#Universities

Ana Mitrić

ana_mitric

FWIW: if Djoković is going to do a series of video Q&A with folks from the wellness industry, he should also provide a platform for the same number of scientific

Mauricio Drelichman

MDrelichman

I’ve noticed an increasing chorus of voices advising high-school graduates to take a gap year rather than start their college education online. This strikes me as *spectacularly* bad advice. First,

Lindsay Ellis

lindsayaellis

THREAD: Brown University's president lays out how she believes campuses can open in this @nytimes piece, saying doing so should be a "national priority." A few thoughts below:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opinion/coronavirus-colleg

Happy Researchers

hapyresearchers

(1/5) Most people don’t realize if they have been engaged in academic bullying. Bullying can consist of passive-aggressive emails, verbal abuse (directly and indirectly) in private or during the lab

Nikki Hessell

NikkiHessell

Thread: Universities are worlds of creativity, analysis, and growth - we face a catastrophic shrinking of those worlds unless university management, academics, and students stand in SOLIDARITY against decades of

Fr. Casey, OFM

caseyofm

So, like, does COVID just not exist in Indiana? I’m seeing a football game with a packed stadium here and don’t know how anyone can sleep at night allowing this.Oh

Jónas Haraldsson Balding 大老板

BaldingsWorld

A couple of thoughts about the Trump announcements. First, the changing of the Hong Kong status is simply a recognition of reality. Second, China cannot however both claim that it

UCU

ucu

Today we were warned that if the current rate of infection is not halted, the UK could be facing around 50,000 new #Covid cases a day by mid-October, leading to

Scott W. Atlas

SWAtlasHoover

We can’t afford a generation forever disadvantaged by higher-education institutions’ decisions to limit in-person classes. Instead of shuttering doors, schools' plans should be based on their unique circumstances and protecting

Jake Vigdor

JakeVigdor

Here's a little thread you might callA TALE OF TWO CLARK(E) MEDALSWherein the @AEAInformation's J.B. Clark medal shall be compared and contrasted with the @geochemsoc F.W. Clarke award. Which also

Nathan Benaich

nathanbenaich

Today, EU+UK universities have the ingredients to be spinout powerhouses: world-leading research, ambitious academics, and VC funding. Instead, our unis propagate an unproductive downward spiral of short-termism that hamstrings founders.

Plastic Fantastic - space laser jew

omgstater

(THREAD) These are all replies to one post by a Jewish student complaining about a professor who spreads explicitly antisemitic conspiracies....https://twitter.com/sabrisun_miller/status/1319297312489832452 When a Jewish student complains a

Lee Jones

DrLeeJones

My new report is out today: Saving Britain's Universities: Academic Freedom, Democracy and Renewal.It identifies massification (over-expansion) and marketisation as the twin evils plaguing the sector and calls for the

Dr. Janet Frick 😷 wants mandatory testing @ UGA

jfrickuga

This spreadsheet (created with the help of some generous colleagues) shows that 100% of the top 20 @usnews public universities -- OTHER THAN @GeorgiaTech and @universityofga -- will require face

Jessica K

sleepyfrenchfry

A student perspective on Drew Pavlou and the University of Queensland, from a current peer of the same faculty: 1/14 Prior to Drew Pavlou’s very public controversy regarding the CCP

Christina Saint-Jean

MsCSaintJean

Outside of the typical faces, who comes to mind when you think of the intellectual scene? Although I haven't had the chance to explore them in detail, I'm starting to