Reposted by Alicia MendezChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12/07/2025I'm a professor at the flagship university for the fourth whitest state in the US. Over 80% of our students are white. The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country. We also have a food pantry. 392383599
Reposted by Alicia Mendezprofmattdecarlo @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025If you do basic needs work in higher education, you quickly come to realize how fucked the fundamentals of the economy are... particularly for young adults 021
Reposted by Alicia MendezJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025"In this way, Medicaid isn’t just a safety net for the poor—it’s an invisible subsidy for everyone. When it shrinks, costs don’t disappear. They move to households, employers, local governments, school systems, ERs, jails. Everyone pays." prospect.org/politics/202...prospect.orgThe Word Games That Enable Medicaid CutsWe don’t call it Medicaid in many states, and we use euphemisms for what are in reality cuts. That endangers the system, a health care regulator writes. 241487473
Reposted by Alicia MendezAlan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"Legality is a construct of the state, not a reflection of justice...These words don’t liberate us, they reinforce the idea that worth and safety must be earned within structures that were never meant to protect us in the first place." Read our full statement here: upendmovement.org/2025/06/12/u...upendmovement.orgupEND Demands the Abolition of ICE and Immigration Detention - upEND MovementFamily policing abolition includes immigrant justice, and upEND demands the abolition of ICE and an end to immigrant detention, deportation, and surveillance. 0117
Reposted by Alicia MendezAlan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Further evidence that the "child welfare" system actually cares very little for children's welfare. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...miamiherald.comFlorida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism‘If this is a policy decision, it is a huge deal.’ 096
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Ugh been there. I am sure they will appreciate the opportunity to share. ♥️ get some rest immediately after. 110
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Oh wow. Thank you for sharing. Heartbreaking. 110
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Tell me your pet’s name with a gif:media.tenor.coma yellow lemon with arms and legs is smilingALT: a yellow lemon with arms and legs is smiling 010
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Strongly suggest this read, we have been doing social work ed a disservice for so long. If now is not the time to redirect our curricula, then when? “if we take seriously our stated commitment to social justice...full-spectrum education isn’t just pedagogically practical – it’s a moral imperative.” 130
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Nearly nothing makes me roll my eyes more than an academic listing their annual accomplishments. Buuuut I am 37 weeks pregnant, in “early labor,” and still exercising, teaching, nesting, and moving projects forward. Pregnant people are amazing. Cis men could NEVER. 020
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Ha. As someone who now lives in Boston this is hilarious for lots of reasons. Appreciate your candor. 110
Reposted by Alicia MendezAlan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I’m very proud of this point-counterpoint between me and Jessica Pryce. The papers give a good understanding of our very different views of this system and where our efforts should be focused. Plus, all of the articles in this issue are open access through the summer! journals.sagepub.com/home/fis 072
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 31/05/2025seeing Bloc Party tonight. they’re kicking off their American tour in Boston. always love attending a concert solo. ♥️ date yoself. 160
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 28/05/2025But how else would the ongoing hazing and hierarchy be able to maintain itself?! 100
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Have I shaded how much I love hot dogs? (Not my finest trait) 120
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Peter and I would be separated 🤣, but I feel you. 110
Reposted by Alicia MendezCristina Mogro-Wilson @mogrowilson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Coming June 2025: Special Issue on the Future of Child Welfare in Families in Society Abolish or Reform? 🔍 Highlights include a point–counterpoint between: Dr. Alan Dettlaff Dr. Jessica A. Pryce Plus, articles from: Dr. Brenda Jones Harden Dr. Autumn BlackDeer Dr. Darcey Merritt …and more! 161
Reposted by Alicia MendezJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19/05/2025insurreciton welfare. probably first of many examples 771018230
Reposted by Alicia MendezMelanie Sonsteng-Person @sonstengperson.bsky.social · 13/05/2025I literally teach my social change students that engaging in movement work is simply a matter of showing up and letting people put you in leadership roles. 033
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 30/04/2025"Sow a small seed of rebelliousness, and you will reap a harvest of freedoms." Quote from Bad Mexicans written by Kelly Lytle Hernández. 050
Reposted by Alicia MendezKristen Brock-Petroshius @4heartsnminds.bsky.social · 29/04/2025What relatively short video resources have you found helpful for teaching about fascism & authoritarianism? This won’t be extensive inquiry into the topic, but will provide a basic understanding in a class where this isn’t a focal topic - given current events 021
Reposted by Alicia MendezAnna L. Haley @annahaleysw.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Want a good review of this whole "mutual academic defense compact," #MADC, universities standing up together thing? Want your colleagues and neighbors to get it? This is a good read. 021
Reposted by Alicia MendezAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 26/04/2025THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff. 16754041961
Reposted by Alicia MendezAnna L. Haley @annahaleysw.bsky.social · 24/04/2025(One of) the latest 4-alarm fires for higher ed. Social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, needs to GET ON THIS. Thoughts, @cswe.bsky.social? And SW faculty followers? NADD members? 032
Reposted by Alicia MendezAlan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Join us next week to learn more about the abolition movement within social work. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 033
Reposted by Alicia MendezAnna L. Haley @annahaleysw.bsky.social · 19/04/2025What's that line about staying neutral itself being a position? That stance, and moreso complying, may destroy higher ed more thoroughly than the federal administration. Also: our students are watching. 062
Reposted by Alicia MendezSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return. 805312263825533
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Now I keep thinking about watching her documentary. THANKS. 000
Reposted by Alicia MendezAmy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers: the mediating effect of confidence" - OPEN ACCESS www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPredictors of political participation of U.S. social workers: the mediating effect of confidenceWhat factors are associated with social workers’ political participation, and how does political confidence mediate those relationships? To answer this question, data were collected in 2020 through... 232
Reposted by Alicia MendezMelanie Sonsteng-Person @sonstengperson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Harvard has a multi step plan for fighting back! Every university should develop one so they don’t comply! 043
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 14/04/2025“So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses… by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They DareIt’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works. 020
Reposted by Alicia MendezLenna Nepomnyaschy @lennan77.bsky.social · 14/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o... universities should focus on their core mission-Teaching!! Powerful advice from @mashagessen.bsky.socialnytimes.comOpinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They DareIt’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works. 021
Reposted by Alicia MendezPaul Gowder @gowder.io · 11/04/2025LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL OF YOU. As I've been saying (most recently to the northwestern student behavior) you fight authoritarianism by collectively imposing costs on every dictator move. File all the lawsuits, give ZERO INCHES dailynorthwestern.com/2025/04/10/c...dailynorthwestern.comHHS confirms NU’s funding freeze due to antisemitismAfter reports first surfaced Tuesday that the Trump administration had frozen $790 million in federal funding from Northwestern, even the University’s top officials said they’d been left in the dark o... 9537108
Reposted by Alicia MendezPaul Gowder @gowder.io · 11/04/2025COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back 159103873341
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I recently partnered with Remarkably Us, a Latina led non-profit that centers Latina former foster youth. Together, we are conducting an oral history project of Latinx former foster youth who've experienced child sexual abuse. Please share this flyer as you see fit. bit.ly/3YlmHm7 021
Reposted by Alicia MendezAAUP @aaup.org · 09/04/2025"The AAUP is leading that fight, but it cannot do so alone. Every professor who joins strengthens our ability to push back against the dismantling of scientific teaching and research in higher education. All faculty, regardless of tenure-line and academic staff are eligible to join the AAUP."stanforddaily.comWe joined the AAUP to defend science — and you should tooLauren Tompkins and Alyssa Burgart urge Stanford professors to join the American Association of University Professors, arguing that the University needs to defend its programs and research in the scie... 33711
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Hey, I let my students know that I/we are limited too. Sometimes we don’t have capacity to be there for students emotionally and being able to name it is part of being a social worker. We must know our limits and it’s good modeling to share this honestly and humbly with students. 020
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Today was one of those days I had to shift my schedule around and cancel meetings. A slot opened up with a doc I've been trying to see for months, and I knew I must put my health first. I hope you remember, that in these trying times, it's OK to take care of yourself so you can keep on keeping on. 080
Reposted by Alicia MendezNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Encouraging news I would've missed if it weren't for Liz's weekly update: "The Rutgers University Senate passed a resolution proposing a Mutual Defense Compact in which members of the Big Ten conference will pool funding and legal, policy, and communications capacity and expertise." More of this! 740094
Reposted by Alicia MendezProf. Jennie Roe-mick 🏳️🌈 @romich.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Me scrolling thru the @nytimes.com app to find the story about 1000s of #handsoff protestors in over 1000 cities. Still scrolling. Still scrolling. Still scrolling.media.tenor.coma woman is sitting on a couch looking at her phone with the bravo logo on the bottomAlt: a woman is sitting on a couch looking at her phone with the bravo logo on the bottom 0249
Reposted by Alicia MendezJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This is a good, funny sign. But it gets at a key element of what Social Security does. Middle aged people who aren't fully supporting aging parents can fund their kids education. It runs through the whole life cycle. 8560761135
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Boston social workers showed up today! #HandsOff #HandsOff2025 #Mass50501 #FiftyFiftyOne #BostonTok #Indivisible #SwingBlue #socialworkactivists #SWAC 071
Reposted by Alicia MendezJacob Gardenswartz @reporterjacobg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025BREAKING: Md federal Judge Paula Xinis GRANTS preliminary injunction, rules from the bench that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was apprehended "without legal basis" and removed to El Salvador illegally, "without any legal process." He's to be returned to the U.S. by 11:59 on Monday, 4/7. 12648901207
Reposted by Alicia MendezMelanie Sonsteng-Person @sonstengperson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The white supremacist concept of perfectionism runs rampant among liberals as we constantly demand perfectionism of anyone that speaks out against oppression. We need to determine how to hold each other accountable while also advancing the movement. 072
Reposted by Alicia MendezLenna Nepomnyaschy @lennan77.bsky.social · 02/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u... Woohoo. WI kicks Elon’s ass!!!!nytimes.comSusan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s MillionsSusan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court. 031
Alicia Mendez @alicitadelfina.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Kept this on in the background most of the day. ♥️ you coming to the Boston HANDS OFF march with us? We’re bringing the babe. 000