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@thatdaneshguy
Thank you for calling this to our attention. We support the individuals insulted in the video. This matter has our full attention and we are following our guidelines for addressing discriminatory speech.
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A number of you have contacted the college with concerns about a video circulating on social media that shows a Reed faculty member making offensive and racist comments at a local business. We express our support for the employees insulted in the video.
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Today, Variety reports on the commercial release of Ginsberg's 1956 reading of "Howl" at Reed College; it is the earliest recording of the iconic poem.
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This matter has our full attention. We are following our guidelines for addressing discriminatory speech.
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Attention faculty and graduate students! Join us at this
@NEHgov
-sponsored Summer Institute for Higher Education, "Philosophical Perspectives on Care," at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, between July 10 and 29, 2022.
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We are thrilled that
@ClintSmithIII
will speak at our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Engagement on January 21. Join us! Free and open to the public.
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Reed College has joined an Amicus Brief in support of Harvard's and MIT's lawsuit challenging the forthcoming ICE SEVP rules barring online study for international students.
#F1visa
#InternationalStudent
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Digging deeper pays off! In a stats class last semester, students figured out how to reverse-engineer the U.S. News college rankings based on public data sources. Guess what they learned about Reed's rank?
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It is Thursday . . . Reed campus news day! Hot off the press . . . check it out.
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The board of trustees is delighted to announce Audrey Bilger as our 16th president! Bilger (
@AudreyBilger
) is the first woman to be selected for the post, and she joins Reed from Pomona College, where she most recently served as VP for academic affairs.
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Author Ijeoma Oluo (
@IjeomaOluo
) will be our Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Engagement speaker on Tuesday, January 28! Oluo is a Seattle-based “writer, speaker, and internet yeller.” A book signing and reception will follow the free lecture. Join us!
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Join us for this talk by Ijeoma Oluo (
@IjeomaOluo
), our Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Engagement speaker, on Tuesday, January 28! Free and open to the public.
#MLK2020
Author Ijeoma Oluo (
@IjeomaOluo
) will be our Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Engagement speaker on Tuesday, January 28! Oluo is a Seattle-based “writer, speaker, and internet yeller.” A book signing and reception will follow the free lecture. Join us!
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Friday at 4 p.m. PST, join us for this week's biology seminar with Crystal Rogers (University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine) on "Sticking together: Cadherin proteins during embryonic development." Free/open to the public with RSVP:
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From Reed College VP and Dean of Admission & Financial Aid
For high school students concerned about supporting your right to be safe in school, and how it will affect your application at Reed -- it's all good; we've got your backs.
#nationalschoolwalkout
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Beautiful memorial for Taliesin Namkai Meche ‘16 and the other heroes who gave their lives in defense of two young women one year ago.
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#FBF
: Kathleen Saadat ’74 organized Portland's first gay pride march in 1975. She led the campaign against Oregon's infamous, discriminatory Measure 9. And she recorded a swingin' album with Pink Martini . . . at age 77! An iconic Reedie, indeed. 🏳️🌈
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Tomorrow! Seattle-based “writer, speaker, and internet yeller” Ijeoma Oluo (
@IjeomaOluo
) will speak at 6 p.m. on her book, "So You Want to Talk About Race." Free and open to the public.
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Props to Natasha, class of ’19! 🎉🧪🧫
MBL has awarded the inaugural E.E.Just Fellowships to Isa Alvarez, a recent
@UChicago
grad, and Natasha Baas-Thomas,
@Reed_College
graduate. The fellowship sponsors their enrollment in an Advanced Research Discovery course at MBL. Congratulations!
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Reed's first Latinx Heritage Month celebration will kick off with keynote lecturer Ariana Brown on Monday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. in PAB. Free and open to the public; all are welcome!
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Congratulations to our thesising seniors! This weekend we celebrate you and all of your hard work. 🎉 Happy Renn Fayre!
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Snow Day! ❄️
Due to inclement weather, classes on Thursday, February 23, are canceled.
📸 by Michelle O'Shea '23
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Reed embraces the value of diversity and is committed to educating the best and brightest from every group.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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The 2019
#Grammy
nominations are out, and we've learned that Prof. John Cox has been nominated for his singing on the
@skylarkensemble
album "Last Seven Words from the Cross"!
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Tomorrow afternoon: Prof. Kelly Chacón (
@Kelly_N_Chacon
) presents a talk on tellurium-resistant (TeR) bacteria at 4:15 p.m. She will discuss her approach to this topic, bioinorganic questions, and her journey through the tenure track. Free & open w/RSVP.
