Jennifer Mosley

Bridgette Davis has been thinking about this a lot! You should reach out to her--I don't think she is on this platform.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...

One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.

Resisting the Hierarchy of Evidence: Philanthropic Foundations and the Rise of RCTs Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press,…

New reading! Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discussed their book Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector on HistPhil

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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

Resisting the Hierarchy of Evidence: Philanthropic Foundations and the Rise of RCTs Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press,…

New HistPhil post: Nicole Marwell and Jennifer Mosley chronicle the rise of the randomized controlled trial to the top of the hierarchy of program evaluation, while also highlighting the significant ambivalence nonprofit & foundation staff have to that ascension.

histphil.org/2025/10/10/r...

This is also a case of systems setting people up to fail. Public university systems often standardize course numbers/names/descriptions, to simplify transfer credits. But the approved descriptions end up being incredibly generic, because otherwise campuses/faculty fight about what to include. 1/

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john mulaney: the creepiest days are when you don't hear from the horse at all.

happy labor day

This is the first example I've seen of a university trying to mobilize constituents to stand up against Trump threats.

There's been a lot of "wHaT eLsE CaN AdMiNiStRaToRs Do?" in The Discourse when this is exactly the thing they haven't been doing. Good for UCLA for trying.

Others should follow.

I will die on this hill

Call for papers!

*The Next 100 Years: Reflections on the Centennial of SSR*

To celebrate 100 years of SSR in 2026, the journal will publish a collection of thought-provoking papers exploring the history, current state, and future of social work and social welfare.

Abstracts due September 15!

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.

"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

This was such a satisfying project, and one in which I realized for the first time how much my whole life had been spent in a manscape, in places where almost everything was named after men.

The people responsible for this should be fired directly into the sun
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

it's been years upon years of labored "campus culture" op-eds from salaried writers hectoring students about free speech, and now the state is kidnapping students for their speech in broad daylight

This is going to be a great event, particularly for early career folks. Everyone is welcome!

I’ve seen a lot of assumptions in the media that Trump (and Musk) are targeting institutions with loyalty tests.

But that’s not quite right. They’re using dominance tests. And the difference between these two things matter. 🧵

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk.

Thank god for term limits, and please let this sleaze-ball disappear forever. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

This is so grim.

The Irreparable Damage Being Done to Federal Policy Research and Evaluation - Roosevelt Institute Though their goals obviously differed, Republican and Democratic administrations have for decades relied on the work of social scientists both within and outside the government to conduct research on ...

I wrote a short blog post about the tragedy currently unfolding in the evaluation industry. Trump is destroying vital research capacity and decades of instructional knowledge for pocket change. 1/x

rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...

Most people are not political scientists using formal definitions. So I am curious when is the moment that people tell themselves "oh, I live under an authoritarian government now." Because what else is this?
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

It is really hard to watch people willfully tear down an infrastructure that allowed us to double lifespans, drastically reduce poverty, and become one of the richest countries in the world.

Trump singled me out for ruining women’s sport. This is my response to him | Austin Killips The president talks about trans athletes ‘invading’ women’s sports, while doing nothing at all to elevate, fund or support women athletes

This is a great article and highlights many things I admire about Austin: she is generous in spirit, has a true commitment to the collective, and is really fucking smart. www.theguardian.com/sport/commen...

Remember that “move fast and break things” is the motto of a sector of businesses with a 90% failure rate. The US Government cannot afford a 90% failure rate.