[Edling] Proposal to Eliminate Linguistics and Endangered Languages from NSF

Sun May 17 15:10:41 UTC 2026

Dear colleagues, dear Nancy, dear Francis,

we were about to ask the same. Would you think that mails from European 
colleagues could be useful?

In any case we wish you as much support as possible, and for all of us: 
hopefully, a swift return to political wisdom.

Warm regards, Ingrid

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ingrid Gogolin, Universität Hamburg, Fakultät 
für Erziehungswissenschaft, Von-Melle-Park 8, 20146 Hamburg. 
Besucheradresse: Alsterterrasse 1, Raum 517, 20354 Hamburg. 
www.ingrid-gogolin.eu - Forschungszentrum Literacy in Diversity Settings 
(LiDS): https://uhh.de/ew-lids - www.mehrsprachigkeit.uni-hamburg.de
Am 14.05.2026 um 22:45 schrieb HORNBERGER, NANCY H. via Edling:
> Dear Damien,
> What a lovely thing to ask.  I wish I knew the answer.  But just 
> knowing you want to help is a huge boost.
> Nancy
>
> /Nancy H. Hornberger/ 
> <https://www.gse.upenn.edu/academics/faculty-directory/hornberger>/, 
> Ph.D./
> /Professor Emerita/
> /University of Pennsylvania/
> /
> /
> On 5/14/26, 7:25 AM, "Edling" <edling-bounces at lists.mail.umbc.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Francis, dear colleagues,
>
> What's the best thing for linguists outside the USA to do?
>
> All the best from the UK--
>
> Damien Hall
>
> --
>
> _Damien Hall_ 
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>
> Newcastle University (UK)
>
> (French) Linguistics
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
>
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 08:11:04 -0400
>
> From: "Francis M. Hult" <fmhult at umbc.edu>
>
> To: Educational Linguistics List <edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu>
>
> Subject: [Edling] Proposal to Eliminate Linguistics and Endangered
>
>         Languages from NSF
>
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> I share below with the permission of the president of the Linguistics 
> Society of America (LSA), Prof. Alicia Beckford Wassink an excerpt 
> from the  April LSA newsletter that is likely to be of particular 
> interest to list members.  Every voice matters in communicating the 
> value of research on language and linguistics, whether direct 
> communication with your senators and representatives or government 
> officials, public communication, or sharing the information with 
> colleagues.
>
> Best,
>
> Francis
>
> * * *
>
> The proposed federal budget would slash NSF funding by more than half.
>
> NSF's appointed leadership is not waiting for Congress to pass a budget.
>
> Multiple sources have told us that behind closed doors, they are 
> rapidly moving to eliminate the entire the entire Directorate for 
> Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, including both the 
> Linguistics Program 
> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Flinguistics%3Fmc_cid%3D3db4ae2210%26mc_eid%3Df1cc3b3b6a&data=05%7C02%7Cdamien.hall%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C3d4fc79d8c7244b81f3108deb0feaffe%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639142805119434321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BfUPYHLlBSb2xgwBuOHY5JZ8QUmsTcP21rsp0%2FhLr0o%3D&reserved=0 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/linguistics?mc_cid=3db4ae2210&mc_eid=f1cc3b3b6a__;!!IBzWLUs!QHOqp2sVH21v12vSq_UQD5HdOtEJOzExsDLEMWYGUUCqOx0IFoVMjD3uc0KMUf9tnCFlEVhDCarovqONBkrpt6K9$>>
>
> and the DLI-DEL Program
>
> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Fdli-del-nsf-dynamic-language-infrastructure-neh-documenting%3Fmc_cid%3D3db4ae2210%26mc_eid%3Df1cc3b3b6a&data=05%7C02%7Cdamien.hall%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C3d4fc79d8c7244b81f3108deb0feaffe%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639142805119454989%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FTt6bpZY0IEbVe%2BbUiFpQjQjSwFAyg94lbQVvha4ShE%3D&reserved=0 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/dli-del-nsf-dynamic-language-infrastructure-neh-documenting?mc_cid=3db4ae2210&mc_eid=f1cc3b3b6a__;!!IBzWLUs!QHOqp2sVH21v12vSq_UQD5HdOtEJOzExsDLEMWYGUUCqOx0IFoVMjD3uc0KMUf9tnCFlEVhDCarovqONBlKjZgLA$>>.
>
> As officers of the LSA, we are asking you to take three actions:
>
> 1. Write to the NSF Linguistics Program staff. Ask questions and 
> express your concern. Send your email to Wilson de Lima Silva 
> (widelima at nsf.org) and Kenyatta Johnson (kenjohns at nsf.gov).
>
> 2. Make your voice heard in Congress through the COSSA Action Alert 
> below 
> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcossa.org%2Faction-center%2Ftake-action%2F%3Fmc_cid%3D3db4ae2210%26mc_eid%3Df1cc3b3b6a%23%2F58&data=05%7C02%7Cdamien.hall%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C3d4fc79d8c7244b81f3108deb0feaffe%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639142805119473842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3YnHnP6UqtL%2BaVPdy9CqsGX8wPaidLph4oZ2BrZ%2FqcI%3D&reserved=0 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cossa.org/action-center/take-action/?mc_cid=3db4ae2210&mc_eid=f1cc3b3b6a**A58__;Iy8!!IBzWLUs!QHOqp2sVH21v12vSq_UQD5HdOtEJOzExsDLEMWYGUUCqOx0IFoVMjD3uc0KMUf9tnCFlEVhDCarovqONBmD5oF9S$>>.
>
> We need to tell Congress to save the Social, Behavioral, and Economic 
> Sciences Directorate and the programs within it.
>
> 3. Help us flood the internet with positive stories that show why the 
> world needs linguists. The LSA is participating in a campaign 
> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acls.org%2FTalkAboutHumanities%2F%3Fmc_cid%3D3db4ae2210%26mc_eid%3Df1cc3b3b6a&data=05%7C02%7Cdamien.hall%40newcastle.ac.uk%7C3d4fc79d8c7244b81f3108deb0feaffe%7C9c5012c9b61644c2a91766814fbe3e87%7C1%7C0%7C639142805119535617%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=D%2F75QYbfbvti2BxGtFFimxPT4ZNIfcWNlup3J5RERlY%3D&reserved=0 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.acls.org/TalkAboutHumanities/?mc_cid=3db4ae2210&mc_eid=f1cc3b3b6a__;!!IBzWLUs!QHOqp2sVH21v12vSq_UQD5HdOtEJOzExsDLEMWYGUUCqOx0IFoVMjD3uc0KMUf9tnCFlEVhDCarovqONBrmm3s5E$>>
>
> organized by the ACLS [American Council of Learned Societies].
>
> --
>
> *Francis M. Hult, PhD, FRGS* | Professor Department of Education 
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
>
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