Haley Dunavant

@uofmemphis & @PennGSE Alumna | Championing Gender Equity & Intersectionality in K-12 STEM spaces | #BlackLivesMatter

[Haley Dunavant @Haley_Dunavant]

Passed my @PennGSE Master’s thesis this week 🥳 Excited to keep advocating for Black & Brown girls’ equitable opportunities, safety, & belongingness in K-12 schools within the white feminine ideals associated with this current #GirlPower era. Next stop: STEM in Memphis!

[ACLU @ACLU]

BREAKING: A judge just ruled that every Tennessee voter can now vote by mail for the 2020 elections.

[Choose901 @choose901]

The last few days have been filled w/ demonstrations to stand against police brutality & systemic racism. We’ve heard your cries, felt your anger, & walked by your side—and will do so until all structures of racism, hatred, bigotry, & inequality are destroyed. (THREAD) #choose901

[Yarimar Bonilla 👩🏾‍💻 @yarimarbonilla]

We really need to stop trying to carry out every single meeting, task, and activity online. Some things just need to be let go. “Flattening the curve” also involves “lowering the bar” and prioritizing wellbeing above productivity.

[Penn @Penn]

During this time, Penn will complete planning to migrate all classroom teaching to virtual instruction for both undergraduate and graduate classes beginning Monday, March 23rd. Virtual instruction will continue through the remainder of the spring semester including examinations.

[The Wharton School @Wharton]

Erika H. James has been named the next dean of the Wharton School, effective July 1, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett announced today.

James has been the dean of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University since 2014. https://t.co/Cp8LEoQfwz

[McNulty Leadership @WhartonMLP]

What can you do to fight inequities as a student at @Penn? Start with your community, however you define it. Have the critical, necessary, & difficult conversations. Reject half-baked solutions & easy answers from peers. -@ValerieJarrett, @ABLImpact @WhartonSocial #SocialImpact

[Haley Dunavant @Haley_Dunavant]

"In order to be globally competitive, we must invest in infrastructure . . . We need citizens to hold their government accountable." -@ValerieJarrett #SocialImpact

[McNulty Leadership @WhartonMLP]

"The real change happens on the ground. My hopefulness comes from traveling around the country & seeing the impact on the ground. You can't go to the government to solve problems alone if you want the change to be sustainable." -@ValerieJarrett @WhartonSocial #SocialImpact

[NASA @NASA]

“So many young girls need to see people that look like them doing things that they never thought they could do.”

On #WomeninScience Day, we acknowledge the trailblazers who inspire future explorers to reach for the stars, like @Astro_Jeanette.

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Today, we're joining @UNESCO in celebrating all the amazing #WomenInScience who dared to discover!

Their achievements changed the world forever & blazed the trail for girls around the world to follow.

Are you with us?

[Penn GSE @PennGSE]

This Educator's Playbook for Parents is for the kids. Share "Putting Black history lessons into action" with the teens in your life! With tips from our doctoral students, it's a valuable read for #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Week of Action. Read & share here: https://t.co/o7ZkDsPBaU

[Cady Coleman @Astro_Cady]

A great chance for you & I to make a difference #SuperBowlLIV ad features women in SPACE to highlight #WomenInSTEM. Best of all, @OlaySkin donates $1 to @GirlsWhoCode every time #MakeSpaceForWomen is tweeted! Join @Astro_Nicole @katieCouric @Lilly @BusyPhilipps & I by retweeting!

[Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) @GGENYC]

"Schools cannot prevent sexual harassment by telling girls they cannot wear spaghetti straps." - Dir. of Policy @ACSawyerJustice discusses discriminatory NYC school dress codes on @NY1 #MorningTrend. The #SchoolGirlsDeserve doesn't perpetuate rape culture.

[Penn GSE @PennGSE]

“Antiracist educators of all backgrounds have a collective obligation to confront ideas and policies that harm kids in communities we nurture.” Read more from Brendon Jobs, the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at the Haverford School and a Penn GSE professor, in the Inquirer:

[Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools @MSCSK12]

Many of you have already see the inspiring ritual Mr. David Jamison (@thedopeeducator) of Hickory Ridge Elementary performs each day with his students - and now the world will! Tune into @accessonline now to see his story!⁣ #SCSis901 👏🏽🔥❤️

[Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) @GGENYC]

In 2020, Black cis and trans girls deserve a presidential candidate that is uplifting their policy needs, centering their voices, and investing in their futures. That's why we're launching A National Agenda for Black Girls. https://t.co/wozL6MLPZs #BlackGirls2020

[McNulty Leadership @WhartonMLP]

“I believe very strongly that it’s important for women to take leadership positions. We can’t teach courses saying you’re the future leaders but not have any role models or mentors who look like them." -Diana Robertson, vice dean of @WhartonUGR #WhartonWomenLead

[Haley Dunavant @Haley_Dunavant]

Happy #STEMSTEAMDay! Let’s continue educating & reminding our girls of the space they can take up in this field. If we foster their love for science, they will foster it, too 💚

[UN Women @UN_Women]

The world needs science and science needs women. #STEMday

[Haley Dunavant @Haley_Dunavant]

“[We’re] trying to address systems that are not working for young people — systems that determine what kind of education they receive, what jobs they have access to, & how much they are paid.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Harvard University @Harvard]

"Our goal is to create a world where every young adult thrives," says alum Sarah Lockridge-Steckel, who is working to help young people in her hometown of Memphis, TN: https://t.co/qvlzeJ2IEH #HarvardServes

[International Coalition of Girls' Schools @girlsschools]

#EducatingGirls Symposium closing keynote @sally_nuamah: “My dream is for girls to feel their whole self and to feel lighter when they walk into their school as a safe space. ...Want equity issues embedded into the curriculum.”