Natasha Hesketh (@natashahesketh) 's Twitter Profile
Natasha Hesketh

@natashahesketh

PhD student ~ cell biology, neurodegeneration ~ (she/her)

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calendar_today31-07-2011 18:24:23

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Shardé M. Davis, Ph.D. (@drshardedavis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BlackintheIvory Being told that I was too “abrasive” and “defensive” during my dissertation defense.... operative word is “defense.” During the deliberation, I went to the bathroom & cried. Returned to the room still sobbing. No one followed up w/ me to check in.

Alyssa A. L. James, PhD (@colibriphd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A WW asked how my hair grew so fast. I replied "We don't comment on Black women's hair anymore." She cried while another WW told me she grew up in a small town and didn't know better. She knew enough to get into a master's program though 🤔 #BlackintheIvory #WWtearsareviolence

anode manuka 🇵🇸🍉 (@th33mdphd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A white security guard who's met you before calling the Yale University police on you, being harassed by ~5 cops in lab as they "verify your identity", and the security guard facing no repercussions so you have to start using a different entrance so you can avoid him #BlackintheIvory

Megan Ming Francis (@meganfrancis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Disgruntled faculty member at one of the many jobs I didn’t get —told me rest of faculty felt “more comfortable” with someone white who cld teach black politics than an actual black person #BlackintheIvory

Elizabeth Hinton (@elizabhinton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“You’re not going to get the Harvard job. But if you do, it’s because you’re black. And you won’t get tenure there, but if you do, it’s because standards are lower for African Americanists.” -Member of my cohort in grad school, now a prof at a top R1 #BlackintheIvory

Dr. Raven the Science Maven (@ravenscimaven) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BlackintheIvory Showing up early for work on my first day as an assistant professor of biology and someone giving me a mop and broom telling me that I had come so early to clean the floors. They thought I was a new custodian. I had on a suit.

Caprice Phillips (@capricephillips) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I bought cotton scented air fresheners for the undergrad physics lounge and they were thrown away by my peers, and I was told one said “why do I picture Caprice picking cotton when I smell this air freshener?” #BlackintheIvory

I bought cotton scented air fresheners for the undergrad physics lounge and they were thrown away by my peers, and I was told one said “why do I picture Caprice picking cotton when I smell this air freshener?” #BlackintheIvory
Your fave killjoy| Ericka Hart (She/ They) (@ihartericka) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BlackintheIvory I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in my masters program. I took a summer class to try and stay on track, had a double mastectomy and was on lots of pain meds, I requested an extension on an assignment and was told that I should have planned better

Martine Hackett (@publichealthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When you are the only Black tenure track/tenured professor in your entire School and after 8 years being asked (this week): "What should we do?" #BlackintheIvory

Amy Goldberg (@ajgtemplesurg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is important and impactful research coming from our templemed faculty. Congratulations to Dr. Gareth Thomas and his team for receiving this NIH grant!! #TempleProud

The Thomas Lab (@_thomaslab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do signals from damaged axons stay active on their long journey to the cell body? New work from our lab provides some insights. Congrats to all involved! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

LKSOM Department of Neural Sciences at Temple Univ (@tuneuralscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Well done, Natasha. Also a big congratulations to Gareth Thomas The Thomas Lab for being selected by the students for the Dawn Marks Faculty Award! A well-deserved honor for his support and dedication to our students.Temple Med School

Natasha Hesketh (@natashahesketh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ways to support TUGSA include signing their petitions and donating to their strike fund (esp since those on strike have lost their tuition remission) tugsa.org/strike

Natasha Hesketh (@natashahesketh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Temple grad students on main campus get paid $19K, adding dependents to their health insurance is prohibitively expensive, and are given 5 days of parental leave… all while working as TAs on top of working on their projects