Sheila R Foster

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Prof. Columbia Climate School; Co-Director LabGov; ex-chair, @gpmayors; NYC Panel Climate Change; Climate Justice; Co-Cities sheilarfoster.com
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Months of secret planning and the president’s persistence: How Biden finally got to Kyiv - POLITICO https://apple.news/AjfNjJwTyS8Og5NBJajIhwA
Months of secret planning and the president’s persistence: How Biden finally got to Kyiv — POLITICO

After months of coordination, the president gave the final go-ahead Friday less than 48 hours before his departure to Ukraine.

Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision.

How the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision that upheld the practice may ultimately have set it on a path to being outlawed.

The New York Times

I've tried Post. I've tried Spoutible. Mastodon remains the best Twitter alternative.

(Also, C. Bouzy is a 🚩machine).

Hate makes people stupid. Doesn't everyone know that there are cameras everywhere in a city like NYC?

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/pride-flag-set-on-fire-outside-little-prince-restaurant-in-soho-suspect/

NYPD: Woman sought after Pride flag set on fire outside Little Prince restaurant in SoHo

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating, as police search for the suspect.

CBS New York
@ckohtala thank you!

I haven't even listened to it yet and I know it's gonna be 🔥🔥🔥, given the stellar roster Philip McKenzie lines up for the Deep Dive and how he sets up the convos

this time Prof Sheila Foster @sheilarfoster ‼️‼️ on 'the Promise of Co-Cities' 😍👂

#urban #AcademicFedi #ClimateJustice

I'm a little giddy about this one, hence the abundance of emojis

https://www.thedeepdivepod.com/136

The Promise of Co-Cities w/ Sheila Foster

The Deep Dive

Thrilled to announce that "Co-Cities" has been selected for a 2023 PROSE Award by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)!! Truly honored. #cities #justcities #urbanpolicy #urbancommoms

https://publishers.org/news/association-of-american-publishers-announces-finalists-and-category-winners-for-2023-prose-awards/

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS AND CATEGORY WINNERS FOR 2023 PROSE AWARDS - AAP

Washington, DC – The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today unveiled the 105 finalists and 40 Category Winners for the 47th Annual PROSE Awards honoring scholarly works published in 2022. “The 2023 PROSE Award entries considered by our judges illustrate the wide breadth of excellence, diversity, and merit in scholarly works published today, in all areas […]

AAP
We read about McCarthyism in school as kids. We all learned it was wrong. It was a time of fear and political repression and persecution of workers, BIPOC, women, LGBTQ ppl, artists and actors, intellectuals. We are entering a new McCarthy era…ironically and actually.

Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves. Their Air Quality Markedly Improved.

https://www.thecity.nyc/bronx/2023/1/31/23579555/bronx-gas-stoves-induction-air-quality

Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves. Their Air Quality Improved.

In a pilot program at NYCHA, households with induction stoves showed a 35% decrease in nitrogen dioxide and a nearly 43% difference in carbon monoxide.

The City
An open letter from 200+ African American Studies professors regarding Florida’s rejection of the AP pilot course. https://medium.com/@afamprofshighered/open-letter-in-defense-of-ap-african-american-studies-e61768fb8f9c
Open Letter In Defense of AP African American Studies

We are almost 800 African American Studies faculty, administrators, and allies in higher education at dozens of colleges and universities and we are concerned about the future of our field. We write…

Medium