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Someone asked why all/most professors support @ewarren. Maybe it& #39;s because academics recognize Warren as our favorite colleague? If you& #39;re lucky your department has one person who will have good ideas & is able to do the committee work. Most departments have none. #BestColleague
If the current Democratic field was sitting around your department conference table:
Mayor Pete: scored really high on his GRE, wrote a good diss, and is in his first year on the tenure track. He& #39;s focused on his third year review, not fixing your department.
Mayor Pete: scored really high on his GRE, wrote a good diss, and is in his first year on the tenure track. He& #39;s focused on his third year review, not fixing your department.
Klobuchar: she just got promoted & tenured. She edits a really good journal and has a lot of grad students. Some whisper that she isn& #39;t too nice to the grad students.
Biden: he& #39;s been around the department a long time, seen it all. Sometimes his hugs are a little awkward, but you can count on him to sit with you in the hospital waiting room.
Bernie: he hasn& #39;t published anything in a while, but still enjoys teaching his classes. His students love him.
Bloomberg: wants everyone in the department to be rated on their profit/loss ratio. Thinks students are a waste of time unless they& #39;re bringing in money. Asks everyone if they& #39;ve gotten any grants lately?
Who would you put in charge? Definitely the energetic one with all of the plans & the great sense of humor who likes to organize things. She& #39;ll send the emails & doodle polls. She& #39;ll run the meeting & make sure everyone agrees. She& #39;ll write the reports & get things approved.
Anyway, I just voted for Elizabeth Warren for President in Texas.
