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@andreacgore
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Neuroendocrinologist, #EDC researcher, Violinist, Rescue Dog Lover, Turtle Mom. Opinions all my own.
Austin, TX
Joined May 2015
✴️✴️✴️ Here’s a link to join @aaup and several reasons to consider joining. We fight for academic freedom, shared governance, and due process in higher education. All of these are under attack in Texas. Join to participate in campus, state, and national organizing! ✊🏽✊🏾✊
Please join AAUP to organize and mobilize for higher ed in Texas!
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🌟🌟Official statement from tenured professor Mickie Mwanzia Koster on her unjust termination by @UTTyler. Dr. Koster’s termination without due process is in violation of UT System policy and @AAUP standards. @lilykepner @McGeeReports
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Texas AAUP panel on Academic Freedom, Tenure, and DEI at Texas Council of Faculty Senates in San Antonio today.
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Fantastic EDC science at #ENDO2023! And so happy for Dr. Emily Hilz who won an outstanding abstract award! @emilyendocrine @TheEndoSociety
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An important invocation of shared governance, a basic @aaup principle. @TexasAaupp @TexasAFT @Faculty_UT
✴️✴️✴️ In response to @UTAustin President @JCHartzell’s letter to faculty and staff dated yesterday, we’re asking him and Provost @SharonLWood to include student, staff, and faculty in developing institutional policies to implement #SB17, which bans #DEI, and #SB18, which weakens
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NEW‼️ “This is a giant step backwards for our diverse state of Texas.” Our statement on the #txlege’s passage of anti-DEI #SB17: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/yMlfVE7R2M
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Texas Faculty Association press release: Although the House version is better, the tenure bill is still unnecessary and a threat to higher education. #txed #txlege
https://t.co/0XECt0t45W
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New: @UTAustin tried to hire a game theory professor for its new free-enterprise think tank, the Civitas Institute. He turned down the job after watching the #txlegel fight over tenure. https://t.co/YEX3kZEdXn
texastribune.org
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to eliminate tenure, but his attempts have impacted the institute he helped create.
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⭐️TOMORROW! Let's pack the Texas House for the debate on anti-tenure #SB18. It's third on the Major Calendar, so perhaps soon after 10 am. We expect the debate to be lively. You might wear a college/university shirt for identification. #ProtectTenure #AcademicFreedom #TxLege⭐️
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Diversity, inclusion and equity matter in TX higher ed - even in STEM fields! #SB17 #txlege #DefendDEI @aaup_utAustin @AAUP
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The revised versions of SB 17 and 18 are still problematic. SB 17 essentially makes DEI unlawful, with possible exceptions for research and accreditation but not for student services. SB 18 leaves faculty open to political retribution for expressing unpopular views.
Cautiously optimistic about these changes to Texas SB 16, 17, and 18. But I haven't seen the revised bill text, and I still hope they are voted down entirely. Nothing in these bills would actually help students, faculty, or staff at universities.
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Why #DEI is crucial for scientists at TX public universities. #academicfreedom @aaup_utAustin
https://t.co/DTYyGuPWnr
@aauputAustin
dallasnews.com
Texas researchers are concerned that federal funding will soon be out of reach for them if a Senate bill lawmakers are discussing is approved. The bill aims...
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Rally today at the TX Capitol!
See you at the Texas Capitol tomorrow! @aaup_utAustin is proud to co-sponsor this event. #FreedomToLearnTX✊✊✊
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Congratulations Dr. Dale Abel @IntMedAbel for your election to the National Academy! @TheEndoSociety
Congratulations to @TheEndoSociety Past-President @IntMedAbel for this fantastic honor! Well deserved!
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What’s happening? 1500 assistant professors at UT Austin and Texas A&M plus more at other public colleges and universities are dusting off their resumes. This includes a significant number of faculty of color. Not a good week for #HigherEducation #academicfreedom #DEI #txlege
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#DEI programs “teach underrepresented students that their lives matter, they help majority students better relate to people from different backgrounds than their own, and such initiatives lack crucial funding. We need more not fewer of these programs”—KarmaChavez, @utaustin prof
Opinion: Equity, inclusion, and access don't divide us. They bring us together.
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