AcademicKindness

A record of unsolicited kindness, unexpected goodwill, and excessive generosity in academia.

maintained by @RabiaGregory

[Bonnie Amelia Dean (she/her) @_BonnieDean]

To congratulate our student, Lorraine Fields, on her first PhD publication we made her a little something 🎉☕️🥳

#kickinggoals #dontwaittocelebrate
@UOW @UoWnursing @TraceyMoroney @PhDForum @AcademicKindnes @AcademicChatter #PhD @SDGoals #SDGs #supervisor

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@PonderosaMstrys submissions from postdoctoral researchers and independent scholars are very much welcome!

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Contest Announcement: What is Academic Kindness? The Create Kindness Initiative and Academic Kindness on Tumblr host the first ever “What is Academic Kindness contest" winners receive certificate and 5 hrs of free professional editing... https://t.co/i1eX4BElsP

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Amazing PhD (now postdoc) supervisor and mentor - My PhD supervisor (now postdoc supervisor) has been a... https://t.co/P31wZyCki0

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warmly welcomed to a new city - I have just left a job at a university in one city to become an... https://t.co/MIcjR1gTig

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feeling human for a moment - when i was trying to decide where to be while writing up my dissertation (in... https://t.co/c2APZCEWQh

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@jennywahwah @sheilmcn @suewatling @leohavemann not the same people so thanks for the wonderful links!

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@blanchard_kate @AcademicBatgirl @AcerbicAcademic You're a fantastic teacher +++ a mentor to other teachers. you've got this. be kind to yourself

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@blanchard_kate @AcademicBatgirl @AcerbicAcademic oh no! that has to hurt but everyone has days like that. don't ask for absolution! your students are burned out and you are too. It is okay to be human. spend a bit of time assessing what went wrong. if you feel safe, tell them you're bummed class didn't go as planned and rebuild

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[Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC]

Everich conference:
Make yt an exercise yn academique kindenesse;
Listen, enthuse, support, helpe, collaborate, planne,
Be ther for those strugglinge, celebrate the success of peers,
Make a nurturinge & capacious future for the fielde,
& rokke on.

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Post-surgery support - Last week I had surgery, and my brother (who I care for) also had surgery. I had a... https://t.co/eXLwTtU0y2

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Too Many reference letter requests? - I’m an international student who’s studying in a doctoral program in... https://t.co/PR6gbdEamz

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A Personal Grant - As a pre-tenure professor in a research institution, I am feeling the pressure to... https://t.co/W5y7efuD2J

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Do you have a good memory of someone who salvaged a horrid semester? Share it and bring hope to others on https://t.co/FOsrNG2A3M

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Remember: what we do to help the most vulnerable in our profession will shape our legacies and the future of the field. Practice kindness!