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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · Sep 25
🧵 Showing Up, Not Shutting Down

We’re proud to share SSN's 2024–25 Annual Report. Check out our highlights from the past academic year on this thread. ⤵️

🔗 Read the full report: scholars.org/sites/schola...
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As Texas takes center stage in the national redistricting battle, Wisconsin faces two lawsuits over its congressional maps. @bcburden.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) explains whether the maps favor Republicans and what courts may decide in this @pbswisconsin.bsky.social l interview.

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Barry Burden on lawsuits over Wisconsin's congressional maps
Barry Burden on two lawsuits that seek to redraw Wisconsin's congressional district maps.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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In my new article for @theconversation.com, I share findings from 20 years of data showing how faith is changing in Latin America — in ways many wouldn’t expect: theconversation.com/yes-to-god-b...
‘Yes’ to God, but ‘no’ to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans
Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people leaving organized religion altogether.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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"As long as the prison system exists, there will be criminalized survivors. The only way to ensure that criminalized survivors are not punished by the criminal legal system is to eliminate that system," writes @leighgoodmark.bsky.social in this @truthout.org piece. ⤵️
leighgoodmark.bsky.social Recovering Carceral Feminist-Ask Me How! @leighgoodmark.bsky.social · 4d
As a pragmatic abolitionist, I'll use any tool I can to get people out of prison. But laws decreasing sentences for/allowing for resentencing of criminalized survivors are not everything we need to prevent injustice. We need for survivors not to be prosecuted at all. Mine @truthout.org.
New Pennsylvania Law Seeks to Aid Abuse Survivors Who Resist — But Is It Enough?
Laws to help “criminalized survivors” who fight back against their abusers often merely reduce their prison time.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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💉 In this @us.theconversation.com op-ed, @sefyfe.bsky.social and @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social explain how “off-label” use — using an FDA-approved product for a different purpose or population than it was approved for — can help people access the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
A cascade of changes to eligibility guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines left Americans unsure whether they could still get the shot. That’s where off-label use comes in.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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In this policy brief, Ethan Evans (California State University, Sacramento) outlines how a secession measure could reach California’s 2028 ballot and why an independent commission is needed to study the Calexit proposal.

Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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"Research with Jewish college students suggests that changing minds...demands grappling with the fundamentally different moral frameworks through which people interpret this violence," writes @amyadamczyk.bsky.social in this @religiondispatches.org op-ed.

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To Persuade Pro-Israel Jews in the US and Israel Requires an Understanding of the Moral Frameworks that Guide Them
Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace plan,” endorsed last week by the UN Security Council, has been met with skepticism from a number of the conflict’s more astute observers. Outlining steps toward ceasefire an...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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@philiprocco.bsky.social (Marquette University), Jay Rickabaugh (North Carolina State), and @jen-nelles.bsky.social (Oxford Brookes School) discuss state and national partnerships during an atypical federal office in this @washingtonmonthly.com op-ed.

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Trump’s Washington Is Ghosting States and Cities
States and cities are being abandoned by DC. Here’s how local leaders are building new alliances to survive Trump’s unpredictable federalism.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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In this @sacbee.com op-ed, Carly Hyland (@publichealth.berkeley.edu) and Grace Kistner urge legislators, CalEPA, and other state agencies to create policies that will adequately address the impacts of pesticide exposure and extreme heat on farmworkers.

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California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure | Opinion
“It is estimated that farmworkers have 35 times the risk of dying from extreme heat compared with other worker populations.”
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December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Here is an up-to-date explainer on off-label COVID-19 vaccination in light of fall 2025 FDA approvals, CDC recommendations, and medical professional society guidance in the US via @us.theconversation.com with @sefyfe.bsky.social

Thanks to @scholars.org for support with editing & pitching!
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
A cascade of changes to eligibility guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines left Americans unsure whether they could still get the shot. That’s where off-label use comes in.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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In this @statnews.com op-ed, @astokespop.bsky.social (BU) argues that if policymakers continue to invest in a well-planned agenda that incorporates GLP-1 medications and strengthens policies that prevent obesity in the first place, obesity and mortality rates could fall across the country.

