list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep 1. Music videos and MTV programming from the '90s 2. Intersectionality theory & its relevance to STEM education 3. Why Skeeter from "Muppet Bubbies" should be a muppet

My book on rural, poor and working-class college students is now available to purchase! THANK YOU to folks who supported me in this journey, the amazing students who shared their stories with me, and of course my fantastic publisher #RoutledgeBooks! www.routledge.com/The-Cultural...

Join us at NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition. 📢Included & Empowered: BWXME & BMME 📅Oct 17 | 1 PM |Georgia World Congress Center With Christina Lincoln-Moore, Dr. Kyndall Brown, Dr. Tashana Howse & Dr. John Staley 🔗 www.nctm.org/atlanta2025/... #NCTM2025 #NCTMATL25 #ICUCARE #Choosing2See #dbc_inc

📢New Pub Alert📢 Thrilled to share our our new article, "Promoting sociotechnical perspectives of engineering during a summer bridge program," published in Journal of Engineering Education onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

Our research team's new journal article in AERA Open reports findings from a study of 27 Latin* undergraduate Ss' experiences of servingness [i.e., racially-affirming support at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)], particularly focusing on gateway math instruction. doi.org/10.1177/2332... (1/5)

Check out our NEW website! www.todos-math.org What’s new? A clean, intuitive design Powerful search function Highlighted content for educators, families and leaders Easier access to TEEM, TODOS Live! and more…

🎙️New podcast episode!🔥 We’re joined by Lateefah Id-Deen, Opening Keynote for #NCTMATL25. Hear how to build meaningful connections with students in the #math classroom and create a legacy you can be proud of 👉 nctm.link/mJZm3 Join us in Atlanta next month: nctm.link/ATL-RATES

Sharing my new article w/@crystalegarcia.bsky.social & @drantonioduran.bsky.social in the Journal of Higher Education (50 free at link). We conducted a critical discourse analysis of the arguments used in several states for/against anti-DEI legislation in '23-24. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XRP9D...

Colleagues and friends— Join Celina German, M.Ed. & I through #AERADivG for a panel on navigating the education academic job search during these times. We have incredible panelists who are excited to share insights! The date is Sept. 30th from 230pm–330pm ET. RSVP: asu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The wait is over! We’re muy excited to announce the 2025-2026 AAHHE Graduate Student Fellows! This new cohort is full of brilliance, purpose, and pasión. Welcome to the familia, we can’t wait to witness all the magic you’ll bring to the space.

We are thrilled to introduce the 2025–2026 AAHHE Faculty Fellows. We look forward to an incredible year ahead and cannot wait to see all that our fellows will accomplish. Read more about the fellows here: bit.ly/4mGUKz4

🧵 New #openaccess pub just dropped: "Teachers' subjectivities in responsive instruction: When ambitious instruction encounters challenging teaching situations" by me, Yeliz Günal Aggül, Shuqin Li, and Christine Hood #AcademicSky #EduSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Full of pride for 3 Ph.D. student members of our research lab community at Vanderbilt University who earned graduate fellowships to advance their research studies on equity issues in STEM higher education. More details regarding their respective projects below. 👇

Finally making my BlueSky debut! I'm a scholar of (in)equity in #highereducation, #race & racism, #immigration & mobility, #internationalization, and the #BlackDiaspora. Got a new book out with @adaonyewuenyi.bsky.social "Hidden in Blackness" & just out here trying to choose joy daily.

“When Ss are constantly exposed to the trope of the isolated genius, they may struggle to see themselves as capable mathematicians. However, when educators use pop culture to prompt inquiry, inviting students to question, connect & critique, they create a space where belonging becomes possible.”

Video for this weekend: Pamela Estephania Harris, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, gives the AMS Lecture on Education at #JMM2025. This lecture is on "The Myth of the Symmetric Difference: Mathematics and Mathematics Education." Watch: buff.ly/AISSJGO @amermathsoc.bsky.social

From winning math battles to becoming a mathematician. Learn more about how Aris Winger applies math to social justice topics and why he thinks some disparities could be tackled using mathematics. #BlackHistoryMonth

New report release! A Complex Equation: Confronting Math Obstacles on the Transfer Path examines the role of math in the transfer process and traces the complicated policies that narrow the path the STEM bachelor’s degrees for community college students. Read the report: bit.ly/a-complex-eq...

Our new report, A Complex Equation: Confronting Math Obstacles on the Transfer Path, examines the role of math in the transfer process and explores the hurdles and barriers that students often face, especially when looking to transfer into STEM programs. Read the full report: bit.ly/a-complex-eq...

“If mathematics is central to social justice, those of us who care about social justice cannot afford to leave math education out of the equation. And we certainly cannot leave mathematics in the hands of those for whom social justice is not a priority.” — @pamelaburdman.bsky.social

So much gratitude after #AERA2025 🌟 Deeply honored to receive the Wilbert J. McKeachie Early Career Award from @aera-motsig.bsky.social Thank you Andy Butler & @alisonkoenka.bsky.social for believing in me! Celebrating with those who made it possible—mentors, friends, family & esp. mis cariños 🥰

Congratulations to Julia Aguirre, the recipient of the Karen D. King Excellence in Advocacy Award! Her 🔥 talk — No more long-game: Replacing academic apartheid with math joy and justice now! — is going on NOW in Tahoe (and streaming as a hybrid session)

Just Published! AMTE Professional Book Series Vol. 6: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education Find more information about this book at www.amte.net/content/just... (and in the 🧵)

The most-read article of 2024 in American Anthropologist, the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, was coauthored by Dean Bryan Brayboy, the Carlos Montezuma Professor, and a stellar team of cultural, biocultural, and linguistic anthropologists. ➡️ spr.ly/6182verTK.