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For the third time in Reed’s history, six graduates have been selected for Fulbright scholarships—congrats to Dylan Holmes ’17, Brandon Marrow ’18, Aja Procita ’18, Timmy Straw ’18, Ophelia Vedder ’18, and Genevieve Ward ’15! 🎉💫🌏
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Join us at vigil for Taliesin & other heroes of the brutal attack tonight at 6:30 pm at Hollywood MAX station.
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Laurels, champagne and happy tears – Renn Fayre '22 is here! Congratulations again to all of our seniors – we are so proud of you! 📸 by Lauren LaBarre Photography.
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Today at 12:15 pm PST, Reed College President Audrey Bilger will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and other university and college presidents, at the invitation of the White House, to discuss access to reproductive health care.
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This spring, the board of trustees granted tenure to four outstanding professors. Congratulations to Derek Applewhite [biology], Christian Kroll [Spanish], Angélica Osorno [math], and Sarah Wagner-McCoy [English]!
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Congratulations to Prof. Samiya Bashir (
@scryptkeeper
)! 🙌🎉✨
Samiya Bashir of Portland takes home the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry
#OregonBookAwards
@scryptkeeper
@mbisbeebeek
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Have you heard? President Kroger declared Reed a sanctuary college for the purposes of immigration:
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The Reed faculty voted unanimously to approve an interdisciplinary major in comparative race & ethnicity studies (CRES) at its meeting on Monday night. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a reality!
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Did you know J. Robert Oppenheimer toured Reed’s campus in 1955? Nicholas Wheeler ’55, A. A. Knowlton Professor Emeritus of Physics, recounts giving Oppenheimer a campus tour, trading stories, and asking him about physics.
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Hearty congratulations to this new crop of tenured profs! Cheers to Professors Bashir, Cerveny, Cohen, Duffly, Khan, Szwarcberg Daby, and Zornik. 🎉👨🏫🙌👩🏫
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Hats off to the class of 2022! 🎓 The Reed College class of 2022 Commencement ceremony took place in-person on the Reed campus on Monday, May 16.
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The board of trustees is delighted to announce Audrey Bilger as our 16th president! Bilger (
@AudreyBilger
) is the first woman to be selected for the post, and she joins Reed from Pomona College, where she most recently served as VP for academic affairs.
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Snow Day PART TWO! ❄️❄️
Due to inclement weather, classes on Friday, February 24, again are canceled.
📸 by Cornelia Soma Penn '24
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Each year, after submitting their theses and donning their laurels, Reed seniors add their names to a thesis board outside of the registrar's office. This year, we are celebrating them with a digital thesis board. Congratulations, seniors! 🎉
#LoveReed
🎊
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Adrienne Nelson, Reed trustee & Multnomah County Circuit judge, has been appointed by Governor Brown to the Oregon Supreme Court—the first time an African American has served on the high court in the state’s 158-year history. Congratulations, Judge Nelson!
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Following a national search for a new vice president of student life (VPSL), we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Karnell McConnell-Black, EdD. He comes to Reed from Westminster College, where he was VP of student affairs & dean of students. 1/2
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The Environmental Law Institute (
@ELIORG
) announced Zac Perry, who leads Reed's Grounds and Maintenance departments, is the winner of a National Wetlands Award in the category of local stewardship for his work restoring the Reed Canyon. Congrats, Zac! 📸 Michelle O'Shea '23
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Prof. Anna Ritz (
@anna_m_ritz
) wins the 2020 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award! 🎊 She was recognized for her computational contributions in molecular systems biology and her dedication to student mentorship. Watch the video:
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Celebratory acknowledgment is in order for six outstanding professors who have earned tenure! Recently, the board of trustees granted tenure to Andrew Bray, Alison Crocker, Adam Groce, Lucía Martínez Valdivia, Kyle Ormsby, and Anna Ritz. Congrats! 🎉 1/2
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Congratulations to Shep Doeleman ’86 and his team at the Event Horizon Telescope Project on their stunning scientific achievement—the first image of the black hole at the center of galaxy M87!
#EHTBlackHole
#ReedCollege
#LoveReed
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President Audrey Bilger condemned the ICE directive threatening to strip international students of their visa status. She immediately directed staff to help international students meet the new requirements.
