#Universities

Jim OShaughnessy

jposhaughnessy

1/ "Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the

Peter Walker

peterwalker99

A mini-thread on how the debate about NHS staff parking shows a/ how the transport narrative is dominated by an assumption of driving as the norm, and b/ more widely,

Bard

AlbionBard

The Right needs to stop assuming that, before the modern world, there was a spirit of universal objectivity, reason, rationality, neutrality, unbiased reporting, etc., in politics, academia, and media. It's

Chris Taylor

profchristaylor

So, I've been thinking about whether to respond to this, but I think it important as there is the potential for the misuse of statistics in the Minister's letter. And

Kim Weeden

WeedenKim

There are two simultaneous shocks to the sociology job market this year: 1) a precipitous decline in the number of positions; and 2) a discontinuous shift in the share of

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

Several things are risible about the Matt Goodwin column. 1. the idea that you generate free speech by dictating speaking policies to universities. 2. the conflation of free speech with

Walter M. Kimbrough

HipHopPrez

A THREAD: For the past few weeks HBCUs have been mentioned by folks with little to no understanding of them, as a proxy for the President's widespread support of African

Anders Åslund

anders_aslund

Contradictory reflections on Brexit:1. Good that the process is completed but that free trade remains.2. Sad to see the UK leave the EU.3. Brexit is a reflection of obsolete British

M S Swaminathan

msswaminathan

Dr M #Karunanidhi was a scientists’ scientist. Among his numerous contributions to Tamil Nadu's development are outstanding universities like Anna University as well as the State Biotechnology Council and gender-sensitive

Brendan Fraser Crane

bf_crane

Canada isn’t a country, it’s a rubber stump shell company for the oil industry. They let you choose your prime minister like parent let’s their kid choose what shoes to

Christopher Lasch's Angry Ghost

ghostofchristo1

The basic problem, as I see it, with Pluckrose, Lindsay, et al. on what they call "wokery" is that they mistakenly attribute all the power to Critical Theory itself, rather

Stephanie Kelton

StephanieKelton

Suppose you grew up in Sioux Falls, SD. Your family didn’t have a lot of money. You never thought about public vs. private as you contemplated your options in high-school.

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

Across the country, public school kids will stay home this fall while college kids return. This makes zero sense--unless we recognize a kind of liberal Trumpism, a more sophisticated kind

Nachiket Gangakhedkar

NGangakhedkr

The way, the universities define the rational economic man, it's painful to hear. Absolutely painful. A whole generation of economists with the wrong definitions. + Economics students are disgusted by

SPA

SPAJournalism

1) Students across the UK have found themselves in Lockdown, learning online and with their social interaction limited to the people they live with. We know how difficult, isolating and

Dr Katherine Schofield, Ph.D.

katherineschof8

Love music? Spend much of your day with headphones on? Have a favourite artist? Fan of live gigs?Then support music education in state schools and universities, because it's dying on

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