Sometimes I have an occasion to migrate old blog content to this new space. Today, a comment from a regular tweep, @thetrudz (a phenomonal critical thinker and writer in her own right; see her here) about black women and church gave me an excuse to migrate this old piece. I’ve written this post before. I’veRead More “MIGRATED CONTENT: Devil in a Church Dress”
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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 can’t buy. As schools across the country are gearing up for the start of another school year, cash-strapped school districts are responding with threats toRead More “Them’s That Got Shall Have: Criminalizing Parents Who Steal Free Education”
In honor of the VEEP Debate last night I’m reblogging my minor brush with presidential policy talk. I’m experiencing the same rush of most liberals after last night’s enjoyable performance. But it’s not a bad thing to remember that on education issues democrats and republicans are running on pretty much the same platform.
Black, Female,Thinking Out Loud & #Twittergate
I read the Autobiography of Malcolm X when I was 12 years old. I thought it was fiction because surely no real life could be that fantastical. That the Autobiography of Malcolm X was one of thousands of books on the shelves, in boxes in the garage, and stacked on my mother’s night stand inRead More “Black, Female,Thinking Out Loud & #Twittergate”
An Idea is a Dangerous Thing to Quarantine #twittergate
It is rude to tweet during my conference presentation. I don’t want my ideas stolen before I have a chance to publish them. It happened to my friend/cousin/colleague. Building your brand as a “hip” digital scholar by tweeting the work of others is selfish. People behave badly in conference backchannels. Rules should be established toRead More “An Idea is a Dangerous Thing to Quarantine #twittergate”
Being Prodigious Is For White Men: The Productivity Penalty
I have likely been writing this post my entire life. Recently, a friend was excited to complete a very complex, important project ahead of time and on budget. She presented said project to her superiors and was crushed when they not only failed to recognize the minor miracle she had pulled off but when theyRead More “Being Prodigious Is For White Men: The Productivity Penalty”
Conferences, Cuts, Honors and Reflection On My Voice
The past two weeks have been dominated by higher education cuts, conferences, writing, and massive reading. In short, I’ve been busy being a graduate student in the U.S. As Emory University continues to navigate the aftershock of deep cuts to liberal arts programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, my intellectual home feels like momRead More “Conferences, Cuts, Honors and Reflection On My Voice”
Emory U Joins Coursera & I’m A Debbie Downer
Today, Emory University joined about a 100 other universities in partnership with Coursera. It was probably pretty poor timing for Emory, though. Just this week the administration announced that they are cutting undergraduate and graduate programs in education, Spanish, Russian, visual arts, educational studies, and interdisciplinary liberal arts. Some of those will be restructured. MostRead More “Emory U Joins Coursera & I’m A Debbie Downer”