Important read by @victorerikray.bsky.social about the anti-intellectualism centers popping up at universities across the US. Also critical to point out universities are hypocritically & simultaneously shutting down departments born from ‘movements for broader inclusion in mainstream American life.’
A good morning to read about birthright citizenship from the perspective of the great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, the plaintiff whose case in 1898 affirmed that birthright citizenship is guaranteed to the children of undocumented migrants born in the U.S. wapo.st/3F9Djae
Congratulations, Ebony!!! I’m so grateful to have you as a colleague, and happy the university has recognized your significant accomplishments in this way. Hope you are celebrating in all the ways that are joyful for you!
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
In 2023, Santa Ono 1.0 explains why DEI is personally important to him. Ono 2.0 is now telling U-F that DEI is “about ideology.”
“[Ono’s] tenure makes sense if we see it as an auditioning tape for Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican leader, the man who pioneered the authoritarian assault on higher education.”
At #SRCD25, Towards 2044 Horowitz Early Career Mentors, Scholars & Alumni gathered for breakfast and an inspiring discussion on mentorship and growing as developmental scholars—led by SRCD leaders Deborah Rivas-Drake (President-Elect), Stephanie J. Rowley, Cynthia García Coll & Hirokazu Yoshikawa.
Andry José Hernández Romero
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
BREAKING: A court ruled that our case challenging Rümeysa Öztürk's unlawful detention should move forward in Vermont, instead of Louisiana, and that ICE must transfer her there.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
The next article in our special issue is out! Lopez et al.
@falopeziglesias.bsky.social synthesized 22 studies and created a theoretical model for thinking about Latine youth, their ethnic-racial identity, school belonging, and asset-based pedagogy: doi.org/10.1007/s106...
@aera-motsig.bsky.social
AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.’”
Do you know which of these—cowardice, expediency, vanity, or conscience—is driving leaders’ decisions at your institutions?
Amazing rally by the Black Student Union today calling upon the University of Michigan to act on its values and protect its students. We are the people! We are the power!
@umich.edu
"Adjusting for inflation, tenure-track faculty are now paid 10.2 % less than before Covid... While 'median pay increases for most higher education employees in 2024–25 remained strong, they have dropped...” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t... #edsky #highered
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
Tabbye M. Chavous sits at a desk smiling at the camera.
AERA is pleased to announce the appointment of Tabbye M. Chavous as its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025. Read the full announcement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/Tab...
Stand up to University Suppression. Meet us on the Diag. April 10th, 5pm. From the Black Student Union.
the diag. ann arbor. april 10. 5pm.
mark your calendars and share widely!
@umich.edu
Federal support and investments in childcare programs are crucial for the early development of children. It also ensures families have access to high-quality care, benefiting children’s lifelong success. Read our Child Policy Briefs: bit.ly/41Vl3do
ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Colleagues, please join the AAUP.
Yes, I wish the dues were cheaper, too, but they've been pretty amazing lately, and they need the cash and are doing good things with it.
www.aaup.org/membership/j...
Yes!!!
Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.
No to anticipatory compliance.
Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.
mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...
Fill the Diag! Protect DEI at #UMich. Monday, March 31, 12-1pm.
Emergency meeting for UMich faculty, students and staff on Friday March 28 12-1pm.
About the ACA: go talk to elder Millennials who were dropped from their parents' insurance at the height of the Great Recession because they aged out... when no one was hiring.
Go talk to anyone living with pre-existing conditions.
Was the ACA enough? No. Better than what existed before? Yes.
President & CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social delivers breaking news @sxsw.com - in our recent court case against Trump’s anti-DEIA EOs, Maryland judge clarifies the order to stop these harmful policies extends to the entire executive branch & ALL federal agencies, in a win for communities everywhere.
Together with 280+ pro-democracy organizations representing millions of people, we established a multimillion-dollar war chest that will allow us to take legal action, represent clients pro bono, and provide resources to people and communities harmed by the second Trump administration.
A collage of the 29 AERA Fellows headshots.
Congratulations to the 29 scholars who have been selected as 2025 AERA Fellows! Read the full announcement here: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
