Tag Archives: race
Race and Grad School, Redux
I have had many interesting discussions about my essay on race, reality and “don’t go!” graduate school advice. I thank the Chronicle of Higher Ed for picking it up. I … Continue reading
Blanket “Don’t Go To Graduate School!” Advice Ignores Race and Reality?
When I decided to return to graduate school I was about as devoid of prestige as one can be. I was old, from a no-name undergraduate university (worse, maybe, an … Continue reading
On White Women’s Anger
I once wrote an article calling Barack Obama a fraud for his treatment of Shirley Sherrod. I may or may not have cussed him out, actually. That post got fewer … Continue reading
Them’s That Got Shall Have: Criminalizing Parents Who Steal Free Education
Every parent wants what is best for his or her children but only some parents are going to jail for trying to provide their kids with the best education money … Continue reading
Reckless Theorizing Without A Net: Women, Blogging, and Power
Two things prompted the rampant display of theorizing you’re about to see unfold in real time. One was a chance conversation with a group of powerful, accomplished women academics. The … Continue reading
Different Bodies & Different Lives In Academia: Why The Rules Aren’t The Same For Everyone
Part of professionalization in academia involves learning the unpublished rules of how to act, engage, and be an academic. Almost all of us, at some point of our training, is … Continue reading
P.R.E.A.M.: Page Views Rule Everything Around Me; New Media, Old Tricks
My friend and colleague in the struggle, T.F. Charlton, has been hot on the trail of biased media narrative that emerged from mass media’s coverage of the Olympics. At the … Continue reading
The Logic of ‘Dumb’ Investments in Curly Hair
My friends over at Racialicious tweeted a link to an interesting story from New York Magazine: In the article author Kevin Roose takes aim at the unrestrained enthusiasm among venture … Continue reading
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting In For-Profits? Now With Pictures!
Like most people I tend to privilege my own learning style in my communication of ideas. As a result, I rarely have cool pictures or video for my ideas. I … 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 →