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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

For the last 3 years, I have co-organized an AI & Education Conference that brings together about 1000 educators to talk about the latest in K-12 education with AI. This year's focus is on educator/student/community led innovation with AI: centering community voice. web.cvent.com/event/396882...

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Overview - Student & Community Voice AI Summit 2026. Online registration by Cvent

The guiding vision for the 2026 Student and Community Voice AI Summit is that humans are irreplaceable in schools and communities.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I've enjoyed bringing co-design and partnership methods to the Playful Learning Landscapes project. Here's a new article, on how it's inspiring the field of developmental psychology: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... HT to Annelise Pesch for lead authoring this piece!

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology | Wiley Online Library

Leveraging community science to encourage a more inclusive and culturally representative developmental science.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Really proud of how the undergrads in my research lab get deeply involved in UX, software development and research in ed-tech. Check out a profile of their involvement here: urop.uci.edu/project/june...

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June Ahn | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Trump wants UCLA to pay $1.2 billion to settle allegations it violated civil rights law. I took a look at the more than 7,300-word proposed UCLA settlement. Here's the detailed breakdown of Trump's plan to remake one of the nation's top public campuses: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Here are the details of Trump's $1.2-billion call to remake UCLA in a conservative image

The Times describes the details, for the first time, of the 28-page proposal the Trump administration has made to remake the UCLA campus.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The federal government’s $1B demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. Join me and #StandUpForUC to defend @uofcalifornia and support its life-saving work. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

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Stand Up for UC

The federal government’s demand of $1 billion from UCLA puts the entire University of California system at risk. Stand with us to protect UC.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Big congrats to Dr. John Lopez on a successful dissertation defense; a great exploration of students’ epistemological beliefs in data science. He’ll be moving to a postdoc position at UC Berkeley in data science education! The best part of my job is seeing student growth and success ❤️

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Excited to share our new paper that will come out in CSCW 2025. "How did We Miss It?" Examining the Infrastructural Work of Practitioners Supporting Housing Insecure and Foster Youth Students. (ahnjune.com/.../upl.../2...) Some highlights that I'm particularly proud of: 1/7

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Here's an annual celebration of the graduating students and alumni from my research lab. I'm always amazed at their growth and endeavors. One of the best parts of my job. www.daplab.education.uci.edu/post/celebra...

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Celebrating Our 2025 Daplab Cohort

This year's graduating cohort of students in the Daplab was epic. We'd like to celebrate the great news for our alumni and graduating students!Dr. Dejay Hodge (UCI '24) started a tenure-track, Assista...

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Excited to share this writeup of my work with the Anaheim where we've been designing AI systems to accelerate their systems change efforts to prioritize and value students' holistic array of skills. TY to Carnegie Corporation for awarding our partnership. www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...

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Anaheim Collaborative: New Ways to Measure Students’ Progress | Future of Learning & Work | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Anaheim public schools embrace projects that reflect creativity, critical thinking, and a sense of purpose

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

“It would be a symbolic surrender of the university’s autonomy and commitment to free inquiry that... would send a chilling message: that public universities in Virginia serve political agendas, not the commonwealth.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

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University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Everyone should really take an hour and watch Ocean with David Attenborough. Heartbreaking and vital. The pace at which we are killing the ocean is mind boggling. www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ocean_with...

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Ocean with David Attenborough | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Ocean with David Attenborough on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

So cool to see this. I also “made my own major” as an Independent Concentration, while an undergrad at Brown. Seeing new students develop their passions and agency warms my heart. www.brown.edu/news/2025-05...

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At Brown, independent concentrators pursue academic paths as unique as their ambitions

In this Q&A, four Brown students reflect on the experience of designing their own concentrations that defy conventional categories, from empathy in practice to computational neuroscience.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

So proud of this year’s cohort of students in my research lab (the Design and Partnership Lab). We have nearly 15 undergrads, masters and PhD students graduating this year. We gave out daplab stoles early, so they can take their graduation pictures and wear them for commencement.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

If you need help explaining to people what the Department of Education does and why it matters, this, from Ben Miller (hosted by @mattyglesias.bsky.social) is as good as it gets open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

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What the Department of Education actually does

America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose Now includes that info by state legislative district as well. poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...

