5quh226Congrats higher ed administrators. In your rush to deploy your latest initiative—guaranteed to land you your next job—you’ve blown up the whole institution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd3g5quh226https://bsky.app/profile/mccutcheonsays.bsky.social/post/3mkcxouw7wc2hLast read of the new book ms. @rutgersupress.bsky.social #redescriptions25 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:3wgjx2ddxtamj7s73icrdsjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcxouw7wc2h