Lisa Di Bartolomeo ☮️🇺🇦🌈
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Faculty colleagues, your students are begging: give mercy. Give grace. You can maintain the academic rigor of your classes & still be flexible. It’s within your power. Everyone always thinks the tweet is about someone else, but this one is about YOU.
#AcademicTwitter
#WVU
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It’s done. My office is now empty. Now begins the struggle to make room for everything at home and try to start over. 💔
#wvumistake
#academicdecimation
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The Department of World Languages at
#WVU
is recommended for dissolution, eliminating ALL programs, grad and undergrad, and reducing faculty to ZERO.
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And just like that, my beloved job at my alma mater will officially end on May 9, 2024. The meeting took 11 minutes, 22 seconds.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Thanks to everyone who’s helped to boost our signal. Please sign and share, no matter who you are or where!
#WVU
#stopthecuts
#AcademicTwitter
Preserve Students' Rights to Study World Languages at WVU - Sign the Petition! via
@Change
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Just got the email I was waiting for, from the Dean of
@WVUEberly
, scheduling the meeting in which I’ll be fired.
Bonus: All available times are tomorrow before my classes. Fun!
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Predicted score for today: Pitt 31, WVU 2.
That’s the number of languages Pitt teaches versus what
#WVU
will offer after the
#WVUMistake
and
#academicdecimation
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This is a picture of loss, for each of my colleagues in the photo as well as for the state of West Virginia. But it’s also a picture of joy & solidarity. This group fought hard for what was right, and it has been an honor to have worked with them all.
@WVU_Worldlang
#wvumistake
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Every day I read & prep for class. People ask me why. Why bother? It doesn’t matter anymore, now that they’ve killed Russian, foreign culture, my whole dept. But it does matter. It matters until the very last minute, the very last student.
#WVUmistake
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Stunning cruelty: WVU RIFs one partner in a marriage but keeps the other, both in Math/Stats.
I no longer recognize this place as the university I have loved.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Today was so inspiring. In spite of everything, seeing so many students speaking up for themselves and their futures made me proud to be a Mountaineer.
#WVUmistake
#WVU
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Last-class-ever day was one of the hardest, but also best, of my career. I got so much love that even the tears felt good. Thank you to all the wonderful people who gave support and hugs.
#wvumistake
#academicdecimation
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Super fun to get this request for donations from the university that’s about to axe my entire department and others. While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?
#WVU
#WVUmistake
#stopthecuts
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Wondering whether
#WVU
’s numbers add up?
@WVU_Worldlang
may not be the math department, but we can add. For
#fall2023
, World Languages has enrolled 2,786 students, not 434 (147 UG and 287 g) as some would have you believe.
#stopthecuts
#AcademicTwitter
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Worried about the horrific cuts at
#WVU
? Calm down! WVU isn’t *really* eliminating the teaching of languages (just the faculty who teach them)! Our students can learn languages on an
#app
or through online courses at another u.
#AcademicTwitter
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As a faculty member waiting to get fired (sorry, RIFd/non-renewed), the worst is the daily uncertainty that leads to a glimmer of hope. Will I be one of the lucky few who are saved? Or will my program & I be cut? The anxiety is too much.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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To all the amazing
#WVU
students who came to the BoG meeting today, thank you. You showed all of us about to lose our jobs that what we do matters, even if the bosses don’t think it does. 💔
#WVUMistake
#academicdecimation
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Shade level: EXPERT
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
It’s not a turnaround- it’s a transformation.
With an overall increased enrollment of 4.5% - including a nearly 15% increase in first-time freshmen - and a commitment to invest in dynamic programs leading to in-demand careers, now is the time to start living your Marshall moment.
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A packed house to witness what’s about to happen to our beloved
#WVU
today.
#WVUMistake
#academicdecimation
#stopthecuts
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Tonight was our last-ever honors ceremony for students in
@WVU_Worldlang
and our faculty, and it was both joyous and devastating. We cried for what we’re losing even as we celebrated everything we are all together. I love these people. 💔
#academicdecimation
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Oh, so I guess Gordon Gee didn’t wake up this morning, ask what day it is, and un-fire all of us after being visited by ghosts
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Wow. These statement have always been bad, but I haven’t seen worse than, “These actions serve as real-world lessons in business and economics.” Absolutely ice-cold.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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These are the correct numbers just for WLLL. It’s not just about FIRST MAJORS. It’s about second majors, third majors, minors, and people who simply take our classes! Some media have gotten it right, some keep parroting the party line.
