POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
try and imagine a bigger W as an academic
After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations.
She accepted three.
One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
She accepted three.
One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
try and imagine a bigger W as an academic
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
April 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...
Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
Same goes for every "genius" academic or scholar.
there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes
April 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Same goes for every "genius" academic or scholar.
reading an academic paper
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 PM
reading an academic paper
Breaking:
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.
Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship — Harvard’s highest...
www.thecrimson.com
February 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Breaking:
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.
the only place this should happen is academic conferences
in america, if you go over your 3 minute allotment to speak, men with guns come to take you away.
February 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
the only place this should happen is academic conferences
What’s your fake starwars academic paper
September 22, 2026 at 4:52 AM
What’s your fake starwars academic paper
Gender studies might be the most vindicated academic field of all time
Really? Because I keep seeing them in charge of everything from car dealerships to the White House, and they seem to doing just fine despite their obvious handicaps.
August 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Gender studies might be the most vindicated academic field of all time
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
February 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
Every academic right now
November 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Every academic right now
Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Strong statement today from UC's Academic Senate:
Just announced: University of Michigan Faculty Senate resoundingly votes to support Big Ten academic mutual defense compact. 92.8% of over 3,000 votes.
April 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just announced: University of Michigan Faculty Senate resoundingly votes to support Big Ten academic mutual defense compact. 92.8% of over 3,000 votes.
So much for academic freedom at an accredited university
SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Naval Academy faculty to stop teaching on racism, sexism
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So much for academic freedom at an accredited university
starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you
November 16, 2024 at 10:56 AM
starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you
(This is supported by the academic research too.)
As someone who lived in New Orleans during the thing you call Katrina, I’m here to say that the time to politicize governmental failure in a tragedy is when anyone is still paying attention.
July 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
(This is supported by the academic research too.)
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Academic here, yeah I know it’s September still!
September 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Academic here, yeah I know it’s September still!
if responding to racists with “fuck you, you should be excluded from polite society” means I do not support academic freedom then I guess I don’t support academic freedom
August 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
if responding to racists with “fuck you, you should be excluded from polite society” means I do not support academic freedom then I guess I don’t support academic freedom
I admire the hell out of these Texas Tech students, who held a funeral for academic freedom: pen.org/texas-tech-a...
Texas Tech Students Hold ‘Funeral’ for Academic Freedom
A horse drawn carriage carrying an urn, books, photographs and other markers of academic life led the students' "funeral" procession.
pen.org
May 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I admire the hell out of these Texas Tech students, who held a funeral for academic freedom: pen.org/texas-tech-a...