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christymbyrd.bsky.social
Associate Professor at NC State University
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Today I was asked to remove the website for our department's Diversity and Social Justice Committee. This afternoon @marugonzalez.bsky.social and I are supposed to remove any "DEI" content on our #PassTheMicYouth website, erasing six years of work on youth voice and activism. I have no words.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

"How is the social context of education changing?"—the ? of these two @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Div G webinars. The first features panelists who will speak to their research shifting in the present climate and the second highlights the advocacy people have engaged in. Links to register: (1/2)

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

The CDC is removing data sets that researchers widely rely upon because they include information on sexual orientation and gender identity. “It feels like they’re trying to will us out of existence,” one researcher tells @theresagaff.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...

submitted 23 days ago • 23 comments

Friends, I'm hosting a call on Sunday, Feb 2nd to talk about what's happening and do something together. Join me:

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

submitted 29 days ago • 472 comments

@marugonzalez.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to talk with a delegation from Turkmenistan about how we work with youth to tell social impact stories. It was great to hear their perspectives and learn about how they use social media! #PassTheMicYouth #Turkmenistan cals.ncsu.edu/news/from-ra...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Great authors, article, & podcast: “We call for a reframing of educational standards to also include outcomes that nurture and honor the whole human experience—a North Star rooted in the outcomes of rigor, love, freedom, and joy...” soundcloud.com/user-8836504... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

This isn't until February but I just got IRB approval, so I'm excited to announce registration is open for Storytellers & Leaders: Games for Good, a leadership program for Black high school students who love storytelling and games. #BlackSkyGamers byrdlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/storytellers...

submitted 92 days ago • 3 comments

If you have a book idea related to queer and trans studies in education, @sashelton.bsky.social and I would love to connect! We edit the Queer Studies in Education book series for Brill (brill.com/display/seri...), but are also happy to talk ideas and recommend paths to publication.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Incredibly excited about a special issue @chrisrozek.bsky.social and I are editing on SCHOOL BELONGING with Ed Psych Review! 🎉 The first paper is out! Once published, all papers can be found here: link.springer.com/collections/... I’ll update this thread when each article gets posted ⬇️

submitted 96 days ago • 3 comments

I haven't seen many of you since SRA or APA, so here's what I'm up to: Not much research this fall for various *reasons* but I'm excited to move into the validation stage of the Measure of African American STEM Identity with Angela White and Tanya Malloy

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

I've joined!

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment