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Day 8 #AccessibleAdvent - I'd like stark recognition that white collar dress clothes are ableist, sexist, classist, etc etc. They are so limiting and stigmatizing. I always feel compelled to
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Okay, I'm just free thinking in this thread. Please tell me whether you think these are examples of #CancelCulture or not. I blame and thank @OrinKerr for this muse. He
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Been having lots of convos this weekend with incoming graduate students in my department! Realized all my advice for choosing a lab boils down to one sentence: The lab *environment*,
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A/Prof @Lan_Snell kicking of #GlobalMBA curriculum series in discussion with @AdamBrimo @openlrning + Fiona Reay from @coursera & @ProfBevOliver https://macq.it/31MtOHB #qanda #academicchatter #highered #edflix #edtech #femedtech #
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If you just started writing your thesis and *you feel that you are failing by epic proportions*you will never get it done *you are not making any progressThis thread is
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Academics: It happens to all of us, but we generally only project our triumphs and victories -- share a time you failed or got rejected. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter I'll go first.
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The weird thing about failure. There's an assumption that "once you get tenure/success/fame/seniority" you will able to shed your insecurities/imposter syndrome/other ways in which your internal description of yourself is
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If you have gotten into PhD programs and are debating btw various ones PLEASE make sure to reach out to current students with questions. Some important questions: what support did
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Time for a rant: grant reviewers, why are we penalizing applicants for not publishing peer-reviewed papers as undergraduates?! Publishing as an undergrad, when most work is part-time, means that whether
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People ask me, how do you use #AcademicTwitter in a way that results in friendships, presentations, publications, grants, etc? Networking here is a lot like elsewhere, but I do have
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Dear peer reviewers: please take the time to be kind. Remember that, more often than not, the author of the paper you are reviewing is a student. There is no
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Many in STEM, myself included, work long hours. More than 40 per week.This is not a good thing. It makes us overtired and overworked. We make mistakes, become less creative,
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I see many women with PhDs, EdDs, and PsyDs and #allies who are rightly disgusted by the misogynistic way .@DrBiden was treated in the .@WSJ op-ed. Looks like we agree
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A key research skill is knowing if you're the person who needs to undertake a study; recognising how you don't have to centre yourself in everything; appreciating others know way
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The BEST thing you can do for your finances in #gradschool is:Pick a #PhD program that pays a decent #stipend!#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #PhDAdvice1/4 The MINIMUM #stipend in my book should be
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At the end of 1st lecture I asked my students "What is your biggest worry right now?" Take a second & read some of their responses, & if you're a
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