#WVUmistake
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Hey,
#WVU
and
#Morgantown
community! Join us on Wednesday, August 23
@123pleasant
for a rally to save our U! FREE admission, doors open at 5:30 for some great bands and players. Show your support for all the threatened programs!
#wvumistake
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Today was a pretty amazing experience. To see so many faculty colleagues take time out of the middle of their days to voice their concerns about our uni. But then to come out & be greeted by our students who waited with 🩷 and enthusiasm—the best.
#WVUmistake
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Exciting news: I'm co-editing a volume with
@TheTattooedProf
Kevin Gannon on Higher Ed in Crisis. We're finalizing a contract with a university press, and are now accepting chapter proposals. Full CfP at ; submit proposals by 3/15.
#AcademicTwitter
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TODAY! Show your support for all the threatened programs today at noon by joining the walkout! Wear red for ed and make sure your voice is heard!
#WVU
#WVUmistake
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#WVU
admin keeps fudging the numbers to pretend only a few students will be affected, but that’s because they only count FIRST MAJORS. There are MANY more students who take our classes in WLLL, requirement or no
#WVUmistake
via
@WV_Watch
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Every day, I cycle from sorrow to anger and back again as I watch esteemed and talented colleagues being forced to leave the jobs they love, and students forced from programs they love. It’s just too much. What will be left?
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Nothing like being told you and your colleagues are dishonest and untruthful by your boss.
#wvumistake
#academicdecimation
#stopthecuts
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@Sen_JoeManchin
A fair hearing requires full disclosure of his record. Please vote NO on Kavanaugh!
#StopKavanuagh
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#WVU
recommends teaching some basic Chinese and Spanish classes but cutting everything else. No majors.
#WVUmistake
WVU announces final recommendations for several academic programs under review | WVU Today | West Virginia University
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Our
#Barbie
@WVU_Worldlang
#dreamhouse
is about to be turned into a mojo dojo casa house! Help us,
@GerwigGreta
@MargotRoobbie
@RyanGosling
! Boost our signal and sign our petition
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Not gonna lie: singing “Country Roads” for the last time as a
#WVU
faculty member brought more than tear to my eye. All thanks to
#academicdecimation
and the
#wvumistake
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Language programs are a public good that West Virginia’s college students should have affordable access to, and
#WVU
is making a huge
#WVUmistake
with
#academicdecimation
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Tomorrow is a big day for
#WVU
. The Faculty Assembly will vote on two resolutions that will affect the future of OUR university. If you care about this place, please: show up. Vote.
#academicdecimation
#wvumistake
#stopthecuts
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Is anyone else just crying, like, all the damned time, or is it just me?
#WVUMistake
#academicdecimation
#stopthecuts
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I think my dear friend, Rafa, has an even better outfit for getting fired:
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After the terrible piece from
@nytimes
, I think this powerful statement from
@OnlyMyya
needs another boost. Read this one if you want a true picture of what’s at stake in the
#WVUmistake
and brutal cuts.
#WVU
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Just counting people I’ve confirmed, SEVEN couples (married/partners) have been split-RIFd—that is, 1 person in the couple has been RIFd while the other has been allowed to keep their job (one was 1 RIF and 1 “voluntary” retirement). BOGO?
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Just learned what languages will remain at
#WVU
, at least for some instruction: Spanish and Chinese (already known), plus some French and Arabic. No Russian.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Big losses to faculty positions reported today, especially in
@WVUPublicHealth
The
#WVUmistake
rolls on, over more people’s lives and more valuable programs.
#academicdecimation
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Do you guys ever think about losing the job you absolutely love because your bosses think language and culture education is useless and too expensive and that you’re replaceable by a small green bird app?
#Barbie
#wvumistake
#AcademicTwitter
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Congratulations,
@DailyAthenaeum
. The work y’all have done this year to expose the harsh truths of
#academicdecimation
and the
#WVUmistake
deserves all the awards. Faculty and staff appreciate you.
The Daily Athenaeum won four College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards during the organization’s annual conference in Atlanta on Oct. 31.
Read more:
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Tomorrow at noon,
#WVU
. Let’s show them how much we care about our university and the programs and people that make it wild and wonderful!
#WVUmistake
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Our petition seems to have stalled, y'all! Get busy: sign and share! We need your help if we have any chance of keeping World Languages at
#WVU
#WVUmistake
#stopthecuts
#AcademicTwitter
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I was asked to share a bit of what it’s been like in
@WVU_Worldlang
for the last couple of weeks as we face elimination. I hope this piece shines a little light on our students and colleagues.
