Miranda Yaver, PhD
@mirandayaver
Poli Sci prof (health politics/law, public policy, APE) at @Wheaton. Soon: Asst Prof @PittHPM, bylines at NYT WaPo, @Columbia PhD, @Cal bear, Springsteen fiend
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Started my day listening to the affirmative action oral argument at SCOTUS.
Then taught a couple of cases where Clarence Thomas voted in favor of searches of students.
Ended the day teaching on January 6 and democratic erosion, and showing footage released by January 6th Committee.
Justice Kagan to SSFA atty (paraphrasing here): your argument is that it doesn’t matter if American institutions reflect who we are. My question is: doesn’t it?
#DefendDiversity
The New York Times Opinion won’t accept my comment, so I’ll make it here. I’ve been a university professor for more than 30 years, all in state universities. The problem with college tuition costs isn’t sports complexes, administrator creep, or salary growth. 1/4 tinyurl.com/2p95u49e