#Academics

Claire Jackson-Prior

Lizzieebeth

"We pay for the NHS with our taxes!"This idea that taxes pay for the NHS or any other government spending is not only incorrect, it actually empowers the rich and

Payton Rodman 💫

astrotemp

A pointless rant, but something that has been bothering me for a while -A lot of the advice given to prospective undergrad/grad students comes from a place of extreme privilege1/?

Sunny Singh

ProfSunnySingh

Been thinking about how women intellectuals are described as passionate, vocal or...ugh, fierce. Even when meant as positives/compliments, these actually distract and derail from their intellectual achievements.(A thread) Also related:

Sara Chang

ChangSara

1/5 I’ve been tracking #COVID19 data in #Lebanon for 5 months now. It’s been enlightening, rewarding, & frustrating, & the response from community members, journalists, & academics has surprised me.

Chinmay Tumbe

ChinmayTumbe

That time of the year where students look for reference letters for applying for PhD abroad. A short thread on academics doing well, having done their PhD's in India (within

Naqad Studies

NaqadStudies

Last week we talked about Jewish and Allat-Athena cultic evidence in the Late Antique Syrian city of Palmyra. But what about Palmyrene archeology of the early Islamic period?Let's have a

Philippe Lemoine

phl43

The meltdown described in this piece is completely surreal. What bothers me the most about these people, even more than their authoritarianism, is their stupidity. They are just *really* dumb,

bean

christapeterso

sucks that you don’t have to be credible to be raped I think it would be helpful for people to be clear about whether they’re holding Reade to a higher

Vicky Blake UCU President Elect 🏠STAY TF HOME💻📚

zenscara

Some thoughts on weekends, work, and trade unions (which brought us 'the weekend'!)... obvious caveat we don't all have the same work patterns, some weekend work is contractual, etc -

StuckInTheMiddle

StuckIn48403550

*steps up onto soapbox, taps mic*Y'all, the kids are not automatically going to be alright.Yes, kids from middle-to-upper SES homes w/parents who read them bedtime stories, cook w/them to help

Darren McGarvey

lokiscottishrap

I'm always torn when I read or watch leftwing writing or content. On one hand I really get into it and enjoy it and on the other I know that's

Tonda MacCharles

TondaMacC

Terribly sad news. I’ve just learned former #SCC Justice Peter Cory has died. He was a gentleman, unfailingly polite to counsel and reporters. Here’s the story I wrote on his

Santapede 🎅

Marzuh_13

OK time to be serious for a bit.... RE: Soft drink discussion The first step is to have healthier options available. So we need identify what those healthier options are

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

A quick note on Latino voters: Latinos are a notoriously late deciding vote. We are also challenging to poll because sample sizes often aren’t big enough to accurately reflect voter

Afrobarometer

afrobarometer

Recent Afrobarometer Round 8 Ethiopia findings on federalism and the Constitution have sparked a lot of debate on social media. Afrobarometer does not involve itself in partisan debates, but we

Craig Rodriguez-Seijas (he/him/his)

CraigAnthonyRS

During the new faculty orientation for @UMich I legitimately cried watching an amazing video put together by @UMich_CRLT to highlight the many ways that marginalization can impact faculty & students.