Lalitha Vasudevan
@lmv.bsky.social
Teachers College; Digital Futures Institute; Media and Social Change Lab
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Lalitha Vasudevan
@lmv.bsky.social
· Nov 16
House of Our Own Books, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
House of Our Own Books on Biblio.com
www.biblio.com
Apropos of nothing, and as a welcome to new bskiers, a list of bookstores I love (and that are still around):
House of Own Own Books (Philadelphia)
Floors and floors of previously loved treasures to be found…
www.biblio.com/bookstore/ho...
House of Own Own Books (Philadelphia)
Floors and floors of previously loved treasures to be found…
www.biblio.com/bookstore/ho...
Apparently we are doing this tomorrow (see @snowdaylearninglab.org's post 👇)
It's been a while since I last stretched a social media muscle, so expect a rusty and clunky performance on the part of yours truly. I assume I'll go full Buscemi.
#popplaypod
It's been a while since I last stretched a social media muscle, so expect a rusty and clunky performance on the part of yours truly. I assume I'll go full Buscemi.
#popplaypod
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Apparently we are doing this tomorrow (see @snowdaylearninglab.org's post 👇)
It's been a while since I last stretched a social media muscle, so expect a rusty and clunky performance on the part of yours truly. I assume I'll go full Buscemi.
#popplaypod
It's been a while since I last stretched a social media muscle, so expect a rusty and clunky performance on the part of yours truly. I assume I'll go full Buscemi.
#popplaypod
Sobering and important interview with Tom Brock, Director of Community College Research Center at
@teacherscollege.bsky.social on how loss of federal funding stalls research insights that impact educational policy, practice, and overall student experience.
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
@teacherscollege.bsky.social on how loss of federal funding stalls research insights that impact educational policy, practice, and overall student experience.
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
Community College Research Collateral Damage at Columbia
The Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College lost several million dollars of federal funds. Director Thomas Brock describes how the center is pushing forward.
www.insidehighered.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sobering and important interview with Tom Brock, Director of Community College Research Center at
@teacherscollege.bsky.social on how loss of federal funding stalls research insights that impact educational policy, practice, and overall student experience.
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
@teacherscollege.bsky.social on how loss of federal funding stalls research insights that impact educational policy, practice, and overall student experience.
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
More on the impacts of fed funding cuts, via @hechingerreport.org
hechingerreport.org/what-the-whi...
hechingerreport.org/what-the-whi...
June 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
More on the impacts of fed funding cuts, via @hechingerreport.org
hechingerreport.org/what-the-whi...
hechingerreport.org/what-the-whi...
Always happy to join Haeny Yoon & @snowdaylearninglab.org on Pop & Play. In this pop-off, we discuss the direct & immediate impacts of federal funding cuts to research infrastructure & related programming (afterschool, extracurricular) that directly serves children and their communities.
The GOP’s destruction of granting agencies like NSF and NIH is decimating the scientific community. On this episode we tried to provide a clear and brief explanation of what has happened and why it matters for those that may not be familiar. Listen and share! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
The Impacts of Cutting Federal Funding For Research (Pop Off)
Podcast Episode · Pop and Play · S5 Bonus · 22m
podcasts.apple.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Always happy to join Haeny Yoon & @snowdaylearninglab.org on Pop & Play. In this pop-off, we discuss the direct & immediate impacts of federal funding cuts to research infrastructure & related programming (afterschool, extracurricular) that directly serves children and their communities.
Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream
Beginning Weds May 28, at 1 p.m. ET, the “Weather and Climate Livestream” will span five days, ending on Sunday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Beginning Weds May 28, at 1 p.m. ET, the “Weather and Climate Livestream” will span five days, ending on Sunday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
May 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream
Beginning Weds May 28, at 1 p.m. ET, the “Weather and Climate Livestream” will span five days, ending on Sunday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Beginning Weds May 28, at 1 p.m. ET, the “Weather and Climate Livestream” will span five days, ending on Sunday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. ET.
www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Having observed various social science 'turns' - social, cultural, narrative, digital, material - I brace for the eventual (inevitable?) emergence of "the 'artificial' turn" as an explanatory phrase in written scholarship.
a black and white photo of a woman covering her face with her hand ..
