Join us in our conversation with the revolutionary Dr. Alan Cheville of Bucknell University exploring his journey to and through engineering education from Physics to Photonics to revolutionary departmental efforts to transform engineering education. He shares with us his philosophy related to dealing with change in these uncertain times, but most notably he encourages us to hold onto hope and to each other. He’s a scholar after our own hearts with pithy quotes and words of wisdom.

Name Drop

Jennifer Turns

Ron Ulseth

Becky Bates

Dr. London and Dr. Ross reflect on the season including our favorites and insights followed by some words of encouragement for our fellow scholars impacted by the change in priorities of the nation and subsequent grant terminations. We acknowledge the work of scholars who may feel devalued in this changing times, we call for the generational fight for academic freedom, and announce a change in the season to come.

As scholars who have received terminations in recent weeks, we offer below some resources.

National Science Foundation PAPPG Informal resolution of award adminstration disputes

Code of Federal Regulations Termination and standard closeout costs

Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom Action Report #6

Action Plan & Appeal for Illegal NSF Grant terminations

Updates on NSF priorities

Bridge funding opportunities: Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

We'd also like to acknowledge the tireless, thankless, and often cruel work that our colleagues at federal agencies are enduring. We see you too.

Join us in listening to the ways in which Reverend Dr. Tamecia Jones honors her many talents, callings, and selves as she designs research and navigates the academy. She will share the ways in which her background, experiences, and core values shape her work. She will hip us to epistemic frames and the ways we can reimagine assessment of knowledge acquisition that is not punitive and painful.

Name drop:

Cindy Atman, University of Washington

Learning Sciences, Stanford

K-12, Tufts University - Trevion Henderson, Greses Pérez