Margaret Mohr-Schroeder
@stemeducator.bsky.social
Maker | Creator | Professor | Mother | Runner | STEM | Opportunity and Access are my Jam
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DEI did not exist in 1947, so explain to me why the removal of Robinson’s war record, is just not outright racist. He was a baseball legend and his entire life, history and record of accomplishments should remain a model for future generations to aspire too. 👇
Pentagon defends removing webpage of MLB’s color-barrier breaker Jackie Robinson: ‘DEI is dead at the Defense Department’
‘DEI is dead:’ Pentagon defends removing article of MLB’s Jackie Robinson
Robinson famously broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but his story has been scrubbed from the Pentagon’s website
www.independent.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
DEI did not exist in 1947, so explain to me why the removal of Robinson’s war record, is just not outright racist. He was a baseball legend and his entire life, history and record of accomplishments should remain a model for future generations to aspire too. 👇
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The Pentagon erased Jackie Robinson’s Army service from its website—just like it’s erasing Black Troops and DEI across the board. This isn’t a glitch. This is deliberate. They want to rewrite history. We’re not letting them.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Pentagon erased Jackie Robinson’s Army service from its website—just like it’s erasing Black Troops and DEI across the board. This isn’t a glitch. This is deliberate. They want to rewrite history. We’re not letting them.
MORE: www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
MORE: www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
teaching to transgress by bell hooks has been one of my favorites!
#Winter has fully arrived in #Appalachia, and we're celebrating the entire season with books by #BlackAuthors and about #BlackAppalachia. Our #Winter2025 #ReadingList featuring works from Crystal Wilkinson, Alena Hairston, and bell hooks.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
teaching to transgress by bell hooks has been one of my favorites!
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After Haskell Indian Nations University's spring powwow was postponed amid forced, baseless employee terminations, the university is now planning a Spring Resilience Powwow.
lawrenceks.news/3XFECnm
lawrenceks.news/3XFECnm
Save the date: Haskell planning Spring Resilience Powwow
After Haskell Indian Nations University's spring powwow was postponed amid forced, baseless employee terminations, the university is now planning a Spring Resilience Powwow.
lawrenceks.news
March 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
After Haskell Indian Nations University's spring powwow was postponed amid forced, baseless employee terminations, the university is now planning a Spring Resilience Powwow.
lawrenceks.news/3XFECnm
lawrenceks.news/3XFECnm
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🌟 Transform teacher preparation with MTEP 2.0! Join the community shaping secondary math education. Get started here: mtep.info
Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership | Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education | Nebraska
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March 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🌟 Transform teacher preparation with MTEP 2.0! Join the community shaping secondary math education. Get started here: mtep.info
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In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
go.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
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💬 Share your ideas, challenges, and successes with the MTEP community. Engage with us here: Contact MTEP newsroom.unl.edu/announce/mte...
March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
💬 Share your ideas, challenges, and successes with the MTEP community. Engage with us here: Contact MTEP newsroom.unl.edu/announce/mte...
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Don't forget to register your kids for iSCORE’s Spring Camp! Here are the upcoming camp dates. It’s the perfect opportunity for kids to bond with their peers while also engaging in educational activities. A great combination of fun and learning!
February 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Don't forget to register your kids for iSCORE’s Spring Camp! Here are the upcoming camp dates. It’s the perfect opportunity for kids to bond with their peers while also engaging in educational activities. A great combination of fun and learning!
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Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched this morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
lawrenceks.news/43h87zC
lawrenceks.news/43h87zC
Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’
Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest...
lawrenceks.news
February 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched this morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
lawrenceks.news/43h87zC
lawrenceks.news/43h87zC
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Did you know?
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
February 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Did you know?
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
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The Ohio State University announced it will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and modify scholarship programs geared toward diverse student populations, citing pressure from federal directives and pending state legislation.
Ohio State University Discontinues Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Amid federal directives, OSU will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
www.diverseeducation.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Ohio State University announced it will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and modify scholarship programs geared toward diverse student populations, citing pressure from federal directives and pending state legislation.
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More than 200 people packed a Lawrence church this evening in hopes of helping those who lost their jobs at Haskell Indian Nations University.
