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Wed, 12:59: Talking while privileged - a continuing series in the wake of #notallmen and #YesAllWomen. http://t.co/L11pQD24rV
Wed, 13:19: RT @gerrycanavan: Rest in peace, Maya Angelou. http://t.co/SS698wqhTB
Wed, 13:42: PETA joining the autism fearmongering world. MT @sethmnookin: Repulsive. “@SarahNEmerson @peta. http://t.co/P6HoTfaIJC”
Wed, 13:44: RT @timothypmurphy: Rich People Ask For Handout: http://t.co/aXMTJAc98U
Wed, 14:21: RT @chescaleigh: Re: Maya RT @keithtuttII Same. she was the great aunt you might not see often, but got a b-day card from every year. W/wor…
Wed, 15:15: "Burn it down." On Race, Gender, and Discrimination in the academy. http://t.co/QGlx0lQ174
Wed, 15:33: 1) So the MLA has a new report out that talks about cutting time to degree. They are not the first organization to make this call.
Wed, 15:34: 2) That seems reasonable, but I improved my Latin, to read French and German, to speak and read Italian, and some Greek in grad school.
Wed, 15:35: 3) I need these languages - and more - to study the medieval Mediterranean. How is it supposed to work in an era of much shorter degrees.
Wed, 15:36: 4) Because these standards will come with severe year limits on funding. I worry.

Wed, 15:47: Continued thought on lang and phd training. Collaborative models in the humanities could help. My Latin for your Arabic and we work t/g.
Wed, 15:49: My name's "Maya" - Maya Angelou on Sesame Street. https://t.co/r3Aj9ZknBI #RIPMayaAngelou
Wed, 15:50: RT @gerrycanavan: .@Lollardfish That plus wishful thinking (plus, honestly, successful self-promotion of a tiny number of DH early adopters…
Wed, 15:59: RT @OwenKingwriter: Reminder: Amazon is not stocking @meganeabbott's THE FEVER and other new Hatchette books, but you can still get them: h…
Wed, 16:08: My post today - Revised Rules for talking while privileged. http://t.co/xNeXahyyDQ
Wed, 16:44: RT @SLevelt: 8 Reasons You (Medievalist!) Should Use Twitter. MT @JonathanHsy: New blogpost: #Activism #kzoo2014 #medievaltwitter http://t.…
Wed, 16:45: A bunch of medievalists started tweeting at a conference. What happened next will shock you! #upworthy http://t.co/EdLK7IVd4K @JonathanHsy
Wed, 17:01: RT @biblioracle: @pankisseskafka I don't give a hoot about academia because I'm not an academic, but if goal is to help students, I don't s…
Wed, 17:09: RT @gerrycanavan: Exactly this RT @curecanti @pankisseskafka ratings system produced by neoliberal White House would reward unis for loweri…
Wed, 17:24: RT @menysnoweballes: @Lollardfish surely N. American students taking this long not to allow for luxury of more learning but because of thei…

Wed, 17:24: RT @menysnoweballes: @Lollardfish Impression my friends give is that they took a long time for their PhDs because they are overburdened wit…
Wed, 17:27: RT @KarlSteel: which is to say, a speedy PhD may be an unfair demand for 1st-gen college students who don't have a lifetime of culture trai…
Wed, 17:27: RT @KarlSteel: I mean, I suspect the reason I took slightly longer than average to finish my PhD was not-great education/uncultured family …
Wed, 19:02: RT @DominicanU: MT @WaBluesSociety: This is so cool. @DominicanU to host nation's only academic blues conference http://t.co/ZiUkmQuw9x #DU…
Wed, 20:58: Daily Post: Talking while privileged. 5 rules for how a man should talk about misogyny. 1. Listen. 2. ... http://t.co/L11pQD24rV
Wed, 21:07: RT @Shakestweetz: There's this idea that a guy like Rodger "getting a girlfriend" solves all. When guys like that "get a girlfriend," they …
Wed, 21:07: RT @Shakestweetz: Because a general entitlement to sex & attention turns into a very specific entitlement to sex & attention inside the rel…
Wed, 22:08: Today's read - "Addressing Challenging Behaviors for Children With Down Syndrome." http://t.co/5vatnprIZY
Wed, 22:12: I am writing a piece on violent behavior with kids with Down syndrome. I am, barely, avoiding quoting St. Augustine. I am such a nerd.
Wed, 22:48: RT @deprangy: Whenever a speaker says "cis men" the transcriptionist pauses, then writes "men." #HERO #HOUequality #houcouncil

Thu, 00:23: RT @sarahkendzior: @Lollardfish This may be the ultimate academia essay. Racism, sexism, desperation, Whole Foods -- and of course it's ano…
Thu, 00:34: RT @sarahkendzior: @Lollardfish Oh I believe it. There need to be T-shirts for profs that say "But I kept quiet and finished my kale."
Thu, 00:36: If I had some ham I could have ham and eggs if I had some eggs #ignoreme #randombrain
Thu, 01:16: For the evening crowd, I wrote a piece today on talking about privilege while privileged. Five helpful rules. http://t.co/L11pQD24rV

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