🗣️ Calling for volunteers! We are seeking volunteers to represent CUFA in the following NCSS committees through June 30, 2026: Archives, Government Relations/Public Relations, Nominations, International Visitors, Membership, and DEI If you are interested, please contact [email protected] ASAP.

The closing conversation of CUFA is happening! ”In Pursuit of Power and Possibility: Organizing for Statehood in Washington, D.C featuring @freedcproject.bsky.social activists.

We hope your Day ONE experience was generous and generative. Welcome to Day TWO! Day Two of CUFA features more opportunities to engage around our conference themes of abolition, with sessions beginning at 8:45.

CUFA 2025 is going! Day One is here. We are looking forward to the dynamic sessions that will expand our perspectives and practices. This is a space for critical dialogue, bold ideas, and fostering a community that will inspire and sustain us!

Join Motherscholars Forum at 8pm tonight at Calico DC for a welcome social! Apps are provided and a cash bar is available.

For many of you we know that today marks the beginning of your CUFA experience. We hope your travel is safe and secure as you make your way to D.C.! Got a layover? Check out the program at either the CUFA Website or Conference app for more information about all of our sessions.

We are truly looking forward to the closing keynote of the 2025 CUFA Annual Conference. Join us on Thursday, 12/4 at 5pm directly following the business meeting in room 201 of the convention center for an engaging and powerful panel with local organizers from FreeDC!

Before you finalize your dinner plans with friends, make sure to stop by the CUFA reception on Wednesday at 6:00pm! Join us at DC History Center for a chance to fellowship with one another with light hors d'oeuvres, drink ticket for early arrivals (non alcoholic beverages will be available)

Greetings CUFA Community--here's the link to access the October 2025 CUFA Chair Report [Sorry it's a little late :)]. I look forward to seeing you in DC next month! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We are excited to open the 2025 CUFA Conference with Dr. Elizabeth Rule on 12/3 at 8am in Rm 201 of the convention center. Dr. Rule will lead us in a discussion titled, From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Capital Context for a National Movement facilitated by our very own Dr. Sarah Shear...

From the Conference Planners: We are looking for additional people to serve as chair/discussants for sessions. If you are interested, please email [email protected]

From the Conference Planning Team: We want to acknowledge the recent passing of Dr. Mark Helmsing, a beloved member of the CUFA community. Our thoughts are with all who loved and cared for him. We hope that our time together in December can serve as a space to honor Mark’s memory.

From the Conference Planning Team: It is with a heavy heart that we share our condolences for the passing of Dr. Jillian Carter Ford, a beloved member of the CUFA community and of the 2025 CUFA Planning Team...

Greetings CUFA Community--Here's a link to the September 2025 Chair Report. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We are so excited to be joined by Clint Smith on Wednesday afternoon at the 2025 conference. Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. 4:15pm in Room 201 at the Convention Center. Book signing to follow. Please join us! cc: @socialstudies.org

The CUFA Conference schedule is now available. Check it to see when you present, serve as discussant and/or chair, or for information about the overall schedule of events. Message [email protected] with questions or concerns. sites.google.com/view/cufa202... @socialstudies.org

This year, all CUFA fora will be using a centralized travel grant application. If you would like to be considered for a travel grant, please fill out this application by September 15 forms.gle/N7PQ1rGxDkC6... For questions, please email Annie Whitlock, CUFA Treasurer, at [email protected]

Curious about what CUFA has been up to? Check out July's CUFA Chair Report! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Submit nominations for the CUFA Executive Board and CUFA’s NCSS House of Delegates (3 year cycles). Self-nominations are welcome. Please email nominations and/or questions to Esther Kim ([email protected]). Each nominee will be asked to submit a 100-150 word bio. Deadline 07/21/25.

CUFA folx, leadership is soliciting feedback about budget priorities. By May 20, please complete this survey, linked below, to provide your valuable insight. forms.gle/Vfot1xBqtDgV...

Today’s the day! CUFA proposals are due today by 11:59pm Hawaii Standard Time. Visit the conference website for more details about this year’s theme: Troubling Democracy: Examining Power and Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures. Link: cufa2025.socialstudies.org/openconf.php

The window to submit proposals to CUFA 2025 was extended to 4/22! Submit your proposals! Visit the conference website for more details about this year’s theme: Troubling Democracy: Examining Power & Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures at cufa2025.socialstudies.org/openconf.php

Submit proposals to CUFA 2025. The deadline to submit was extended to 4/22/25. Visit the conference website for more details about this year’s theme: Troubling Democracy: Examining Power and Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures. Link: cufa2025.socialstudies.org/openconf.php

This is a reminder to submit your CUFA-FASSE Grant applications, which are due March 15!

Nominate someone for an NCSS Award! Consider nominating someone for the NCSS Metcalf Dissertation Award or Exemplary Research Award. These are not overseen by CUFA or CUFA awards chair. For nomination details, visit these links: Metcalf: shorturl.at/bxlDZ Exemplary Research: shorturl.at/stBEp

We are excited to share the CUFA-FASSE Grant Call for Proposals! See the full call for proposals at: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Applications are due March 15, 2025, 11:55 PM HST. Please submit proposals online at: forms.gle/vkUoBrbv4FMK...

We invite proposals for the 2025 CUFA Annual Conference. The theme is Troubling Democracy: Examining Power and Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures Location: Washington D.C., December 3rd-5th, 2025 Proposals due April 15, 2025 11:59pm HST See full call at: shorturl.at/Skhqu

The 2024-2025 CUFA Executive Board is seeking feedback from our membership on their CUFA experiences and goals for the future. Please take 5 minutes to respond; your insights will help us as we think about programming for the future! forms.gle/GTVWedJULHog...

We are thrilled to announce and congratulate the next editor of Theory, Research, and Social Education, Dr. Anne-Lise Halvorsen, Professor, Michigan State University! She and her dynamic team were selected following an extensive search process. View the full announcement at shorturl.at/sXp7i

We are excited to share the CUFA-FASSE Grant Call for Proposals! See the full call for proposals at: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Applications are due March 15, 2025, 11:55 PM HST. Please submit proposals online at: forms.gle/vkUoBrbv4FMK...

Check out the CUFA 2024 Program: tinyurl.com/2s33nya5 See you all soon!

Dear CUFA Attendees, Please join us for our Opening and Closing Keynotes. The Opening Keynote features Dr. Kelli Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance at 11:00 AM.

CUFA is on BlueSky. Get ready for the #CUFA2024 Conference in Boston this week!