Alex Piquero
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Professor of Sociology & Criminology/Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar U of Miami (Former Biden appointee-Director Bureau of Justice Statistics). 🇨🇺-🇺🇸
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I am honored to have been appointed by
@POTUS
to serve as the Director of
@BJSgov
@OJPgov
the primary statistical agency of the
@TheJusticeDept
| I'll be sworn in this Monday (August 15) by PDAAG Amy Solomon.
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😊 when a former PhD student writes: “I have been awarded tenure! I am forever grateful for your mentorship as earning tenure would not have been possible without it.” I said ‘now you to do the same for your students!’ - The rewards of mentoring.
@jenheemstra
@AcademicChatter
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Fall 2020 I will join
@univmiami
as Professor/Chair of
@UMIAMIsociology
&
@UMCAS
Distinguished Scholar w/
@npiquero
in Socy & Associate Dean for Faculty Development in
@UMCAS
// This Cuban-American is excited!
@julio_frenk
@FeliciaKnaul
@JLDUERK
@GloriaEstefan
@EmilioEstefanJr
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I’m now Director of Social Impact Research in
@UTDResearch
@UT_Dallas
on engaging on problems in
@CityOfDallas
, Texas, the US & facilitate translation/communication bet/ stakeholders & informing policy.
@cjralliance
@AcademicChatter
@urbaninstitute
@NLVigne
@JTravis48
@UTDEPPS
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23 years ago today. Not a day goes by that I don’t realize how lucky I am that
@npiquero
said yes. And yes we started the morning with a cupcake cause, well, why not.
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24 years ago today. Happy Wedding Anniversary to my partner in crime & life
@npiquero
/ Our wedding song by U2 still holds today, thanks Bono. And yep, we’re still livin’ on a prayer!
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Great running into the new
@univmiami
AD
@DanRadakovich
here for the
@CanesWBB
game!
@rudyfernandez23
@JennStraws
@CoachKatieMeier
@coach_cristobal
@CanesCoachL
@GinoDiMare1
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Humbled to receive the
@DLCCrim
Life-Time Achievement Award. The success I’ve had is due to my mentors, colleagues, students, &
@npiquero
/ I couldn’t have don’t it w/out support.
@cjralliance
@univmiami
@UMCAS
@NewsAtTheU
@JLDUERK
@UMIAMIsociology
@FeliciaKnaul
@MonashCrim
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32 years ago tonite, at a rock band rehearsal, I met
@npiquero
/ we've been together ever since.
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Honored to meet & lunch w/
@andersoncooper
of
@CNN
@AC360
// we talked about my work on immigration/crime
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This is very humbling. It’s a credit to my late mentor (Ray Paternoster), my colleagues & friends, my wonderful graduate students, &
@npiquero
for their support. We do the best we can & hope our students build upon our work/mentoring & excel.
@cjralliance
@AcademicChatter
🌎 EPPS Criminology Professor Alex Piquero (
@DrAlexPiquero
) has been ranked
#4
among the most cited
#criminologists
in the world.
📈 The ranking is a based on new, more accurate method developed by scientists led by Stanford University.
Learn more »
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As Chair of Sociology
@univmiami
@UMCAS
I am pleased to announce our academic search / details below /
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I just found out that I've been selected to receive the
@ACJS_National
Bruce Smith, Sr. Award for contributions to CJ. I'm so humbled, especially given the contributions that Bruce made to CJ. Thanks to my family, friends, colleagues, mentors
@UMDCriminology
& to
@npiquero
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Celebrating 22 years of marriage to my best friend in the whole world
@npiquero
at Town Hearth in Dallas!
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Celebrating 25 years of marriage w/
@npiquero
| 1st stop a run through Paris & Poilane Bakery!
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Our new paper (w/ Sungil Han) finds that immigration has crime-reducing effects & helps ameliorate the negative effects of structural conditions on crime in Dallas/
@cekubrin
@bebersani
@ouseygc
@chrisuggen
@cjralliance
@LatCrim
/
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I'm the new Chair of
@univmiami
@UMIAMIsociology
In our department, you can study America's most pressing social problems as UG & GR (Masters & PhD) students / Our three areas of specialization are: criminology, medical sociology, & race/ethnicity/immigration /
@SocCrimeLawDev
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I am delighted to join the team
@MonashCrim
@Monash_Arts
@MigrationMonash
@MonashUni
is in the top 1% of of World Universities & getting better at a rapid pace. Thank you to
@ProvostParlange
@ProfSPickering
@rlwickes
for making this happen. I am so very excited!
Delighted to confirm the conjoint appointment of Professor Alex Piquero to Monash Criminology. Prof Piquero will contribute to the BCrim and provide advanced training for our post graduate students. Welcome to
#teamcrim
Alex!
