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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · Jul 29

Most reporting is just not up to the task of registering both that 1) the White House is *attacking* universities *as institutions* 2) the White House is working *with* universities’ boards to achieve *common goals* for remaking and weakening those institutions

Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Jul 29

Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them.

They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Jul 3

The sad part is that I think they do know…and still…

Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 2

Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else.

They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.

Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 1

Bloodbath in Indiana higher ed as public colleges and universities ordered to eliminate 20% of all degree programs, apparently based purely on student demand (=enrollments) and not any rational calculation of need or value.

www.ipm.org/news-section...

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · Jun 25

There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American.

A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!

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Jennifer Richeson @jaricheson.bsky.social · May 9

Congress needs to block this. This so incredibly detrimental to the health, welfare, and prosperity of the nation.

Science Magazine @science.org · May 8

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · May 7

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar on Responding to NSF Grant Terminations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) on Friday, May 9th, at 2:00 PM ET for an informative webinar on responding to NSF grant terminations. We will discuss the r...

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · May 7

Academic friends, if your NSF grants have been terminated by the administration, FABBS is hosting a webinar Friday about appealing the decisions. It's important that as many people appeal as possible to show we're not accepting this targeting of science. Link to the webinar registration is below.

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 13

We were at breakfast yesterday, seated outside, and we kept hearing this. It was very…odd.

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Apr 13

“In one video… a voice claiming to be Zuckerberg says that “it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience. And I just want to assure you, you don’t need to worry because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.””

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices

Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.

www.paloaltoonline.com

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 10

I'm a power user of our local libraries & this is #NationalLibraryWeek. Now more than ever, our public libraries need our support! Donate + get a free audiobook (also if you don't know Libro as an Audible alternative, check it out--$ from each credit goes to the local library of your choice).

Libro.fm @libro.fm · Apr 7

Donate to your public library, get a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! 📚🥰❤️

This week is #NationalLibraryWeek and just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities.

But, more than ever, they need our support.

Learn more: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/

Support your local library! Donate $15 or more to a public library this National Library Week and receive a free Libro.fm audiobook credit.

How it works: Just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. They need our support to ensure they can keep offering free resources, learning spaces, and much more. This National Library Week, if you donate $15 or more to a public library, you’ll receive a free audiobook credit from Libro.fm. Just submit your proof of donation at blog.libro.fm/libraryweek by April 18, 2025, 5 PM PT, to receive an emailed credit by April 25, 2025

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Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Apr 9

Update! The senate at Indiana U-Bloomington has passed an identical resolution to the Rutgers Senate's calling for a Big Ten defense compact!!

And the Rutgers Senate is meeting tomorrow in a special emergency session to plan next steps. Read their open letter to President Jonathan Holloway below.

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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · Apr 5

“It’s ironic and shameful that the University built a more than $19 billion endowment bragging about DEI and isn’t willing to use any of those funds to protect it.” www.michigandaily.com/opinion/edit...

From The Daily: In the face of DEI cuts, campus must mobilize

This Editorial Board does not take calling for protest lightly. But after the Ono and the Board's continuous rejection of community input (including that of this Editorial Board), condescending admini...

www.michigandaily.com

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 3

I love this work and theorizing by Crystal Hoyt & Jeni Burnette complicating when and under what conditions fixed and growth mindsets might increase or decrease prejudice. If you're interested in the relationships between mindsets and prejudice, take a look!

Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Interesting new paper on growth vs fixed mindsets regarding prejudice

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Mar 20

This is just sickening. Inhumane. Inhuman.

Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · Mar 20

I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Mar 20

What an incredible loss. Sam shared so much with the world. I'm so sorry for his family, friends, colleagues, our field, and the world that he shaped for the better.

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Mar 18

Today is publication day for @casbsstanford.bsky.social Summer Institute on Diversity alumna @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social’s terrific book Who Pays for Diversity! I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy and it’s clear to me we need this now more than ever. Pick up your copy today!

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 19

This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks

NSF state cards - Google Drive

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 22

🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨

Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process!

Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG...

#standupforscience2025

Photo of the United States with a color code for states that have rallies confirmed, in progress, needing a leader, or no leader.

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 19

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025

Join us in Washington, DC or your state capitol on March 7th, 2025 to stand up for science!

www.standupforscience2025.org

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 19

Stand up for science rally poster standupforscience2025.org

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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · Feb 17

Again please share our study on the executive orders in academia

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Find the statement here: www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/am...

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Mary C. Murphy @marycmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Statement signed by multiple scientific societies entitled To the Researchers, Educators, and Academics of the United States of America: Your Work Is Needed Now More Than Ever. The statement includes 4 commitments made to their constituents.

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Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · Feb 11

Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed.

You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.

You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.

You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.

Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.

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Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · Feb 11

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI.

I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

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Dylan Freedman @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com · Feb 9

Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides

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World - yesterday

As someone who grew up under an authoritarian regime, I can offer one crucial piece of advice: time is everything. If you don’t stand up now—if you don’t protest, resist, disrupt, and refuse to comply—you may lose your country forever. Authoritarianism thrives on silence, hesitation, and fear. The longer people wait, the more entrenched the regime becomes, making resistance exponentially harder. Every moment of inaction is a moment the regime uses to tighten its grip. History has shown that those who act early have the best chance of reclaiming their freedom. The time to fight back is now.

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