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A construction crew repaving the sidewalk leading to Eliot Hall made an unexpected discovery buried inside a disused ventilation tunnel—a large concrete rabbit!
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We've learned that several students and alumni have won graduate research fellowships from the
@NSF
, including Maxine Calle ’20, Emma Williams-Baron ’15, Nicholas Franzese ’17, Rose Driscoll ’17, Kealyssa Castillo-Martin ’18, and Ella Banyas ’17. Congrats and great tîme! 🎉 1/2
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There is a new mural in sports center that celebrates fitness for all types of bodies, aiming to rewrite some of the negative thought patterns that people experience at the gym. Created by Lune Whitlock ’20, the mural is titled "Everybody Belongs Here."
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Now here is one ranking we can agree on! 😊 Number one for "Great classroom experience," indeed.
Based on surveys of 140,000 students at our
#Best385Colleges
, our ranking lists highlight student experiences. Here are four superlative schools that earned
#1
spots:
@BowdoinCollege
,
@VanderbiltU
,
@ClemsonU
, and
@Reed_College_
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It's beginning to look a lot like spring on the Reed College campus! 🌸
📸 by Cornelia Soma Penn '24
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Did you know Reed has the only nuclear reactor in the country staffed by liberal arts undergraduates? That’s a fact Jerry Newhouse, director of Reed’s reactor, discusses in a recent episode of the
@atlasobscura
podcast.
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Admission decisions are in the mail . . .
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In a new podcast, Malcolm Gladwell skewers U.S. News college ranking system and hacks its algorithm, aided and abetted by a team of Reed statisticians, including students and Prof. Kelly McConville. Guess what they find?
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Yesterday Prof. Samiya Bashir (
@scryptkeeper
) spoke with
@OPBTOL
about concepts of home and solitude and an essay about her experience in the new book “There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love.” Listen to the conversation:
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Last month, record producer and two-time Grammy winner
@cherylpawelski
shared her music knowledge during Paideia alongside her wife, Reed President Audrey Bilger. This weekend, Cheryl has a chance to nab another win for best historical album. Good luck, Cheryl!
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The latest episode of the
@statsandstories
podcast features Prof. Kelly McConville discussing voter ID laws and who they affect most. She is a survey statistician who develops estimation techniques that combine complex survey data with big data sources.
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Tonight! Students are invited to a conversation with Jade Fox (
@iamjadefox
), an LGBTQ+ comedian living in Portland. Her relatable, comedic content surrounding pop culture, lifestyle, entertainment, and gay culture has been in BuzzfFed. Reed login required:
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Congratulations to Prof. Kimberly Clausing on her appointment to the Treasury Department to work on tax policy!
Update: Sworn in today as deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis in Treasury. Tax policy is a key tool for tackling our biggest challenges, incl. pandemic relief & recovery, climate change, and inequality. Grateful to be part of Biden policy team! Fired up and ready to go.
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The Scientist magazine features a profile of Prof. Derek Applewhite (
@ApplewhiteDerek
) and his work inspiring young biologists while promoting inclusion and equality in the field.
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From President Bilger and all of us at Reed, we wish you a new year filled with the magic and joy of learning!
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Yes, the "liberal arts" include science too. A new study sets Reed as top school in the nation in percentage of STEM majors who go on to earn PhDs. Read the report:
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Professors
@ApplewhiteDerek
& Anna Ritz win $589K
@NSF
grant to study the signalling that controls cell shape:
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Prof. Pete Rock [creative writing 2001–] will be seeing his name in lights. His novel "My Abandonment," about a girl and her father who live in a cave in Forest Park, has been adapted for the screen. In select theaters, beginning on June 29.
The nation’s top critics are raving about
#LeaveNoTrace
:
“A deeply affecting story.” –
@NYtimes
“A powerful film from start to finish” –
@LAtimes
From the Academy Award Nominated writer and director of Winter’s Bone - in select theaters June 29.
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Prof. Samiya Bashir (
@scryptkeeper
) in
@lithub
on returning from her time as a 2019-20 Rome Prize fellow in Literature: "Here I am. Locked down. Tensed up. On pause. Uncertain. One whole leap-year season in exile so far with no end in sight."
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Under these gray January skies, we're grateful for the green of the Reed canyon.
📷️ by Lauren LaBarre
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A new study examines all of the evidence about rankings and confirms the best way to find a college that is a “good fit” is to ignore the rankings.
