#Universities

Will Beaman

agoingaccount

Those reading the "Marxism vs. MMT" state theory threads should study the Uni proposal to really understand the MMT intervention here. 1/https://twitter.com/GISP_Tweets/status/1291066227444584454 Briefly, the Uni is a proposal for

Sylvia de Mars

sylviademars

Retweeting again because it really is an excellent summation of why we are where we are. David Willets should hope to never be stuck in an elevator for a talk

Men of Numenor

MenOfNumenor

Every institution is a type of government. The quality of said government cannot avoid affecting society outside of the formal boundaries of the institution. The existence of every institution must

Chase Anderson, MD, MS (K.C. Ardem) 🦸🏽‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

ChaseTMAnderson

Good morning to everyone, and a reminder:I joined Twitter under a pseudonym because of fear of retaliation from my prior university.I had already experienced discrimination and become suicidal because of

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

What's going in universities?Have spent the day talking to vice-chancellors, admissions officers and the likePicture painted is one of confusion, some chaos and total uncertainty about the immediate futureEspecially on

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

BlkLibraryGirl

Thread.When speakers visit universities during Black History Month students seek wisdom, fellowship, & Agape love from these speakers. There is so much emotional labor required. Please don’t expect me to

Dr. Ben Gbenro

bengbenro

D solution to incessant ASUU strike is total autonomy for universities. They shd fix fees, pay salaries, develop infrastructures etc. Govt can continue wth Tetfund intervention in some critical areas

Rachel Willie

RachelJWillie

Oh dear @KateGreenSU: don’t listen to RG lobbying. They won’t employ more staff. If you knew the teaching conditions in some of those institutions, you would know just how untenable

Liam Prince

acicisCD

I fear @latrobe is just the beginning. The next 6-12 months are going to be nail-biting times for those of us who care about the survival of Indonesian language programs

Gail Davies

gailfdavies

Increasingly feel that reducing the issues around the return of uk students to universities to a media ‘debate’ between two positions indicates we‘ve already how far the sector has already

Thicky Watters.

GeeDee215

Our ep on Ed O'Bannon's NCAA lawsuit touched on this: the 2 revenue sports — football and men's hoops — generate billions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA and

Ben Schneider

benmschneider

Future of Academia Thread This is a weird year from a couple of degrees to the historical side of the split between economics and history. On one side, talented young

Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello

EDuclosOrsello

When Boards of Trustees @ public universities (who often are composed primarily of people from the for-profit private sector who have never worked in/taught at public uni) speak about the

Robert Clark

RobertClark87

Inadvertently Arming China? @RadoTylecote and I for @Civitas_UK investigated the links between UK universities, research institutions, & industry partners, & Chinese military universities & arms manufacturers.A thread.https://ci

Ed Watson

an_edcentric

Y’all know I’m happy to argue for Religious Studies vs certain strands of theology, and academic study in general. But I’ve been seeing a lot of ‘this is why we

Francesco Battaglia

Francescob

https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1295959585572950018?s=20Here the Economist leading the charge to take advantage of the covid pandemics to further normalize universities: Get rid of "useless" (for them) subjects, online cou

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