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acb420.bsky.social
@acb420.bsky.social
excessively degreed mn-based software instructor
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MKmarisakabas.bsky.social

A stunning statement from the American Association of University Professors, Barnard and Columbia Chapters. “We have lost confidence in our president and administration, and we pledge to fight to reclaim our university.” drive.google.com/file/d/1rciM...

Joint Statement by the American Association of University Professors, Barnard and Columbia Chapters
April 19, 2024
The American Association of University Professors has defined two central pillars of higher education in America: academic freedom and shared governance: the freedom to teach and do research without interference from entities external to the profession; and the "inescapable interdependence among governing board, administration, faculty, students." In the last three days, Columbia University President Shafik and her administration have seriously violated both.
We are shocked at her failure to mount any defense of the free inquiry central to the educational mission of a university in a democratic society and at her willingness to appease legislators seeking to interfere in university affairs. She has demonstrated flagrant disregard of shared governance in her acceptance of partisan charges that anti-war demonstrators are violent and antisemitic and in her unilateral and wild
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acb420.bsky.social

Thanks! I do celebrate (it’s my birthday)

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KHgothamgirlblue.com

This has kind of been my obsession to the point where I dug into newspapers from 1972 to find out how the ERA passed in the five rescission states (easily, except for Kentucky). betches.com/equal-rights...

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acb420.bsky.social

Very cool, I’ll have to look for that!

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UKkarlrolson.com

A terminology proposal:

Disgusted face/interest face meme with the following scenario:

disgusted face: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

interested face: PLAGIARIZED INFORMATION SYNTHESIS SYSTEM (PISS)
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acb420.bsky.social

I like this better than threads but that’s likely related to the fact that more people I follow have moved here. Mastodon works better for me for sci/tech, but friends/journos/random posters are more often here

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acb420.bsky.social

I bet they fluff up for the winter. That’s bigger looking than the summer skunks I’ve seen (MI & CT)

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acb420.bsky.social

I haven’t stopped getting their weekly email yet, but I haven’t had reason to go there… ever

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acb420.bsky.social
@acb420.bsky.social
excessively degreed mn-based software instructor
53 followers50 following18 posts