Germine Awad
drgigiawad.bsky.social
Germine Awad
@drgigiawad.bsky.social
@um_psychology professor, Egyptian. Posts about racism, race, prejudice, parents, gender & whatever tickles my fancy. PI of @RAGE_Lab • @AMENAPsy Past-President
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This NYT-driven nonsense bugs me every time I see it. Let's set the record straight (again).

Our DEI office was *very* effective.

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We did not "cave" on DEI. The decision to reimagine DEI as something different and more effective was made in October. Our DEI department was ineffective, did not improve outcomes across the University. We spent a lot of taxpayer and tuition money and it..didn't work. That's okay!
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Spotted at the #WeAreDEI March!
April 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just so we are clear, the “purposes for which the NAC was created” have NOT been fulfilled.
March 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Great piece by Dr. Kevin Cokley
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-psychology-matters/202502/challenging-deficit-views-of-black-people
t.co
February 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I just joined @drsforamerica.bsky.social, "an organization representing 27,000 physicians & medical students that filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information & health-related data from gov't websites." So glad to see efforts to fight back. #medsky
Doctors sue Trump administration for scrubbing data from government sites
Doctors For America filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information from government websites.
www.newsweek.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
February 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Possibly out: research prioritizing DEI, gain-of-function experiments. Possibly in: alternative health research, campus free-speech rankings, anti-fraud efforts. chroni.cl/40WgkYx
Here’s How Science Funding Could Change Under Trump
Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.
chroni.cl
January 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Wait.

The price of eggs and the cost of living was supposed to go down.

Not up.
January 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Using Black students to criticize and ultimately undermine DEI efforts is operating in bad faith. The NYT article failed in its journalistic integrity by not presenting a more balanced view of what has gone right with DEI at the University of Michigan"

t.co/i8zypBIsoN
http://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15708972/black-students-to-criticize-dei-is-a-cynical-and-disingenuous-tactic
t.co
November 22, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Mark your calendars! The University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) presents: “Flash Talks & Tea: What’s New in Islamic Studies?” ft. U-M profs. At the new CupsnChai Ann Arbor café, Tuesday 11/19 @ 6pm! RSVP: bit.ly/FlashTalks24
November 14, 2024 at 10:49 PM