CML work appears twice in the newest Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation (JSDP). The journal's September 2025 issue (Volume 6 Issue 3) features articles by doctoral student David Armstrong, co-authored by CML Director George Oberle. and faculty affiliate Sheri Ann Huerta, PhD. From slaveholding data almost by definition dehumanizing, the authors hope "to restore some of the personhood to the generations of people enslaved" in Virginia. 

English major Amaiyah-Monet Parker and Integrative Studies major Alessaundra Shallal presented posters in OSCAR's Celebration of Student Research and Impact. Shallal expressed gratitude for Manuel-Scott’s “unwavering” support over nearly two years, crediting her mentorship for enabling her to pursue her research across semesters and “maintain faith in the progression of inclusion in academia.”

Education is under attack, say Cattaneo and Manuel-Scott, precisely because of its liberatory potential. Educators who are committed to the empowerment of those students are an obstacle for those in power who want their populace complicit or quiet.