Derek Richardson

#nonprofitresearch #philanthropy #socialimpact #equityinfunding #iuresearch #leadership | Observing Civic Engagement Lab 🎉 Big congratulations to Brad R. Fulton from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington! Brad was the recipient of the 2025 RGK‑ARNOVA President’s Award!...

Dr. Brad Fulton, one of OCE’s lab directors, was recently recognized for his research on philanthropy and racism. Congratulations, Dr. Fulton!
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Me: *tries to drive to campus*
*immediately spins out and hits a curb*
After two winters in Cambodia, this is gonna be brutal…

“We are now witnessing what the historian Richard Rhodes termed ‘public man-made death’”

🤦🏻‍♂️😔😔😔

Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.

NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg

Just me, talking about my dissertation to anyone who will listen 😅 (and enjoying the fall foliage 🍂)

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU has now fully cut IDS print. What more is there to say? The decision came hours after IU terminated Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush.

As someone who worked on student newspapers for 8+ years, I'm appalled at how IU is treating workers at the IDS. Shoutout to these students for standing up for free speech. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series | Center on Global Poverty

Later this month, I'll be giving a virtual talk on my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" for the Hopkin's Center for Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Series. Zoom link on the website below!

sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...

Big thank you to everyone who attended yesterday and provided feedback!

Bedside Manners, by Rachel Pearson Can empathy be taught in medicine?

“As a medical humanist, I reject the shallow and brittle terms on which empathy is so often taught in medicine.”

Rachel Pearson (@peopledoctor.bsky.social) on the place of empathy in medical education.

Spoiler: transnational organizational settings create ambiguous working conditions for healthcare professionals. In their efforts to negotiate order, interacting professionals find ways to reconfigure work roles and role relationships in ways that disrupt professional status hierarchies in medicine.

Excited to be working on my book talks schedule!

It's that time of year again-- submit to the ESS mini-conference on Health Professions Education! This year's theme is "Transforming and Repairing Health Professions Education." Deadline to submit is October 15: ess2026.exordo.com/login. See more info below 👇

I am glad to see this article in print! Here, we build a bridge between institutional theory and the theory of racialized organizations to draw attention to how social interactions provide a dynamic view of racialization in and by organizations. Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It - Studies in Comparative International Development Studies in Comparative International Development -

Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It

Reya Farber, @renusingh.bsky.social, @josephharrisbu.bsky.social, @aliciay.bsky.social & team

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Medical Sociology section of ASA has a new account up & running so we can bring you live coverage of #ASA2025! Please follow and share! @asamedsoc.bsky.social

"As social scientists with decades of experience working in the field of global health and development, we deplore the recent decision by the Trump Administration to dismantle key US aid programs. This abrupt withdrawal threatens to exacerbate existing humanitarian crises and undercut the potential of future reforms. And while the international aid system is much larger than the contributions of any single country, the contributions of the US government to international development have been incredibly significant in terms of both monetary value and impact. The US has provided the largest single contribution of any country to foreign aid and investments for decades (Herre and Arrigada 2024; OECD 2025). The recent decisions made by the Trump Administration regarding US foreign assistance are an abdication of responsibility that has taken place without careful deliberation, due process, or transparency — and are already costing lives around the world, undermining in a matter of weeks sensitive development partnerships and trust that have taken years to create."

New commentary piece in Studies of Comparative International Development with social science colleagues who study global health and international development:

"Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It"

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@josephharrisbu.bsky.social ‪@aliciay.bsky.social + others

Check us out!

What the Republicans’ New Policy Bill Means for Higher Education

“The bill would ‘make college less affordable,’ said Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, adding that schools could become less economically and racially diverse.”

All the ways the Trump administration is going after colleges and universities In seeking to reshape elite universities, the Trump administration is using several tactics, including freezing federal grants and contracts, and threatening colleges' tax-exempt status.

Sharing because I found this to be a useful reference when talking about the current state of higher ed with friends, family, and other people on the outside looking in
www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...

A great award for a great article, congrats @profmarycollier.bsky.social!!! 🎉

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

"Scientists fear that the sweeping cuts could do long-term damage to U.S. scientific research, which has long driven medical and financial progress for the nation. 'The country is going to be mourning the loss of this enterprise for decades,' said Dr. Harold Varmus.."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I’ve been looking forward to this conference for months! Glad to be back at Migration & Organizations, and big thank you to @profzeke.bsky.social @prithwirajc.bsky.social and the other organizers for putting together a great lineup of presentations!

YouTube video by Center for Khmer Studies How Transnational Healthcare Professionals Import and Adapt Medical Expertise in Cambodian NGOs

The webinar was recorded and is now viewable on YouTube. The findings I share are preliminary, and the framing is likely to undergo some changes, but please feel free to watch and provide feedback! The main ideas will certainly appear in my forthcoming publications!

youtu.be/Bszbly3Yq9I?...

Checked in and ready to present more dissertation findings this morning at SSS in Charlotte!! 😁

Neat! And thanks for the other examples!! 💯

So cool! What was the learning goal? I’ve taught intro soc at IU, and we have an art museum on campus. I’d like to incorporate more out-of-the-classroom learning opportunities into my teaching if you don’t mind sharing your approach.

Goffman 🤝🏻 global health

Tune into a live webinar that I will be giving with the Center for Khmer Studies this Wednesday at 9:30pm EST to see how physicians from the Global North use impression management strategies to overcome various constraints when treating patients in Cambodian NGOs 👨🏻‍⚕️🏥🇰🇭

Open Letter from U.S. Sociologists and Social Scientists Condemning the Trump Administration’s Disastrous Actions on Foreign Aid The President of the US and the US Secretary of State have unilaterally decided to dismantle US global health and foreign aid funding and institutions. The effects of this institutional destruction wi...

Sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, economists and other social scientists interested in global health:

Please sign & share this open letter to admin & Congressional leadership condemning the dismantling of US global health funding and institutions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...