01
Dec
On Being Fired
I was fired from my first tenure track job. That was 2002. February.
A month after the Twin Towers crumbled, my first tenure track job...
06
Apr
On Racial Violence in the Academy
“The institutionalization of Black Studies, Feminist Studies, all of these things, led to a sense that the struggle was over for a lot ...
27
Nov
On Being Uncivil
“On Being Uncivil”
1.
Sometimes, you must raise your voice.
It is the only way to be heard
when they will not listen to you otherwi...
15
Dec
On Tone Policing
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Dear Tone Policing Colleagues
Tone policing is a tactic
Tone policing is a tool
Tone policing is a symptom
Tone polici...
17
Nov
On Being or Not Being Included: Diversity & Inclusion Committees
The Epilogue:
For many white people, a single required multicultural education course taken in college, or required “cultural compet...
29
Sep
A Time for Arrogance
“No. 1 in your life’s blueprint should be a deep belief in your own dignity, your own worth a...
11
Feb
You Pose a Problem: A Conversation with Sara Ahmed
Who hasn’t had a boss, supervisor, or mentor worthy of complaint? The first person I worked for, who was white, was in the habit of cal...
21
Feb
An Inconvenient Presence
It’s the job market season, and I find myself reading and thinking of Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric, a book-length hybri...