Assoc Prof of English/Composition at Pitt. Infrequent poster.https://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3mqkkax45f222DEADLINE TONIGHT at 11:59pm: Post a comment on the OMB rule that would place political appointees above peer review for all federal grants. This is not just about science – all academics should care about this! See https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-need-to-do-next-ombs-proposed for an overview and tips. #teamrhetoric13 Jul 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkkax45f222https://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3mkbgfvc24c2fI don't often post, here or on govt actions, but this really gets my hackles up. As I said in my public comment: trans characters are not offensive. I am far more offended that this is even up for debate. We should not teach kids that only *some* people are entitled to dignity or self-determination. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbgfvc24c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3lw62zn2pa22lAmazing and inspiring, @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw62zn2pa22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3lstft4tppk24Very proud of my wife (@morrisonlab.bsky.social) and her lab for advancing our knowledge of how dopamine works in different kinds of learning/learners! Even cooler when you know this is achieved with a mostly undergrad crew. Another reason to restore #NIHfunding [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstft4tppk24https://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3lmb7hqstbs2zI just finished "The Last Survivors" in the @nytimes.com magazine. A hard read. I couldn't put it down. Well worth 20 minutes of your time to get to the end. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/magazine/holocaust-story-education.html?smid=nytcore-android-share08 Apr 2025 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmb7hqstbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3lgossvxkak2a@nytimes.com , where is your coverage of the NIH freeze-out? No study sessions, no communication... and no comment from the paper of record? Really? @washingtonpost.com had it three days ago: wapo.st/3EeF3hF https://wapo.st/3EeF3hF27 Jan 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgossvxkak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3ldyt3ohkd222Anyone have a substitute / update for Madeleine Sorapure's ["Playing Lev Manovich"](https://kairos.technorhetoric.net/8.2/coverweb/sorapure/) in @kairosrtp.bsky.social? I'm looking for interactive, undergrad-friendly explanations of modularity, automation, variability, etc that don't rely on Flash. #comprhet #dh23 Dec 2024 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyt3ohkd222https://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3ld6xymybes2lHey, #teamrhetoric, #candwcon, #techcomm, #attw, Pitt is hiring! Renewable, promotable, full-time teaching track in Composition / Digital Narrative and Interactive Design, focused on UX/UI. Get more detail and apply here by January 5, 2025: https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=24007571 https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=24007571&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York13 Dec 2024 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6xymybes2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3lbrvau6rw22fWhat are your current favorite database GUIs for beginners? (Think: humanities grad student with an increasingly non-rectangular spreadsheet on people & texts & relations among them.) #dhpedagogy25 Nov 2024 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrvau6rw22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3knokaybia225Happy pi day, all! Still love [this composition]( youtu.be/NmxPeBeX_38 ) by the inimitable Devin C Powell – not on Bluesky, but at www.devincpowell.com https://youtu.be/NmxPeBeX_3814 Mar 2024 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3knokaybia225https://bsky.app/profile/benmiller314.bsky.social/post/3kkelslmlmn2eICYMI: Pitt is hiring for two techrhet-friendly teaching positions, in [Public/Professional Writing](https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=23008732&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York) and in [Technical Writing / Digital Composition & Narrative](https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=23008730&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York). 3/3 with path to promotion. Apps accepted through tomorrow, Feb 1!01 Feb 2024 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fju2vsxeftih4csa4uwpfwey/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkelslmlmn2e