#WVUmistake
#AcademicTwitter
#academicdecimation
#stopthecuts
@the_point_mag
“We have created a community, one that can’t be replaced by an app or replicated through other institutions’ online offerings.” New on Forms of Life,
@LMDiBartolomeo
on what will be lost with the West Virginia University program cuts:
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Morgantown and
#WVU
folks, join us May 8, 7-9pm at 131 Pleasant Street to celebrate and mourn all the great folks our university and our community are losing. Thanks to
@123pleasant
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Penultimate
#commencement
for me at
#WVU
, thanks to the
#WVUmistake
and
#academicdecimation
. I can’t believe I won’t get to celebrate students after May 2024 as they mark their achievements.
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So grateful to
@bitmapped
, who has been fearless and relentless in posting and holding admin’s feet to the fire, despite the obvious risks to his own employment. He is doing the work.
#respect
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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Great turnout for the
#donegiving
rally to
#stopthecuts
and save
#WVU
from
#academicdecimation
Thanks,
@pushkinforhouse
for joining us!
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Students are, rightly, freaking out and scrambling to figure out how to finish the degrees they chose.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
Some students affected by the disbanding of the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (WLLL) were notified of teach out plans via email on Monday.
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The last
#commencement
for the
@WVU_Worldlang
departments. So proud of these students who CHOSE to march with us. You’ll all be ready for the world because of your language study.
#wvumistake
#academicdecimation
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#WVU
students: Please let your instructors know if they’re overwhelming you with online work and expectations. Lots of us are worried about letting you down or shirking, and maybe went too far in the other direction. Your instructors need to hear from you to be able to help you.
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News this morning of SIX Teaching faculty from
@wvuchambers
being fired—oops, sorry, non-renewed—starting in May 2024.
The bleeding continues.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
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One positive of the
#WVUmistake
and
#academicdecimation
is the spotlight on excellent WV journalists, like
@ameliaknisely
and
@Leann_Ray
. We have RECEIPTS, y’all, not spin or misinformation.
Clearing up the WVU misinformation via
@WV_Watch
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Yes,
@nytimes
. We gave you the truth and you chose to ignore it in the interest of appearing “fair and balanced.”
#WVUmistake
The discourse re: WVU:
NYT: "humanities are dying! how much money should universities put into these dying relics?"
Slate: "um... world languages instruction is literally profitable?"
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Thank you,
@mirrabellala
and
@mtnstspotlight
, for helping demonstrate a fraction of what we’re losing in the
#WVUmistake
and
#academicdecimation
NEW — From Appalachian Studies to Russian to jazz: Meet 5 professors WVU is losing amid cutbacks, by
@mirrabellala
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As soon as you think the cuts have stopped, they cut more good people. No one is safe.
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
New: With additional job loss announced Friday evening in the libraries and Teaching and Learning Commons, WVU has lost around 300 positions this year amid a budget crunch.
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“We do not stand with the dismissal of concerns from the campus community. We do not stand with the way our school is being ripped apart. We do not stand with the University’s deviation from its land-grant mission or from its responsibilities to the state of West Virginia.”
The University voted on Friday to slash 28 majors, 10 of which are undergraduate, as well as 143 faculty positions. This decision is both disappointing and could have a rippling effect on the state.
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Hey,
@TheSpaceGal
, can you help boost this signal into the galaxy?
The Department of World Languages at
#WVU
is recommended for dissolution, eliminating ALL programs, grad and undergrad, and reducing faculty to ZERO.
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Not me, planning the outfit in which I get fired tomorrow…
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
@LMDiBartolomeo
@WVUEberly
“I can’t say its really been that much of a pleasure to work with you after all…”
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Me walking into my last class ever next week…
A black cat dressed as a vampire, dignified and cool.
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I feel like WLLL has gotten all the attention. Let’s show Math some love (even though I suck at math)!
#WVUmistake
#WVU
Preserve the Graduate Mathematics Programs at West Virginia University - Sign the Petition! via
@Change
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In case there’s any doubt, people are paying attention to the
#WVUMistake
, both in
#WV
and beyond. Thank you to all the excellent journalists who have helped spread the word about
#WVU
’s
#academicdecimation
!
Stories about WVU were our most read — and the most news tips I’ve ever received. Thank you for trusting us.
I appreciate everyone who helped me learn about higher ed in WV, including students.
From
@Leann_Ray
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Another great piece from
@ameliaknisely
. Thanks for keeping the ongoing
#WVUmistake
and
#academicdecimation
in the news.
