#Academic

Anna Meier

AnnaMeierPS

Anybody who's ever been on the academic job market knows it's one long onslaught of often contradictory advice. So, I wanted to try something.This week, I gave the exact same

Twittar Matthäus

twittarmatthaus

Entirely justified, should have happened sooner.The problem is not that they were calculating this dogshit, the problem is, they were claiming to use the exact same methodology as Turkstat for

Konstantinos Thomaidis

KThomaidis

This triggered memories from my student years in UK HE. Random selection (a thread):•While studying a MA in performance, I was told by a director peer that I shouldn’t stay

𝗢𝗹𝘂

Olufemiloye

If you want to do a Masters/PhD in Canada, and you really need a scholarship, you should consider applying to these 15 schools. (We call them U15).Below, you will see

PRE4CLE

PRE4CLE

A8.1: We’re glad you asked! We’ve put together our Build Back Stronger report to provide policymakers, community leaders, and advocates a road map for the short- and long-term success of

Dylan Levi King

dylanleviking

A reference in a Zhang Chengzhi 张承志 essay made me look up Wang Luobin 王洛宾: "conveyor of songs" 传歌者, famous for adapting ethnic minority tunes for majority audiences. He spent

Amy Harmon

amy_harmon

Apropos of Race-IQ Twitter complaining I didn't spell out its argument for why black people are intrinsically less likely than whites or Asians to be mathematicians, allow me to again

Angeline Dukes

FutureDrDukes

A thread for PIs on supporting Black students:I cried to my PI yesterday.I was explaining that I’m trying my best. Even in the midst of all this, I am TRYING

Indy OEI

IndyOEI

We're excited to announce the launch of the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund with $2.6 million to support students across Indianapolis in response to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. To donate, see

mandle in the wind

dmbutopia

So, I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, (at the age of 35). I'll be prescribed medication, but that can't happen until lockdown is relaxed a little. Here's some thoughts/reflections I've

Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun - MFR

dabiodunMFR

We have appointed the winner of the @BBNaija Lockdown, @itsLaycon Youth Ambassador of Ogun State in addition to house and cash gifts.I relayed this development today, when I played host

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1) This came up in a discussion the other day, when someone was misguidedly claiming that cuts to emissions should come before attempts at system change, because that was impossible

Carmen Falcone

CarmenFalcone6

*Something to know about the recent DHS rule proposing to change admission period of F, J and I nonimmigrant visas*https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-20845/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extensio

James Tiberius Stone

Evolving_Ego

The problem I have with many Libertarians is not that they value liberty. It's that they don't value it enough. One problem: If you value *money*, you're willing to trade

Umberto Kerouac

UmbertoKerouac

1/ Want to know when that devastating second wave of Covid-19 in the UK will come? I am going to go out on a limb and say October this year.

Katherine Pritchard

Kath_Pritchard

I was asked last week “Why does Jason Kenney hate teachers?” What was unusual was that I was asked this question at a meeting of my most conservative local, by