Na'ilah Suad Nasir

.@RussellSageFdn's Pipeline Grants Program seeks to promote diversity in the social sciences. Early-career faculty who haven't previously received research support or a visiting fellowship from RSF are eligible @watkinshayes @ProfRucker @karthickr @ProfNai youtube.com/watch?v=UMpGT5…

PLAN AHEAD: Applications for our new Vision Grants will open on June 13. These $75K grants fund planning grants to design a large-scale project to transform educational systems toward equity. We're accepting Intent to Apply forms until Aug 15 at noon CT. spencer.org/grant_types/vi…

@Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @equityavengers I don’t know if I have advice. The older I get the less I seem to know. 😂 But, I would say thank you—for your work, for the ways you sacrifice, for all of the lives you impact. It can feel like you are throwing pebbles into the vast ocean. But each pebble matters. #EquityChat

Q8 @profnai. Final question for the night, what advice would you give to other equity practitioners? @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers What gives me hope is young people. This generation is unapologetic about holding us all (and our systems) accountable in new ways. It's powerful. #EquityChat

Q7 @profnai. As you reflect on your work, what gives you hope? @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@DrTammeil @DrPamLuster @Spencer_Fdn @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers @bakerdphd @atachine @DrShaunHarper @EduardoJPadron @fabequity Right!?!!

@ProfNai @DrPamLuster @Spencer_Fdn @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers @bakerdphd @atachine @DrShaunHarper @EduardoJPadron @fabequity Yes, @fabequity is ❤️🔥✊🏽 and grace all combined.

Q6 @profnai. To do this work, we must continue learning and partnering with others. Who/what is informing your practice? Who do you recommend we follow, and what are you learning from them? @Spencer_Fdn @DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @equityavengers Obviously right now we are awaiting a SCOTUS decision on a key equity policy in the next couple of weeks. Research needs to be a part of learning out how we deepen our commitment to equity in admissions and on campus, even as we face a new anti-equity policy climate. #EquityChat

Q5 @profnai. What research topics around higher education do you believe require the most immediate attention? @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers Big E goals: how we support folks to do work that makes education (pk-20) more equitable, and more of what communities want. Little E: how we show up differently with one another. We do this with our grantmaking and by holding loving spaces in and beyond the academy. #EquityChat

Q4 @profnai. What would you say are the “Big E” and “Small E” goals to achieve equity? What role does @Spencer_Fdn play in achieving these goals? @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@DrPamLuster @Spencer_Fdn @DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers 2 ways: 1. We support scholars across a wide range of HE institutions, including at HBCU’s, TCU’s, and other MSI’s. 2. We also support research directly on equity in higher education, including work on how to make our institutions stronger. #EquityChat

Q3 @profnai. How does @Spencer_Fdn drive the work of #racialequity across our diverse national higher ed institutions? @DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

@DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @CollegeFutures @equityavengers We are so excited about this program-- we formed it in relation to what folks in the field told us they needed.

@ProfNai @Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @CollegeFutures @equityavengers I was heartened to learn about @Spencer_Fdn new support for transformative research projects designed to reimagine education systems for equity. spencer.org/transformative…

Q2 @profnai. Tell us about @Spencer_Fdn and your goals and vision for the organization. @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

That’s easy. My walk-up song is Andra Day’s Cheers to the Fall. Because the lyrics basically say that if you fall trying to accomplish major things, then so be it. Better to fail while trying to make this world a more humane place than not try at all. #EquityChat

@DrPamLuster @CollegeFutures @equityavengers @Iamkeithcurry @DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn Thank you! Happy to be here with you!

Welcome to #EquityChat sponsored by @CollegeFutures w/your @equityavengers hosts @Iamkeithcurry @DrTammeil & @DrPamLuster . Tonight we are joined by @profnai Dr Na'ilah Suad Nasir, President of @Spencer_Fdn and their work in #racialequity. Welcome Dr Nasir!

What a past 2 weeks! We hosted an amazing RILE lecture featuring @ProfNai who challenged us to rethink our approach to research. Here is a summary #changeresearch #education #stanford ed.stanford.edu/news/responsib…

Tonight! We chat with none other than @ProfNai, president of the @spencer_fdn! We will be talking about all things #racialequity and research! Join us 5pm PT right here and follow us to follow along! @DrTammeil @drpamluster & @Iamkeithcurry!

New funding opportunity!!! Check out the website for details!

And did we mention there will be snacks and coffee!!?!

@soutomanning @AERA_EdResearch @ernestmorrell @chrisemdin @TyroneCHoward @EriksonInst @AERADivisionK Congrats!!

Honored to receive this high honor, becoming an @AERA_EdResearch Fellow.

Spencer Foundation Open House!! Today at 1pm! Come see our renovated office and meet our staff!!! All are welcome…