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Linda Hasunuma, PhD (she/her)
@lindahasunuma.bsky.social
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Associate Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Temple University
UCLA PhD (Recovering Political Scientist and Asia Scholar)
Mom, wife, and First Gen
Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development
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Linda Hasunuma, PhD (she/her) @lindahasunuma.bsky.social · Apr 9
Yep. Bittersweet.
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For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This is my former student’s mother. Please help if you can. It will go toward legal fees and was created by community members in Lancaster, PA. www.gofundme.com/f/help-ester...
Donate to Help Ester Soliman Avoid Deportation ! ! !, organized by Damon Myers
Ester Soliman Detained by ICE! The Family Needs Our Help. On Monda… Damon Myers needs your support for Help Ester Soliman Avoid Deportation ! ! !
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August 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This letter, opposing Trump administration attacks on UCLA's research funding, offers an excellent summary of how surrendering in advance accomplishes nothing, except strengthening the hand of the person you're surrendering to.
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August 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Amid rising threats of deportation and student visa rejections, college students from China, India, and other Asian countries are preparing for the worst — cancelling their flights to visit family and even transferring schools. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-07...
'I don’t trust anyone here': Culture of fear persists among Asian immigrants in Connecticut
G. says it’s not uncommon for masters and doctoral students from China to stay in the U.S. for the entire duration of their studies, which can last up to seven years. This is because they fear being…
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July 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I learned English and so many other things by watching Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. ❤️
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 29
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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At the Coalface
Notes from the working end of academia during the assault
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July 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Our book is out today! We are proud to share the stories, insights, and advice of the wonderful colleagues from the US and Canada in this edited volume. Their work matters and this volume is in honor of their contributions.
www.routledge.com/Perspectives...
Perspectives of Educational Developers of Color
This seminal collection of essays captures and celebrates the distinct insights, experiences, and accomplishments of educational developers of color (EDC) across the USA and Canada. Perspectives of Ed...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Atomic Bombs’ Forgotten Korean Victims
Survivors of the nuclear blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still fighting for recognition.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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A new travel ban threatens to cut off an important pipeline of foreign talent, students from Iran, who are disproportionately enrolled in American graduate and STEM programs. chroni.cl/4kFyJQE
For Iranian Students, a New Travel Ban is an End to American Dreams
Entry restrictions will hit students from Iran the hardest. And another round in Trump vs. Harvard.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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From Dan Treisman theconversation.com/autocrats-do...
Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’
theconversation.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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drtolunoah.bsky.social Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · Jun 4
TODAY’S THE BIG DAY! My book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality, is now available for preorder! To learn more about the book, bonus item, & launch party, visit:
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#HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev #EduSky #Facilitation #BookLaunch #TheWorkshopWheel
A promotional graphic that says “Preorder today!” at the top. Below is the cover of Tolu’s book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality: A Guide to Crafting Engaging Professional Learning Experiences in Higher Education.”
June 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This. www.threads.com/@taramariefr...
Tara Hemmerly (@taramariefree) on Threads
Powerful speech!
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June 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Our Center for the Advancement of Teaching is hiring an accessibility and pedagogy specialist. Come join our team! temple.taleo.net/careersectio...
May 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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More Asian young people are dying by suicide — and some subgroups are faring worse than others
A new study finds stark differences between the suicide rates of different Asian American ethnic groups.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development invites you to the final session of the Meet the Scholar series: Navigating the Hidden Curriculum of Book Publishing with Dr. @drtolunoah.bsky.social
Friday, May 2, 2025, 10-11am PT/1-2pm ET
Please RSVP by May 1
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April 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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April 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
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April 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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theeduledger.bsky.social The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · Apr 25
A new report examines persistent barriers Black students face while also highlighting promising practices from institutions nationwide that are effectively supporting these students.
New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education
The report examines persistent barriers Black students face while highlighting promising practices.
www.diverseeducation.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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For our Temple University community❤️. Everyone in our Temple community is welcome to join us.
April 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 21
The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the EPA.
E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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April 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Grateful for my CAT, Temple, and POD communities. Sisterhood.
April 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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"Contemporary authoritarians everywhere—from Texas to Turkey to Tel Aviv—mobilize misogyny to consolidate their power." PRA's Annie Wilkinson analyzes why gendered and sexual hierarchies are consistently a core element of authoritarian power structures: politicalresearch.org/2025/04/02/g....
The Public Eye Winter/Spring 2025 Gender and Authoritarianism A Framework for Analysis and Action By Annie Wilkinson Countering authoritarianism in the U.S. and globally thus requires a framework for analyzing and understanding the centrality of gender—and the anti-gender campaigns that mobilize it—to authoritarian politics.
April 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Yep. Bittersweet.
April 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM