erin donahoe-rankin

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Alright NACADA, I missed last year, but now I’m back and SO ready to do this!

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

No PDX. 14 in a row was a good run, but recovery from 3 surgeries in under 3 months means staying home. Raise a glass for me, NACADA!

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@RDScheckel Our 12yo made a similar argument!

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@RDScheckel @bellhooks She was an amazing human

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

Hiring multiple positions: https://t.co/XGQUpoVG8c

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@jbarkemeyer Not exactly, but I’m excited to see you!

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@christinasueann See you soon!!

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@KellyJMedley Louise Penny for mystery

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@sara_ackerson Not untrue! But maybe we need to define potato? 🤣

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@JohnPSauter @msginnywalters @AcAdvChat Oh! And narratives of when we failed, effed up, or made things harder on ourselves have got to be included! “Even your advisor has a term’s worth of really crummy grades.” “Did i ever tell you about being a graveyard truck stop diner waitress?”

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@JohnPSauter @msginnywalters @AcAdvChat I was once told I was very “autobiographical” in my teaching (ethics). But like advising, I always came back to thinking that narrative begets narrative, and it’s not about being an expert, it’s about sharing what knowledge and experiences we have.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat And theory requires push & pull— tell me why and how you disagree with me, or a theory, or whatevs. Theory in isolation cant really be theory.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat I like, ok, I love philosophy. Doesn’t mean anyone should have to come at theory the same way.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat There is also the aspect of Being versus Becoming. As individuals, regardless of age, our views of ourselves change over time and experience. So that we all also exist in relation to our past, present, and future selves.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat Every individual exists in relation to others. Parents, friends, partners, etc. are not incidental to our decisions, nor to our students. Recognizing and holding space for this is part of it.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat In this, the hermeneutic approach advocated by Hagen and Champlin-Scharff is critical! Questioning both individual narratives and meta narratives means inquiring past the immediate moments and decisions, to deeply ask about the meaning of terms/ideas.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat @schulejk And if needed, I think there’s good stuff in existentialism to use here. Part of life is ambiguity, and as Sartre said, we are “condemned to freedom” -to make choices, so it is about doing this with authenticity, with awareness of our facticity.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat @schulejk Ooo, love this question! Ultimately, I come back to things like, “I can give you options, but this is always your decision.” Lots of times I quote the Buddha, “many paths up the mountain.”

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@AcAdvChat Meta narratives situate us in community with one another, and that relational piece can counter the isolation that can come from that radical individualism. Context matters.

[erin donahoe-rankin @e_d_r]

@AcAdvChat While I think every narrative is one’s own, and that frankly, this leads us to approach students with radical indvidualism, I also think that’s what makes the meta narratives more important.