Fighting the injustices and inequities with STEM graduate education and academic STEM careers with attitude and vigor. Science deserves better!
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When Student Workers speak out, change happens!
@wsucase worked diligently to collect the signatures they needed to request recognition as a Union under @UAW
The stories collected paint the picture of why a Union is SO desperately needed at @WSUNews
#UnionStrong #Solidarity
Remember that time with the Company said that "bullying" has no legal definition and therefore can't be added into the Union anti-harassment contract?
Ya #MeToo
Institutions need to recognize that they have an #AcademicBullying problem...
... and that this often occurs on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity. Bullying is often compounded in #Academia for those whose identities encompass more than one marginalized community.
That one time when your faculty mentor said that you "owed" him additional time in his lab, even though you meet all his requirements for graduation, because you took a semester off for Parental Leave.
... and the University LET HIM DELAY YOU.
#MommyTax #STEM #AcademicTwitter
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As much as I love articles that point out the fact that #STEM isn't actually a #Meritocracy, I am bothered by the fact that a 2007 report NEEDED to say that "Women have the innate ability as well as the drive to succeed in science and engineering careers"
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Has anyone kicked their primary PI/mentor/advisor off of their dissertation committee? If so, how did you do it?
Just when I thought that it was understood that “I’m sorry you were offended” IS NOT taking responsibility for your actions
I thought we had agreed to “I’m sorry I was rude/offensive”
Stop blaming your subordinates for your actions #TakeResponsibility #NotSorry #AcademicTwitter
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Did you know that academic bullying:
1⃣causes serious work-to-family conflicts?
2⃣in hospital settings can increase life-threatening medical errors?
3⃣can affect scientific integrity in a variety of ways?
See @MoriMahmoudi tips on what you can do
➡️papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
#scipol
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Mom: since you have to go into lab on a holiday you get time and a half, right?
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHA ha ha no. I don't even get "time" to begin with.
Anonymous question
“My PI said that he can’t look at my thesis chapters until 2022, but they are ready for review NOW. What do I do? Do I have any power here?”
Anyone have any advice for a US PhD candidate in this situation?
@AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics #BadMentor
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“There’s a Spokane Teaching Health Clinic on campus but students can’t go there for their health care needs… Why?!?!” #LuckyTweets2020ish
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Whistleblowers need independent office to protect them, say MPs as existing laws leaving staff who speak up exposed to abuse by their employers reports Kalyeena Makortoff @kalyeena
@universityappg @DanielZeichner @CommonsEd @DrAlexGeorge @amanda_spielman
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I think it is about time to have a #GraduateStudent UNION follow party.
Are you part of a #Union, tag them here.
Are you forming a Union, tag the group here.
Everyone follow everyone. Let’s Unionize!
#PhDLife #AcademicChatter #PostDocLife #scienceTwitter