It may surprise you to learn that I live a great deal of my life off-line. I know, I know, hear me out on this fantastical possibility.
Recently, I’ve been offline meeting some of the most brilliant scholars across the country and I am beyond pleased to say that I have found a home among some of the best and brightest.
This fall I will be an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University. 
That is amazing for many reasons. One good reason is that the #VCUSOCY department, as the cool kids call *us, is a dynamic, living, breathing sociological space. The students are diverse in every meaning of the word. We have a fearless leader. My new colleagues are smart and esteemed. They have bold sociological imaginations. They are critically engaging the world and our place in it. They also have wonderful taste in beer and foodstuffs.
VCU is in Richmond, a city as ripe for sociological inquiry as any. At the crossroads of Civil War history and New Souths and Changing Norths, Richmond is a lab begging for a motley crew of mad scientists.
I hear VCU has a sportsball team that does something amazing on regular occasions? They call it Havoc. What better a place for a mannerly hellraiser than a place that embraces havoc. 
Welcome to VCU! We will LOVE having you.
Welcome to VCU! We will LOVE having you.
Congratulations, to both you and VCU! I hope you’ll keep living your online blogging life!
Go, you!
Super awesome! Enjoy RVA; it’s my hometown.
Congratulations! We (all your online fans) look forward to the ongoing saga!
Congratulations on your new position!
Looking forward to many amazing things. See you soon.
Congratulations. Looking forward to reading amazing, erudite, sparkling posts.
Congratulations!!! I’ve learned so very much from your posts. I’m grateful that you’ve shared your honest take on this long academic ride on which you’ve embarked. I’m thrilled to hear that you’ve found an institution, new colleagues, and city you can call home. May you thrive and thrive and thrive at VCU!!!
Congratulations and welcome to RVA! I hope we can meet once you get in settled in.
They are lucky to get you! Congratulations to you and to VCU!
Welcome! #havoc awaits you.
Welcome! #havoc awaits.
Thank you, Maya. You’re quite famous, you know? I’ve ordered a t-shirt and I cannot wait to rep.
I am so excited that you are joining the Sociology family at VCU! I look forward to all you may have to offer the department. My fellow North Carolinian, welcome!!
#VCUSOCY
I’m a new reader, but I just wanted to say: the one sociology class I took in college changed my life. It opened my mind and introduced me to new worlds. I don’t know if the prof had any idea of this. He probably thought I was a clueless twerp, and I got a D. But I think that was one of the most important experiences I had in college. So I leave that for your consideration: you might never know who you will inspire, but you can be assured that your efforts will make a difference for someone.
Congratulations to you ! May you long live raising havoc and enjoying VCU with your work.
Cant’ wait to meet you, Tressie. Welcome to VCU! I know you will rock our world.
All the best Tressie
Awww… they are SOOOO lucky to have you as a professor there! Congrats on your hard work and new adventure. You are one of the best teachers I’ve ever encountered. I am ever grateful for the challenges and learning you bring to your online community.
Congratulations to you! I hope you will still have time to write in your new life as a faculty member. I want to keep on learning from you.