#Universities

Kim Weeden

WeedenKim

Should universities resume face-to-face instruction in fall? Ben Cornwell and I posted a working paper with relevant evidence from @Cornell on the structure of enrollment networks that connect students and

Professor Vanessa Munro

VMunro_Law

I’ve seen a number of these commentaries now - weirdly, all written like this is in some way surprising news; and all so far with frustrating little discussion about what

Lived Long Enough To Become A Villian.

CheckAnfro

So I was very curious as to why people are so against transfers in college basketball. And the consensus I got was people believe that "up-transfers"(meaning athletes who started at

Dr. Katja Thieme 👀

Katja_Thieme

I have yet to be convinced that "cancel culture" is a workable concept. In the famous cases of cancellation from within academia, the public perception of cancellation comes often from

Mudit Vyas

muditvyas

Doing a thread on how overseas students were screwed over by Australia's higher education "industry". This is important because Australia's int'l higher ed "supply chain" is largely agent-run. So, future

Alison Gordon

AlisonMGordon

My son is 17. He was in the guinea pig group for the new GCSEs two years ago. Nearing but not at the end of his A levels, college closed

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sialmirzagoraya

Just watched P. Sainath on NDTV. He proposes a simple solutions, pass a bill with promises made by the PM in his various statements. - implement Swaminathan Comm MSP- guarantee

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kIopptimistic

This is an emotional tired tweet but Pity The Child is literally my favourite song ever like... I relate to so many parts of it (but with my grandparents, not

Dr. Guendouzi ( The Cerebral Assassin )

fimiletoks

The Nigeria Police cannot exist without a tactical Anti - robbery squad. I was a victim of armed robbers in Akure, my car was shot at and snatched at a

Ibn Haneefah

__IshfaqAhmad

The curios case of Bangladeshi Doctors : The fact that this subtweet has already gathered 300 likes & counting on, speaks volumes about the mentality of our educated lot.And this

My Little Crony

My_Little_Crony

POWER VACUUM: A closer look at the PM's connections to James Dyson.Let's start at the beginning... Back in 2016, the PM's brother Jo Johnson was Minister for Universities and

Alison Watson MBE

ClassofYourOwn

I love this photo of @daniel_mcdonagh’s students. It’s replicated all over the country in #DEC classrooms. Brickwork, joinery, HVAC and electrical trades to civil/structural eng, construction/project mgmt, architecture, arch tech,

FaiolaLab

FaiolaLabUCI

#AcademicChatter Universities are promoting faculty "inclusive excellence" by investing in better mentoring program for underrepresented scholars. I assure you, achievement gaps have much more to do with disparities in ADVOCACY

David Hundeyin

DavidHundeyin

That "underperformance" is a myth sold to you by @DavidAxelrod and @AKPDmedia. If Dr. Jonathan "underperformed," then what was the frame of reference?Was it Shehu Shagari? Yakubu Gowon? Sani Abacha?

Nick Brown

sTeamTraen

A short thread to try to explain to non-UK people what seems to be happening with the A-level results in England&Wales.Disclaimers:1) There are lots of anecdotes going round2) The situation

Kris Olds

GlobalHigherEd

I check in with my undergraduate students every 3-4 days about their broader situation, life pressures re #COVID19, health (physical & mental), etc. One just said this as part of