TIME – May 13, 2025 7:00 AM ET – Why I’m Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress by Alondra Nelson Since January 2025, scientists and librarians, program officers and policy analysts at the National Science Foundation, the Library of Congress, and other federal offices and agencies have focused on their work, despite an increasingly hostile political environment. We’ve also seen civil servants fired and accused of not making the mark, vendors’s contracts ignored, and grants and fellowships cancelled. Perseverance has its limits. The erosion of these institutions’ integrity—and the growing realization that it is impossible to fulfill their missions in good faith—has made the cost of continuing untenable.
My letter to reps:
The attempted dismantling of the Library of Congress is unacceptable. What are you doing to rectify this situation?
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