Last week, I ran across this thread on Twitter.   I wanna zoom in on one word in one sentence. “There is a *need* to develop a system that establishes a link between spoken and sign languages.” This entire abstract and paper are obviously wrong and deeply problematic, but let’s talk about “need” for […]

Welcome back! In last week’s blog, I reflected on how much (or little) we appreciate individual stories within collective systems. For those who missed it, I would recommend watching Chimamanda Adichie’s TED talk centred around The Danger of a Single Story, where she explores an angle of this topic further.   Nerd nation here I […]

When I read about inequality, I think about real life situations I have encountered in the world whether it’s been me personally, my family, my circle of friends, colleagues, civic figures, politicians and maybe even celebrities.  As I undertook the self-assessment of my skills and goals for the KIPP discussions, while also reflecting on everything […]

Hello everyone and welcome back to round 2 of my KIPP Blog posts!   Week 2, Day 10 Right where do I get started? First of all, it was lovely reading other people posts and learning new things about people from my cohort. Not the usual “What’s your name” and “Where are you from”, but […]

Hello folks, I am normally a pretty private person with very limited personal social media so blogging is something very new to me. For many years I have thought about going back to school to do a Master’s degree. It was not possible for me to think about doing this until now, for a variety of […]

Greetings! This is Will. Welcome to my week 1 blog, and thanks for your time to view my totally “free” writing.   It was actually a surprise when I heard I should start this weekly blog from week 1 because I haven’t prepared to start thinking about my project, especially in week 1 when I […]

HELLO & WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Welcome to my shiny new blog! My name is Chen Xingchen and I am so happy to be sharing my thoughts here, and even happier knowing that you are finally reading it! Motivation On the one hand, the interest stems from my studies during the undergraduate years. On Wednesday, […]

Hello, everyone, my name is Haiqing Fu and I am a new student to the inequality and society. I have some basic knowledge about the accounting,  and I am interested in the data analysis. Through this classes, I wanna explore my horizon and learn some advanced skill to analyze some social phenomenon. About the inequality, […]

A wonderful travel I have spent 10 days in Edinburgh. When I first arrived here, I felt nervous about the academic study and life I thought there would be many challenges waiting for me because I have never lived in a country where English is the native language.   As I took part in more […]

Hi everyone! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading through all your submissions for this week. I found myself contemplating a lot about my interest and passions during welcome week and week 1. One thing I have found is that I am overwhelmed and confused about where to go with my research topic after being away from school […]