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Jeff Stone @notmyjam33.bsky.social · Feb 26

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history theconversation.com/60-years-of-...

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

Donald Trump’s measures ending government diversity efforts are part of a much broader effort to reverse civil rights gains for all Americans. It’s not the first time such a backlash has happened.

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Pamela Scully @pamelascully.bsky.social · Feb 9

The President of Wesleyan is consistently the only University leader who stands up for the academic mission! @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social #Academicsky
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Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out

Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Feb 8

IF YOU KNOW IF ANYONE PLANNING A SCIENCE RELATED PROTEST IN DC, PLEASE DM ME!

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 8

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

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