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Public health should embrace GLP-1 drugs without abandoning obesity prevention
Public health must embrace weight loss drugs without giving up on stopping obesity in the first place.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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SSN's Avigail Oren sits down with @mirandayaver.bsky.social on this week’s No Jargon to unpack why the Affordable Care Act is under new strain and what rising healthcare costs mean for families, providers, and communities.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: scholars.org/podcast/risi...
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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ICYMI: @jen-nelles.bsky.social, Jay Rickabaugh and I have a new piece in @washingtonmonthly.com on options for states / cities under Trump attack. With huge thanks to @scholars.org for assistance here.
scottlgreer.bsky.social Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 6d
Ways the Trump administration is attacking local government, from increasing homelessness to cutting programs that feed children, and the options states and localities are using to responsd by @philiprocco.bsky.social and colleagues
Trump’s Washington Is Ghosting States and Cities
States and cities are being abandoned by DC. Here’s how local leaders are building new alliances to survive Trump’s unpredictable federalism.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I enjoyed speaking with @scholars.org's No Jargon about the battle over ACA subsidies, as well as about my forthcoming book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (available to pre-order with CUP or Amazon). Please give it a listen! scholars.org/podcast/risi...
The Rising Costs of Healthcare | Scholars Strategy Network
In the wake of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, millions of Americans are left wondering what comes next for their healthcare.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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SSN's researchers are meeting this pivotal moment for our democracy with courage and clarity, rapidly responding to policy debates at all levels of government. This #GivingTuesday, join us in making an impact. Consider including SSN in your end-of-year giving.

➡️ Donate: scholars.org/donate
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We are excited to welcome @josephharrisbu.bsky.social (Boston University) to the network! Harris conducts comparative historical research on global health politics.

Learn more from his SSN member profile: scholars.org/scholar/jose...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Grateful this season to @npr.org and @wbez.org for amplifying research that challenges assumptions about fairness. 🎙️

My work on "Social Network Discrimination" proves "colorblind" doesn't equal meritocracy—even without individual bias, inequality persists because of how human networks are formed.
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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In this Deseret News article, @karenguzzo.bsky.social of @uncpopcenter.bsky.social discusses why childcare costs are so high in the United State, and what legislative improvements can be made.

Read from Natalia Galicza: www.deseret.com/magazine/202...
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🏭 In this policy brief, Gwen Ottinger (Drexel University) argues that community air monitoring exposes gaps in standards, enforcement, and public health protections. She says reporters can use these findings to tell bigger stories about environmental governance.

Read: scholars.org/contribution...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Don't miss this skill-building webinar/Q-and-A that Robert Glover and his co-authors will be doing with SSN National next month on December 10th! @scholars.org

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Student Civic Engagement in Action: Q&A with the Authors of ENACTing Change - Home
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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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We are thrilled to welcome @willie-agnew.bsky.social of @cmu.edu to the network! Agnew’s research uses audits, human subjects research, and critical analysis to predict and understand the impacts of AI on the world.

Learn more from his SSN member profile: scholars.org/scholar/will...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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In this @pennlive.com op-ed, Ali Groves (Drexel University) argues that new parents in Pennsylvania should have better help with food and financial insecurity. She notes the effectiveness of The Philly Joy Bank, an income assistance program for families.

Read: www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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We are thrilled to welcome Leighton Ku of GWU to the network! In September, he spoke at an Economic Security Project Action press conference in D.C. about the impacts of expiring ACA credits on the economy and everyday Americans.

Learn from from his SSN member profile: scholars.org/scholar/leig...
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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@laynamosley.bsky.social (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social) joins other top economists and policy experts in this @fortune.com article from Nick Lichtenberg outlining why the federal government should begin addressing the nation’s $38 trillion debt.

Read the piece: fortune.com/2025/11/13/3...
'We are guilty of spending our rainy-day fund in sunny weather': Top economists unite to urge action on $38 trillion national debt | Fortune
"The day will come when the boiling water finally kills the frog," an essay published by the Peter G. Petersen Foundation said.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Shakima Tozay (University of Alabama) explains how policymakers can expand access to doula care and improve maternal health by supporting community-based programs, aligning Medicaid coverage, and recognizing doula care as essential health care.

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A graphic titled “SSN Policy Brief” features a quote over a photo of a pregnant person with a doctor’s hands resting on their belly. The quote reads: “Research shows that when Medicaid covers doula services, mothers experience significant emotional and physical benefits during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum—times of profound vulnerability.” To the right is a circular headshot of Shakima Tozay, smiling and wearing glasses and a maroon sweater. Her name and “University of Alabama” appear below the quote. The Scholars Strategy Network logo is in the bottom right corner.
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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In this new @citylimitsnews.bsky.social op-ed, @heathbrown.bsky.social says that New York City should bring back the Talking Transition Tent, which previously helped Bill de Blasio's mayoral transition in 2013, to assist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

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November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM