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- Aug 9, 2022
- Autumn A. Arnett
One of the best pieces of leadership advice I’ve ever gotten was from Xavier University of Louisiana president emeritus Dr. Norman Francis on the e... -
- Aug 9, 2022
- Lois Elfman
This past spring, Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes became the first full-time staff member in the 40-year history of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC)... -
- Aug 9, 2022
- Imani J. Jackson
One of my earliest cultural lessons was in due deference. Some people call it “home-training.” Some people call it comportment. Some people call it... -
- Jul 9, 2022
I had a realization recently that despite all of the rhetoric and even genuine efforts around inclusion in the academy, as an institution, it remai... -
- Jun 9, 2022
- Autumn A. Arnett
Three weeks ago, I was all ready to write about the First Amendment. Elon Musk’s declared intent to buy Twitter had the internet all in a tizzy abo... -
- May 10, 2022
- Mary Lou Santovec
Karen Costa’s life mission is to make higher education “more humane and caring.” Her work has morphed into a three-part strategy featuring online p... -
- May 3, 2022
- Lois Elfman
As more and more women have earned doctorates and entered the academy, it is reasonable to assume that there will soon be more women in leadership ... -
- May 3, 2022
- Autumn A. Arnett
I struggle with bad anxiety. I don’t talk about it a lot, partially because I’m a deeply private person, and partially because there’s something in... -
- Apr 2, 2022
- Autumn A. Arnett
April 3 marks the 72nd anniversary of the death of Carter G. Woodson, who is known as the father of Black history and the man who founded “Negro Hi... -
- Mar 31, 2022
- Dr. Constance Bailey, Ph.D.
Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw’s articulation of intersectionality paved the road that many Black women scholars like myself have traveled. While ... -
- Mar 31, 2022
- Lois Elfman
“Every day I am more and more amazed by the democratic potential of community college,” says Dr. Carolina Chaves-O’Flynn, assistant professor of Sp... -
- Feb 28, 2022
- Lois Elfman
Dr. Vanessa Carlisle is an educator, author and coach. Her newest novel, Take Me with You, reflects complex dynamics about sexuality and incorporat... -
- Feb 28, 2022
- Dr. Lisa Mednick Takami, Ed.D.
Dr. Judy Sakaki was appointed President of Sonoma State University in July 2016. She is the nation’s first Japanese American woman to serve as pres... -
- Feb 28, 2022
- Autumn A. Arnett
“Habari Gani” is swahili for “What’s the news?” It’s a greeting. It’s like “What’s going on?” During Kwanzaa celebrations, it’s used as an upbeat “... -
- Jan 28, 2022
- Kelly J. Baker
This is my last column as editor of this newsletter. This might come as a surprise or not. After all, I have written about the temptation to quit m... -
- Jan 28, 2022
- Lois Elfman
Assuming the presidency of a university during a pandemic brought challenges for which there was no playbook, but Dr. Lori S. White , the 21st pres... -
- Jan 27, 2022
- Dr. Dana M. Malone
As an independent scholar, I have years of experience anxiously maintaining my professional performance on screen and over calls, so as to not aler... -
- Jan 18, 2022
- Mary Lou Santovec
Growing up in southern Virginia, Dr. Debra Barksdale didn't know she was poor. She learned to read and write by copying text off canned goods becau... -
- Jan 3, 2022
- Kelly J. Baker
Two things happened to me in 2021, which feel more important than all of the rest. I turned 41 and lost my dad within the span of a month. During t... -
- Jan 3, 2022
- Dr. Karr͘a Shimabukuro
I am a white, heavily tattooed, queer and autistic woman. Over my 20-year teaching career, I have been told that I am too loud, too direct, too opi...