@kaytelymarie
via
@WV_Watch
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We’re soooo close to 20,000 signatures. Please sign and share!
Help save
@WVU_Worldlang
at
#WVU
from the
#WVUmistake
!
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"We also want to emphasize that we are not facing a budget crisis."
WVU releases an "open letter to the people of WV," signed by the present/past board of governor members and Pres. Gee ahead of Friday's vote to cut programs and jobs.
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Last night’s Big Goodbye was a resounding success. Thanks to all who came out to support our colleagues, our neighbors, and our
#morgantown
community!
@123pleasant
#academicdecimation
#wvumistake
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More faculty cuts as part of the
#WVUmistake
, today 16 people from Math/Stats.
#academicdecimation
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This. We didn’t NOT appeal. We did everything they allowed us to do. We didn’t give up. We worked hard to divine what they wanted—when we should have known that they wanted us gone.
#WVUmistake
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The attacks on American higher education continue, targeting not only arts and humanities but also STEM at UNC-G. Our universities are being gutted, and no one outside academe seems to care.
#academicdecimation
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Exactly. Don’t be fooled. Nothing is saved and nothing is safe. We have to save OUR university and ensure our students’ access to the world.
#stopthecuts
#WVUmistake
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If more senior administrators demonstrated such courage, we might not be seeing the wholesale gutting of higher ed across the country. Bravo, Dean Bolton!
#solidarity
#academicdecimation
Oh wow, UNCG’s Associate Dean of CAS just resigned in protest: “I know egregious behavior from senior administration when I see it” 😳 (h/t
@UNCG_AAUP
)
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Taught my classes today, including a brand-new one on
#werewolves
and the whole time my brain was telling me how happy I was to be doing what I love while also reminding me that I may get to do it that much longer.
#wvumistake
#stopthecuts
#AcademicTwitter
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Hey,
#WVU
community, Happy
#LaborDay
! Celebrate by joining
@WVCampusWorkers
and showing your solidarity!
#WVUmistake
#academicdecimation
#stopthecuts
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Today,
#WVU
hears the appeal of the closure of languages, literature, & linguistics.
I submitted a personal letter in support of the dept, faculty, & students, stating that learning a language on an app is not a replacement for studying languages & linguistics at a university 👇
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A little reminder that, just under a week ago, WVU faculty overwhelmingly voted no confidence and voted to freeze
#academicdecimation
#WVUmistake
#stopthecuts
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Thank you,
@Mike__Tony
, for this thorough, thoughtful, and accurate piece, and thanks for keeping the
#wvumistake
and
#academicdecimation
in the news.
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Thanks,
@ameliaknisely
, for focusing on this aspect of the
#WVUmistake
WVU will lose 10 academic minors and English Language Learning Institute for international students via
@WV_Watch
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‘Inconceivable’: WVU’s plan to shut down language department could have detrimental impact on faculty and students, professors say
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I have had the honor of getting to know
@taylordelong18
and having her in several classes. She represents what is best about
#WestVirginia
, and WVU is driving her out of state thanks to
#academicdecimation
.
I’ve been asked several times if I’ll be attending WVU Law— the answer is no and this is why. The “transformation” is going to have lasting impacts and it really sucks that this is one of them.
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OMG 2020 is going out in style! Thank you to my lovely family for my dream shoes.
#louboutins
#nephews
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Wow! Two great
@WestVirginiaU
students selected for
@BorenAwards
! Seems like it might behoove
#WVU
to keep Russian Studies and
@WVU_Worldlang
alive and well! Congrats to
@h_mooreorless
and Christelle!
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I am always proud of
@ThatKenseyGirl
but especially today when I got my copy of
@ladygaga
’s lovely new book and then I see OMG MY NAME IS IN IT AND I AM DYING!
#WVU
@WestVirginiaU
@WVUEberly
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@chaseriggs_
Hi! I’m not a kook. I just emailed you to let you know I’d volunteer to teach an in-person class for any international student who needs it (masked, 6-feet apart) and that if you start a movement, I’d like to help.
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@TheSpaceGal
It would be great to get state help! But President Gee has told multiple media outlets that he won’t ask for bailout funding. He wants to make the cuts and reductions. Today’s
@washingtonpost
quotes him saying just that.
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Red alert,
#WVU
alumni and students of Russian and all things east European: I need your help! Email me your testimonials about how our program helped you get where you are, especially if you're in intel/natsec/military. Help us save our program!
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