Stephanie Aguilar-Smith
@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social
mami scholar raised on arepas committed to equity & justice, esp for #HSIs
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I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
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No one teaches us how to do p&t letters so these resources are extra valuable!
Since it's Tenure-And-Promotion-To-Associate letter writing season, a few years ago I compiled a set of materials that I found useful in crafting my letters. They might be useful to you too, perhaps.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Tenure and Promotion Letters - Examples and Guidelines - Google Drive
drive.google.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
No one teaches us how to do p&t letters so these resources are extra valuable!
☑️ DONE
I am glad to still be stretching myself in new, even if uncomfortable, ways & leveraging my expertise—hopefully—for positive public impact.
I am glad to still be stretching myself in new, even if uncomfortable, ways & leveraging my expertise—hopefully—for positive public impact.
🧵 Tomorrow, several researchers supported by our SSN policy staff will speak at the Dept. of Education’s public hearing on higher ed regulations. We’re proud to have helped them prepare their statements and bring research into the conversation.
🔗 Register to attend via Zoom ⤵️
🔗 Register to attend via Zoom ⤵️
2025-2026 Negotiated Rulemaking; Public Hearing
events.zoomgov.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
☑️ DONE
I am glad to still be stretching myself in new, even if uncomfortable, ways & leveraging my expertise—hopefully—for positive public impact.
I am glad to still be stretching myself in new, even if uncomfortable, ways & leveraging my expertise—hopefully—for positive public impact.
🚨BIG OLE NEWS🚨
After more than a decade away, we’re finally making our way back home!
ihe.uga.edu/news/stories...
After more than a decade away, we’re finally making our way back home!
ihe.uga.edu/news/stories...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
🚨BIG OLE NEWS🚨
After more than a decade away, we’re finally making our way back home!
ihe.uga.edu/news/stories...
After more than a decade away, we’re finally making our way back home!
ihe.uga.edu/news/stories...
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The IPEDs data are notoriously unpleasant to download. Urban Institute put together a portal to help.
But, 2023 data aren't available through Urban yet. And, use the API at your own risk.
educationdata.urban.org/documentation/
But, 2023 data aren't available through Urban yet. And, use the API at your own risk.
educationdata.urban.org/documentation/
The Urban Institute’s Education Data Portal offers users the ability to view data endpoints and select summary endpoints directly in their web browser. Users can access this application programming interface (API) by directly hitting a URL endpoint or by using Stata or R. All data are returned in JSON format and can be viewed directly in a web browser.
educationdata.urban.org
March 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The IPEDs data are notoriously unpleasant to download. Urban Institute put together a portal to help.
But, 2023 data aren't available through Urban yet. And, use the API at your own risk.
educationdata.urban.org/documentation/
But, 2023 data aren't available through Urban yet. And, use the API at your own risk.
educationdata.urban.org/documentation/
Funders incentivize X & Y; their generosity comes w/ expectations. What does this mean for cash-starved schools like many #HSIs?
edoran.bsky.social & I hit on this in👇🏽 pub, concluding, among pts, that govt priorities incentivize irrationality—i.e., “HSIs may rationally pitch irrational projects.”
edoran.bsky.social & I hit on this in👇🏽 pub, concluding, among pts, that govt priorities incentivize irrationality—i.e., “HSIs may rationally pitch irrational projects.”
March 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Funders incentivize X & Y; their generosity comes w/ expectations. What does this mean for cash-starved schools like many #HSIs?
edoran.bsky.social & I hit on this in👇🏽 pub, concluding, among pts, that govt priorities incentivize irrationality—i.e., “HSIs may rationally pitch irrational projects.”
edoran.bsky.social & I hit on this in👇🏽 pub, concluding, among pts, that govt priorities incentivize irrationality—i.e., “HSIs may rationally pitch irrational projects.”
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@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social and I have a new pub out in AERA Open. We analyzed 400 abstracts of community colleges who received grants under the Title V Developing HSI program. This manuscript was so much fun to work on, and SAS is a dream thought partner. #HSIs #HigherEd #AcademicBluesky
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@drsaguilarsmith.bsky.social and I have a new pub out in AERA Open. We analyzed 400 abstracts of community colleges who received grants under the Title V Developing HSI program. This manuscript was so much fun to work on, and SAS is a dream thought partner. #HSIs #HigherEd #AcademicBluesky
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The Trump administration is planning to cut the staff at the Education Department by about 50 percent. @liamknox.bsky.social and @jessicablake.bsky.social on what we know now about the layoffs.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Education Department to reduce staff by half
Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday for “security reasons.”
www.insidehighered.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Trump administration is planning to cut the staff at the Education Department by about 50 percent. @liamknox.bsky.social and @jessicablake.bsky.social on what we know now about the layoffs.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
I happily spent the day reading & writing a way too long lit review. Tonight, I revisited the paper, including my RQs, realizing several of the pages I’d labored over today are somewhat out of scope.
I almost got frustrated but instead reframed: I gifted myself a day of spring break reading.
I almost got frustrated but instead reframed: I gifted myself a day of spring break reading.
March 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I happily spent the day reading & writing a way too long lit review. Tonight, I revisited the paper, including my RQs, realizing several of the pages I’d labored over today are somewhat out of scope.
I almost got frustrated but instead reframed: I gifted myself a day of spring break reading.
I almost got frustrated but instead reframed: I gifted myself a day of spring break reading.
