Biggest causes of learning loss in the USA: -homelessness -childhood hunger -parental chronic illness + lack of healthcare access -medical bankruptcy -poor labor conditions resulting in multiple parental jobs & limited time home with kids Spare me disingenuous pandemic concern.

Gentle reminder: 'The university is a critical institution or it is nothing'. Stuart Hall

South Africa on genocide: “the thwarting of humanitarian aid cannot be seen as anything but the deliberate snuffing out of Palestinian life. Starvation to the point of famine, obstructing aid in the face of famine, & killing of at least 200 aid workers.“ trib.al/CeBctQj

Today we hosted our promotion workshop. Our panelists (Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her), @[email protected] Emily Sena @JliRobertson Szu-Han Wang Sarah Liu @drsarahliu.bsky.social) shared valuable insights and advice on navigating the promotion process. Here's to many of us getting promoted in the next academic year! 🥂

This is Éowyn. She taught herself sign language after living with her deaf human. 14/10

I’m telling you: these guys are weird.

Statement from the UCU branch at St Andrews on the removal of Stella Maris, the elected rector, from her positions on the university's governing body

Come along to the upcoming talk series "Linguistics and Philosophy of Manipulative Speech" in Edinburgh! wuegaki.ppls.ed.ac.uk/talkseries/

9 years demanding justice. 2&1/2 years of public inquiry Now Sheku's family are asking you to mobilise one more time for what could be one of the most important days of the inquiry Join the vigil & pack the room with support. Register for hearings here: shekubayohinquiry.scot/attending-visi…

.@GovParsonMO, please do not let Missouri execute Innocence Project @the_MIP client #MarcellusWilliams, an innocent person — where there is overwhelming evidence that his trial was constitutionally unfair — on 9/24. shorturl.at/K7jDT

On the anniversary of genocide, security or facilities took down all posters calling for ceasefire and showing solidarity with Palestinians tho they’ve somehow left other posters up like the slice of watermelon one. I thought Edinburgh University was big on Academic Freedom? 🤡

1/8 The University of Edinburgh has cancelled (for the 2nd time) a room booking I made for members and supporters of Revolutionary Communist Party on campus to discuss the war on Gaza/Lebanon and how to resist imperialism today. This is politically motivated and is an attack on students' freedom of speech!

Here is the photo of the victims from yesterday’s school massacre in Gaza, carried out by Israel, in which 12 Palestinian civilians were killed.

Absolutely appalling. Israel has struck a Lebanese civil defense center near Baalbek tonight, killing at least 12 rescuers. The center’s chief, Bilal Raad, is still under the rubble. HRW has denounced Israel’s repeated attacks on medics in Lebanon as “apparent war crimes”.

We are hiring two tenure track Assistant Professors in linguistics - details and application link below! NTU LMS ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NT…

William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97 nytimes.com/2024/12/24/us/… via @NYTimes

Amazon: Stop censoring LGBT+ books! Amazon is blocking vital LGBT+ resources in some regions, silencing voices & denying access to critical stories. 🖊️ Sign the petition now to demand change! Together, we can stop this harmful practice. a.allout.org/s/vL1jn/