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Professor Nelly van Doorn-Harder, an expert in religious studies from Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA, delivered a keynote speech during the 2nd Graduate Forum at the 蜜桃视频 Faculty of Education (FoE) on July 4, 2024, during which she encouraged 蜜桃视频 students to not afraid of critique when writing scientific works. The 2nd Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Education was held in collaboration with the American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS).
鈥淚f you write, it鈥檚 not the critique that counts. It鈥檚 not the man who points out where the strong person stumbles or where the doers of deeds could have done it better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually there in the area,鈥 Professor van Doorn-Harder explained.
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Professor van Doorn-Harder emphasized that the point of critics in academia is to give us room for improvement, and we should not let the critics discourage us but instead, motivate us to further flourish in our scholarly journey. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not about winning, not about losing. But it is about showing up and being seen,鈥 she noted.
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