@DrAlexPiquero
@MonashCrim
@Monash_Arts
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Today
@UT_Dallas
@UTDResearch
gave Gloves: 70,010; Surgical Gloves: 2,125; Facemasks: 1,100; N95s: 69; Isolation Gowns: 80; Shoe Covers: 100 to
@Parkland
to fight
#coronavirus
//
@utsystem
@JudgeClayJ
@DrPhilHuangDFW
@Johnson4Dallas
@dallasnews
@cbs11
@wfaa
@NBCDFW
@DoctorYasmin
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Just learned that I am recipient of the
@EPPSUTDALLAS
Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award. This is so humbling & rewarding // mentoring the next generation is a privilege!
@UT_Dallas
@utsystem
@UTDResearch
@cjralliance
@LatCrim
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So happy to help my parents get their 2nd vaccine shot. Then I took them to get some yummy 🇨🇺 food!
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Ed Latessa. Those Crim/CJ know him to be a great scholar but those who got to know him closely knew he was an even better person. I still remember the times he still had events when he wasn’t up to it but cared about everyone. That’s leadership. That’s a good soul.
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Proud of one of my former students, Wes Jennings, for all he’s done. He now leads
@OleMiss
CJ & Legal Studies, who just received $1M to study evidence-based policing from Linda Keena & Morgan Freeman who I had dinner with! Read here:
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Had a great visit as Distinguished Visiting Scholar
@OleMissSAS
@OleMissRebels
and it was capped off with a great dinner with Academy Award Actor
@mjfree
@criminologyutd
@UT_Dallas
@UTDallasNews
@UTDOGS
@UTDallasAlumni
@UTDResearch
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Thank you to all the scientists around the world for your work.
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Deeply honored to have been selected to give the Jerry Lee Lecture at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium in June!
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Best way to start a weekend, getting a text from a PhD student you advised saying they were awarded tenure. The the most rewarding part of our careers is seeing our students happy professionally & personally.
#mentoring
@UTDOGE
@UTDResearch
@UT_Dallas
@utsystem
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Friday at 831p, you get a call from a student you mentored says I need advice, on a holiday weekend.
@npiquero
response..? I’m here 24/7, that’s what it means to be a mentor. Period. That’s the tweet. Our legacy is being there for our students whenever they need.
#mentoring
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Miami Police Directed Away From Investigating Elected Officials. Here’s How it Happened – NBC 6 South Florida
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My new book w/
@DrPayneUoW
for
@CambridgeCore
'Developmental Criminology & The Crime Decline' has been published and is downloadable for free for 2 weeks /
@DLCCrim
@ANZSOCDLC
@MonashCrim
@cjralliance
@LatCrim
/
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So proud of
@npiquero
for being recognized as an
@ACJS_National
Outstanding Mentor. Those who know her dedication to her students know that she is their champion.
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PhD mentors: As our new mentees start their academic careers it’s one filled with circumstances we likely didn’t have when we started. Check in on them and wish them well.
#alwaysmentoring
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Just finished proofs for my book w/ the late Steve Tibbetts (photo below). Steve, Bobby Brame, Paul Mazerolle, & several others owe much to our mentor & friend the late Ray Paternoster.
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Thanks
@taveljimena
@MiamiHerald
for talking with me. An honor to be appointed by
@POTUS
to be appointed as Director of
@OJP
@BJSgov
|
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Dallas homicide numbers dropped by 13% in 2021. Great piece on how police + non-police strategies work together.
@DPDChiefGarcia
@Johnson4Dallas
@Abt_Thomas
/ Thank you for putting the science to work using some of our Task Force rec’s.
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So proud & humbled that I was able to continue the legacy of my dear friend, Steve Tibbetts, who passed away a few years ago with the 4th ed. of Criminology: The Essentials for
@SAGE_Publishing
. He was my
@UMDCriminology
officemate, co-author, & friend.
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When a former student you've mentored since their MA program gets her PhD, gets a job, & then writes you to say they received tenured & thanks for you all your mentorship. What a way to start the week.
#mentoring
@UT_Dallas
@UTDResearch
@utsystem
@UTDEPPS
🙏
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Proud that my co-edited Handbook of Developmental & Life-Course Criminology w/ David Farrington & Lila Kazemian is out. Honored to have amazing scholars & people in it!
@DLCCrim
@UTDResearch
@EPPSUTDALLAS
@criminologyutd
@JohnJayCollege
@CamCriminology
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Proud to be named a
@webofscience
Highly Cited Researcher 2019.
