Scholars Strategy Network

300 episodes of our No Jargon podcast! 🎉 To celebrate, we sat down with SSN's new board chair @mschmitt9.bsky.social (@newamerica.org) to talk about what's broken in American politics, why political parties still matter & what it would take to rebuild trust. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/epis...

💵 Can cash improve pregnancy outcomes? In our latest podcast episode, Ali Groves (Drexel) explains how programs that give expecting parents direct cash support during pregnancy can ease stress and help families. 🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/can-...

In our latest podcast episode, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social (@law.ucla.edu) uses history to explain why the current moment of environmental policymaking is marked by polarization, legal battles, and uncertainty—a period he calls the “contested era.” 🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/figh...

Most students who applied to college for fall have received decisions by now. 🎓 In this episode, education researcher Julie J. Park (UMD) breaks down what’s changed for applicants since the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision restricting race-conscious admissions. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/new-...

Under RFK Jr.'s #MAHA agenda, the federal gov't aims to dictate what Americans eat. In this ep, Pasquale Rummo of @nyu.edu breaks down the debate about ultra-processed foods and how Americans' diets, especially for those who rely on SNAP, are shaped. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/poli...

@drphillyalpha.bsky.social of @ucf.bsky.social doesn't just research housing policy, he helps shape it. Through the SSN Education Scholars Training Program, he offered feedback for a Florida housing bill, HB51, before it was introduced in the FL House. 🔗 Learn more: scholars.org/features/mem...

🏠 What actually makes housing “affordable” and who benefits from the policies meant to fix the problem? In our latest No Jargon episode, Hilary Botein (@marxe.baruch.cuny.edu) explains how politics and local housing markets affect who has access. 🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/affo...

@drphillyalpha.bsky.social of @ucf.bsky.social has built his career around public scholarship, always with an eye toward the "common good." Walker, a '25 Education Fellow, shares how his research shaped a Florida housing bill & what's ahead in this member spotlight. 🔗 scholars.org/features/mem...

Six years after WHO declared Covid-19 a global emergency, are we any better prepared for the next pandemic? In our latest No Jargon ep, @josephharrisbu.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social reflects on what Covid has revealed about the U.S. public health system. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/what...

Haitians in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) face uncertainty. In this pod ep, @evanauguste.bsky.social (John Jay) discusses the emotional toll of fearing loss of legal status and how history, trauma, and racism shape mental health. 🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/hait...

📦💸 What does it look like when tariffs hit home? In this No Jargon episode, economist @mchinn.bsky.social (@uwmadison.bsky.social) breaks down how rising tariffs are shaping prices, businesses, and household budgets a year into President Trump’s second term. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/when...

How does research turn into law? In this clip, @carrienbaker.bsky.social (Smith College) explains how her research on student access to medication abortion helped Massachusetts legislators see why on-campus care matters. 👉 Read the Member Spotlight to learn more: scholars.org/features/mem...

🏫 How are colleges responding to federal shifts on DEI? In this No Jargon episode, Anthony Hernandez (@uwmadison.bsky.social) examines how campuses are reassessing DEI programs and what it means for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, mobility, and civic life. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/ripp...

As nonprofits enter their busiest season, federal funding is uncertain. In this No Jargon episode, @dyanamason.bsky.social of @uoregon.bsky.social explains how Trump's executive actions & funding freezes are disrupting essential services people rely on. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/when...

In this No Jargon ep, @mirandayaver.bsky.social draws on her research & personal experience to explain what rising healthcare costs mean for communities and previews her forthcoming book "Coverage Denied" on the impact of coverage denials on patient health. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/risi...

SSN's Avigail Oren sits down with @mirandayaver.bsky.social on this week’s No Jargon to unpack why the Affordable Care Act is under new strain and what rising healthcare costs mean for families, providers, and communities. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: scholars.org/podcast/risi...