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» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Really proud of my lab and students and our partnership with Anaheim Union High School District. youtu.be/tdT8hHDl9BQ?...

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UCI Design and Partnership Lab Visits Magnolia

YouTube video by AUHSD Communications

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Beth Tipton @statstipton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In this op-ed, we - the presidents of SREE and AEFP - joined forces to argue for the importance of evidence on "what works" and how cutting such funding is not "efficient" - it is wasteful. www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...

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Cutting research funding would make education less effective and efficient

Presidents of education research associations explain the impacts of recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I'm angry and exhausted like many of my colleagues. But just sharing some positivity: I love the grad students and undergrads in my research lab, they really are amazing, check them out! I'm looking forward to my lab meeting today. www.daplab.education.uci.edu/dappers

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dappers | Daplab

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Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

100% to this. It’s been clear to anyone watching closely that there is a multi-pronged attack on U.S. universities & the playbooks we are using to address this attack are not up to the challenge of the moment. (That said, some have been better than others, and at least UW let my team fight.)

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I suspect the calculation for admins was, "If we oppose the DEI attack, they'll come for our grant funding." I suspect the calculation now is, "If we oppose the grant cuts too loudly, they'll come for student finaid." Well, they'll do that anyway. Word to the wise.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Check out my amazing colleague, collaborator and leader of the Playful Learning Landscapes work in Orange County: news.uci.edu/2025/02/07/u...

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UCI Podcast: Bringing the classroom into the community

Andres Bustamante is transforming common spaces into places of learning

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Some good reading on what may be allowable in terms of indirect cost rate changes. TLDR: it's likely unlawful for NIH to reduce everything down 15%. But there is some interesting history in this post as well. I have not vetted this, but just sharing: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...

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Indirect Costs at NIH . . .

I wasn’t planning on spending part of a Saturday writing about cost accounting principles and the like, but NIH-world was hit with a doozy of a policy announcement on Friday night:

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

It’s been a wild 2024. But I’m forever thankful for the people who made the year together. Love y’all. Happy New Year and here’s to 2025!

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Re-reading our work with Tammy Clegg and Jason Yip, on our community science everywhere work. Really loving these ideas still. Changing lanes: Relational dispositions that fuel community science learning. journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

End of quarter lab festivities for the daplab. We had a great “secret Santa” gift exchange and a field trip to do some photo shenanigans. Happy holidays from the daplab to you!

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Today was a little, humble milestone. I broke my shoulder and had surgery to put it back together in early August. It’s been a slow recovery, and I can lift my arm only just about shoulder height. Andres Bustamante and @ericdearing.bsky.social called me to go out for a surf this AM.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Huge congratulations to Dr. Socorro Cambero who successfully defended her dissertation, designing affinity spaces for teacher candidates to develop social justice identities and practices. I’m a proud advisor.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Please vote today friends. And take care of yourselves and others around you. 🙏❤️

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

As OpenAI and Meta introduce LLM-driven searchbots, I'd like to once again remind people that neither LLMs nor chatbots are good technology for information access. A thread, with links: >>

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

For our pre-Halloween lab meeting, the students surprised me and came in dressed as different versions of “June”. Featured prominently were fanny packs/belt bags, collared shirts under sweaters (preppy style) and Nike sneakers. Thanks for the laughs daplab!

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 02/06/2024

Celebrating all the amazing students in the Design and Partnership Lab. With our graduating seniors in the front. Congrats on a great year! 👊 🙌👏 daplab class of ‘24

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

Graduating undergrad in our lab told me today: “I feel like my time in the lab was special. I got to do the “full stack” of designing, building tech, collecting data, analyzing data, presenting my research publicly etc. I really loved it.” 😭 Reminder of the best parts of my job.

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June Ahn @ahnjune.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

Honored to see my #RPP partner Santa Ana Unified here at the Spencer Foundation AI convening. Supt. @JerryAlmendarez showing how districts will lead the way in how AI is used for good in our schools.

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