Who here is hitting up @aeraedresearch.bsky.social this year?
February 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Who here is hitting up @aeraedresearch.bsky.social this year?
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the hope/belief that Musk is "breaking it to make it better" is um ... (looking for polite term)...politically naive
February 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
the hope/belief that Musk is "breaking it to make it better" is um ... (looking for polite term)...politically naive
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while we don't know where Minority-Serving Institutions yet stand, I remain steadfast
thank you @saraweissman.bsky.social for covering --- and helping the SHEEO white paper (and the MSI Data Project dataset) live on!
sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
thank you @saraweissman.bsky.social for covering --- and helping the SHEEO white paper (and the MSI Data Project dataset) live on!
sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
February 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
while we don't know where Minority-Serving Institutions yet stand, I remain steadfast
thank you @saraweissman.bsky.social for covering --- and helping the SHEEO white paper (and the MSI Data Project dataset) live on!
sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
thank you @saraweissman.bsky.social for covering --- and helping the SHEEO white paper (and the MSI Data Project dataset) live on!
sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
wow. even while not surprised, i perpetually disheartened
Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
wow. even while not surprised, i perpetually disheartened
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𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺.
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 - 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨
New York: Routledge, 2024
Reviewed by:
𝗭𝗶𝘆𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗻, University of York, UK
doi.org/10.1177/0170...
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 - 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨
New York: Routledge, 2024
Reviewed by:
𝗭𝗶𝘆𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗻, University of York, UK
doi.org/10.1177/0170...
February 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺.
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 - 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨
New York: Routledge, 2024
Reviewed by:
𝗭𝗶𝘆𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗻, University of York, UK
doi.org/10.1177/0170...
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 - 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨
New York: Routledge, 2024
Reviewed by:
𝗭𝗶𝘆𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗻, University of York, UK
doi.org/10.1177/0170...
🚨 NEW PUB ALERT 🚨
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
February 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨 NEW PUB ALERT 🚨
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
I believe in the power of grants to transform orgs & the field in powerful ways.
Yet, competitive grantmaking can also recreate harm, regardless of funders’ good intentions.
Cynthia Villarreal & I show this in our latest pub. Check it out. It’s open access👇🏽
lnkd.in/gE38UJn2
Reposted by Stephanie Aguilar-Smith
The Chronicle is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellows. Each year we select four news organizations to participate, awarding $30,000 to support training and enhance their coverage of nonprofits. Learn more and apply at: phlnthrp.com/40RiM25
February 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Chronicle is accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellows. Each year we select four news organizations to participate, awarding $30,000 to support training and enhance their coverage of nonprofits. Learn more and apply at: phlnthrp.com/40RiM25
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A recent report suggests tuition discounts for nearby out-of-state students to expand college access. @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social says that broad-access institutions often do much more for their communities than confer degrees.
@saraweissman.bsky.social , @insidehighered.com
@saraweissman.bsky.social , @insidehighered.com
New report: Too many communities lack broad-access colleges
A new report found that millions of Americans don’t have any colleges with high acceptance rates nearby, or they have only one, causing geographic disparities in college access.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A recent report suggests tuition discounts for nearby out-of-state students to expand college access. @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social says that broad-access institutions often do much more for their communities than confer degrees.
@saraweissman.bsky.social , @insidehighered.com
@saraweissman.bsky.social , @insidehighered.com
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This piece is from a decade ago, but it's a great primer on federal indirect cost rates. It sparked a sketch on my potential papers list to dig deeper into it, but I never had the time or resources to do it.
Indirect costs: Keeping the lights on
Every year, the US government gives research institutions billions of dollars towards infrastructure and administrative support.
www.nature.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This piece is from a decade ago, but it's a great primer on federal indirect cost rates. It sparked a sketch on my potential papers list to dig deeper into it, but I never had the time or resources to do it.
Reposted by Stephanie Aguilar-Smith
This handy NIH explainer about why indirects are so important--that is why they are critical for the research enterprise-- is worth a listen. It directly contradicts the statement, and justification for the cut, it issued last night. nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2015/09/...
All About Indirect Costs
When I started Rock Talk, one of my goals was to lift the curtain on NIH decision-making and to demystify NIH policies and processes. One topic that I have talked endlessly about throughout my tenure ...
nexus.od.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This handy NIH explainer about why indirects are so important--that is why they are critical for the research enterprise-- is worth a listen. It directly contradicts the statement, and justification for the cut, it issued last night. nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2015/09/...
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🚨My nerds: new preprint + data available to you starting now. Plz enjoy what I believe to be (other than tax stuff) the first large scale empirical dataset about the Federalist Society. Have fun! 😘 #LawSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
February 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🚨My nerds: new preprint + data available to you starting now. Plz enjoy what I believe to be (other than tax stuff) the first large scale empirical dataset about the Federalist Society. Have fun! 😘 #LawSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky osf.io/preprints/so...
I don’t know what will be harder publishing a paper or potty training my kiddo.
My bet is on the latter.
Wish us luck. It’s could be a poopy day. 🥴
My bet is on the latter.
Wish us luck. It’s could be a poopy day. 🥴
February 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I don’t know what will be harder publishing a paper or potty training my kiddo.
My bet is on the latter.
Wish us luck. It’s could be a poopy day. 🥴
My bet is on the latter.
Wish us luck. It’s could be a poopy day. 🥴