Stephen Oakes

Higher ed media relations. Done with Twitter once it became X.

[MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences @MIT_SHASS]

For Rani Ukhengching Marma from Bangladesh, who is enrolled in the MIT Indigenous Languages Initiative, preserving Marma is about more than the language itself
https://t.co/H1XY8ReLKL @MITGradStudents

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Our acclaimed, non-partisan @MITelectionlab has a new website — updated to reflect the lab's significant growth over the past six years! We invite you to explore the site and the lab's trove of research and insight for improving U.S. elections: https://t.co/ckszFPdA2L

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Does politics have a place in science? STS.012 explores science in relation to social life & cultural ideas through humanities/social science, ethnographic work, films, podcasts & multimedia @MIT_SHASS @SHASS4Students @MITstudents @dwai_banerjee
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Election information and insight from @MITPoliSci faculty in our midterm series.

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Election Insights 2022: "Democracy in the Balance?" In his commentary for our series of research-based perspectives on the midterms, @MITPoliSci Prof Devin Caughey weighs the potential for the "partisan balancing" that often occurs in midterm elections. https://t.co/34UXa7MYAj

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Check out @MIT faculty commentary for important election observations and analysis.

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Election Insights 2022: "From Dog Whistles to Claxons." In her research-based commentary for our midterm election series, @MIT_CMSW media historian @ProfHendershot analyzes what makes current political communications different from those of earlier times: https://t.co/vCCpgv8wa8

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Faculty from @MITanthropology, @MITPoliSci, and @mit_cmsw share their thoughts in our midterm series.

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Election Insights 2022: Resilient Institutions or Power Games? "Resilient institutions...exist only as we enact them, and depend on all of us acting in good faith." —Commentary by Susan Silbey, Prof of Sociology & @MITAnthropology, for our midterm series: https://t.co/YqR3Mydpn2

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“Things will be broken. Things will be broken more often." Article by @stokel @techreview https://t.co/NluoI1gsEB

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#EventAlert 11/17: Starr Forum: Xi Jinping’s Third Term: Challenges for the United States

Featuring @fravel @arkroeber @SusanShirk1 @jessicacweiss, moderated by @YashengHuang

Event details here: https://t.co/RxEYG8IOBf

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#MIT faculty offer insightful commentary for this year’s midterms and beyond.

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Election Insights 2022: "Broken Jobs, Broken Media, & Working-Class Voters." In her commentary for our midterm election series, MIT Prof of Anthropology Chris Walley details how today's "broken jobs and broken media environments stem from similar sources." https://t.co/ocHsw9Eymj

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Ben Bernanke PhD ’79 awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences: MIT alumnus and two others honored for research on the role of banks in the economy, including during financial crises. https://t.co/LSYAiTW8e3

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On "History As It Happens: The Espionage Act’s Origins," @HistoryMIT Prof Chris Capozzola, an expert on citizenship and the military in modern America, discusses the 1917 law's WWI-era origins and how it has been used over time. Via the @washtimes: https://t.co/sec1SBCFTV

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.@MITelectionlab provides insight and analysis on all things election. Here Prof Charles Stewart III talks with @maddow

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🌟 🇺🇸 🌟 MIT Prof Charles Stewart III/@MITelectionlab and Rachel Maddow/@maddow discuss how people pushing the "big lie" are damaging democracy and threatening America's election officials—the "linchpins" of U.S. election integrity. https://t.co/tNQHOB2huW

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A great loss.

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John Tirman, CIS executive director and scholar, dies at 72. An expert on US-Iran relations and human security, John was a thoughtful and prolific—yet always modest—colleague and friend. https://t.co/LzG8Zviy2R
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Have a look! Our latest "Media Digest" features entries on rewilding urban areas; learning from S. African democracy; Lupe Fiasco's new album & MIT course; faculty honors; economic insights; the housing market; strengthening US democracy—and much more. https://t.co/467Q5RpyGD

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The "architectural canvas" shaping up in #KendallSquare as it connects to the @MIT campus is shared in @MetropolisMag https://t.co/wzrajP7Q6o

[MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing @mit_cmsw]

Can Researchers Show That Threat Assessment Stops Mass Shootings? https://t.co/3VoGCKMGwV New reporting in the @NewYorker from @MIT_Sciwrite alum @SilverJacket

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MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles is one of four guest editors who will advise on a new series of @Nature issues addressing racism in science. https://t.co/rfGwBi63ff

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How, amidst a pandemic, did the 2020 election become the most secure in American history, and what does it tell us for the future? Answers in a page-turner report from @HealthyElex led by MIT's @cstewartiii and Stanford's @persily: https://t.co/5FcABk14gO

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A report from the @MITelectionlab "examines the federal govt’s history of election spending—and suggests ways it could consider dispersing monies to help underfunded election administrators.” Non-partisan election admnistration is crucial for democracy. https://t.co/dO4OwZY1bu

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From South Africa, a success story for democracy: In a new book, @MITPoliSci Professor Evan Lieberman/@evlieb examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government and finds meaningful progress. @lab_diversity https://t.co/hW6DB3ZXNf