Follow These Five Princeton Professors on Twitter

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Going on Twitter is risky business in 2016. If you’re a private citizen of the United States, you might wake up to find yourself personally attacked by the Republican nominee for President.But Princeton professors also take to Twitter to share what they're thinking about, on and off campus. Don't count on their 140-character insights to save you the trip to lecture, but they might add some depth to your feed.Here are five Princeton professors to follow now, and a preview of what they’re about.Imani Perry, @imaniperry, Hughes Rogers Professor of African American StudiesProfessor Perry has an established online presence and a devoted following. She tweets academic events, commentary on national news, personal goings-on. One recent Tweet:

In February, she took to Twitter to say she was mistreated after being pulled over for speeding and arrested by the Princeton Police Department. It showed the intersection of personal experience, academic research, and national conversation that’s often only visible on Twitter.Citing hacking and harassment, and a desire to move past the conversation around the incident, she briefly deactivated her account in February.Sam Wang, @samwangPhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and NeuroscienceProfessor Wang runs the Princeton Election Consortium, which does election research and polling. He tweets information from that research. Highlights: the polling in this year's election isn't as volatile as it appears, and Senate races tend to move toward the eventual President’s party in the weeks before the election.

And he retweeted a shout-out to the Garden Theater screening the movie Idiocracy this week. Wouldn’t have known about it otherwise.Robert P. George, @McCormickProf, McCormick Professor of JurisprudenceOn campus, Professor George is well-known for his Constitutional Interpretation class. He also offers advice on the side to influential conservative politicians like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. George is an expert on international religious freedom and has written a book in opposition to same-sex marriage.On Twitter, he has criticized Hillary Clinton, the FBI’s handling of her email scandal, and commented on national news. He's also in support of Colin Kaepernick’s right to not stand for the national anthem. He wrote:

Plus, more casual observations:

Robert Karl, @RAKarl, Assistant Professor of HistoryProfessor Karl studies the history of Colombia, and wrote a book on recent violence and reform there.Yesterday, he wrote that he was devastated by the news that Colombia voted down the peace deal with FARC rebels that was supposed to end the protracted civil war there:

He has continued to Tweet commentary, and links to reliable reporting on the ground.Eddie S. Glaude Jr., @esglaude, William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American StudiesProfessor Glaude is the chair of Princeton’s Department of African-American studies. He often tweets in support of protests against police brutality. Recently, he has been engaged in back-and-forth about support for Hillary Clinton.

The next morning:

All-Stars: Cornel West, (750k followers). Joyce Carol Oates (150k followers)

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