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Warda Farah @wardasworld.bsky.social · 13d

www.routledge.com/White-System...

White System, Black Therapist: Racism, Resistance and Reimagining Speech Language Therapy

In this book, Warda Farah brings a fresh perspective to the field of Speech and Language Therapy, challenging traditional approaches and opening crucial conversations about race, culture, and neurodiv...

www.routledge.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations!

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Lydia Ocasio-S @drlydiaocasio-s.bsky.social · Sep 4

Live in or plan on visiting Hapoy Valley, PA and looking for a fun wine tasting event? Come spend September with the Centre County Pearls on Sept 20th for a Saturday sip and soirée. 🩷💚🍂🍷 www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Centre County Pearls of Pennsylvania Presents: Saturday Sips (SC)

🎉 Come join us at the University Wine Company for a fundraising event that you will not forget. All funds go towards our programing efforts in Centre County. We plan to have a delightful morning of si...

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Sep 4

Grateful for the opportunity!

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Alyssa Emery @alyssaemery.bsky.social · Jun 30

We were grateful that THE Mildred Boveda provided a commentary on the special issue, unpacking tensions across fields that can make transdisciplinary work difficult and offering a roadmap for collaborative, anti-ableist research partnerships.

Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research

This article responds to calls for transdisciplinary collaboration between educational psychology, special education, and Disability Studies in Education (DSE) to better include and support student...

www.tandfonline.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you so much!

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Susan Faircloth @sfaircloth12.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Monday, August 4, 2025 — Native educators grapple with burnout » Native America Calling

Heavy workloads, low pay, and increasing political pressures are among the contributing factors leading to a rise in teacher burnout. A survey by the University of Missouri of 500 public school teache...

www.nativeamericacalling.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Jul 23

Kudos!!!

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Lydia Ocasio-S @drlydiaocasio-s.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 New pub 🚨 co-authored w Dr. Keishana Barnes & Dr. Elizabeth Morgan, we uplift Black mothers’ advocacy work.
“Moving from Silence into Language and Action.” (Re)Imagining Advocacy with Black Motherscholars and Their Motherwork Across Multiple Contexts www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Moving from Silence into Language and Action.” (Re)Imagining Advocacy with Black Motherscholars and Their Motherwork Across Multiple Contexts

Racial animus, the fear, hatred, dehumanizing, and othered perceptions of Black people is an ideology that too often undergirds Black children’s experiences within schools. Through similar patterns...

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Jun 23

The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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MD Harmon, PhD @mariahdharmon.bsky.social · Jul 14

Reflecting on my time in Kenya at the Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES) annual conference presenting with @mboveda.bsky.social . I am thankful for our collaboration, because we too often work in silos when it comes to curriculum and instruction/ gen Ed & SPED.

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Jun 25

Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research

This article responds to calls for transdisciplinary collaboration between educational psychology, special education, and Disability Studies in Education (DSE) to better include and support student...

www.tandfonline.com

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d-mcnaughton.bsky.social @d-mcnaughton.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dr. Lateef McLeod describes the impact of Ableism, and strategies for moving the field of AAC forward:
Now free at the AAC journal
doi.org/10.1080/0743...
#OpenAccess @communicationfirst.bsky.social @isaacinternational.bsky.social @ussaac.bsky.social

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Apr 18

🚨Here’s a list of just a few of the major pieces of misinformation Kennedy shared about autism🚨

RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism

For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.

www.motherjones.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · May 14

@drvenus.bsky.social and I started a new podcast series: Beyond the Soundbite: Black Feminist Research & Wellness. Check out the first episode www.youtube.com/live/LtSYQcZ...

Health & Wellness in the Academy: Daughtering as a Community of Care

YouTube video by Dr. Venus Evans-Winters

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Ethan @drbeef.bsky.social · May 2

Spencer Foundation joins Kapor Foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch a rapid response bridge funding program (up to $25,000) for education scholars impacted by the abrupt grant cancellations by the National Science Foundation (NSF)!

#AcademicSky

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · May 2

I keep hearing about all these cuts but I haven't heard anything about our taxes being slashed since we no longer pay for this stuff. I wonder where all that extra money will go then? Huh.

Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · May 2

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

www.nature.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · May 3

#SaveNSF website just went up today!! It has a take action toolkit with press outreach templates, social media toolkit, elected official outreach, talking points. Likely more to come too. www.savensf.com

Home | Savensf

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · May 1

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · May 1

Grateful for feature in the most recent weekly issue of El Semanario, a bilingual periodical based in Denver. They also helped promote the rally. To access the digital article, type in your e-mail and you'll find it on page 5. Also see attached images. online.flippingbook.com/view/1309948...

The Weekly Issue El Semanario May 1, 2025 DIGITAL EDITION

The Weekly Issue El Semanario, a multi-generational family-owned media company unfolding news and information that reflects our communities since 1989 www.elsemanarioonline.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Apr 30

“Harvard is leading the resistance”

Meanwhile the Harvard Black Alumni Society is asking Black alums to donate money to pay for what costs Harvard pocket change because Harvard ain’t resisting shit

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Will Not Fund Affinity Group Graduation Celebrations Following Ed Department Warning | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard will no longer host or fund affinity group celebrations during Commencement, the University’s former diversity office wrote in an email to affinity groups on Monday afternoon.

www.thecrimson.com

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Apr 26

Thanks to all who attended the rally! We’ve had counts that have range from 125-200+ attendees. Check out this brief story on the event. #AERA2025 #AERA25 www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

‘I am not alone in this space’: Education researchers protest Trump at Colorado Capitol

The researchers took time away from a Denver conference to speak out against recent Trump administration moves to cut higher education research.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Apr 24

When education is under attack, what do we do???

STAND UP FIGHT BACK!

Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · Apr 16

Rally at the Capitol in Denver/Friday April 25th, 10am-11am

200 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80203

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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · Nov 25

If we care about evidence being used in policy and practice, we should think about what questions policymakers and practitioners have.

Some thoughts on how to get started in Democratizing the Development of Evidence
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Democratizing the Development of Evidence - Cara Jackson, 2022

This essay offers a framework for broader community involvement as a means of increasing the relevance and usefulness of evidence developed. This essay begins b...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Apr 21

Poor reporter interviewing me about financial aid next year got an earful when they asked if I think anything can be done to stop a disaster from happening. Just me ranting "this isn't the asteroid from Armageddon, this is a self-inflicted wound and we could reverse these illegal firings any day."

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