Rima Brusi
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
Escritora,educadora,antropóloga| Wife, mother,grandmother,dog mother| Professor+applied researcher,NAU.💙💛| Boricua en la luna 🇵🇷🌙
#education #literatura #humanrights #highereducation #PuertoRico
#education #literatura #humanrights #highereducation #PuertoRico
Nueva Yoooool!!!! ❤️🗽
kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!
ALT: kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nueva Yoooool!!!! ❤️🗽
I just tried to delete my #academia dot edu, but it looks like in the process,I inadvertently accepted the new terms?Does that mean that even after I leave they can still use my face/content/voice etc?Also,how do we share our work with/find each other without becoming free content for AI training?
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I just tried to delete my #academia dot edu, but it looks like in the process,I inadvertently accepted the new terms?Does that mean that even after I leave they can still use my face/content/voice etc?Also,how do we share our work with/find each other without becoming free content for AI training?
PSA: The only thing worse than today’s headlines is letting the newspaper’s AI demonic bot read them to you. I tried. I regret. Still recovering. Consider yourselves warned. You’re welcome.
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
PSA: The only thing worse than today’s headlines is letting the newspaper’s AI demonic bot read them to you. I tried. I regret. Still recovering. Consider yourselves warned. You’re welcome.
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New from #PracticingAnthropology: “We Want to Do It All”: A Place-Based Model for Access to Higher Education by Brusi, Yace, Tossas, González-Barreto & Dika
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
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@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
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#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New from #PracticingAnthropology: “We Want to Do It All”: A Place-Based Model for Access to Higher Education by Brusi, Yace, Tossas, González-Barreto & Dika
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
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@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
Finally published the model guiding our work in PR:place-based+maps #highered access at 2 levels: external (eg neighborhoods excluded) + internal (institutional landscapes students navigate). Model integrates research, outreach & inquiry—adaptable to other institutions, including my current NAU! 🇵🇷 🏔️
New from #PracticingAnthropology: “We Want to Do It All”: A Place-Based Model for Access to Higher Education by Brusi, Yace, Tossas, González-Barreto & Dika
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Finally published the model guiding our work in PR:place-based+maps #highered access at 2 levels: external (eg neighborhoods excluded) + internal (institutional landscapes students navigate). Model integrates research, outreach & inquiry—adaptable to other institutions, including my current NAU! 🇵🇷 🏔️
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Hoy se cumplen 8 años del paso del Huracán María. Hoy se conmemoran los más de 4,645 boricuas que perdieron la vida, que fueron asesinados por la negligencia calculada de un gobierno colonial corrupto y un imperio racista.
September 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hoy se cumplen 8 años del paso del Huracán María. Hoy se conmemoran los más de 4,645 boricuas que perdieron la vida, que fueron asesinados por la negligencia calculada de un gobierno colonial corrupto y un imperio racista.
#Academia rant: went looking for a gorgeous old paper I wanted to cite, only to find a newer one that basically plagiarized it. Guess which one people cite? 🙄
Publish-or-perish is no excuse. Cite your colleagues. Rescue invisible knowledge. Create with joy, not theft.
Publish-or-perish is no excuse. Cite your colleagues. Rescue invisible knowledge. Create with joy, not theft.
September 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
#Academia rant: went looking for a gorgeous old paper I wanted to cite, only to find a newer one that basically plagiarized it. Guess which one people cite? 🙄
Publish-or-perish is no excuse. Cite your colleagues. Rescue invisible knowledge. Create with joy, not theft.
Publish-or-perish is no excuse. Cite your colleagues. Rescue invisible knowledge. Create with joy, not theft.
What’s next?Guinea pigs and rabbits? 🐇 🐝🌺Birds, bees, flowers? Or,for that matter, cells,chromosomes,or even atoms?
“[In] some districts[..]a keyword search-such as “sexual reproduction”-may be all that’s needed to get a book pulled from the shelves.” #BannedBooks #DontStopReading #DontStopWriting
“[In] some districts[..]a keyword search-such as “sexual reproduction”-may be all that’s needed to get a book pulled from the shelves.” #BannedBooks #DontStopReading #DontStopWriting
Why ban books about cats and dogs?
t’s not exactly clear what put these petcare tomes on the removal list, except that they were part of a sweep that pulled more than 574 books off its library shelves, ostensibly to comply with recent ...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What’s next?Guinea pigs and rabbits? 🐇 🐝🌺Birds, bees, flowers? Or,for that matter, cells,chromosomes,or even atoms?
“[In] some districts[..]a keyword search-such as “sexual reproduction”-may be all that’s needed to get a book pulled from the shelves.” #BannedBooks #DontStopReading #DontStopWriting
“[In] some districts[..]a keyword search-such as “sexual reproduction”-may be all that’s needed to get a book pulled from the shelves.” #BannedBooks #DontStopReading #DontStopWriting
✨ Buenas noticias ✨ (🧵
My memoir Fantasmas, published in Puerto Rico by Editora Emergente (2019), is growing into a new life. Born on the island, matured with me in the diaspora, it will soon reach new readers in a new language as Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). 🌙
My memoir Fantasmas, published in Puerto Rico by Editora Emergente (2019), is growing into a new life. Born on the island, matured with me in the diaspora, it will soon reach new readers in a new language as Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). 🌙
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
✨ Buenas noticias ✨ (🧵
My memoir Fantasmas, published in Puerto Rico by Editora Emergente (2019), is growing into a new life. Born on the island, matured with me in the diaspora, it will soon reach new readers in a new language as Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). 🌙
My memoir Fantasmas, published in Puerto Rico by Editora Emergente (2019), is growing into a new life. Born on the island, matured with me in the diaspora, it will soon reach new readers in a new language as Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). 🌙
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
And in the latest news from the land of “free speech”, Maya Angelou is “out” because any reference to racism is “DEI” and “bad”, but Hitler stays because apparently nazism and white supremacy are “history” and “good.”