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman covering her face with her hand ..
media.tenor.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Having observed various social science 'turns' - social, cultural, narrative, digital, material - I brace for the eventual (inevitable?) emergence of "the 'artificial' turn" as an explanatory phrase in written scholarship.
Playful, participatory, collective, invitational -- block off 26 minutes and enjoy story time, courtesy of your Pop & Play co-hosts and their Season 5 guests.
On this week's season finale of Pop & Play, find out how Earth is finally destroyed and how cats are involved. "What's poppin' at the end of the world: A story episode." share.transistor.fm/s/5fd8ab8b
What’s Poppin’ at the End of the World: A Story Episode | Pop and Play | Episode 9
Haeny and Nathan aren’t just here to talk about children’s media - in this season finale, they’re here to MAKE children’s media! Welcome to a fictional tale of what happens after the end of the world,...
share.transistor.fm
May 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Playful, participatory, collective, invitational -- block off 26 minutes and enjoy story time, courtesy of your Pop & Play co-hosts and their Season 5 guests.
All of these podcasts will be featured in a session at #AERA2025 in a roundtable session: Podcasts as Public Scholarship: (Re)Imagining Theories in Everyday Life (Table 6)
Now, more than ever, facility with multi-platform and transmediated communication that reaches broad(er) audiences is needed.
Now, more than ever, facility with multi-platform and transmediated communication that reaches broad(er) audiences is needed.
Whilst pondering the space between the unsayable & "must be said" w/regards to the recent EOs... I offer this 🧵 on edu podcasts that promote the fullness of education flourishing in multiple forms - playful, silly, embodied, invitational, unsettled. (all produced at @teacherscollege.bsky.social)
April 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
All of these podcasts will be featured in a session at #AERA2025 in a roundtable session: Podcasts as Public Scholarship: (Re)Imagining Theories in Everyday Life (Table 6)
Now, more than ever, facility with multi-platform and transmediated communication that reaches broad(er) audiences is needed.
Now, more than ever, facility with multi-platform and transmediated communication that reaches broad(er) audiences is needed.
Whilst pondering the space between the unsayable & "must be said" w/regards to the recent EOs... I offer this 🧵 on edu podcasts that promote the fullness of education flourishing in multiple forms - playful, silly, embodied, invitational, unsettled. (all produced at @teacherscollege.bsky.social)
April 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Whilst pondering the space between the unsayable & "must be said" w/regards to the recent EOs... I offer this 🧵 on edu podcasts that promote the fullness of education flourishing in multiple forms - playful, silly, embodied, invitational, unsettled. (all produced at @teacherscollege.bsky.social)
The number of young people in detention is lower than before — Still: Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades
www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades
The number of American children and teenagers in juvenile detention has sharply declined over the last few decades, but as overall numbers decrease, data shows Black and Native American youth are far ...
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The number of young people in detention is lower than before — Still: Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades
www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
Reflections on recent federal funding cuts from over a dozen researchers across a range of fields and research areas, detailing the loss of data, new scholar training resources, incomplete evidence of program effectiveness, and more.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Federal Grant Cuts in Researchers’ Own Words (opinion)
Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.
www.insidehighered.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Reflections on recent federal funding cuts from over a dozen researchers across a range of fields and research areas, detailing the loss of data, new scholar training resources, incomplete evidence of program effectiveness, and more.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Useful explainer about the function of indirect costs in university research federal funding
Tl;dr best roi in town
Via @aaup.bsky.social
youtu.be/NtqK8SyxFMc?...
Tl;dr best roi in town
Via @aaup.bsky.social
youtu.be/NtqK8SyxFMc?...
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Useful explainer about the function of indirect costs in university research federal funding
Tl;dr best roi in town
Via @aaup.bsky.social
youtu.be/NtqK8SyxFMc?...
Tl;dr best roi in town
Via @aaup.bsky.social
youtu.be/NtqK8SyxFMc?...
"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."
-- Henry Miller
-- Henry Miller
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."
-- Henry Miller
-- Henry Miller
Article from @chalkbeat.org detailing the immediately felt effects of recent funding cuts hatchet job.
“in several instances, the decision to cancel contracts affected more than researchers analyzing data in their offices — it affected students.”
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/26/t...
“in several instances, the decision to cancel contracts affected more than researchers analyzing data in their offices — it affected students.”
