akanksha das
@akankshadas.bsky.social
Research fellow @VADurham | clinical 𝛙 PhD @miamiuniversity | structural liberation | equitable wellbeing | @NSFGRFP fellow | @davidsoncollege (she/her)
Thrilled to share a new publication from my dissertation: rdcu.be/eSi5C
Findings underscore the need for ongoing evaluation of whether anti-racist initiatives are, in fact, meeting students' needs. Leaning on Institutional Courage by Dr. Gómez could be a pathway: institutionalcourage.org
Findings underscore the need for ongoing evaluation of whether anti-racist initiatives are, in fact, meeting students' needs. Leaning on Institutional Courage by Dr. Gómez could be a pathway: institutionalcourage.org
Evaluating Impacts of Racism in Academic Departments on the Mental Health of Global Majority Students in the Midwest
rdcu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thrilled to share a new publication from my dissertation: rdcu.be/eSi5C
Findings underscore the need for ongoing evaluation of whether anti-racist initiatives are, in fact, meeting students' needs. Leaning on Institutional Courage by Dr. Gómez could be a pathway: institutionalcourage.org
Findings underscore the need for ongoing evaluation of whether anti-racist initiatives are, in fact, meeting students' needs. Leaning on Institutional Courage by Dr. Gómez could be a pathway: institutionalcourage.org
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Congrats to @pankhuri.bsky.social on receiving a @apadivision17.bsky.social grant!🎉 Dr. Aggarwal studies global mental health frameworks, tackles training challenges, & is building mentoring programs for identity-based, context-aware professional growth. Excited to see the impact of her work!🌟
September 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Congrats to @pankhuri.bsky.social on receiving a @apadivision17.bsky.social grant!🎉 Dr. Aggarwal studies global mental health frameworks, tackles training challenges, & is building mentoring programs for identity-based, context-aware professional growth. Excited to see the impact of her work!🌟
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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Here is the problem with authoritarianism: It creeps.
What is the endpoint of the deportations?
What is the endpoint with the tariffs?
What is the endpoint with the war on academia?
We do not know, because there is no scope or framework to define their Constitutional violations.
It’s power.
What is the endpoint of the deportations?
What is the endpoint with the tariffs?
What is the endpoint with the war on academia?
We do not know, because there is no scope or framework to define their Constitutional violations.
It’s power.
April 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Here is the problem with authoritarianism: It creeps.
What is the endpoint of the deportations?
What is the endpoint with the tariffs?
What is the endpoint with the war on academia?
We do not know, because there is no scope or framework to define their Constitutional violations.
It’s power.
What is the endpoint of the deportations?
What is the endpoint with the tariffs?
What is the endpoint with the war on academia?
We do not know, because there is no scope or framework to define their Constitutional violations.
It’s power.
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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One of the questions after my talk today was about scientists refusing to buck the administration because they fear losing their jobs.
I said that a lot of self-styled apolitical scientists lost their jobs this week, so silence will not save them. Respond and keep your values and dignity.
I said that a lot of self-styled apolitical scientists lost their jobs this week, so silence will not save them. Respond and keep your values and dignity.
February 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Lots of questions about what to do before March 7th!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
February 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lots of questions about what to do before March 7th!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
If you'd like to learn Science Advocacy 101 from one of our lead organizers, @leslie-bern.bsky.social teaches this stuff professionally and has opened up some extra seats in her workshop on Tuesday the 18th
Learn more + sign up at stemedify.com!
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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The best part of #ABCT2024 is always getting to catch up with our amazing alums at the @davidsoncollege.bsky.social reunion dinner. Don’t take my word for it - they have a full schedule tomorrow, you can go see for yourself!
November 16, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The best part of #ABCT2024 is always getting to catch up with our amazing alums at the @davidsoncollege.bsky.social reunion dinner. Don’t take my word for it - they have a full schedule tomorrow, you can go see for yourself!
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That is the broader goal of this campaign; they're quite explicit about it:
January 3, 2024 at 12:17 AM
That is the broader goal of this campaign; they're quite explicit about it:
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A reminder today that no one—not even those at elite privates—are safe from extreme right wing attempts to remake universities in their image.
And for those of us who dare to engage in public facing work, the risks of doing so have rarely been higher.
The msg: “Cross us and we will come for you.”
And for those of us who dare to engage in public facing work, the risks of doing so have rarely been higher.
The msg: “Cross us and we will come for you.”
January 2, 2024 at 6:41 PM
A reminder today that no one—not even those at elite privates—are safe from extreme right wing attempts to remake universities in their image.
And for those of us who dare to engage in public facing work, the risks of doing so have rarely been higher.
The msg: “Cross us and we will come for you.”
And for those of us who dare to engage in public facing work, the risks of doing so have rarely been higher.
The msg: “Cross us and we will come for you.”
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Today is a great day to not be on Twitter anymore <3
October 6, 2023 at 10:34 PM
Today is a great day to not be on Twitter anymore <3