(Added a link to the NYT gift full article in the first comment.)
(Added a link to the NYT gift full article in the first comment.)
Hundreds of books are now gone from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library, following an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office that led to a purge of books that are critical of racism, but preserved volumes defending white power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
April 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And in the latest news from the land of “free speech”, Maya Angelou is “out” because any reference to racism is “DEI” and “bad”, but Hitler stays because apparently nazism and white supremacy are “history” and “good.”
(Added a link to the NYT gift full article in the first comment.)
(Added a link to the NYT gift full article in the first comment.)
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“School is not important. Work is not important. Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” —Fred Hampton
April 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“School is not important. Work is not important. Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” —Fred Hampton
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One flight attendant recalled being told: “‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off.’”
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…
propub.li
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One flight attendant recalled being told: “‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off.’”
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
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A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
Armed mob attacking the capitol? Pardoned! #FreeSpeech!!
Students protesting peacefully on college campuses?? Deport them! Dox them!! #Treason!!
The cognitive dissonance must have required the mysterious and important #severance procedure…
Students protesting peacefully on college campuses?? Deport them! Dox them!! #Treason!!
The cognitive dissonance must have required the mysterious and important #severance procedure…
April 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Armed mob attacking the capitol? Pardoned! #FreeSpeech!!
Students protesting peacefully on college campuses?? Deport them! Dox them!! #Treason!!
The cognitive dissonance must have required the mysterious and important #severance procedure…
Students protesting peacefully on college campuses?? Deport them! Dox them!! #Treason!!
The cognitive dissonance must have required the mysterious and important #severance procedure…
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"They are abducting people off the streets because Marco Rubio or Donald Trump disagree with their speech. That's unAmerican, unconstitutional, and outrageous."
– AAUP President Todd Wolfson
– AAUP President Todd Wolfson
March 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"They are abducting people off the streets because Marco Rubio or Donald Trump disagree with their speech. That's unAmerican, unconstitutional, and outrageous."
– AAUP President Todd Wolfson
– AAUP President Todd Wolfson
Historical revisionism includes things like book banning ✔️forbidding topics of study K-16 ✔️, attacking academic freedom ✔️harassing teachers AND silencing the past ✔️👇🏽.
“it takes specific aim at one of the newest editions to the Smithsonian’s portfolio of 21 museums — the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016.”
Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Historical revisionism includes things like book banning ✔️forbidding topics of study K-16 ✔️, attacking academic freedom ✔️harassing teachers AND silencing the past ✔️👇🏽.
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The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
propub.li
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
“Voting with our wallets” is a dangerous oxymoron. A system where the $$ you have dictates the amount of power you wield and the rights you deserve is the opposite of democracy. We are not worthy because we consume-we are worthy because we are human.
(That said, #DontBuyATesla and #ShopLocal)
(That said, #DontBuyATesla and #ShopLocal)
March 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Voting with our wallets” is a dangerous oxymoron. A system where the $$ you have dictates the amount of power you wield and the rights you deserve is the opposite of democracy. We are not worthy because we consume-we are worthy because we are human.
(That said, #DontBuyATesla and #ShopLocal)
(That said, #DontBuyATesla and #ShopLocal)
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Before Social Security, roughly half of all elderly Americans were living in poverty, relying on family and charity to survive. And that's almost certainly where we're headed, especially if the stock market tanks everyone's 401Ks.
BREAKING: Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek says he is consulting with the Justice Department about shutting down the agency.
Dudek told the Washington Post: “Unless I get clarification, I’ll just start to shut it down. I don’t have much of a choice here.”
Dudek told the Washington Post: “Unless I get clarification, I’ll just start to shut it down. I don’t have much of a choice here.”
Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency
Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Before Social Security, roughly half of all elderly Americans were living in poverty, relying on family and charity to survive. And that's almost certainly where we're headed, especially if the stock market tanks everyone's 401Ks.
¡Nuestro Educational Research and Attainment Lab (ERA) ahí!!! My students Mig,Beau and Marijose (from @nausociology.bsky.social) featured in this fantastic video. Más contenido sobre educación K-16 #enespañol disponible en el sitio web de @univisionaz.bsky.social 😄 www.univision.com/local/arizon...
www.univision.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
¡Nuestro Educational Research and Attainment Lab (ERA) ahí!!! My students Mig,Beau and Marijose (from @nausociology.bsky.social) featured in this fantastic video. Más contenido sobre educación K-16 #enespañol disponible en el sitio web de @univisionaz.bsky.social 😄 www.univision.com/local/arizon...
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Instant classic post.
Martin Niemoller: first they came for the socialists...
Dem consultants: our polls suggest we should also come for the socialists!!
Dem consultants: our polls suggest we should also come for the socialists!!
March 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Instant classic post.
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NEW: Sec. Marco Rubio invokes an obscure statute to have Trump administration deport Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident married to a US citizen who is 8 months pregnant. Judge issues a stay. Khalil was in pro-Palestinian rallies at Columbia. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Sec. Marco Rubio invokes an obscure statute to have Trump administration deport Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident married to a US citizen who is 8 months pregnant. Judge issues a stay. Khalil was in pro-Palestinian rallies at Columbia. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...