one thing i’ve learned about communicating better is people hate it

For all the people that think they are bad at responding to emails: I emailed a professor 12 years ago asking about source recommendations for a paper I was writing for a class during my undergrad. He replied to my email TODAY.

"Diversity training improves perspective-taking, but only amongst those with close cross-race friends." Love this relational perspective on diversity training!

Students were surprised when Vice President JD Vance Kamala Harris visited #UWM yesterday. Here's what a few of them had to say after meeting her. go.uwm.edu/3BHzza5

Here’s 8 things you can do to make your life more emotionally stable. Emotional stability is key in feeling content and fulfilled. A THREAD 🧵:

Dr. Nicole LePera Summary: 1. Don't assume, ask 2. Communicate needs/desires 3. Say NO 4. Give back 5. Regularly do what you love 6. Learn emotional regulation 7. Spend time in nature 8. Switch off from urgency culture

Congrats to the 2022 #txst 3MT® participants who will compete at the University Final on November 4! Register to attend the University Final to listen to compelling theses/dissertations in three minutes or less here: ow.ly/jRrk50LnflR

🔔 We are hiring! Please spread the word! 🔔 We're looking for a new tenure-track colleague who focuses on Civic Engagement, and is prepared to teach rhetorical methods at the graduate and undergraduate level. Full details here: jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/40255

Amazing thread. Amazing study. Human connection is more important than anything.

We’re looking forward to NCA President Roseann Mandziuk’s address, “Enacting Conscience and Communicating Presence: Crafting NCA’s Future,” this evening. 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (CST) Sheraton, Grand Ballroom C, 5th Floor Thank you to @routedgebooks for their sponsorship. #NCA2022

Period Poverty As the man who wrote this monologue, I think it’s appropriate that I bring your attention to this issue and an organization that is trying to help. girlshelpinggirlsperiod.org Kids in the Hall: Menstruation youtu.be/Cm4FdyWaOCo via YouTube

this semester kicked off with a burst appendix and then everything was just kind of ~weird~ the whole rest of the time. i can’t believe we’re at the last day of classes already. 😅

Family estrangement is misunderstood in our culture and carries so much shame. We need more awareness about toxic families and how some people have no choice but to choose themselves— a courageous act of self care.

Bobcat Bounty is an on-campus food pantry. Stop by the Family and Consumer Sciences building, room 187 every Thursday from 5-6:30 pm for FREE food! For more information visit the link below: bobcatbounty.txst.edu/About-Us/Overv…

Many beginning #qualitative researchers are overly concerned that they are doing analysis "wrong". Here are some activities that can help people to think qualitatively & practice analysis in playful ways. These and other techniques will be expanded in my 3rd edition qual book.

"If you feel that you have been a ghoster & you now are like...maybe I should say I'm sorry. I think that often can be appreciated." - #TXST's lindsay timmerman Listen to the Enlighten Me episode on ghosting: Spotify: bit.ly/40lhDhJ Apple: bit.ly/479oGw0

Just a reminder that txst.com/gameday is your location for everything you need to know going into tomorrow! Make sure to arrive EARLY for the game. #TakeBackTexas