@UTDallasNews
@UT_Dallas
@UTDEPPS
@utsystem
@AcademicChatter
@cjralliance
@MonashUni
@MonashCrim
@Monash_Arts
#HighlyCited2019
See the full list
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An honor to be part of
@CouncilonCJ
We're looking forward to
@DrAlexPiquero
Chair of Sociology at University of Miami, officially joining us as a Council Member! Dr. Piquero has shown a strong commitment to criminal justice reform and to partnering with the Council to create strong, compelling research.
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59 years ago my Mom came to the US from 🇨🇺/ first stop was Torre de la Libertad (aka Freedom Tower) in Miami. I’m blessed to call Miami home, thanks to her & my Cuban Dad for their sacrifices.
@GloriaEstefan
@EmilioEstefanJr
@Jcolina67
@ArtAcevedo
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60 years ago, my mom/dad came to the US from 🇨🇺 as teenage political refugees seeking freedom. The events of the past 24 hrs. continue to remind me of their sacrifices. Thankful everyday for them & the values they taught me: hard work, education, family, & a strong moral compass.
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Just heard that I’ve been elected as a Fellow in The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers. So humbled and honored to have this recognition.
@utsystem
@UT_Dallas
@UTDOGS
@EPPSUTDALLAS
@criminologyutd
@UTDResearch
@CTLUTD
@UTDallasAlumni
@UTDGGC
@ODCE_UTD
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This is a huge honor. Thanks to my mentors, colleagues, friends, students, parents &
@npiquero
for all their support.
@utsystem
@cjralliance
@AcademicChatter
@DLCCrim
@mWilstory
@keranews
@estherjcepeda
@GloriaEstefan
@NBCLatino
📈
#UTDEPPS
Criminology Professor
@DrAlexPiquero
has been recognized in the 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers.
This list identifies scientists who have demonstrated significant broad influence during the last
#decade
.
📰 Overview by
@UTDallasNews
»
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The world is full of too much negativity and meanness. Let’s take a step back and do what we can to support and lift one another.
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So proud of another one of my PhD students, Lily Shih, for successfully defending her dissertation in criminology today
@UT_Dallas
#mentoring
is the most rewarding part of our job! In Mandarin, Gongxi!!!
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Every criminology conference,
@npiquero
& our dear friend Chet Britt made time to talk about life, research, music, how much we care about our students, & who had the best Old Fashioned or Manhattan. Never take anything in life for granted.
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2 weeks ago, a wife lost her husband, a child lost her dad, & I lost one of my best friends, Steve Tibbetts. We shared an office in grad school, an amazing mentor (Ray), & wrote together a lot. We just had lunch this summer. Be thankful for each day.
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Thank you Nancy. I am so honored and humbled to work with you and the rest of the team!
I am thrilled beyond words to welcome
@DrAlexPiquero
to the
@OJPOJJDP
fold as President Biden’s appointed Director of
@BJSgov
!
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Excited that
@DrPayneANU
& I just had our book "Developmental Criminology and the Crime-drop:
A Comparative Analysis of Criminal Careers in Two Birth Cohorts" accepted by
@CambridgeUP
in the Criminology series
@CambridgeCore
//
@DLCCrim
@cjralliance
@UTDEPPS
@UTDResearch
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Just asked to be part of the Oral History Criminology Project to talk about my career . Cloud 9: I was actually one of the students to interview Hirschi in 1997. I still remember that day & my friends/colleagues (Turner,
@cjprofman
, etc.) in the room:
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How crime stats lie — and what you need to know to understand them
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The best part of my academic career: seeing my mentee defend her dissertation/ congrats to
@chelseynarvey
of
@UT_Dallas
/ so proud to be a part of your career!
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Today my parents got their first COVID vaccine shot. As a 🇨🇺 American, they took me here to
@VersaillesMiami
as a kid & now I get to treat them. Thanks Mom and Pop for your sacrifices.
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The best part of academia: seeing your mentors (David Farrington) and your mentees
@DrBryannaFox
// Even better: seeing her career soar!
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This op-ed is so incredibly frustrating & infuriating / We should be well passed this frame of mind / I applaud
@Jillbiden46
for all she has accomplished & done--many of which is never seen /
@npiquero
@JackieTravisano
@neideronthemove
@ma_franks
/
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It is humbling to be recognized by
@webofscience
#HighlyCited2020
/ I owe this to my mentors, colleagues, students,
@npiquero
, & to my parents who came to the US as teenage Cuban political refugees, sacrificed so much, & taught me the value of hard work.
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I couldn’t be prouder of
@npiquero
for being recognized as Fellow of
@ACJS_National
!!!
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24-hour Cuban black beans on the left & sofrito on the right soon to be mixed for
@npiquero
& I hosting our PhD students for holiday dinner tonite!
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This Cuban is excited to join faculty
@univmiami
as Chair of Sociology w/
@npiquero
/ glad to support
@GloriaEstefan
@EmilioEstefanJr
Cuban food/- ever since Bongos!
