Reposted by Germine AwadSilky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This NYT-driven nonsense bugs me every time I see it. Let's set the record straight (again). Our DEI office was *very* effective. thread 32012
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 04/03/2025www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/arti...diverseeducation.comDon’t Believe the Critics of DEI: Racial Classifications Can Promote Belonging and UnderstandingIt is important to remember that the historical context for banning racial discrimination is inextricably connected to the discrimination and violence Black people faced during the Civil Rights Era. 020
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Just so we are clear, the “purposes for which the NAC was created” have NOT been fulfilled. 030
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 08/02/2025t.co/9MejFWImeH Great piece by Dr. Kevin Cokleyt.cohttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-psychology-matters/202502/challenging-deficit-views-of-black-people 011
Reposted by Germine AwadChronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 24/01/2025Possibly out: research prioritizing DEI, gain-of-function experiments. Possibly in: alternative health research, campus free-speech rankings, anti-fraud efforts. chroni.cl/40WgkYxchroni.clHere’s How Science Funding Could Change Under TrumpTrump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding. 294
Reposted by Germine AwadSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...aclu.orgKnow Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLURegardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them. 138110116349
Reposted by Germine AwadHakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Wait. The price of eggs and the cost of living was supposed to go down. Not up. 2247121842207
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 25/01/2025at.apa.org/p4wat.apa.org10 psychologists of color at the forefront of racial equityThese notable psychologists have made significant and inspiring contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field. 011
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 03/12/2024www.michigandaily.com/news/adminis...michigandaily.comSACUA organizes rally to condemn Regents' DEI plansOver 500 people gathered in the Diag on to call on the Regents to stop their possible plan to defund DEI, which they will vote for on Dec. 5. 041
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 03/12/2024www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...mlive.comFeared DEI cuts prompt faculty pushback at University of MichiganFaculty have planned multiple protests on the Ann Arbor campus this week after Board of Regents members have internally discussed changes to the university's diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. 021
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 22/11/2024"Using Black students to criticize and ultimately undermine DEI efforts is operating in bad faith. The NYT article failed in its journalistic integrity by not presenting a more balanced view of what has gone right with DEI at the University of Michigan" t.co/i8zypBIsoNt.cohttp://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15708972/black-students-to-criticize-dei-is-a-cynical-and-disingenuous-tactic 120
Germine Awad @drgigiawad.bsky.social · 22/11/2024www.chronicle.com/article/is-d...chronicle.comIs DEI in the Crosshairs at the U. of Michigan?In the aftermath of a critical <i>New York Times</i> story, faculty leaders fear regents are considering cuts to one of the nation’s most unapologetically ambitious models. 020
Reposted by Germine AwadAliyah Khan @aliyahrkhan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Mark your calendars! The University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) presents: “Flash Talks & Tea: What’s New in Islamic Studies?” ft. U-M profs. At the new CupsnChai Ann Arbor café, Tuesday 11/19 @ 6pm! RSVP: bit.ly/FlashTalks24 021