Academics Are Human Too

#academicsarehumantoo -- a place for academics to share "failure" CVs and other human moments in higher ed

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

This right here... this is what #academicsarehumantoo is all about 🙏

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

There has been a slight update to this platform which was originally #professorsarehumantoo. We quickly realized how shortsighted that was, and it has been expanded to encompass academics of all backgrounds! #academicsarehumantoo #MPSA19 #mpsa2019 #failurecv

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Hey #poliscitwitter and #mpsa19 / #mpsa2019 attendees. This account was launched at MPSA 2018 and we’d love to expand this year. Share your “human” moments - good and bad- with the #academicsarehumantoo / #academicsRhuman2 . Would love to hear more about @MPSAnet moments. 🙏

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Woah... there is a whole lot of human happening here. 😞

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Yes. THIS. To be human is to err, over and over again. We do a disservice to others and ourselves if we consistently pretend otherwise.

[Prof Kalwant Bhopal @KalwantBhopal]

There's nothing wrong with admitting our failures as academics. I often feel insecure; that my writing is not good enough, that I'm not articulate enough and that I'll never be fully accepted in academia. Surely everyone feels like that...at least some of the time, don't they?

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Thank you for sharing part of your #failurecv. It’s so important to remember that #professorsarehumantoo /#academicsarehumantoo https://t.co/IaTnMgKGYb

[Todd A Curry (He/Him) @DrToddACurry]

I got three rejections this weekend folks. And I left all of them to be read on Monday. Cause self healing is important. https://t.co/MgAxxuKO1p

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

A great thread. #failurecvs show an academic has been courageous enough to put themselves out there and changes the conversation around what it means to be an academic. Thank you! https://t.co/SMMe1XdCYz

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Absolutely, 100% in the spirit of #professorsarehumantoo. https://t.co/ObRbVuelfX

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

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[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

#professorsarehumantoo. Thank you, @RAKarl for this honest, brave post about your tenure denial experience. More academics need to share experiences like these, because rejection is far more common than not in academia, and the last thing we need is to isolate ourselves for it. https://t.co/j8KPFLffvD

[@rakarl.bsky.social @RAKarl]

It’s that time of year for tenure/job/fellowship announcement tweets. I have my own professional news to share, but it’s not like most of what’s out there

I wasn’t awarded tenure + will be leaving Princeton this time next year

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Yesterday was a profoundly disturbing moment for #polisci. An editor of the discipline’s top journal abused his privilege to deny accuser claims. Imagine how accusers (already put in a vulnerable position) felt seeing their claims publicly refuted in such a high profile way. https://t.co/JQY6Vt506E

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

YES. #professorsarehumantoo https://t.co/fv2vuRqcP6

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Can’t wait to get this, too!!! https://t.co/GhSK2DQv6u

[LeniG @ElenaGriebaum]

after months of waiting I finally got my copy of #FailingUp by @leslieodomjr today. I've only read the prologue so far but I can already tell that this is a life-changing read..

[Robert Trevino, MD, PhD @trevy13]

So many more conversations on the topic of #SciCVFail #shadowCV #failureCV https://t.co/kvQTeiMivV

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Great advice. Presumably there are high levels of depression and anxiety in higher ed, which can “lie” to you about being a failure, when in fact, you’re not! We’re all about turning the idea of failure upside down. #professorsarehumantoo #failurecv https://t.co/ZiGigFRKoW

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

One big picture idea behind #professorsarehumantoo is to normalize owning mistakes. A roadblock toward a more accepting world is ego driven denial of shortcomings, big & small. We have to break the stigma of denying mistakes. Professors can model this for younger generations.

[Academics Are Human Too @AcademicsHuman2]

Failure is a part of mastery: “Success is hitting that 10 ring; mastery is knowing it means nothing if you can't do it again. Mastery is not the same as success, which [is] a moment in time. Mastery is not a commitment to a goal but to a constant pursuit.” Sarah Lewis. #failurecv

[womenalsoknowstuff @womenalsoknow]

What's in the "American politics canon" and what isn't? Check out this new @PS_polisci piece about gender representation!

#womenalsoknowstuff https://t.co/0VBT9L0Yvw

[womenalsoknowstuff @womenalsoknow]

Election 2018: More Women Than Ever Are Running for Office, feat. @poliscigrl
@IvyAMCargile @sidney_b and Diana Dwyre https://t.co/RsBK09a9fJ

[womenalsoknowstuff @womenalsoknow]

Census Bureau adviser Prof. Sunshine Hillygus on citizenship question: 'What the hell?' https://t.co/U3HnYHnlyg