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As the son of Cuban political refugees & now fortunate to be in Miami as Chair of Sociology
@univmiam
, I'm reminded of the sacrifices that my parents made / they instilled in me education, sacrifice, serendipity, the value of hard work, & most of all following your moral compass.
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So proud to have my student Sungil Han successfully defend his dissertation today on immigration/crime. He was splendid but I am so grateful— mentoring students is why we do what we do in academia.
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This Cuban is very happy w/
@npiquero
//
@GloriaEstefan
@EmilioEstefanJr
/ looking forward to joining
@univmiami
faculty in
@UMIAMIsociology
@UMCAS
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Just arrived. I cannot wait to read this. G&H have always influenced me!
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I’m honored to have my book w/ my dear friend, the late Steve Tibbetts in my hands today from
@SAGEPublishers
/ I wanted to include our last photo together at Twisted Root. Our mentor, the late Ray Paternoster would be proud.
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I’m honored to be selected to be the editor of the new ACJS Journal, Justice Evaluation Journal!
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There’s much negativity in this world, on Twitter, & in academia / but sitting here watching ⚾️ &
@npiquero
gets an email from a former student saying “if not for you & your class I would never have the confidence to get a PhD”. Yep, that’s mentoring. 24/7. It’s the best reward.
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Thanks to
@USATODAY
for publishing an abridged version of my op-ed on immigration/crime / link coming soon
@cjralliance
@bebersani
@cekubrin
@estherjcepeda
@LatinoUSA
@Maria_Hinojosa
@UTDallasNews
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Best part of mentoring students? Seeing them excel/be recognized. Not only did
@chelseynarvey
from
@criminologyutd
@UT_Dallas
have a solo article accepted recently/she was recognized as a Distinguished Instructor! Nothing more rewarding than seeing students excel.
#Mentoring
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Thanks to Dr Birks and Dr Fauci for talking about confidence intervals. That’s what true scientists do.
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Absolutely delighted to partner w/
@OJPNIJ
@NIJDirLaVigne
on the importance of data, research & evaluation to inform crime & justice policy!
I just had my first official meeting with
@BJSgov
Director Dr. Alex Piquero. What a thrill to have such an illustrious partner in science for DOJ and the field! Not to brag, but... I'm thinking we are going make a formidable team
#SelltheScience
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So proud of
@npiquero
who just finished another Dallas Marathon
@runDallas
// huge inspiration especially on a hit day!
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Honored to give the Keynote at the 2024 McKnight Doctoral Conference, where the theme is “The Scholars Imperative: Effecting Positive Change in a Dynamic World.” As a first-gen college grad & 🇨🇺-🇺🇸, I was humbled to be here. My message: use science to improve the human condition
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@GradInSoup
I've had the honor of mentoring dozens of doctoral students--and all I want them to do is to be happy in whatever they chose. I love academia and would not trade it for anything, but it is not for everyone. Do what YOU want. At the end of the day, that is what matters.
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Our study shows that domestic violence rose in the first 2 weeks of stay-at-home in Dallas & dropped in the two weeks after. Thanks to
@cassandrajar
of
@dallasnews
@mWilstory
for writing about it & to those working to help victims
@paigeflink
@DallasCAC
//
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A true
#publiccriminologist
whose academic and policy contributions were immense but her contributions to mentoring young faculty and grad students touched countless lives, mine included.
Professor Joan Petersilia: California's prison realignment plan has had mixed results so far.
http://t.co/nMELLnURDF
http://t.co/DqSrvmwggr
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It’s an honor to be asked by
@DallasMayor
of
@CityOfDallas
to serve as a member of the Task Force on Safe Communities. I look forward to working with everyone.
@UT_Dallas
@UTDallasNews
@utsystem
@cjralliance
@AcademicChatter
JUST IN:
@DallasMayor
names members of the crime task force.
The first meeting is 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9, at St. Luke Community United Methodist Church.
The first meeting will be closed to media and the public. But media will be briefed after.
@FOX4
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A nice 9-miler w/
@npiquero
then a
@TheSaltyDonut
pumpkin spice french toast 🍩 | Arie approves!
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One of the most rewarding parts of our job & attending
#asc2018
@ASC_Meetings
is catching up with your best friends & amazing PhD students
@DLCCrim
social. Seeing former students become leaders & accomplish much is what this is all about.
@npiquero
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Much of what is good in me & what I’ve become is due to my mom/dad (dated as kids in Havana) & gave up everything to come to the US, w/ nothing. They said: work hard, then harder, & never make excuses. This is for them & everyone else /
@GloriaEstefan
@EmilioEstefanJr
@jdbalart
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