Na'ilah Suad Nasir

President, Spencer Foundation. Scholar of Af Am educ, race, identity, and learning. Professor, mentor, teacher, mother. Cal bear for life!

[Jennifer Lee 🦁 @JLeeSoc]

.@RussellSageFdn's Pipeline Grants Program seeks to promote diversity in the social sciences. Early-career faculty who haven't previously received research support or a visiting fellowship from RSF are eligible @watkinshayes @ProfRucker @karthickr @ProfNai
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[Spencer Foundation @Spencer_Fdn]

PLAN AHEAD: Applications for our new Vision Grants will open on June 13. These $75K grants fund planning grants to design a large-scale project to transform educational systems toward equity. We're accepting Intent to Apply forms until Aug 15 at noon CT. https://t.co/O8cnxea1gB

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @equityavengers I don’t know if I have advice. The older I get the less I seem to know. 😂 But, I would say thank you—for your work, for the ways you sacrifice, for all of the lives you impact. It can feel like you are throwing pebbles into the vast ocean. But each pebble matters. #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers What gives me hope is young people. This generation is unapologetic about holding us all (and our systems) accountable in new ways. It's powerful. #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrTammeil @DrPamLuster @Spencer_Fdn @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers @bakerdphd @atachine @DrShaunHarper @EduardoJPadron @fabequity Right!?!!

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @DrTammeil @CollegeFutures @equityavengers Obviously right now we are awaiting a SCOTUS decision on a key equity policy in the next couple of weeks. Research needs to be a part of learning out how we deepen our commitment to equity in admissions and on campus, even as we face a new anti-equity policy climate. #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers Big E goals: how we support folks to do work that makes education (pk-20) more equitable, and more of what communities want. Little E: how we show up differently with one another. We do this with our grantmaking and by holding loving spaces in and beyond the academy. #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrPamLuster @Spencer_Fdn @DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @equityavengers 2 ways: 1. We support scholars across a wide range of HE institutions, including at HBCU’s, TCU’s, and other MSI’s. 2. We also support research directly on equity in higher education, including work on how to make our institutions stronger. #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrTammeil @Iamkeithcurry @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @CollegeFutures @equityavengers We are so excited about this program-- we formed it in relation to what folks in the field told us they needed.

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

That’s easy. My walk-up song is Andra Day’s Cheers to the Fall. Because the lyrics basically say that if you fall trying to accomplish major things, then so be it. Better to fail while trying to make this world a more humane place than not try at all. #EquityChat

[Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson @DrTammeil]

Q1 @profnai. What is your walk-up song or anthem as you engage in equity-focused work? @Spencer_Fdn @DrPamLuster @Iamkeithcurry @CollegeFutures @EquityAvengers #EquityChat

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@DrPamLuster @CollegeFutures @equityavengers @Iamkeithcurry @DrTammeil @Spencer_Fdn Thank you! Happy to be here with you!

[Bryan A. Brown @Doc_B_Brown]

What a past 2 weeks! We hosted an amazing RILE lecture featuring @ProfNai who challenged us to rethink our approach to research. Here is a summary #changeresearch #education #stanford

https://t.co/NKApwpJr6u

[Equity Avengers @equityavengers]

Tonight! We chat with none other than @ProfNai, president of the @spencer_fdn! We will be talking about all things #racialequity and research! Join us 5pm PT right here and follow us to follow along! @DrTammeil @drpamluster & @Iamkeithcurry!

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

New funding opportunity!!! Check out the website for details!

[Spencer Foundation @Spencer_Fdn]

We are thrilled to announce our new grant program supporting transformative research designed to reimagine education systems for equity. @ProfNai sharing our big news at #AERA2023! Visit our Transformative Research webpage to learn more!

https://t.co/bJZv0mvZWw

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

And did we mention there will be snacks and coffee!!?!

[Naomi Mae W. @NaomiMaePhD]

Anotha one!! So if you didn’t know, the Spencer Foundation is in Chicago and we’re down the block from the AERA hotels!!

Come on down and drop by to see our offices and chat with us! Come by for a bit or a for a little while! #AERA2023

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

@soutomanning @AERA_EdResearch @ernestmorrell @chrisemdin @TyroneCHoward @EriksonInst @AERADivisionK Congrats!!

[Mariana Souto-Manning @soutomanning]

Honored to receive this high honor, becoming an @AERA_EdResearch Fellow.

[Na'ilah Suad Nasir @ProfNai]

Spencer Foundation Open House!! Today at 1pm! Come see our renovated office and meet our staff!!! All are welcome���

[Spencer Foundation @Spencer_Fdn]

If you're in the neighborhood at AERA, drop in to our open house today! Chat with Spencer staff and tour our new office redesign!

What: Spencer Foundation Open House
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: 625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600