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"Report back from CSCW 2026" (new blog post): blog.communitydata.science/report-back-...

"The Politics of the “Non-Political”" (new blog post): blog.communitydata.science/the-politics...

"CDSC at CSCW 2026: Rules, Knowledge Gaps, and AI in Open Source" (new blog post): blog.communitydata.science/cdsc-at-cscw...

"We’re hiring! Join the CDSC as a Program Coordinator" (new blog post): blog.communitydata.science/were-hiring-...

"Prospective PhD Student Q&A – October 2, 2026" (new blog post): blog.communitydata.science/prospective-...

My research group (@communitydata.science) hosts a free/public event this Friday 9/18 with Dyuti Jha (@callofdyuti.bsky.social) and Joe Walther on how online communities can support the emergence of online hate: blog.communitydata.science/community-di...

There's a little more than a day to submit to our @acm-cscw.bsky.social workshop on free/open source software and AI. (new deadline is 8/15). Hope to see some of you there!

"Seeking to Interview People Who Make Software!" New blog post on the CDSC blog. blog.communitydata.science/seeking-to-i...

The Science of Community track is back at FOSSY 2026! Learn more about our track and how to submit a proposal here: blog.communitydata.science/fossy-2026-c...

Ran Tang just posted a recap of a workshop series at @ufowa.uw.edu that ran earlier this year on troubleshooting in computational research design by Yibin Fan. Ran's post has some great ideas for anybody who'd like to borrow the model! blog.communitydata.science/troubleshoot...

Finally blogged about two papers led by @kayleachampion.bsky.social that show how taboo shapes the production of knowledge on @wikipedia.org. mako.cc/copyrighteou... It was the "not safe for work" work meeting for a couple of years. I miss it dearly.

Finally blogged about my paper (led by @zarine.net) that seeks to explain why Croatian Wikipedia spent a decade captured by a cabal of political extremists and became a site for Holocaust revisionism, while other similar Wikipedia languages seemed to have fared much better. mako.cc/copyrighteou...

Last chance to register for our 13th Science of Community Dialogue: The Impacts of Organizational Interventions in Open Source Software Engineering! Learn more register: wiki.communitydata.science/The_Impacts_...

Join the CDSC on Nov. 7th for our next Community Dialogue! Northwestern Student Matt Gaughan and Dr. Igor Steinmacher will discuss how FLOSS projects adapt their work processes to recruit new contributors and build the project communities that they want. Learn more and register:

What happens when we blur the boundaries of AI and friends? Join Hseun-Chiu Chi and Jasmine McNealy for our Community Dialogue that explores how chatbots invite disclosure while raising concerns about data privacy and how some are pushing back. buff.ly/7MGytNz

We're hosting our 12th Community Dialogue on Oct. 17 from 12-2pm CT! CDSC member Hsuen-Chi (Hazel) Chiu will be joined by Professor Jasmine McNealy to discuss AI refusal and privacy. Click here to register and learn more: wiki.communitydata.science/AI_Boundarie...

Thinking about applying to grad school? Wonder what it’s like to pursue a PhD or MS? Interested in the intersect of technology and society? CDSC is hosting a Q&A session for prospective students on Sept. 26th at 12pm CT. Learn more and register here: blog.communitydata.science/prospective-...

I'm co-organizing #CSCW NE, an in-person regional gathering for people in Northeast America, alongside some folks from Stevens, Rutgers, and Princeton. If you want to come hang out (especially if you can't make it out to the full conference in Bergen this year), RSVP at cscw-ne.hci.social!

Missed the Science of Community track at FOSSY this year? No worries! We're sharing recaps of each of our speakers on our blog: blog.communitydata.science We'll have 12 parts in total, so make sure to stay tuned!

Couldn't make it to FOSSY this year? No worries! You can check out the live stream below to hear from all the amazing presenters! www.youtube.com/live/f2wDfw2...

Come see us at FOSSY this week! We're running the Science of Community track on Friday, August 1st and Saturday, August 2nd! Visit 2025.fossy.us for the full schedule and ticket info.

We're one week away from #FOSSY2025! Come see us at the Science of Community track on Friday, August 1st and Saturday, August 2nd. We have a number of great speakers joining us, check out the schedule below! Tickets are still available, you can find them here: 2025.fossy.us/attend/ticke...

FOSSY 2025 is only two weeks away and we've got a great line up of folks presenting during the Science of Community track! Check out our speakers below, and visit 2025.fossy.us for tickets and more information. We hope to see you there!

Come see us at FOSSY 2025! We'll be running the Science of Community track on Friday, August 1st and Saturday August 2nd. Check out the full schedule and ticket info here: 2025.fossy.us

UW published this really nice article about my work on governance challenges and lifecycles faced by peer-produced online communities—the work supported by my NSF CAREER grant. Check it out if you want to know what I've been thinking about and working on!

If you're in Denver for the International Communication Association's annual meeting, see work by and connect with CDSC people. @yibin.bsky.social, @callofdyuti.bsky.social, @mako.cc, Haomin Lin, and Jeremy Foote are all around! #ICA25 blog.communitydata.science/come-check-o...

3 days left to submit your proposal for FOSSY 2025! Visit wiki.communitydata.science/FOSSY_(2025) to learn more about the Science of Community Track. We can't wait to see you there!

Only 4 days left to submit your proposal!

Interested in open source software, communities, and tech? Want to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners? Join us at FOSSY! We'll be running the Science Community Track alongside D//F. Learn more about the track and how to submit: wiki.communitydata.science/FOSSY_(2025)

We're hosting another Community Dialogue discussing the Role of Community Governance with @zarine.net and @paulgowder.bsky.social on April 4th @ 12pm CT! You can learn more and register here: blog.communitydata.science/community-di...

@s0hw.bsky.social and @kayleachampion.bsky.social are organizing a panel at 4S 2025 and the call for submissions is still open! Check out our blog to learn more: blog.communitydata.science/thinking-abo...

CDSC's Kaylea Champion will be presenting a practitioner-focused talk to the Puget Sound Python user group (PuPPY)! Drawing from her own research and academy findings, her talk will be TODAY @ 5:30pm PST at the GitHub offices in Bellevue, Washington. More information here:

I've updated the "The Ultimate List of Community Professional Bluesky Starter Packs" cmgr.live/blog/the-ult... Shout outs to @serenas.bsky.social @kazwen.bsky.social @piperwilson.bsky.social @communitybuilders.bsky.social @communitydata.science @drewski669.bsky.social #communitymanager #cmgr

Starter pack with current and former CDSC members. We'll update it if and when more folks join Bluesky. go.bsky.app/Jeez5Hk