Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OMB's focus on NIH and NSF, which has confused a lot of folks, pretty much boils down to stopping money going to universities. 1227140
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffUplifting News @upliftingnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A $50 million gift will fund Native student scholarships for the next five years and create a permanent endowment to support Indigenous students for generations.nativenewsonline.netA $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come. 372345541
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Scoop: This afternoon NSF will formally announce its four 'Frontier Initiatives', and a suite of other changes in a public letter. These Frontier Initiatives (left) are identical to OSTP's 'Grand Research Challenges' that we have been reporting on (right). www.nature.com/articles/d41... 76242
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony! 1122632542
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Food so good you grow an extra finger! 1221112923237
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Here’s the Science piece detailing the changes. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF shrinks support for social sciences in prestigious graduate fellowship programNew solicitation excludes students in seven fields and science education 03624
Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Psych and Social Sciences still appear here with an Oct 20 despite the demise of SBE. 010
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6139169
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffGasper Begus @begus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Berkeley Linguistics is hiring a semanticist! Consider applying and spreading the word! Our department was founded 125 years ago as the first linguistics department in the country. This is a nice celebration of Berkeley linguistics legacy! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05458aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor - Semantics - LinguisticsUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 0106
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Finally, this has gone a bit under the radar, so I want to highlight it: The social, behavioral and economic sciences directorate (SBE) has simply ceased to deliver grants to many of its subareas. Any topic not specifically OK'd by the Trump administration is receiving zero new awards. 6422226
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.nature.comExclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decadesThe US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project. 14753471
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Another case to track—a lawsuit against the DHS rule terminating duration of status and limiting international students to four years.thepienews.comLawsuit challenges US rule ending duration of statusA coalition of cross-sector bodies have filed a lawsuit against the US government’s new visa restrictions, seeking “stability and protections” for international students and scholars. 264
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMatt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Open until filled (🚨🚨apply now!🚨🚨): Postdoc, speech acoustics and major depressive disorder, with me!, Northwestern Linguistics (working with folks in Psychology and Psychiatry). faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric... 11116
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hello, coming at you LIVE from the Patriot Games in Geneva Ohio, where I am one of maybe 500 people waiting to watch what appears to be American Ninja Warrior: Hunger Games Edition 56911180
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 11/08/20262. That highlights the following observation: If LLMs are even a tenth is important of a technology as the US government keeps telling us when diverting basic science research to this sector, it is absolutely bonkers that there is no frontier model available for independent scientists to study. 113127
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffRuss Poldrack @russpoldrack.org · 11/08/2026Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...bettercode-book.org12 Sharing Research Objects – Better Code, Better Science 317783
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffJonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Yikes “Starting November 16, 2026, no new projects or child components of existing projects can be created on OSF. After February 19, 2027, all public and private OSF projects will become read-only.” www.cos.io/osf-changescos.ioOSF Changes | Center for Open ScienceWe are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif... 31916
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 09/08/2026ep 4 of By the People: What it means to reclaim the Constitution for the rest of us. With @jamellebouie.net and @mjsdc.bsky.social on what would take and how it could happen.shows.acast.comBy the People | Now It’s Your Turn | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courtsWe’ve shown that history rejects the Supreme Court’s monopoly on constitutional interpretation. It’s time to reclaim your fair share. 28436
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New from me: More than a trillion dollars flow through the federal government in grants. We have more and more evidence that the Trump administration has been directing those grants on purely partisan grounds, denying them to blue states. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/governing-...donmoynihan.substack.comGoverning without AccountabilityTrump only wants to be President of some of America, not all of America 391801789
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026They got people dying in camps now and they’re happy about it. bsky.app/profile/joho... 222050342
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comHow Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red ScaresPowerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance. 418496
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMatt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Deadline Dec 1: Asst prof (tenure track), open area, ‼️NU Linguistics‼️ "an integrated approach to the scientific study of language, utilizing experimental, computational, and/or data-intensive approaches to inform linguistic theory and its applications" linguistics.northwestern.edu/about/open-p... 02214
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Time to add another formerly respected institution to the garbage pile, this time @aau.edu, which just worked with the Trump admin to endorse resegregation in high education, embedding MAGA fraudsters as faculty, and banning student expression. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 37683268
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffJulia Strand @juliafstrand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026My department is hiring 2 (TWO!) Tenure Track faculty in Developmental Psych and Biological Psych, to start Fall 2027. Deadlines 9/1 (Developmental) and 10/1 (Biological). More info here: www.carleton.edu/psychology/i.... Reach out with questions! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Developmental PsychologyThe Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de... 03041
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Rufo was "supplying policy blueprints and social-media firepower for an ambitious conservative overhaul. In return, FL became Rufo’s proving ground, elevating the up-and-coming activist into one of the movement’s most influential cheerleaders." www.chronicle.com/article/flor...chronicle.comFlorida’s Great Conservative Crack-UpIn the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies. 28019
Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I'm a regular listener of Amicus (pod about SCOTUS), hosted by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social. I am totally digging their current By the People series (pod & articles). it's giving me hope about a possible future where SCOTUS is not a Guardian Council. slate.com/bythepeopleslate.comBy the PeopleAs a thought experiment, we bring you popular constitutionalism—local, organic farm-to-table making of legal meaning. 23910
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...porchpartynews.comWere you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives? 56761
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffKilu von Prince @kilinguistics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We still need a book series for formal semantics (as in lambdas, not frames) at Language Science Press. Talk to me if you might consider setting it up.langsci-press.org Language Science Press High quality, peer reviewed linguistics books 044
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites. 748201035962
Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Very good piece for understanding this admin's approach to federal funding 020
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffRasmus Puggaard-Rode @rpuggaardrode.bsky.social · 23/07/2026PSA Praat has a third author now! Time to reinstall and update those citations! 091
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMatt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Hey #CogSci2026! I'm so honored to be receiving this year's Elman Prize! Please join @m2b2.bsky.social and me Friday 2-3:30pm in Gavea A for two joint talks: "Multilingualism in Cognitive Science" and "Multilingualism for Cognitive Science and Society" 1/4 @cogscisociety.bsky.social 14411
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMara Breen @mbreen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Mount Holyoke College is hiring a clinical developmental psychologist! We’re a research-focused SLAC in beautiful western Mass - we have amazing students and we offer excellent faculty support - app review begins 9/7: mtholyoke.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...mtholyoke.wd504.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor of Psychology & EducationJob no: R-0000003479 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology & Education Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2027 Job Description: The Department of Psychology and E... 01517
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffAnne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History. Please spread the word! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...facultypositions.stanford.eduAssistant Professor in African American History - Stanford University, California, United StatesThe Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History... 027
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project (#SCIMaP) analysis on the impact of the WH plan to eliminate NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences directorate. @malar0ne.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @cl10.bsky.social @alexmusicwrites.bsky.social scienceimpacts.org/insights/SBE... 13536
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/07/2026denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One" 241343263
Reposted by Jorge Valdes Kroffcapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/ 9746341598
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The MAGA plot to subvert the 2026 midterm elections is coming into focus. 1. Declassify docs to claim 2020 was stolen. 2. Declare a "national emergency" to seize control of the election apparatus. 3. Hope the "national security" predicate keeps courts out. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...mediamatters.orgMAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections 14037231553
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffBlack In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Black In Neuro Week 2026 is July 27–Aug. 2. Join us for our 7th annual celebration of Black excellence in neuroscience. 📣 #BINRollCall ⏳ #BlackInTime (NEW!) 🧠 #NeuroRacism 🌍 #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora 💼 #NeuroCareers ✨ #BlackInNeuroJoy 😌 #BlackRestInNeuro #BINW26 #BlackInNeuro 02319
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMatt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Deadline 9/1: Two (!) Asst Prof (tenure track), Cognitive Science, Pomona College academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32240 069
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffKeith E. Whittington @kewhittington.bsky.social · 07/07/2026After a long wait, circuit court rejects Florida’s defense of barring profs at public universities from espousing disfavored ideas in the classroom 1/ 115238
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffLauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026futurism.com/future-socie... lol 178105222957
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffLisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026"The institution whose decade-long mission had been to tell the full history of the mountaintop, including the lives of the 600 people Jefferson enslaved, stopped talking about slavery online." Clear story of the well-trod path from right-wing harassment to capitulation and institutional silence. 0146
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Donald Trump came one vote away from getting the Supreme Court to say that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented and temporary immigrants, a view held only by fringe far-right nativists until VERY recently. This is shocking. I am stunned. 6050841361
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Glad to see this story and coverage of an important paper. www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n... 1/16statnews.comNIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study findsA new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D. 516987
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Tomorrow at SCOTUS is gonna be like: a. Trans athletes get screwed b. Another campaign finance law is gutted c. Birthright citizenship is upheld ... and we're all supposed to focus on (c) and forget about all the atrocious decisions that preceded it. Let's not, please! 554334928
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 29/06/2026You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQbit.lyThe war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“ 311363788
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The new racist double standard set up by Alito in the TPS ruling: if there’s any other motive in addition to the racism, the racism doesn’t count, but if the state wants to *prevent* discrimination against black people, that is racist and unconstitutional www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 10748261641
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffNoam Ross @noamross.net · 26/06/2026If you're an #NSF funded researcher and haven't written a response to the OMB proposed rule and contacted your Congressional delegation about it, you should know Russ Vought is coming for your field first, enshrining the chaos of DOGE as policy. Do both at fight2win.standupforscience.netfight2win.standupforscience.netStand up for ScienceStand up for Science 01322
Reposted by Jorge Valdes KroffCaitlin S., PhD @paleophile.bsky.social · 25/06/2026#NSF is replacing the PAPPG with "NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance" (GFA) ("Guffaw"?). A notice in the Federal Register seeks comments, due in 60 days. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...federalregister.govAgency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial AssistanceThe U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper... 11012