Thomas Abrams

Sociology and Disability Studies // Associate Professor of Sociology, Queen’s University // He/Him

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@davidabbottbris in my experience, 'time since last meal' is a very important variable. Best to read reviews with an hour.

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@bdjansenphd fuckin right bud!!!

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@bdjansenphd Best view of the county there, maybe after lake on the mountain. Did you get there?

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

Layoffs are impacting every unit on campus this week, and every week hereafter. The people who led us to this point are smiling for photos at great expense—money that could put food on dinner tables if people hadn’t been shown the door. Drop the tongs and go teach some students.

[Queen's University @queensu]

A #queensu summer tradition, the Office of the Principal hosted the Summer BBQ on July 4, for staff and faculty. Close to 2,000 attended and a donation bin was filled with non-perishable food items for the @amsfoodbank. Thanks to organizers, @queensfood, and @facilitiesqu.

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

Maybe I don't know what "fully supports" means. Take public money and spend it on PR teams rather than teaching, learning, or research?

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

"Memorial University fully supports the right of people to advocate for change and engage in peaceful protest. [...] We expect protesters to respect [UofT v Doe et al] and to end the occupation of the Arts and Administration building and the encampment on the St. John’s campus."

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

https://t.co/E47pdsSykx

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@DrMeghanNorris @JulienLefortF @DrSChouinard @queensu mais c'est obligatoire a trouver un autre prof de français, Lefort-Favreau est trop politique pour mes goûts.

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@DrMeghanNorris @JulienLefortF @DrSChouinard @queensu utilises-tu un iphone? seulement quelques gens savent que tu peux emphasizer le texte et appuyer le bouton translate parmi les options disponible-la

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@DrMeghanNorris @JulienLefortF @DrSChouinard @queensu il faut que tu me suives sur duolingo!!!

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@JulienLefortF ca me bouleverse

[horse dentist @equine__dentist]

friends: bro wanna go to the garden later and get some pollen?

me: ok but i can only stay for a couple

also me, 6 hours later, 12 flowers deep:

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@davidabbottbris don't give up! my students were very happy to read your work, and for you to respond to their questions afterwards.

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@DrMeghanNorris Isabelle at Sens Cafe on Ontario Street got a lovely video of the sunrise over the water, if you check out their instagram account

[sam @femalehabermas]

roommate wants to hang a frame of this opposite our toilet

[“paula” @paularambles]

a postgraduate degree? yeah i graduated and started posting

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@tylermeredith The CDB would use the DTC eligibility criteria, would it not?

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

@socijosh Students loved the Queer criminology course offering recently added to our roster, too! It was a seminar, capped at 25.

Would you mind sharing the syllabus? It would be interesting to see the differences in approaches, and similarities.

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

So here we are. The 'immanent closure' talked about in the student press isn't going to happen, but how was anyone to know that, given the messaging on the issue? This PR problem is compounding financial stressors across the sector, where we hopefully can turn our attention soon

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

What a PR mess. #QueensU isn't going to close. All Ontario schools are facing similar pressures--yet we're in the news. Why? The university ignored students, who reacted accordingly. The admin was standoffish at the Dec town hall, with expected results.
https://t.co/bTiMKARaNt

[Thomas Abrams @Thomas__Abrams]

The budget pressures are shared, but the management of this issue was not handled well. People felt ignored, then were told they would experience cuts, despite having no control over the budget before or now. In the absence of a dialogue, they used what information they had.