Political tensions and tech shifts complicate roles on school boards, study shows
A USC EdPolicy Hub study found that school board members in California face challenges such as partisan politics, changing technology and uncertain funding, and recommended increased training and comp...
A USC EdPolicy Hub study found that school board members in California face challenges such as partisan politics, changing technology and uncertain funding, and recommended increased training and compensation to attract more candidates.
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A new academic year and a new @uscpullias.bsky.social newsletter! Read about our merger and more: conta.cc/3V9jwfv
@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social, @zcorwin.bsky.social, @ronaldhallett.bsky.social, @adrianhuertaphd.bsky.social, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social
11.09.2025 17:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ข New Report Out
Student affairs staff work tirelessly to support studentsโyet many face racism, exclusion, and neglect on their own campuses.
Our new report shares data from nearly 2,000 professionals and calls on higher ed to take action.
Read at uscrec.info/student-affairs
28.08.2025 00:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
GMU President Refuses to Apologize for Diversity Efforts, Lawyer Calls Ed. Dept. Claims โAbsurdโ
In a 10-page letter, Gregory Washingtonโs lawyer says the Trump administration conducted an incomplete and haphazard investigation full of โgross mischaracterizations.โ
โThereโs something racially symbolic about how Black leaders are penalized for pursuing equity and presumed to be acting out of ideology rather than justice," @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social in @chronicle.com: shorturl.at/MOHHI
@katiemangan.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social
28.08.2025 17:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โThis is a win for us. The problem is that this is now six months later,โ said @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, PhD in this new, informative article on updates to DEI program regulations. Read more below:
18.08.2025 22:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โFor too many Black leaders, their commitment to these issues are treated as partisan, even when itโs backed by evidence and even aligned with the institutional mission,โ noted @uscpullias.bsky.social's @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social. Read the @chronicle.com article here:
@uscrossier.bsky.social
31.07.2025 18:40 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Redirecting
New research from faculty at USC Rossier
@drd-g.bsky.socialโฌ, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.socialโฌ
DeCuir Gunby, J.โฏT., & Johnson, R.โฏM. (2025). A Review of Critical Race Mixed Methodology in Education. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences.
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
22.07.2025 17:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Seeking recommendations for literary agents with experience working with academics on trade books (narrative non-fiction). Appreciate any leads.
03.07.2025 15:21 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Seeking recommendations for literary agents with experience working with academics on trade books (narrative non-fiction). Appreciate any leads.
03.07.2025 15:21 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Huntington Beach voters override city council, passing Measures A and B
Measure A had received 58%, Measure B had received 60% of the vote
@royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social spoke with Spectrum News 1 about the politicization of public librariesโand whatโs at stake for democracy, education, and marginalized communities.
Check out the full story here:
uscrec.info/spectrumnews
17.06.2025 17:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
SPSSI Journals
Black students in U.S. K-12 schools continue to experience systemic racism that undermines their sense of belongingโa critical factor in academic success, well-being, and engagement.ย This article exa....
How can schools better support Black student belonging?
In a new "Social Issues and Policy Review" article, Rossier's Royel M. Johnson, Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, and TrโVel Lyons, with Rutgersโ Alex J. Kenney, offer guidance for Kโ12 educators. Learn more.
#BlackStudentBelonging #USCRossier
08.04.2025 22:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Morgan State Universityโs Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status
If Morgan State University achieves R1 status, it would become just the second HBCU to do so.
"Frankly, many more HBCUs would already be R1 if not for decades of systemic underfunding and structural inequities." โ@royeljohnsonphd.bsky.socialโฌ in an article published by @diverseissues.bsky.socialโฌ https://bit.ly/3ZisCt1
27.05.2025 13:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Your light continues to shine bright, my friend. So proud of and the good work you continue to do.
07.05.2025 23:42 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Nice to see Royel M. Johnson, coeditor of Racial Equity on College Campuses, at #AERA2025! @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social
25.04.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Join @uscpullias.bsky.social's @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social at #AERA2025 tomorrow at 12pm when he signs his new book, "From Foster Care to College" Booth #330 / 429..."A Must Read"
@akezar.bsky.social, @uscraceequity.bsky.social, @uscrossier.bsky.social
24.04.2025 19:10 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
No weapon formed against me shall prosper ๐๐ฝ
18.04.2025 01:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Attending #AERA2025 next week? Please join us for our author meet & greets at booth 430! We'll be hosting authors @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social, @drshaunharper.bsky.social, @tadashidozono.bsky.social, @danestickney.bsky.social, @drcsampson.bsky.social, and numerous others. https://bit.ly/4i67mwP
14.04.2025 15:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
My โAdvanced Qualitative Research Methodsโ course with four brilliant second-year PhD students. We all accidentally wore Black todayโcompletely unplanned, but perfectly in sync. @uscrossier.bsky.social
02.04.2025 00:16 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
26.03.2025 20:40 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
New pub Rural Studentsโ Sense of Belonging! This pub is special to me as it was led by amazing doc students John Yang & Shadman Islem! Honored to have supported them! THANKS to @tlstrayhorn.bsky.social & @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social for including our piece in this NDHE issue! doi.org/10.1002/he.2...
25.03.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.
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Ohio State ends DEI, closes two offices, eliminates 16 staffers in response to Trump
Ohio State will shutter two campus DEI offices and eliminate more than a dozen staff positions as a result of mandates from President Trump.
Iโm disappointed to see my alma mater, Ohio State, dismantle key DEI offices under political pressure. ODI was a lifeline for so many studentsโproviding support, mentorship, and belonging. Eliminating these spaces is a betrayal of the students they served. www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
28.02.2025 01:24 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 5
Image displaying the cover of "The Big Lie About Race in America's Schools" Next to the cover: "'This book is essential reading for anyone interested in fostering democratic, open, and equitable K-12 and higher education that prepares students to repair our fractured multiracial democracy.' โJanelle Scott, University of California, Berkeley"
In THE BIG LIE ABOUT RACE IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS, @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social and @drshaunharper.bsky.social bring together leading education scholars and educators to confront the weaponized distortions that are currently undermining both public education and racial justice. https://bit.ly/3E9ktzm
27.02.2025 20:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
5/ Threats of funding loss are pure intimidation. Universities do not have to comply with this politically motivated reinterpretation of Title VI.
17.02.2025 14:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
4/ The Department of Education cannot rewrite the law. Agencies enforce existing rulings; they donโt get to stretch Supreme Court decisions beyond what was actually ruled.
17.02.2025 14:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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