Quick reminder! Without the work of Gladys West, we wouldn't be able to use GPS.
Curious about how she mapped the earth and invented #GPS? https://t.co/brOiA51gpJ
#hiddenheroes#BlackHistoryMonth
Hurried,
overloaded living
harms you and
those in your care.
Slow down.
Carry less.
Gift yourself
some grace.
~~Explore Resources for Living More Relaxed and Fulfilled at https://t.co/84ofjdegmJ.
@JaimeHuntIMC Be intentional about connecting to and exposing yourself to new voices moving forward, people that you want at the table that may not already be in this space. INVITE them and in some cases SPONSOR their participation. That's how the room will ultimately change.
Where is the Hammond Organ...the truth telling and introspection from this #AMAHIgherEd closing keynote by @AlanSteinJr. Smart questions leading toward high performance on purpose. Am I doing the things that I know I need to do to be my best self?
Shelley Willingham is asking the right question at #AMAHigherEd! Are we at the moment of Social Evolution or Social Revolution as we think about DEI and our campuses.
"When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know. The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you don’t want to know, what you don’t want to find out. But something forces you to anyway."
A film student brought to my attention that representations of black professors in American cinema are virtually nonexistent. The only example I could remember is Laurence Fishburne in "Higher Learning." But I know there's more? What other examples are there? Anyone know?
It’s nice seeing universities supporting World Mental Health Day.
It would be nicer to see:
✅ Manageable workloads
✅ PhD students and postdocs paid an appropriate living wage
✅ Improved job security for casual (adjunct) employees.
#AcademicMentalHealth#AcademicChatter
Mary McLeod Bethune was one of my mom’s greatest heroes.
As we celebrate her birthday this month, we will honor her trailblazing legacy by officially making her the first Black person to have a statue of their likeness sent by a state in the U.S. Capitol.