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Morning walk in New England

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Moment of awe leaving work today.

MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced the university has rejected the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding tied to its agenda—making MIT the first to do so. She said accepting would compromise academic freedom and the school’s independence. apnews.com/article/mit-...

DC always a delight to depart at night.

First time leaving a workshop with free books, sourced by attendees’ making individual recommendations and the organizers buying copies so there’s collective development. #booksky

When we gather as professionals, our expertise becomes more than individual; it becomes collective power for progress.

More people should be talking about this.

#41 of 2025. “Let’s not throw up our hands, let’s roll up our sleeves”. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky

Book #40 of 2025: The Catalyst by Thomas Cech. It’s basically a biography of RNA. The science is mostly over my head, but I’m wading through. More importantly, I’m starting to see why mRNA vaccines arose and why they’re vital tools for both today’s ailments and those we can’t yet imagine. #booksky

California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery - Los Angeles Times

This week’s new read. #35 for 2025. Judging from chapter 1, I’ll probably finish it this week although it’s a tome: 720 pages #booksky

Commute view #morningwalk

Take me back. Sunrise in Antigua 🇦🇬

Another year of MIT graduate student orientation is in the books! 🎉 Here’s to a year of learning, discovery, and building a graduate experience rooted in joy, care and excellence!

The Caribbean anytime. Beautiful 🇦🇬

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b...

Grand entrance to PDX

Wishing all who celebrate a joyful and meaningful Passover. May this season of renewal and liberation bring peace, reflection, and connection with loved ones. Chag Pesach Sameach!

Breaking: Columbia University's interim president is stepping down -- per WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Fresh buzz cut. Shedding winter and ready for spring.

Donations of any amount from 125 individuals will unlock $30,000 towards our Emergency Fund that supports graduate students in financial difficulty. Thanks in advance for your assistance. mtyc.co/r6tczf

Always a visual treat flying into BOS

“Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.” C.S. Lewis

Sunday dinner. #BussUp #iykyk

Avocado toast to get the day started. 🥑

I'm starting to think DEI may have been the only reason so many planes stayed in the sky...

My baby, as a baby, to brighten your day.

“Today, DEI has become the new N-word; the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism.” My latest for the Guardian, in which I cite Lee Atwater, and bring lots of receipts. Sorry, but it has to be said:

Merit huh? www.chronicle.com/article/were...

Remember when Biden wanting to cancel or reduce student debt for some Americans was overreach? Those were the days smh.

On any given day these kids all <21, are written off by a ruthless society. This instrument invented and perfected by the descendants of slaves in a written off area of Trinidadian society, and yet we are reminded with all stacked against us -we are still magic! 🇹🇹 Enjoy! youtu.be/jSC_H_WVs_o?...

“A man ain’t nothing but a man,” said Baby Suggs. “But a son? Well now, that’s somebody.” The centrality of relationship in the face of the dehumanization of men when torn from their families. ‘Sonship’ as an act of resistance. #BelovedFebruary

💪🏾 #COYG

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

I swear the key to a good meal is a low fire and time. 2.5 hours in the making. Will sleep like a baby tonight. Dumplings, Cassava, pumpkin, plantains, dasheen, yam, sweet potato and corn soup made with coconut milk. 🤤 #iykyk