Those of us in STEM must vocally affirm that the humanities are our allies, and no department is expendable. Arguing we can survive by cutting whole disciplines isn’t just inhumane, it’s nonsensical. The humanities tell us why we’re here in the first place, and what to do about it! This isn’t hard!
Omg 😭😭😭
“NSF awards had once been considered prestigious. Now with this post hoc politicization of the merit review
process they are merely a stamp indicating that a funded proposal has passed a secretive political test
administered by an Administration that is unparalleled in its hostility to U.S. science”
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Omg, twins!