‼️ Very soon, if not already, many academic programs will be dealing with a student leadership vacuum. A close friend said, "Covid deleted the community structure of <insert your program/lab/workplace>"
🧵How can we be expected to lead when we haven't been led? Plz RT to amplify
I missed some red flags when I interviewed for my first grad program a few years ago, so here are some questions I think are worth asking during PhD interviews, a #Thread#AcademicChatter#PhDLife#AcademicTwitter
Tis the season that faculty review grad program applications. Our analysis shows demographic-based differences in access to volunteer research experiences. As you consider the diversity of your incoming class, keep in mind disparities in access to training. Link to report below.
My team has just updated our already large database of PhD/Graduate fellowships and graduate student research funding opportunities.
We found 200.
For each fellowship, we provide link, description, deadline, eligibility, etc.
Download here: https://t.co/1h76jJrKQv
📣Thinking about Applying to Penn State’s I-O Psychology Graduate Program? Attend our Information Night on Tuesday, November 2nd at 4:30-5:45pm ET for a Q&A with faculty and current students!📣
https://t.co/mYJgigld8T
1. SIOP’s Diversifying I-O Program (DIP) will kick off next month with a virtual conference designed to help racial and ethnic minority individuals, particularly undergraduate students, learn more about I-O psychology.
Join us for a virtual info night on Wednesday, September 29th, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM Eastern Time! You will learn more about #IOPsych generally and also more specifically about our program. We hope to see you there!
To register, please visit https://t.co/AyJQuo3VNG
Calling all Grad students in psych to support the initiative to #diversifypsychology by becoming a mentor in the @NextGenPsych program to support underrepresented applicants with this strenuous process. Retweet to get the word out for mentees and mentors!
We've started compiling a list of financial resources (both on and off-campus) for graduate students here at Penn State, ranging from where to request emergency funds to childcare help:
https://t.co/Z3WGSnMa62
So I've been stuck on the camera policy for my Zoom classes. I totally get the worries about student privacy and invasiveness. But I also know that my teaching gets radically worse when I'm facing mostly all black squares. So this time, I tried complete honesty.
Report-thread:
@PSU_IO IS HIRING! We are looking for an ‘I’ side/diversity scholar to join our collegial group with awesome grads and UGs. See add https://t.co/uSp5L3yONA.
We are having our second virtual info night this Friday at 5:00 EST! To register for the event, please complete the following form:
https://t.co/KsRjfNBthj
We anticipate the event lasting about an hour, but will be available for longer if it is helpful. Hope to see you there!
I've spent the last five years studying the influence of mega-threats on racial minorities in the workplace. What are Mega-threats? I'm glad you asked! Here is a summary of my article with my brilliant co-author @ProfShimul about mega-threats 1/n
https://t.co/XEk72Bd3pS
Well, it finally happened. This #ICE International #StudentBan got me back into the “organizing effective lobbying action via twitter” game.
Want to make sure our lovely international students can keep their visas? Here’s how to do it:
THREAD.
https://t.co/k8xmv5dNyE
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