#Professors

Robert McNees

mcnees

Sofya Kovalevskaya was born #OTD in 1850. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics in modern Europe, be appointed to a university chair, and join the

Dr. Liz Gloyn

lizgloyn

So, at @ancientlyric's request... a thread on Women, Degrees and Cambridge. Did you know women were not awarded full Cambridge degrees until 1948? No just the PhD, but the BA

KJ Minzner

kjminzner

The continued failure of @ChapmanU to appropriately respond to John Eastman’s actions seems to illustrate a larger systemic problem within the university. (THREAD) For those of you who don’t know,

visa is AFK working on @introspectVV

visakanv

when I was a teenager, the dominant criticism my closest friends had of me was that I was too arrogant, and they were right. I was too caustic, abrasive, eager

Dr. Danna Young🇺🇸✌🏻

dannagal

Our friend @will_bunch asks if anyone has written the definitive piece on “Republicans Are From Mars, Dems Are From Venus” OR Why the @ProjectLincoln can eviscerate Trump while Democrats simply

Annia Ciezadlo

annia

Last week, a big American newspaper asked if I wanted to weigh in on the Beirut Explosion.I lived in Beirut for the better part of 15 years. I wrote a

jewish academic hell

jonphaedrusao3

now we're starting to talk about critique, i want to talk about the single most common mistake i see teachers make when editing student work: line editing ive worked with

Chelsea O'Brien

ChelseaMDO1

So @PlanetMoney released an episode of the cost of going to college this fall https://www.npr.org/2020/07/31/897983620/college-failsIt failed to address many things. Here's my thread which covers a bunch of things they

The Scorpion Philosopher

thescorpionphil

Charlie Munger on Investing (quotes from Charlie Munger).A thread.1.The desire to get rich fast is pretty dangerous.2.Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant. 3.People are trying

Joshua Bonhotal

jbonhotal

In 3rd grade I wrote a letter to my future self which I’d receive at 22.Inside was a declaration, “I’ll be the starting point guard for the Chicago Bulls.”I wasn’t

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

'No sign of second wave' as ONS data shows normal level of deaths for time of yearWhat you’d expect to see if SARS-COV-2 had pretty much stopped circulating. I’m not

Zena Hitz

zenahitz

I just finished Eric Adler's The Battle of the Classics, and wanted to say something about Joel Christiansen's review linked below. I am not sure what motivates the review (I

Michelle Cardel,PhD, MS, RD

MichelleCardel

As I’m putting together a talk on improving equity in academia, I am struck again and again by how antiquated our definition of “success” is. This definition heavily influences tenure

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

We need to be honest about just how screwed up this country is and how its institutions are in maddening crises.We need to talk about things like higher education, college

Shailesh Vickram Singh

svickram

Making of Migrant - Part II - Agriculture - ThreadAgriculture - Of all systematic wealth transfer programs, Agriculture is most interesting. In India agriculture or rather farmers have remained a

Joy Brennan

joycbrennan

Some comments on the structure of Zen institutions in the United States and how they shape Zen practice and the possibilities of Zen monasticism & priesthood/leadership. These are based on

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