The other day, Jesse Stommel tweeted about public work not being counted for tenure, and that the qualifications for awarding tenure should be changed. I was told recently, "your public work doesn't count for tenure." I find myself more compelled to change tenure than my work. — Jesse Stommel (@Jessifer) January 30, 2015 The conversation of tweets that followed included an elaboration, stating that we need to “think more broadly about the locations of scholarship. Public, open-access should be seen as rigorous.” […]
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#LoungeTweets: Dr. Simmons Tweets from the REL Lounge on Tuesday
It’s that time again. No, not exam time. It’s time for live tweets from the REL lounge! Take a break from the studying and see what’s going on with one of our amazing faculty members as they hang out in the REL lounge and think deep thoughts. No, that’s not right. Use #LoungeTweets. Dr. Merinda Simmons will hang out in the lounge from 2:00-3:00 on Tuesday Dec. 9 to answer questions, tweet about what’s happening in the lounge, and let us know […]
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A Room of Our Own
Tweets on the value of our dept. lounge: — Mike Altman (@MichaelJAltman) December 1, 2014 I just walked into the lounge to refill my water bottle and a student in my class was hanging out with her laptop. — Mike Altman (@MichaelJAltman) December 1, 2014 "I spent all day looking for this!” she says, and holds up a book. It’s Sehat’s _Myth of American Religious Freedom_… — Mike Altman (@MichaelJAltman) December 1, 2014 “Have you looked at it?”“Not really. Just […]
#LoungeTweets With Dr. Finnegan on Monday
Did you check out our #LoungeTweets a couple weeks ago? It was a blast. Now it’s time to do it again. Dr. Eleanor Finnegan will hang out in the lounge from 2:30-3:30 on Monday to answer questions, tweet about what’s happening in the lounge, and let us know what she’s up to lately. Follow her at @finneged. Follow @finneged Follow the conversation at #LoungeTweets. Don’t miss it! Tweet #LoungeTweets […]
Voting is over: McCutcheon Says It’s @McCutcheonSays
(The official soundtrack to this post.) Thanks to everyone who voted. After all the votes were counted and the local board of elections argued over hanging chads, we have dubbed a winner. You can now find Dr. Russell Mccutcheon on Twitter at @McCutcheonSays. So know your role and tweet at him. Follow @McCutcheonSays // […]
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#LoungeTweets: Live Tweets from Faculty in the REL Lounge
Did you know we have a lounge? And sometimes it has donuts? And we like Twitter? Well, we do. And sometimes we tweet about donuts in the lounge. Survive the storm? Then you need a donut at 8 am at the REL lounge. pic.twitter.com/ohBEWMfqTW — UA Dept. of REL (@StudyReligion) October 14, 2014 We’re debuting a new feature next week: Live Tweets from the Lounge. One of our faculty members will take their work out of the office and into the […]
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Help Prof. McCutcheon Find a Twitter Handle
As you may have noticed, our department is getting kind of excited about Twitter. So excited, in fact, that now Prof. McCutcheon wants to join Twitter. But there’s one small problem. What should his Twitter handle be? We’re asking for help from you, the students and friends of the Department of Religious Studies. Leave your suggestion for Prof. McCutcheon’s handle as a comment on this post, on Facebook, or tweet it to us @StudyReligion. A team of highly trained judges […]
Did You Miss Last Night’s “A Grad’s Tale” with Samantha Bush? Here’s All the Wisdom in One Blog Post
Last night we had the pleasure of hearing from Samantha Bush, an REL grad, about her life after the Capstone and how her REL degree has helped her get her career started. If you missed it last night, here are the highlights thanks to our intrepid team of live tweeters. […]
A Grad’s Tale Tonight: Ask Questions & Follow the Conversation with #GradTales
We are happy to welcome another Religious Studies graduate back to talk about life after college. Samantha Bush will be joining us to reflect on her time in REL and the skills she learned in our department that have translated to her career after graduation. Follow @StudyReligion // Also, follow the conversation tonight and tweet us your questions for Samantha throughout the day today and tonight at @StudyReligion using #GradTales. See you tonight at 6:30 in the Anderson Room (205) […]
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Tweeting #UALife During the First Week of Classes
Follow @StudyReligion and send us your #UALife pictures and tweets! @StudyReligion @_CatiewithaC_ #UAlife #rel102 #crushinit pic.twitter.com/eJ09Bp4vh7 — Emily Vork Young 🇻🇦 (@RandomJellyBean) August 21, 2014 […]
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