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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 9d

www.psypost.org/students-rate-identical-lectures-differently-based-on-professors-gender-researchers-find/# #AcademicSky - it never ends.

Students rate identical lectures differently based on professor's gender, researchers find

When philosophy students were asked to evaluate identical lectures assigned to men or women professors, their responses varied by gender. The study suggests gender bias plays a role in how teaching is...

www.psypost.org

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 11d

@MushtaqBilalPhD I attended Dr Bilal's webinar, Supercharge Your Academic Writing with AI. I recommend it! It was excellent.

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Jordan Roberts @corruptario.bsky.social · 13d

Today, Mayor of Mob Town and the mob's best fluffer, DelDuca, stood with Ford in Mob Town to rail against speed cameras.

Speed cameras he brought in, as Minister of Transportation, where he also oversaw the wholesale transfer of Metrolinx to the mob.

Screen grab of Bill 65, tabled by Stephen DelDuca.

Opening paragraphs of the act, talking about speed cameras.

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Katharina Schröer @katharinaschroeer.bsky.social · 14d

🔔Job alert! *Full Professorship for Geography of Global Change*🌍
We are looking for a new colleague with a profile in human geography and society-environment research to join us at the Faculty for Environment & Natural Resources @uni-freiburg.de.
deadline Nov 9 2025
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

University of Freiburg

uni-freiburg.de

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LA Blue Dot in GA @namwella1961.bsky.social · 14d

FCC boss Brendan Carr now says his 'easy way or the hard way' comments about Jimmy Kimmel weren’t meant as a threat to pull licenses if Disney didn’t suspend him.

Yes, they were you fascist fuck!
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 15d

Middle managers' negotiations on equalities – old and new understandings in the changing university url: www.emerald.com/edi/article/...

Middle managers' negotiations on equalities – old and new understandings in the changing university

Purpose. National and international developments, along with increasing demands for equality, challenge the promotion of equality in academia. This study aims to investigate how Finnish university mid...

www.emerald.com

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UCD Proposal Development Services @ucdproposaldev.bsky.social · 16d

What does it mean to "avoid jargon? In this blog post by @compassscicomm.bsky.social, learn to identify (and avoid) 4 types of jargon and improve the clarity of your writing.

1️⃣ Classic Jargon
2️⃣ Sneaky Jargon
3️⃣ Meaningless Jargon
4️⃣ Loaded Jargon

#academicsky

www.compassscicomm.org/spotting-jar...

Spotting Jargon: 4 Types of Jargon to Avoid for Clearer Communication | COMPASS

As scientists and subject matter experts, we often rely on specialized language, or jargon, to communicate with precision and efficiency. And that’s a good thing — when we are communicating […]

www.compassscicomm.org

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 22d

Wow! substack.com/@democraticw...

Michele (@democraticwarrior)

🕯️ 🎤 🕯️

substack.com

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 23d

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

#AcademicSky

Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fr...

www.thecrimson.com

Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · 25d

open.substack.com/pub/thestill...

The death of the corporate job.

Last week, I had coffee with someone who works at a big consulting firm.

open.substack.com

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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you despise Trump, care about others, and you want to join us please let me know! 👊🏽🌊

🙏 repost and say hello 😊

I’ll vet and add you ASAP! 🤝

RELEASE THE DAMN FILES!! 😡
go.bsky.app/4cR8425

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elsievoteblue.bsky.social @elsievoteblue.bsky.social · Sep 3

People 💙The truth is coming out about the Epstein and his raped victims !
Believe the women who were abused by these men !
There’s more evidence to come !
#DemVoice1
#DemsUnited
#ProudBlue

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 29

WTAF - blaming 🏳️‍⚧️ - how low can he go? I fear further.

Demon Empress Artemis @thedemonartemis.bsky.social · Aug 29

Oh Jesus Fucking Christ

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Aug 29

House Speaker Mike Johnson: "At the end of the day, the problem is not guns, okay?"

Fox's Dana Perino: "Do you think there has to be some sort of accountability on the transgender front?"

Johnson: "I think so. It's a common denominator... Lawmakers and policymakers need to look at that carefully."

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Beach returned to First Nation after 170 years following Canada legal battle

Stretch of Lake Huron shore was promised to Saugeen people in 1854 treaty with crown but was wrongly omitted from map

www.theguardian.com

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asa-pews.bsky.social @asa-pews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Job Announcement

Title: Asst Prof (TT)
Institution: University of California, Davis
Dept: Sociology
Specialty Area(s): Sociology of Gender University of California Davis
Deadline: Oct 6
Link: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Sociology of Gender

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 29

The corporatization of universities has been a disaster.

Arthur Loureiro @cosmonist.bsky.social · Aug 29

👏 STOP 👏 TREATING 👏 UNIVERSITIES 👏 AS 👏 A 👏 BUSINESS 👏

Provosts/chancelors/etc should be members of the academic community and paid as such.

👏 STOP 👏 PAYING 👏 HIGHER 👏 EDUCATION 👏 BUREAUCRATS 👏 LIKE 👏 THEY 👏 ARE 👏 CEOS 👏

#AcademicSky

21 Group @21group.bsky.social · Aug 28

More of the same from Edinburgh University

Nothing screams ‘financial crisis’ like a VC on £420k salary paired with a redundancy scheme

Still £24m was saved through frozen promotions & severance — enough to keep senior management's pay deals nicely cushioned

www.holyrood.com/news/view,ed...

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · Aug 27

In 2018, the NFL prohibited players from kneeling during the national anthem but reversed that decision in 2020. Kaepernick continues to speak out about racial justice, police brutality and systemic oppression, and established media and publishing companies to advance those causes. /end

Colin Kaepernick. Photo source: Kaepernick Publishing.

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AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · Aug 26

#Pinks #ProudBlue
Trump’s attempted firing of Ms. Cook is illegal and it’s the first step in his scheme to control the Board of Governors so he can take over the Fed just like he’s done with the Supreme Court. Stop the authoritarian takeover!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Seeking to Control the Fed, Trump Risks Upending a Pillar of the Global Economy

www.nytimes.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is 100% correct.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 23

Let's hope he is defeated then.

CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · Aug 23

Pierre Poilievre uses the same hate & lies that Felon47 used and still uses today.

Canadians see this & know that he is just a mouthpiece with no policies or plans to better the future for Canada.

In January 2026, PP will go before the Conservative Party Leadership Review.

Bye Bye PP

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Annie @anniearmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 23

Japan and Africa links. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

🟡 Semafor Africa: Japan steps up | Semafor

In this edition: Japan expands ties with Africa, UAE’s Space42 eyes new markets, a new rail corridor, and Africa’s oldest national park.

www.semafor.com

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 @nortygirl.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · Aug 20

Powerful article by Ahmed Kamal Junina:
‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza
#AcademicSky

‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza

It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter

www.theguardian.com

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 @nortygirl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Photo of the day.....
Giorgia cannot stand Viktor Orban....

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