More On Racism: Black Anger And White Guilt
There have been varying responses to the recent blog dialogue between Fabio Rojas, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and me over the existence and persistence of racism in the US — what one colleague aptly...
View ArticleOn Doubting And Denying Each Other’s Experiences and Perspectives
The recent sociological blog debate on the supposed era of post-racism still weighs on my mind today, even as the conversation has tapered off. Beyond arguing against this idealistic (and limited)...
View ArticleThis Is Not A Pity Party
A week ago, a comment was posted on our Facebook page to express irritation with memes (like the one I posted, but later deleted) on the difficulties of graduate student life. I replied to ask what...
View ArticleSexual Violence: What I Have Learned (And Experienced?)
I am a believer of the notion that we are forever students. From birth to death, we learn new things, revise things we already knew, and sometimes dispose of knowledge that is no longer true or...
View ArticleCall For Papers On Marginalized Students’ Experiences
Students’ Experience Of Marginality And Power On Campus Call for papers: We are seeking authors for three chapters to be included a forthcoming edited volume on college students’ experiences of...
View Article“Passion, Perseverance, and Power”– Reflections By Erin Breedlove
Below, Erin Breedlove reflects on her experiences in college as student with disabilities, and her aspirations to become a tenure-track professor. See Erin’s full biography at the end. You can find her...
View ArticleReflections On Departmental Division Of Labor By Psyc Girl
Psyc Girl is an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Psychology, her pseudonymous niche. She regularly blogs at stressful times for psycgirl on her journey (the good, the bad, and the frustrating)...
View ArticleBlogging As Autobiography
I have participated in some sort of semi- or totally public form of social media since my early adolescence. First, it was Myspace, Livejournal, and the discussion boards of a group for...
View ArticleGrad Students, Don’t Publish With Your Professors
On Friday, Vitae published my essay, “The Trouble With Collaboration” — check it out. I have broken my silence about a collaboration with a former professor of mine that he (unintentionally?) held up...
View ArticleReflections On Nominal Diversity In Academia By Victor Ray
Victor Ray is a PhD Candidate in sociology at Duke University. He will begin as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville this fall. His research is on organizational responses...
View Article3 Questions Researchers Should Ask About Sexual Violence
We should challenge dominant ways of knowing and expose hidden assumptions that are often taken for granted, argue Jessica C. Harris and Chris Linder.
View ArticlePower-Conscious Approaches To Campus Sexual Violence Prevention
Chris Linder and Jessica C. Harris offer three recommendations.
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