#Academic

Francis Lynn

nictitate

A personal and unshared story about science funding in Canada: In 2010, my Dad took early “retirement” from his academic position at the University of Guelph, in part to make

Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺

nicktolhurst

It took me years in academia to realise that many “average Universities” are often actually better than elite Unis.Elite unis business model is, in many subjects, effectively a “CV branding”

Andy Wittry

AndyWittry

Here's what the bus seating assignments will look like for the men's NCAA tournament, based on a planning document from January. Schools within 350 miles of Indy will travel with

Michelle Cardel,PhD, MS, RD

MichelleCardel

As I’m putting together a talk on improving equity in academia, I am struck again and again by how antiquated our definition of “success” is. This definition heavily influences tenure

Mike Gow 高英智

mikeygow

Hmm. No. Fulbright China allowed four types for PRC scholars/teachers to go to the US. VRS - Visiting Research Scholars PHD - PhD Dissertations ScholarsFLTA - Foreign Language Teaching AssistantsSIR

Elizabeth Malinzak, MD, FASA

ebmalinzakMD

Thread 1/Saw this @NEJM article today: physicians in academics continue to be promoted less, & it has actually become worse in recent years. @womenMDinanesth @WomenInCTAnes @WomenSurgeons @500WIM @ICUwomen @AMWADoctors

Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD

cfiesler

The question below is part of a thread that starts with an NYT profile of Heather Cox Richardson, who writes a daily newsletter with a huge public audience: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/business/media/heather-cox-richardson-substack-b

Jennifer Cabrera 😀 #SmilesMatter

jhaskinscabrera

"The claims about... new viral mutations are wholly sourced to epidemiological models constructed by a handful of academics, who have access to influential people and platforms. These models have not

Aya M. Waller-Bey, MPhil

Aya__Marie

I’ve noticed an increased push for HS grads to consider CC if 4-year institutions remain online in the Fall. Students can usually transfer credits as general electives, but using transfer

Alex Cobham

alexcobham

It's not every day that a niche question of statistical definition represents a significant step forward for global policy. But today... is that day! (Excessively long thread follows) A little

Charlotte Rock

CharlotteRock

#scholcomm #openaccess community, share with me the work of Black folks and BIPOC in this thread so that we can make it more visible! I'll start. @AprilHathcock of course is

Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega

raulpacheco

REAL TALK: I started this week feeling entirely unmotivated to do any work (even though I have a metric tonne of things to do). I was afraid of working on

Jay Ulfelder

JayUlfelder

IMO the politics of the language around this stuff matters a lot more than the academic definitions right now. That said, I do think Trump and the GOP's ongoing actions

Dr. Jeffrey Lewis

ArmsControlWonk

“...teaching remedial English to slow learners in community colleges. Which is like being a rock musician who’s in a bar band. That plays covers. At mixers. Held in assisted-living facilities.”What

Matt Clancy

mattsclancy

Does the pressure to publish in academia contribute to bad science? Some evidence suggests the answer is yes. A short thread on some recent research (I wrote more here).https://mattsclancy.substack.com/p/how-bad-is-publish-or-perish-for Fir

Sarah needs you to cancel in person class

coedkilljoy

~*OU STUDENTS SUPPORT THREAD*~ I know many students are (rightfully) upset about the trash email that came down from the Provost office yesterday. Unfortunately this is another example where students

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