#Academics

Aaron Winter

aaronzwinter

Support for more counterterrorism/extremism, and the expansion of the security state, under Biden by commentators and academics is misguided & dangerous. 1/ Opposition to the far right & racist double

Jackson Ude

jacksonpbn

On this day Nov 16 2002, @ 23yrs old,I arrived the United States via JFK Airport, NY, from Nigeria with $20 in my pocket, an OND from BIMTECH now Fidei

John Polga-Hecimovich

jpolga

An election day thought:Sadly, I have never been so conscious of comparative political scientists so explicitly studying and worrying about the state of US democracy. In 2014, @drsltaylor, @laderafrutal, and

Sharon Spiteri

shaspi

If I see one more journalist complaining that they are not getting access to hospitals... no you cannot all come and see for yourselves, if one or two people from

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

Universities should indeed offer "value for money" - but how do we measure the value of education? Every test that comes from government is crassly econometric. We need to recapture

Gummi Bear

gummibear737

Question - Why can’t you debate woke people?As most of you know its really hard to find common ground with most of your woke friends. Most interactions end with them

History Of Rajputana

KshatriyaItihas

Important thread on Hypocrisy of Indian Journalists and media houses on how they dealt with Padmavat Issue & Red Fort Ruckus. For @sardesairajdeep Rajputs demanding Review of Padmavat are Vigilantes

Classics at UAlberta

ClassicsAlberta

Now, let’s meet another of our academic teaching staff (non-permanent, non tenure-track academics with a focus on teaching), @KatyMackay Katy Mackay is an Associate Lecturer and has taught Classics (Latin,

Tinashe M

baba_nyenyedzi

1/Zimbabwe Economy remittances paradoxThe paradox can be stated as thus; The single most influential variable in the Zim economy is diaspora remittances, yet it’s the least researched, misunderstood & almost

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

On 3-26, I'll be talking about "Ancient Archives: History, Use, Ethics, Problems" at the Columbia Classics Colloquium w/@papyrologyatman, #BrentNongbri, and #SamTaha (Abdul Salam Taha). Here's a thread on Sam's must-re

Tim Luttermoser

BugmanTim

I've ranted occasionally that I think academics should their relationship with admin as explicitly adversarial, and I want to unpack that a bit (albeit on the fly, so it'll be

WAP for abolition™️

zwingham

"The first generation lives, the second generation rejects, the third generation researches..." With this refrain, he began to narrate the history of Ottoman slavery & chart the lives of his

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

This one might tweak your brain. There would be MORE interest in developing new antibiotics if NO ONE needed them today. Huh? Yep... let’s think about it. Today, no one

Jeff Jenkins

jaj7d

Last day as EIC of the JOP -- 6 full years! (Thread with some thoughts below.) First, thanks to my current editors: @tom_s_clark, @ConradCourtenay, @jtlevy, @namalhotra, @ecalvo68, and Margit Tavits.

Kate Klonick

Klonick

When you report a piece for two years & then write it up in 8000 words, there are obviously lots of things on the cutting room floorBut this isn't

Dr. Jessica Taylor

DrJessTaylor

If you want to improve safeguarding and social care training, stop letting people with zero knowledge or qualifications in neuroscience and neuropsychology teach anything about the brain to professionals. The

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