#Academics

dr. Martina Bodner

martinabodner

In the last few days I gained a lot of followers (Thank you!). I noticed that many of them are academics and in particular PhD student.In my last posts I

Brandon Smith

brandon_d_smith

A thread on being a professional theologian in a Wikipedia & YouTube world:For 12 years I’ve studied Greek, Hebrew, biblical & systematic theology, ancient near east, second temple Judaism, historical

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

Read my report for the @thegwpfcom on the UK Climate Assembly, which was an obvious and deeply flawed attempt to circumvent democracy.https://twitter.com/thegwpfcom/status/1355116451619889152 The Climate Assembly was convened by six parliam

Dr. Malinda S. Smith

MalindaSmith

6Jan US insurrection:Democracies need the social sciences & humanities more than ever.We need political science, sociology, anthropology, history, phil, ethics.We need better media, smarter journalists, social media literacy.We need ant

Max Ajl

maxajl

To take a slight different tack than the legitimate dismissal of China as a settler-colonial state ... this has been building up for decades now in academia. How? A very

Mehmet Volkan

mvolkankasikci

I am now hundred percent sure that there is no boundary for human stupidity. I am the one who wrote this activity report and "Atajurt volunteers" which frequently appear in

John Arnold

JohnArnoldFndtn

3 reports on philanthropy this week:(1) Total giving increased 2%, from $450 to $459 bln. -@blackbaud (2) DAF accounts increased from $112 to $142 bln over 2 yrs. -@AEI(3) Fidelity

Andy Matuschak

andy_matuschak

I’m fascinated by experiments using quadratic funding to provision public goods (good overview from @mattsclancy: https://mattsclancy.substack.com/p/optimal-kickstarter). Could this mechanism fund research—and in particular, tools for t

Humour & Religion Network

HumRelNetwork

1/6: This month’s #FridayFeature is @IngerKuin an Assistant Professor of Classics General Faculty at the University of Virginia (@UVA), who teaches a class titled ‘Laughter and Humor in Ancient Greece

Teresa M. Bejan

tmbejan

1) Last week, I made the case for ‘free speech’ as parrhesia — the Ancient Greek word for ‘saying it all’.https://twitter.com/tmbejan/status/1283732314657300480 2) I argued that critics of ‘cancel culture’ are

Berry Vrbanovic

berryonline

Today marks National #IndigenousPeoplesDay in the @CityKitchener and across Canada - a day dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the unique and diverse cultural heritage of First Nations, Inuit and

The New York Times

nytimes

We reviewed more than 900 officials and executives in prominent positions and found that just 20% identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, multiracial or otherwise a person of color.

Ruona J. Meyer

RGAMeyer

Journos, good morning.I really feel we are missing contextual stories on this open grazing vs RUGA debate, particularly from a Solutions Journalism lens. I’ll explain: 1. News below is the

Priyamvada Gopal

PriyamvadaGopal

Hey, remember that AMAZING Free Speech Victory at Cambridge last week? Only it wasn't. TThe hidden story from me & @GavanTitley--and that's still only the tip of the very dodgy

Christopher Newfield

cnewf

It was another bad week for program closures and adjuncting in public flagships--Colorado and Vermont in particular. @ColleenFlahert1 gets the CO dean proclaiming the high-adjunct future as an inevitable &

Dr. Heather Wiltse

hrwiltse

I've been reflecting on the distinction between 'academic' and 'professional', esp. in contexts where the former can be used as an insult. These terms can be used to imply an

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