Monthly Archives: February, 2013
Did White Feminists Ignore Attacks on Quvenzhané Wallis? That’s An Empirical Question
Disclaimer: Dear white feminists, this post is in keeping with my organizational background. I do an analysis of media organizations and not, say, you and your friends, your individual experiences, … Continue reading
measuring the post-racist society: the eclipse of racist words
Reblogged from orgtheory.net: The original post-racist society discussion, Eric Grollman responds,Tressie McMillan responds, my response to Eric, McMillan part deux, Eric responds again. A few weeks ago, I argued that … Continue reading
“A Letter From Birmingham Jail” Was an Op-Ed: Teaching Voice & Social Justice
That’s how I now start my talk on social justice, voice, and opinion writing: “A young preacher wrote a letter in a Birmingham jail. It was published in the New … Continue reading
Higher Education Ideology Wars: Who Is The “Slave”?
When Emory University president, James Wagner, made a plea for restraint in contentious debates about the future of higher education he appealed to history. The history he chose to appeal … Continue reading
Outgrowing Your Social Media
When I first joined anything that might today be called a social media site I did so as a private person living in a particular experience: working 9-to-5, navigating messy … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of Post-Racist?
I called your attention to the following post at orgtheory.net a few weeks ago. At the time I took issue with the construction of Fabio’s argument and used the opportunity … Continue reading
Rationalization of Higher Education: We’re All Bureaucrats Now
I have been working on a project with a good friend and mentor about the rationalization of higher education. It has been a joy. I am less happy with the … Continue reading
Degrees of Gender
I’ve had a project on gender and for-profits for a few months now. This paper is currently under review in a later format. I will also be presenting some of … Continue reading
Race, Bureaucracy, Data, and MOOCs
Two things made this drive-by post happen. First, Eric Cantor is continuing a long tradition among many in the conservative Republican party by calling for the end of federal investment … Continue reading →