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/26/t...
A teen with autism and his mom were getting help planning for college. Then came DOGE.
A federally funded research program helped students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. DOGE’s sweeping Education Department cuts brought this and dozens of other studies to an abrup...
www.chalkbeat.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Article from @chalkbeat.org detailing the immediately felt effects of recent funding cuts hatchet job.
“in several instances, the decision to cancel contracts affected more than researchers analyzing data in their offices — it affected students.”
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/26/t...
“in several instances, the decision to cancel contracts affected more than researchers analyzing data in their offices — it affected students.”
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/26/t...
Taking a brief break from simmering rage at the gross and violent mangling of words ("data", "intelligence", "protection", "freedom") for the purposes of craven self-aggrandizement, to share yet another cautionary tale about unregulated creep of ai into daily life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Taking a brief break from simmering rage at the gross and violent mangling of words ("data", "intelligence", "protection", "freedom") for the purposes of craven self-aggrandizement, to share yet another cautionary tale about unregulated creep of ai into daily life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
Missed this when you first posted - thank goodness for re-posts.
A) belated birthday wishes 🎉
B) holy cow, that trailer. Thrilled to see how the film has developed. Can’t wait to see the full length version! Congrats. (And your voice is beautiful, T.)
A) belated birthday wishes 🎉
B) holy cow, that trailer. Thrilled to see how the film has developed. Can’t wait to see the full length version! Congrats. (And your voice is beautiful, T.)
Today is my birthday.
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
My only wish is for you to repost and share *everywhere* the official trailer of my feature length documentary film DRY BONES.
drybonesfilm.com
Thank you 🫶🏾
youtu.be/v4uNleUXvu0?...
DRY BONES Trailer 2025
YouTube video by MEDIA MAKE CHANGE
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Missed this when you first posted - thank goodness for re-posts.
A) belated birthday wishes 🎉
B) holy cow, that trailer. Thrilled to see how the film has developed. Can’t wait to see the full length version! Congrats. (And your voice is beautiful, T.)
A) belated birthday wishes 🎉
B) holy cow, that trailer. Thrilled to see how the film has developed. Can’t wait to see the full length version! Congrats. (And your voice is beautiful, T.)
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
Incredibly incredibly honored to be a part of this upcoming @washingtonpost.com live event early next month on the toll of gun violence on children and families in the U.S. (1/2)
www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
The toll of gun violence on American children and families
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for young children and teenagers in the United States. On March 6, join Washington Post Live for conversations about how gun violence has impacted commun...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Incredibly incredibly honored to be a part of this upcoming @washingtonpost.com live event early next month on the toll of gun violence on children and families in the U.S. (1/2)
www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
We just published a NEW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to PROMOTE EQUITY in #STEMed — based on the powerful @nasem-education.bsky.social EQUITY IN K-12 STEM ED report. Be sure to explore the detailed equity assessment tool included!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/101
PLS RESKEET #SciEd #NGSS
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/101
PLS RESKEET #SciEd #NGSS
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We just published a NEW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social on how to PROMOTE EQUITY in #STEMed — based on the powerful @nasem-education.bsky.social EQUITY IN K-12 STEM ED report. Be sure to explore the detailed equity assessment tool included!
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/101
PLS RESKEET #SciEd #NGSS
➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/101
PLS RESKEET #SciEd #NGSS
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
The current administration took the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) offline.
The Public Environmental Data Project posted the latest version publicly so that this important resource could still be accessed. Thank you!!
➡️ edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/...
The Public Environmental Data Project posted the latest version publicly so that this important resource could still be accessed. Thank you!!
➡️ edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/...
February 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The current administration took the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) offline.
The Public Environmental Data Project posted the latest version publicly so that this important resource could still be accessed. Thank you!!
➡️ edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/...
The Public Environmental Data Project posted the latest version publicly so that this important resource could still be accessed. Thank you!!
➡️ edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/...
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
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...
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
pen.org
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...
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...
Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
PhD students in social sciences studying "metascience" and AI: This looks like an *AMAZING* opportunity. Fully funded research postdoc that can be housed at whatever university you can find an appropriate mentor. sloan.org/programs/dig...
Reposted by Lalitha Vasudevan
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/