The Linguistic Society of America (LSA), founded in 1924, is the leading U.S. professional organization dedicated to advancing the scientific study of language. We are teaching and research professors, data scientists, Natural Language Processing and Understanding experts, K-12 teachers, community language revitalization specialists, language documentarians, UX researchers, non-profit owners, translators, and software engineers.



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Aris Moreno Clemons
University of Tennessee Knoxville

My work examines how language, race, and identity intersect across school, community, and media contexts. Drawing on theories developed in linguistics, anthropology, Black and Latinx studies, and education, I study how language both reproduces and challenges systems of inequality. Linguistics matters because it offers powerful tools for advancing racial justice, transforming education, and building more equitable communities.
 

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The LSA Comment on Proposal to Rescind Regulations on Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 

Reflecting our ongoing work to bring the empirical findings of linguistics to policy makers, the LSA submitted a comment on a Department of Education Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind all regulations governing the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs. As explained in our comment, the proposed change would reduce the nation's ability to respond to emerging needs, not bolster it. 

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