Dear friends of color…
30
May
Today, I just want to say to my colleagues, students, and friends of color, that if you need my help, I am here for you. Tell me how to help YOU, if you want it. If you don’t, know that … Read More »
Constitutional Rights
20
Jan
It is January 20th, 2020, and my city is in a declared State of Emergency. So far (as of 4.26pm) nothing bad has happened. There has been no natural disaster, no major snowstorm. Today, in Richmond, Virginia, on Martin Luther … Read More »
What IS Academic Freedom and How Can We REALLY Protect It?
10
Jul
Recently I’ve seen something happening across multiple venues in my professional career, both at my own institution and in organizations of which I am a part. That thing is this: colleagues are being targeted for harassment, doxxing, and threats because … Read More »
How Dare “They”
26
Apr
So I know I don’t post here a lot anymore, but today’s level of ridiculous is just that, so I feel like this is worth posting. Even if GamerGate ended back in 2016, more or less, as Breitbart writers and … Read More »
Going Analog
13
Feb
So I’m a big fan of technology. I own a lot of it. I have a smartphone, a work laptop, a personal laptop/tablet convertible, a work tablet, and two gaming consoles. That does not include the two laptops and two … Read More »
We Are Responsible
12
Aug
I do not live in Charlottesville. I have been there, driven through its streets, walked on its campus. I live about an hour and a half from Charlottesville, but today–every day–I am responsible for the chaos on its streets and … Read More »
The Red Rose, and the Blue: Trump’s War of the Roses
14
Jun
A few posts I made around the election (pre-election and post-inauguration) made a comparison between our current President and Shakespeare’s Richard III. I still think that comparison is horrifyingly apt, and the past few weeks have only added to the … Read More »
Rise Up, Day 109
9
May
Do not turn over the rock. Do not open the envelope. Do not look behind the curtain to see the tiny man pulling the strings or heaving the bellows. Do not listen at doors or peer through keyholes, hoping to … Read More »
Rise Up, Day 8
29
Jan
In this day and age, We must be the exceptional. To sit back, to remain Comfortable and safe in our brick houses, Keeping silent out of fear Of awkwardness at parties Or embarrassing ourselves in front of our boss, Closing … Read More »
Interdisciplinary Cooperation, A T-Shirt Campaign
28
Jan
Today, instead of doing research, I decided to do something to help other people research. As groups of scientifically-minded people begin to organize a March for Science headed to Washington D.C., I thought it would be a nice gesture to … Read More »
Rise Up 3
25
Jan
Rise Up, Day 3 (from 23 January 2017) It rained again today, Large, thick drops, Like sobs, As though the sky, A pathetic fallacy, Wept for the loss Of our dignity On the first Monday After hope was sworn away. … Read More »
Rise Up, a Poetry Project
24
Jan
I decided, the day of the inauguration, that I felt compelled to do more than just rant at a blank screen. I was reminded by a colleague that circumstances like these produce some of our greatest art… And so I … Read More »
‘The Citizens are Mum’: The Inauguration and Richard III
20
Jan
It’s Inauguration Day. A day–ostensibly–for celebration and the arrival of a new era. Except that a new era is not always a cause for celebration, and, for many Americans today, it most certainly is not. I have struggled for a … Read More »
Tear Down That Wall: Lessons from the 2016 US Election
9
Nov
This morning, I have a lot of rage. I am grieving for the nation of which I thought I was a part, and angry at the nation of which I learned I am a citizen. I learned a lot of … Read More »
Donald Trump & ‘Crooked Dick’: Shakespeare & the Election of 2016
5
Nov
It is three days before election day, 2016, the 5th of November, and the US is facing a decision about whether to elect a reality show celebrity and businessman or a lawyer and career politician to the presidency. On the … Read More »
