Nora Tyeklar
tyeklarnora.bsky.social
Nora Tyeklar
@tyeklarnora.bsky.social
Linguistic and sociocultural anthropologist, Post-Doctoral Scholar for Transforming Lives Initiatives @ The University of Maine at Augusta
This country has always hated poor people and left them to struggle and suffer, and now—under this administration—it deems them all the more odious and “wasteful.”
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Imagine claiming that under the auspices of the DEI EO the removal of opportunities through the issuance of Pell Grants would free this country of “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” aka “shameful discrimination.”
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If the DOE is eliminated—the federal agency that administers Pell Grants—the institution of higher ed where I work and teach will no longer be able to provide access to college degrees to the lower income students it serves, the majority of its student population
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Our discussant was Dr. Lise Dobrin from the University of Virginia. Panelists included Dr. Quichi Patlan, Dr. Makiko Takekuro, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Cassio Moralez, and Dr. Yuki Tanaka-McFarlane.
November 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM