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C. Tocci @tocci.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The call is available in both text & video with support from 720 films. Check it out & share with widely! @cufancss.bsky.social @cufasocforum.bsky.social #SSchat #socialstudies
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CUFA 2026 - Call for Proposals
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C. Tocci @tocci.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The 2026 CUFA Program Chairs are excited to share the call for proposals with members & the broader #socialstudies community: Continuities, Countercurrents, & Change in Social Studies. Proposals will be due April 13, 2026, 11:59pm Hawaii Standard Time. Submissions go live March 6!
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CUFA 2026 Call for Proposals & Session Types
College & University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies 2026 Annual Conference Chicago, IL | Hyatt Regency Chicago | December 2nd - 4th, 2026 2026 CALL FOR PROPOSALS Cro...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🗣️ Hey everyone, we wanted to give y'all a heads up ... be on the lookout!! We will post here and other social media outlets, the listserv, and try to get it out via the emails we have access to (because we know not everyone is active on social media)!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Government Relations/Public Relations: Betsy Barrow (Georgia Southern University) Nominations: Abigail Stebbins (The Ohio State University) DEI: Yianella Blanco (UC Davis) (2/2)
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Hi 👋🏾 everyone! We would like to thank the following people 🙏🏾😃 for agreeing to represent CUFA on the following NCSS operating committees. International Visitors: Hana Jun (Valparaiso University) Membership: Michael Joseph (Texas Tech University) Archives: Tim Patterson (Temple University) (1/2)
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🗣️ 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 delandrea.hall@unt.edu ASAP.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Visit freedcproject.org to learn more about ways to make good trouble in the fight for home rule
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Free DC
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Interested in learning more about abolition, DC history, and our keynote speakers? Check out our CUFA 2025 book list and order directly from this link to support a local bookstore, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, through Bookshop: bit.ly/4ozxpQr
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CUFA 2025: Troubling Democracy
Examining Power and Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures! A Reading List 
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Join Motherscholars Forum at 8pm tonight at Calico DC for a welcome social! Apps are provided and a cash bar is available.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you're navigating the NCSS app give it a quick refresh and you should see CUFA session times that align with those in the program spreadsheet on the CUFA 2025 website. See you soon!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
As you set your intentions for CUFA 2025 we encourage you to revisit the themes shared in the CFP: trouble, power, pursuit, possibility. How are these themes present in your work? How might these themes spark dialogue? Consider how these themes shape your agency & activism beyond the conference.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
In this panel discussion titled, In Pursuit of Power and Possibility: Organizing for Statehood in Washington, DC, organizers will speak about the history of the Home Rule movement and current organizing efforts in the city. You don’t want to miss this!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
For more about the DC History Museum and the featured exhibit: dchistory.org/class-action/
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Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital
A family friendly exhibition inviting you to explore how DC’s Black communities advocated tirelessly to open up educational opportunities for their children.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This exhibit features old fashioned chalkboards, a library nook, and playful vintage furniture. A family friendly exhibition that will invite you to explore how DC’s Black communities advocated tirelessly to open up educational opportunities to their children.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Hang with CUFA friends and colleagues and explore the new exhibition titled, Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation’s Capital.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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)
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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...
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CUFA Chair Report October 2025
CUFA Chair Report October 2025 Greetings CUFA Community! Here are some updates that emerged from the October 2025 CUFA Executive Board Meeting: Upcoming Conference Just one month remains between n...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
...Start the day with a powerful conversation and enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
From the Conference Planners: We are looking for additional people to serve as chair/discussants for sessions. If you are interested, please email cufaconference25@gmail.com
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
For more about Dr. Helmsing, please see this lovely tribute shared by his family: www.waskoms.com/obituary/Mar...
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Obituary for Mark Helmsing | Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel
Share memories & support the family
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
...We hope that our time together in December can serve to honor Jillian’s memory. For more about Dr. Ford, please visit this touching tribute crafted by her family: www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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Jillian Ford Obituary (1978 - 2025) - Legacy Remembers
View Jillian Carter Ford's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
...or what Joy James (2023) calls agape - revolutionary “love as political will and communal care and protections” (p. 9). She ensured that the CUFA 2025 conference space would aim to be, as she wrote, “a radical site of community resistance where we can reimagine democratic possibilities”...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
...As we worked with Jillian to develop the call for proposals for the upcoming conference, she continually reminded us to center love and care in our calls for abolition...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Greetings CUFA Community--Here's a link to the September 2025 Chair Report. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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September 2025 CUFA Chair Report
CUFA Chair Report September 2025 Greetings CUFA Community–I hope your fall semester is going well. Here are some updates and reminders that emerged from the September 2025 CUFA Executive Board Mee...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Please check the program to see when you present, serve as discussant and/or chair, or for information about the overall schedule of events. We will update the program as more details are confirmed.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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 cufaconference25@gmail.com with questions or concerns. sites.google.com/view/cufa202... @socialstudies.org
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CUFA 2025 - Program
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
For additional context, fora are as follows: 1. Graduate Students 2. Scholars of Color 3. Small Colleges and University Faculty (SCUFF) 4. Motherscholars)
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Additional info: Each forum will be individually reviewing applicants and awarding travel grants of varying amounts to be determined by each forum. Select any fora you are a member of and would like to be considered for a grant. However, awardees will only receive one travel grant from one forum.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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 whitlann@gvsu.edu
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CUFA Fora Travel Grants 2025
This year, all CUFA fora will be using a centralized travel grant application. Each forum (Graduate Students, Scholars of Color, Small Colleges and University Faculty (SCUFF) and Motherscholars) will ...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Curious about what CUFA has been up to? Check out July's CUFA Chair Report! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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JULY 2025 CUFA Chair Report
Greetings CUFA Community: Here are some updates that emerged from the CUFA Executive Board meeting in July: Call for nominations for CUFA Executive Board and House of Delegates are still open–con...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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 (ejkim05@wm.edu). Each nominee will be asked to submit a 100-150 word bio. Deadline 07/21/25.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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...
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CUFA FY26 Budget Priorities
The CUFA Executive Board is about to prepare the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and we want to hear from the membership about what to prioritize in the coming year. Please check your top 3 choices from the l...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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
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CUFA 2025 - OpenConf Abstract Submission, Peer Review, and Event Management System
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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
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CUFA 2025 - OpenConf Abstract Submission, Peer Review, and Event Management System
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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
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CUFA 2025 - OpenConf Abstract Submission, Peer Review, and Event Management System
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This is a reminder to submit your CUFA-FASSE Grant applications, which are due March 15!
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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
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Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award
Award Purposes The Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award recognizes and honors a recent doctoral candidate for exemplary dissertation research in areas related to the social studies.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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
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CUFA 2025 Call for Proposals
CALL FOR PROPOSALS Troubling Democracy: Examining Power and Possibilities in the Pursuit of More Abolitionist Futures Washington D.C., December 3rd-5th, 2025 Proposals Due: April 15, 2025 11:59pm H...
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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...
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CUFA 2025 Membership Survey
This survey is a space to share your thoughts about CUFA with the 2024-2025 CUFA Executive Board. We are particularly interested in hearing about what hopes you have for CUFA in the future.
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cufancss.bsky.social @cufancss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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
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TRSEEditor_Announcement2025.docx
Greetings CUFA Community: As Chair of the CUFA Executive Board, I am pleased to provide an update regarding the search for the next Editor of Theory and Research in Social Education (TRSE). Followin...
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