E&J Community Reflection by

:endless screaming:

2025-02-13 18:06:03 UTC

Everything that happens in the US impacts us all in other places... so yeah screaming with Suraj <3

2025-02-13 18:06:26 UTC

“Diversifying Our Funding Portfolio”

2025-02-13 18:06:31 UTC

How do we collaborate?

Staying the course with how I write

2025-02-13 18:06:46 UTC

Not changing a thing about it (other than what I want to improve)

Teaching and communicating with students has been a huge support the past few months. Also, connecting with my community on things unrelated to academia :)

2025-02-13 18:07:17 UTC

Inspired by a post that my colleague made about his faculty trying to navigate this time with the wrong (individualist) intensions, decided to convene faculty in my department to strategize. Micro-move.

2025-02-13 18:07:17 UTC

2025-02-13 18:07:24 UTC

Holding breath for the fallout around the world as the chaos ripples out

Shifting to different funding streams

2025-02-13 18:07:52 UTC

Will non-federal funders be able to step in, how do we work together to move forward

dylanmpare — 2025-02-13 18:08:08 UTC

emotionally raw. unsafe and unsupported institutionally. hurting for all of the global suffering.

having been using the current moment in my speculative design class to decompose the certain brand of utopia that is being realized. naming...

2025-02-13 18:08:23 UTC

2025-02-13 18:08:37 UTC

Backchanneling and texting with y’all. Strategizing!

Keeping on with our work

2025-02-13 18:08:40 UTC

How senior colleagues may support early-career colleagues especially with respect to mentorship around grants and identifying various ways for funding

2025-02-13 18:08:44 UTC

2025-02-13 18:09:24 UTC

Continuing teaching and discussing about E&J and making sure it doesn't get forgotten here (in the UK)

Nerves are shot!

2025-02-13 18:09:49 UTC

2025-02-13 18:09:50 UTC

Lots of feelings all jumbled up

Bracing for impact

2025-02-13 18:10:11 UTC

As much as we should have hope, it is also necessary to understand that there are enormous and maybe irreversible changes going on, and they will deeply impact the work.

2025-02-13 18:10:31 UTC

Recognizing the real harm being done, but also recognizing where anxiety and fear play into their intimidation tactics

Trying to stay focused

2025-02-13 18:10:34 UTC

The aim is to strike fear so trying not to cave in and stay focused on the work. I see this as a minor resistance. But to be honest it is really hard and depressing.

Resilience should set in

2025-02-13 18:10:40 UTC

I am from Africa so I am used to chaos and uncertainty. But what I have learnt over the years is that in times like these one really questions collective goals and one's individual purpose. All I can say is - "Never Give Up !"

feeling tired

2025-02-13 18:10:41 UTC

Support is needed

2025-02-13 18:10:52 UTC

Early-career colleagues may require guidance and support to successfully identify and secure funding from alternative agencies. What steps can be taken to assist them?

exhausted

2025-02-13 18:11:04 UTC

Time to shift gears

2025-02-13 18:12:02 UTC

"New wine in old skins"

miwa_takeuchi — 2025-02-13 18:13:22 UTC

Amplifying my time & work in/with communities & people who nourish soul - walking together, sharing food together, nurturing together to hold our pain yet co-conspire

Re-assessing funding

2025-02-13 18:13:37 UTC

This is not necessarily an institutionally-pleasing approach, though so much of the work that's needed to be done in the world has happened because folks have come together to make it happen, not relying on major institutions to fund or make it happen (like in social movements). So, I find myself asking, what actually needs funding to get done? (beyond institutional pressures to 'get money')

Can we exchange resistance with innovation?

2025-02-13 18:14:28 UTC

Learning from other countries...

2025-02-13 18:15:03 UTC

Academics outside the US have experience dealing with these things -- no funding, authoritarian governments, etc. Maybe we should reach out more?

2025-03-13 17:13:30 UTC

Try to remain positive amidst the chaos

2025-03-13 17:15:06 UTC

I am going to focus more on real research and writing as therapy - the last year I had lost my way!

2025-03-13 17:16:17 UTC

I'm grateful for the sibling-hood of our communities. Went to Kareem's lab and got my LIFE!