Math Ed community, the abstract submission deadline for the JRME special issue is quickly approaching — Aug 31st.

New Blog Post: Student Organizations as Servingness Please read and share!

What makes an HSI truly Latine-serving? In Transforming HSIs for Equity & Justice, Dr. Gina Garcia offers a framework for confronting racism in higher ed & building institutions rooted in equity, justice & liberation. Check out the book at www.ginaanngarcia.com/books #HSIs #Servingness #Equity

What's on your summer reading list? ☀️📚 The Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook is designed to advance HSI efforts on your campus. Co-created by Dr. Gina Ann Garcia and Ann Endris, this workbook provides the tools needed to move from designation to transformation.

The Keynote Speakers for the 2025 Annual Meeting have just been announced! 🔥 Catch their talks live when you register for the meeting: nctm.link/utuu6

Out Doing Science: LGBTQ STEM Professionals and Inclusion in Neoliberal Times, by Tom Waidzunas, Ethan Czuy Levine, and Brandon Fairchild is now available from University of Massachusetts Press. Use code UMASS20 to save 20% www.umasspress.com/978162534880...

Happy to share the second issue of Diametric Compass. This collection of pieces has graduate students reflecting on their first year. The hope is the zine will be a time capsule. All their contributions were workshopped in community throughout the semester. www.calameo.com/read/0074427...

🚨Sharing a new publication “It’s Weird”: Latinx College Students’ Perceptions of Campus Life and Navigating Whiteness at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution” co- authored by my brilliant graduate students! doi.org/10.1177/1538...

SEEDS Members - join us for our monthly virtual community gathering on Fugitive, Abolitionist and (TRANS)Fromative Pedagogies on July 29th. Register with this link: sefedasj.wildapricot.org/Sys/Login?Re... or the QR below. Hope to see you all there🌱

🎉 It’s publication day for Rainbow Trap! 🎉 I’m really proud of the book and hope that, even in a small way, it can help us fight back against anti-LGBTQ efforts to determine who counts in law, policy and data. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rainbow-t...

I am so excited to join the Executive Committee as the new Secretary of @islsnews.bsky.social! The learning sciences has always been an intellectual home for me, and I'm so happy I get to serve the Society in this role! education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madi...

Now more than ever, it is important to support Queer and Trans people. In this practice brief, we (@drantonioduran.bsky.social @drqhutchings.bsky.social) imagine the ways we can address the needs of Queer and Trans men of color, specifically in men of color programs. psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

I’m really proud of myself & the work I’ve been doing. I’m also thankful for the Foundation’s investment in my work, ideas, & me as a scholar! Amidst a political climate of disinvestment from justice-oriented work, shout out to WTG for “standing 10 toes down”! 1/3 www.gse.upenn.edu/news/ericka-...

Straight from @Nature and @CooperBioEdLab: The largest survey of LGBTQ+ biologists finds that 40% of trans and gender-nonconforming and 20% of LGBQ researchers face hostility, intimidation, or offensive behavior at work. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Our article, "'Do I Even Belong?': Internships as Gendered Career Socialization Experiences in Engineering," was just assigned a volume/issue with the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education! It's always exciting to see "Online First" work move to a permanent home. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...

In THE BIG LIE ABOUT RACE IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social and @drshaunharper.bsky.social bring together leading education scholars and educators to confront the weaponized distortions that are currently undermining both public education and racial justice. https://bit.ly/3E9ktzm

New pub Rural Students’ Sense of Belonging! This pub is special to me as it was led by amazing doc students John Yang & Shadman Islem! Honored to have supported them! THANKS to @tlstrayhorn.bsky.social & @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social for including our piece in this NDHE issue! doi.org/10.1002/he.2...

How can schools better support Black student belonging? In a new "Social Issues and Policy Review" article, Rossier's Royel M. Johnson, Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, and Tr’Vel Lyons, with Rutgers’ Alex J. Kenney, offer guidance for K–12 educators. Learn more. #BlackStudentBelonging #USCRossier

"This book is for who I call my disruptive decision makers. I want my audience to be inspired by actionable insights." —Richard O. Welsh in an article published by @vanderbilt.edu‬ about his book, SUSPENDED FUTURES @schooldisclab.bsky.social‬ https://bit.ly/4nb6rzf

Such an important contribution from @srod-vt.bsky.social using a Chicana feminist approach to characterize culturally-affirming support for Latina undergraduate students in STEM. 📕 🤓

On Wednesday, 8/20 at 4 PM ET, please join us for a free webinar titled, "Teachers Change Lives: Promoting Teacher Learning, Development, and Growth." Find out more and register here: https://bit.ly/3IidcPK

A new review of current research on Black women preservice teachers in Educational Researcher found that their identities and experiences as Black women have been absent from teacher education literature. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

✳️ New manuscript out this week in the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success ✳️ We examined how low-income students experience career programming intended to support their success. It was helpful, but at times stressful & created tensions related to identity journals.flvc.org/jpss/article...

Public funding of #STEM Education fuels innovation & remains essential. Our @fabbs.org policy review explains effective investments in students and systems to train a skilled & future-ready #STEMWorkforce. #EdPolicy #STEMEducation #FutureofWork @fsuannescollege.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2372...

Getting back from an emotion filled #AERA25 to see a new pub has dropped. Check out: “But I Just Want to Be Free:” A CRT-PVEST Analysis of #Blackness in #STEMM in #Canada Link: rdcu.be/ejuPb #CRT #STEM