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These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global...
by gmoke
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on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 10:38 AM PDT
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by Jen Sorensen
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on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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I have published a lot of academic writing, especially for someone who has spent most of their career at a teaching institution (4/4 course load). I am asked for advice from time to time and I am careful not to tell anybody how they should do it. I can...
by illinifan17
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on Thu Jan 04, 2024 at 06:30 AM PST
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I grew up thinking Academia was a golden world, and that academics were people of integrity like my Dad (who was a professor of economics). Then, at the age of 24, I had a life-changing experience — feeling “called” to develop a Big Idea that I...
by AndySchmookler
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on Sat Dec 02, 2023 at 07:54 AM PST
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It’s not rocket science. It’s not new. It’s not complicated. It’s not up for discussion or debate. It’s simple grammar and it’s been decided. Apparently we are slow to catch on. Let’s do better. If you need more, google is your friend. Do you...
by rflctammt
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on Tue Nov 07, 2023 at 08:28 AM PST
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Politico has an article about Cancel Culture and Free Speech, describing Greg Lukianoff’s efforts to promote a broader, more respectful discourse between competing views, based on his civil libertarian philosophy. He wrote The Coddling of the American...
by CorpFlunky
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on Sun Oct 22, 2023 at 09:12 AM PDT
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Dr. John Mearsheimer is a famous political scientist who specializes in offensive neo-realism (structural realism) in the field of international relations. He currently teaches at the University of Chicago. Structural realists believe that the...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM PDT
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Why Student Loan “Forgiveness” is misleading, and not progressive. (Specifically about Biden’s Student debt relief plan) The federal government has student loan programs, many of which pass no interest to the borrower. They’ve made arrangements with...
by Rachel Brown
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 02:58 PM PDT
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The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, ...
by Texas Tribune
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on Tue Jul 25, 2023 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Dr. Sami Schalk is a national treasure you might not have heard of if you’re not in certain academic circles. But no worries, because Schalk is an expert at making complex high-level theory feel accessible and engaging. Schalk, who was generous to sit...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Mon Jan 02, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST
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Calls to suspend a University of Pennsylvania Law School professor have increased nationwide as the professor, identified as Amy Wax, continues to spread her hateful rhetoric on national television. At least three organizations on campus have come...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Fri Apr 22, 2022 at 08:17 AM PDT
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Well, if they want to play this game. Russia to halt cooperation over International Space Station Russia’s space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the ISS and other joint space projects would be possible...
by LaFeminista
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on Sat Apr 02, 2022 at 07:09 AM PDT
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As big of an institution it is, you’d think the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) would take immediate action against someone who has consistently brought shame on their school. For not the first time, a law professor from UPenn has come under fire...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Wed Jan 05, 2022 at 12:05 PM PST
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Pressure from corporate donors, public relations firms, and anti-union consultants has chilled research by labor studies academics.
By Jo Constantz, for Capital & Main
Throttled by both � strong-...
by Capital and Main
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on Sun Dec 26, 2021 at 08:20 AM PST
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Last week, I bumped into an acquaintance I hadn’t seen since the pandemic shutdowns began. “I’m lucky,” she said. “I can work from home.” But, she fretted, “I’m losing my social skills.” Only partially in jest, I reassured her that if she can talk to...
by viragette
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on Fri May 07, 2021 at 09:53 AM PDT
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We’ve been talking about the death and legacy of Rush Limbaugh, suffering residents of Texas, Ted Cruz’s disappearing act, and the continuation of the pandemic. As for said topics, I don’t think these news stories can be better augmented by my...
by cabaretic
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on Fri Feb 19, 2021 at 08:57 AM PST
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Here are my responses to the League of Women Voters for their 2020 Voters’ Guide! Published only on Daily Kos. June 28, 2020 Name: Richard Thripp Party: Democratic (Dem) Occupation: Adjunct Faculty Member Campaign Website: https://thrippforcongress.com...
by ThrippForCongress
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on Sat Jun 27, 2020 at 09:46 PM PDT
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[Every Saturday evening] This Week in the War On Women provides a weekly summary of news on women's issues, and information on current political actions. We welcome all who are interested to join, to write for us, and to provide relevant links and...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Apr 25, 2020 at 04:55 PM PDT
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For the few who don’t know the Koch brothers, they are Charles and his brother, David. (The latter passed away in 2019.) The boys inherited multiple billions of dollars from their oil baron father and were raised to believe in their own superiority....
by SemDem
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on Sun Apr 05, 2020 at 07:59 AM PDT
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Truth justice and the academic way On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Congressman Adam Schiff recently referred to Robert Kennedy’s writings on the rarity of moral courage. My husband demonstrated moral courage when, as director of a microscopy imaging...
by Ann Berrios
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on Wed Mar 04, 2020 at 02:58 PM PST
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