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lawrenceks.news/3D2ooh0
Lawrence community rallies for Haskell despite barriers to providing direct aid
More than 200 people packed a Lawrence church Friday evening in hopes of helping those who lost their jobs at Haskell Indian Nations University.
lawrenceks.news
February 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
More than 200 people packed a Lawrence church this evening in hopes of helping those who lost their jobs at Haskell Indian Nations University.
lawrenceks.news/3D2ooh0
lawrenceks.news/3D2ooh0
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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So incredibly heartened by my colleagues who are fighting like hell for a world where people have access to the arts and humanities, not because it serves STEM, but because this is about nourishing our humanity
February 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So incredibly heartened by my colleagues who are fighting like hell for a world where people have access to the arts and humanities, not because it serves STEM, but because this is about nourishing our humanity
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Federal judge Angel Kelly has extended her hold on the NIH's overhead cut.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Federal Judge Extends TRO Against NIH Cap On Indirect Cost Payments
Federal Judge Angel Kelly has extended her temporary hold on NIH's plan to cap its payment of indirect research grant costs to 15%.
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Federal judge Angel Kelly has extended her hold on the NIH's overhead cut.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure • Kansas Reflector
Kansas House committee lights fuse of high-stakes debate on components of faculty tenure, including property rights inherent in the academic credential.
kansasreflector.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Howard University has become the first #HBCU to receive the prestigious Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification, placing it among the nation's most elite research institutions.
Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status
Howard joins fewer than 150 universities nationwide that has the R1 designated status.
www.diverseeducation.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Howard University has become the first #HBCU to receive the prestigious Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification, placing it among the nation's most elite research institutions.
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BREAKING: Judge Amir Ali, one of the final Biden appointees confirmed, just temporarily restored what looks like a wide swath of foreign aid funding that had been blocked.
Full order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Full order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
BREAKING: Judge Amir Ali, one of the final Biden appointees confirmed, just temporarily restored what looks like a wide swath of foreign aid funding that had been blocked.
Full order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Full order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Introducing Vooks, Kansas' latest animated reading resource bringing new & classic stories to life! With options to watch & read-along, readers of all strengths will love Vooks. There’s more Vooks to love at statelibraryofkansas.mackinvia.com . #Kansas #LibrariesMatter
February 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Introducing Vooks, Kansas' latest animated reading resource bringing new & classic stories to life! With options to watch & read-along, readers of all strengths will love Vooks. There’s more Vooks to love at statelibraryofkansas.mackinvia.com . #Kansas #LibrariesMatter
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I want to share some of my favorite black history books, posting one a day for February. I have a Bachelor's in History + Master's in teaching. If you are looking to expand your knowledge for Black History Month, here are some recommendations from my shelves #booksky #blackhistory 🧵:
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February 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I want to share some of my favorite black history books, posting one a day for February. I have a Bachelor's in History + Master's in teaching. If you are looking to expand your knowledge for Black History Month, here are some recommendations from my shelves #booksky #blackhistory 🧵:
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Kansas State University is seeking our next Dean of the College of Agriculture. Please share this announcement to anyone you think may be interested. I am on the search committee and am happy to answer questions or put people in touch with the executive search firm. www.k-state.edu/today/announ...
National search begins for Eldon Gideon dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension
The Office of the Provost announces a national search for the next Eldon Gideon dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension, or KSRE, at Kansas State University.
www.k-state.edu
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kansas State University is seeking our next Dean of the College of Agriculture. Please share this announcement to anyone you think may be interested. I am on the search committee and am happy to answer questions or put people in touch with the executive search firm. www.k-state.edu/today/announ...
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Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4hycEBH
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4hycEBH
K-State researchers say red meat allergy from tick bites is becoming more common
Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state.
lawrenceks.news
January 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4hycEBH
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4hycEBH
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Axing USAID isn’t just hurting developing countries. It hurts our economy too, because USAID pays farmers, researchers, businesses, universities, and nonprofits nationwide to provide food assistance. #USAIDRural #FarmersFirst #AmericansFirst
February 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Axing USAID isn’t just hurting developing countries. It hurts our economy too, because USAID pays farmers, researchers, businesses, universities, and nonprofits nationwide to provide food assistance. #USAIDRural #FarmersFirst #AmericansFirst