#PhDs

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astrobassball

In physics/astronomy, >90% of PhDs will not get a tenure-track position.There are ways to guide+mentor grad students+postdocs to build fulfilling careers and find success in AND out of academia.Blanket attacks

David Bier

David_J_Bier

This is probably the best provision on legal immigration in the U.S. Citizenship Act (Biden bill). It would make family-sponsored immigration functional and realistic for the first time in many

Mike Boylan-Kolchin

MBKplus

Plenty of people have dunked on a variety of aspects of that moronic WSJ op-ed — the misogyny, the condescension, the anti-intellectualism. I’m here to complain the revisionist history. There’s

Armani Lab at USC

ArmaniLab

Inspired by #BlackHistoryMonth , we’re doing something a little diff for group meeting today! Everyone is presenting their favorite #BlackScientist based on accomplishments in OR out of the lab. Thought we’d share the first few

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

That's *Dr.* Henry Kissinger.https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR/status/1336762762513571846 The rules are not complicated, folks:1) Love and respect your political leaders.2) Deferentially address them only by their proper titles.3) Know

Dr Dan Jones

ECBGreen

1/Hey @TVNZ. Instead of allowing Silly Billy to rant on primetime TV about how masks are bad for the immune system (they aren't), here's a list of new political candidates

Becca Harrison

BeccaEHarrison

Ok I'm still seeing lots of tweets about the PhD/title thing. So. I do think news media and in fact anyone we ask to call us Dr should do it.

Chantelle Lewis

ChantelleJLewis

Back online to flag this which exemplifies my thread from last month: https://twitter.com/LeadingRoutes/status/1328637190742675457?s=20Will @BBCNewsnight @bbceducation apologise and rectify this?#CiteBlackWomen https://twitter.com/Chantelle

Stephen Chew

SChewPsych

Critical thinking has always been a top goal of educators. But teaching critical thinking skills has never been more important or more challenging than now. Olden days, critical thinking was

Paul Hsieh

PaulHsieh

Random Thoughts On The Title "Doctor"If you've earned a PhD, MD, DO, DDS, or other doctorate (e.g. Psy D or Ed D) at an accredited program , you totally get

Kurt Nice

KurtNiceHHL

Racists seem to be one of the longest running problems for this country. Racists don’t just mistreat POC, they allow other racists to BREAK the law. They allow them to

Greg Wilson

gd_wilson

An important, vastly under appreciated aspect of graduate education is finding one’s voice; learning how to critique arguments as an essential part of a knowledge production process. We absolutely need

Harriet Bartlett

HarrietBartlett

Today is #WomenInScienceDay – and I feel conflicted. On one hand I want to celebrate the wonderful women in science around me – the barriers they have overcome and their

Dr William Hebblewhite

Whebblewhite

Having happily accepted that an academic job is unlikely to happen. I've started writing with joy, and without pressure. Grad students who are constantly publishing, and not taking time to

Chris “Cal” Carnahan

xtrixcyclex

1. I have a privilege confession. I’m 51. For almost 30 years of my life I had no idea that the police treated folks differently due to race because I

Marie Coleman

MarieMCole

1/ Post from @6Howff has got me thinking about MA programmes as new academic year approaches. What is there purpose - stand alone or PhD training? 2/ Stand-alone: there seems

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