Stanford study finds U.S. News & other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students & parents say they want in college
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Congrats to Prof. Alison Crocker, recently honored for her outstanding efforts in science research and education w/the Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award from the Murdock Trust! via
@YouTube
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We are thrilled for Prof. Derek Applewhite (
@ApplewhiteDerek
)—teacher, mentor, cell biologist—to be on this distinguished list! 🥰🎉💯
In celebration of
#BlackHistoryMonth2020
, we're honored to share this list of 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America compiled by
@phdgprotein86
.
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Laurels, a thesis parade, and champagne celebrations—congratulations to all of our graduating seniors!
📸 by Lauren LaBarre
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@rightlegpegged
@PDX_BizAlliance
We just received confirmation that Reed has NOT paid for PBA membership since 2014. Of course we'll request that their website be updated.
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The full statement from Reed President Audrey Bilger & Dean of Faculty Kathy Oleson:
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Prof. Sam Fey [biology] won a $700,000 grant from the
@NSF
that will allow him and students to study phytoplankton, the remarkable organisms that produce half of the planet’s oxygen!
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Congrats to Prof. Sam Fey, associate professor of biology, on his
@NSF
CAREER award. The grant, totaling nearly $1.1 million, will support Fey's research on the ecological significance of thermal refuges amid climate warming.
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Congratulations to
@OmnivoreRecords
, Cheryl Pawelski and spouse President Audrey Bilger (
@CherylPawelski
@AudreyBilger
) on winning the
#Grammy
for Best Historical Album!
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Two hours until the tip off of the Reed College NCAA Division None March Madness Basketball Tourney!
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363 strong, the Class of ’22 is one of the most ethnically diverse in Reed’s history, with 36% of the students identifying as U.S. multicultural. International students make up another 9%. See all of the impressive details, quantitative and qualitative:
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Congratulations graduates! 🎓️
We loved getting to celebrate the class of 2024 at Commencement yesterday. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for each and every one of you.
📸 Lauren LaBarre
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Malcolm Gladwell interviews Prof. Kelly McConville [mathematics] and former students about their investigation into the U.S. News & World Report college rankings in his podcast
#RevisionistHistory
. Listen:
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Cheers to Prof. Mark Burford for being awarded top prize by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (
@arscaudio
) in historical research for his book _Mahalia Jackson & the Black Gospel Field_. 🎉
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Congrats to the ORSU team, including Miranda Mishan ’17 (
@reed_alumni
) and Juanita Fetuuaho (assistant coach at Reed), on a big win!
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Gary Snyder '51
In the next century
or the one beyond that,
they say,
are valleys, pastures,
we can meet there in peace
if we make it.
To climb these coming crests
one word to you, to
you and your children:
stay together
learn the flowers
go light
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The Princeton Review published the Best 389 Colleges for 2024. Reed was highlighted for best classroom experience, most LGBTQ friendly, an excellent college radio station, and more. 🦉
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Pres. Bilger: "I find inspiration and take enormous pride in what Reed stands for: academic excellence & a belief in freedom of inquiry as the foundation of a fully participatory democracy. I am thrilled to be at the helm as we usher in a new chapter of this extraordinary story.
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Prof. Suzy Renn, a neuroscientist who studies the evolution of social behavior, recently won a $421,374 grant from the
@NIH
to seek clues to the biological basis of anorexia and cachexia, a syndrome that afflicts cancer patients.
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Mary James, dean for institutional diversity, sent a personal letter to the Reed community in which she shared her vision for change and spoke to what this looks like for students, faculty, and staff—collectively as well as individually.
#BlackLivesMatter
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In the era of Twitter, a great sentence reigns supreme. But what exactly IS a sentence? We’re getting to the bottom of it with this new book by Prof. Jan Mieszkowski (
@janmpdx
), "Crises of the Sentence."
#SummerREEDing
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In a sudden reversal, the Trump administration has walked back the ICE rule that would have stripped
#InternationalStudents
of their visa status if classes were forced online.
#breaking
#F1visa
President Audrey Bilger condemned the ICE directive threatening to strip international students of their visa status. She immediately directed staff to help international students meet the new requirements.
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With the support of a new fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (
@ACLS1919
), Prof. Jing Jiang can dive into questions like "What do science fiction, magic realism, and utopian fiction have to do with modern Chinese literature?" 1/2
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Join us for
@hadleywickham
of
@rstudio
presenting a lecture, “Data Science with R,” Monday eve! Free/open.
#dataviz
#rstats
#tidyverse
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