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We're excited to share our 2025-26 AY annual report! It powerfully demonstrates that SSN is a community that reminds us that policy engagement matters—and that scholars’ contributions can make a real difference.
🔗 Read about the year’s accomplishments: scholars.org/sites/scholars/…
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 2pm ET for an interactive Q&A that will offer practical tips for developing & submitting effective testimony, including strategies for translating academic research into compelling messages for policymakers.
➡️ Register now: scholars.my.salesforce-sites…
Hear from SSN members Charles Wilkes, Robert Glover, and @DrMaggie16, who have provided legislative testimony on a range of issues. They will share how they identified opportunities to testify, communicated their research, and built relationships with lawmakers.
🗳️ Election Day is just weeks away. For reporters covering voting, state politics, and some of the top issues of this election in these key states, the following experts are available. ⤵️
🔗 Connect: scholars.org/features/17-exp…
Brian Adams, Thad Kousser, Melissa Michelson, @sarasadhwani , Christopher Witko, Deana Rohlinger, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Henry F. Carey, Tammy Greer, @jlynnmccoy , Amy Fried, Robert Glover, Carrie LeVan, @DaveDulio , Nazita Lajevardi, Lee Hannah, Danielle Lemi
What should happen to empty juvenile detention facilities? SSN member Daniel Macallair (@CJCJmedia) and colleagues took that question to Capitol Hill. Their talks have contributed to the development of a bill to repurpose them for community uses.
🔗 scholars.org/features/member…
In this @hechingerreport op-ed, Laura Hamilton (@ucmerced) and Veronica Lerma (@ucdavis) argue that universities shouldn’t cut diversity programs under federal pressure without first asking what the law actually requires.
Learn more. 👇
hechingerreport.org/opinion-…
🚗 In this policy brief, Liana Pennington (@SaintAnselm) explains why lawmakers must set guardrails on police access to self-driving car data before these vehicles become a mobile surveillance network.
🔗 Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution/re…
ALT "Policy Brief: Regulating Police Access to Self-Driving Car Data" followed by a headshot of the author of the brief, Liana Pennington, with Pennington's name and affiliation, Saint Anselm College. The background is a darkened overhead shot of self-driving cars, specifically Waymo's.
Paternity leave is more than just a perk, argues @Dr_AT758 (@UWMadison) in this @TIME op-ed. Thomas shares how a father’s engagement in infancy is linked to better outcomes for kids and urges changes from both lawmakers and employers.
time.com/article/2026/10/10/…
In this @ConversationUS op-ed, @spitzerb (@suny_cortland) explains why the upcoming SCOTUS hearing on assault weapons will “bring to a head the multi-decade dispute over restricting assault weapons that extends far beyond legal arguments.”
Learn more. ⤵️
theconversation.com/why-the-…
We are excited to welcome @ainjeian (@UA_BCAS) to the network! Injeian's research focuses on embryo personhood, embodied experiences of assisted reproduction, and political economy of reproductive healthcare.
Learn more from Injeian's SSN member profile: scholars.org/scholar/arianna…
In MoCo, Maryland, a proposed bill would give some public school teachers $2,500 per year in property tax credits. In this @ModeratelyMoco op-ed, @NoraEGordon (@McCourtSchool) argues it won’t make homes meaningfully more affordable or improve schools.
moderatelymoco.com/opinion-m…
As chapter activity ramps up for a new academic year, we’re looking back to celebrate the chapters leaders who built energizing spaces for scholars to connect their research with policymakers, journalists, and civic leaders.
🏆 Congrats to our 2025–26 chapter award winners! ⤵️
Established Chapter Award: South Carolina SSN, led by @jasondebacker (@UofSC), Ken Kolb (@water_institute), and @orgul_ozturk (@UofSC)
2025-26 Emerging Chapter Award: Southwest Borderlands SSN, led by Amy Bach and Anne-Marie Núñez (@UTEP)
Presidential nominations were once controlled by party leaders, who were able to keep corrupt dangerous off the ballot. In the @TheHillOpinion, @larryrjacobs (@HHHSchool) argues that check has broken down, and Trump is the result. He offers a key fix.
thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
Is it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day—and what does that choice say about whose history America celebrates?
In our latest podcast episode,@KerriJMalloy explains why the debate goes beyond a name on the calendar.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=0Y_ZImVN…
We are thrilled to welcome @JoshuaGrubbsPhD (@UNM) to the network! Grubbs' research focuses on gambling disorder, sports betting, alcohol and substance use, and compulsive sexual behavior.
🔗 Learn more from Grubbs' SSN member profile: scholars.org/scholar/joshua-…
🤝 How can climate advocates build coalitions with labor?
@geoffhenderson9 (@UMSEAS) shares lessons on coalition building from interviewing labor & climate advocates. Key takeaway: coalitions need well-designed policies and inclusive processes.
🔗 scholars.org/contribution/le…
