Alyssa Hadley Dunn
@alyssahadleydunn.bsky.social
Prof/ Dir. of Teacher Education @ University of Connecticut. Author of “Teaching on Days After” (2021) & “Teachers Without Borders?” (2013). Views are my own.
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You can use this tool to find out just how much funding your local district (or any district in the country) will be losing in the new federal budget:
"DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding."
public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #EduSky #EdChat
"DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding."
public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #EduSky #EdChat
August 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
You can use this tool to find out just how much funding your local district (or any district in the country) will be losing in the new federal budget:
"DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding."
public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #EduSky #EdChat
"DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will lose $8,175,391 in federal funding."
public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #EduSky #EdChat
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“What becomes of the University if it succumbs to the demands of a political party or leader that cedes rights of free speech, free expression, and free inquiry? What becomes of our students [of any age] if they are only permitted to think, speak, and be in ways that follow the political winds? “
Trump threatens all education, not just universities
<i>Updated April 10 at 7:53 p.m.</i>
www.columbiaspectator.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“What becomes of the University if it succumbs to the demands of a political party or leader that cedes rights of free speech, free expression, and free inquiry? What becomes of our students [of any age] if they are only permitted to think, speak, and be in ways that follow the political winds? “
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Joining with TC colleagues to say, among other things, that elite universities need to see and hopefully act in solidarity with K-12 educators and school systems in this moment we are all under attack.
Trump threatens all education, not just universities
On April 21, former interim University President Katrina Armstrong <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/21/columbia-to-acquiesce-to-trump-administrations-demands-amid-federal-fundin...
www.columbiaspectator.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Joining with TC colleagues to say, among other things, that elite universities need to see and hopefully act in solidarity with K-12 educators and school systems in this moment we are all under attack.
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
Every single day.
I wish every day didn't remind me of some book I read in grad school.
April 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Every single day.
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Well look at this. Here's the head of a major university (Princeton!) taking a firm stand in favor of academic freedom and, you know, rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
www.theatlantic.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Well look at this. Here's the head of a major university (Princeton!) taking a firm stand in favor of academic freedom and, you know, rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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If you're tracking the administration's claims to "end DEI" a quick thread with the docs.
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you're tracking the administration's claims to "end DEI" a quick thread with the docs.
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
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Educators:
Are you engaging students in a critical reading of any of the recent Executive Orders and/or The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum?
If so, write to let us know at zep@zinnedproject.org
We'd love to hear your teaching stories (and with your permission) share them. #TeachOutsideTextbook
Are you engaging students in a critical reading of any of the recent Executive Orders and/or The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum?
If so, write to let us know at zep@zinnedproject.org
We'd love to hear your teaching stories (and with your permission) share them. #TeachOutsideTextbook
February 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Educators:
Are you engaging students in a critical reading of any of the recent Executive Orders and/or The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum?
If so, write to let us know at zep@zinnedproject.org
We'd love to hear your teaching stories (and with your permission) share them. #TeachOutsideTextbook
Are you engaging students in a critical reading of any of the recent Executive Orders and/or The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum?
If so, write to let us know at zep@zinnedproject.org
We'd love to hear your teaching stories (and with your permission) share them. #TeachOutsideTextbook
Thanks @courtneykteachered.bsky.social for sharing this part of my work, as we live through so many days after right now. Solidarity!
What messages am I sending? How am I working towards equitable, humanizing, and inclusive spaces for students to learn and thrive?
@alyssahadleydunn.bsky.social
#TeachingOnDaysAfter #TeachingOnAllDays
@alyssahadleydunn.bsky.social
#TeachingOnDaysAfter #TeachingOnAllDays
February 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thanks @courtneykteachered.bsky.social for sharing this part of my work, as we live through so many days after right now. Solidarity!
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The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.
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“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk
Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
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For anyone working in Higher Ed concerned about the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter calling on colleges to rid themselves of DEI programs, please read this letter by law professors who KNOW THE LAW--it's a good rejoinder to the letter and over-reach of this admin.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
For anyone working in Higher Ed concerned about the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter calling on colleges to rid themselves of DEI programs, please read this letter by law professors who KNOW THE LAW--it's a good rejoinder to the letter and over-reach of this admin.
cdn.ymaws.com/www.copaa.or...
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Another good response to the Dear Colleague letter from the DOE #highered #education #uted #utpol www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
A Dear Colleague letter in defense of DEI, by Shaun Harper
Shaun Harper identifies 11 specific actions higher ed institutions can take to uphold their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.insidehighered.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Another good response to the Dear Colleague letter from the DOE #highered #education #uted #utpol www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
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Trump is using a vaguely defined DEI to lead a fascist takeover of higher education. Whether you personally like DEI or not the point is that any program, curriculum and research decisions should fall under the purview of faculty governance and not have to conform to partisan preferences.
February 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump is using a vaguely defined DEI to lead a fascist takeover of higher education. Whether you personally like DEI or not the point is that any program, curriculum and research decisions should fall under the purview of faculty governance and not have to conform to partisan preferences.
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The Right is focused on education—banning books & history, & defunding schools.
The Left hasn’t been as focused on education, but should because:
1) Students deserve to learn the truth & with it they can change the world
2) Educators are the most unionized workplace & can be a force for justice
The Left hasn’t been as focused on education, but should because:
1) Students deserve to learn the truth & with it they can change the world
2) Educators are the most unionized workplace & can be a force for justice
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Right is focused on education—banning books & history, & defunding schools.
The Left hasn’t been as focused on education, but should because:
1) Students deserve to learn the truth & with it they can change the world
2) Educators are the most unionized workplace & can be a force for justice
The Left hasn’t been as focused on education, but should because:
1) Students deserve to learn the truth & with it they can change the world
2) Educators are the most unionized workplace & can be a force for justice
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A reminder that "Dear Colleague" letters do not carry the force of law. These are fundamental test cases for universities and other institutions to refuse to comply with the unjust demands of the current administration.
February 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A reminder that "Dear Colleague" letters do not carry the force of law. These are fundamental test cases for universities and other institutions to refuse to comply with the unjust demands of the current administration.
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Here's @penamerica.bsky.social's statement condemning last night's "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Education, threatening to withhold federal funds from educational institutions that engage in DEI programming, training, or other activities.
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PEN America Condemns Education Department's Threat to Defund Colleges and Universities Over DEI Programs - PEN America
PEN America Denounces Department of Education Letter That Would Ban Ideas About Race
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February 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Here's @penamerica.bsky.social's statement condemning last night's "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Education, threatening to withhold federal funds from educational institutions that engage in DEI programming, training, or other activities.
pen.org/press-releas...
pen.org/press-releas...
This is abhorrent. It also grossly misrepresents just about everything in higher education today.
Full letter: www.ed.gov/media/docume...
Full letter: www.ed.gov/media/docume...
Ed Department: DEI Violates Civil Rights Law
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4hCrabL
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4hCrabL
Trump administration threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
bit.ly
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is abhorrent. It also grossly misrepresents just about everything in higher education today.
Full letter: www.ed.gov/media/docume...
Full letter: www.ed.gov/media/docume...
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FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
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This website shows you how many jobs NIH funding creates for your state along with the overall economic activity generated.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This website shows you how many jobs NIH funding creates for your state along with the overall economic activity generated.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...