Category: Diversity & Equality
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Where Do We Go From Here? Building Community in the Post-COVID Public University
Like many people, I feel that my world has turned upside down. But has the world turned upside down? Yes, lots of things are very different today than they were three months ago–we no longer enter stores without masks on, go to cafes, or ride the subway at night. However, much remains the same. The […]
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Chapter 3: The Burger Boycott and the Ballot Box
The Summer of 1968 marked a dangerous time immediately after MLK’s assassination – racial tensions were high throughout the United States, and Mayor Stokes’ main goal was to avoid further riots in Cleveland, Ohio. White and Black businesses had been destroyed by the riots, and Cleveland needed something new to take root and provide […]
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Don’t Let The NYT Fool You! College is Worth It, Necessary, and the Only Major Tool We Have for Combatting Income Inequality
The New York Times today has an article on the “5 Takeaways from the Year in Education.” While I agree with the other four “trends,” I want to respond and offer a rebuttal to #3: “Declining Faith in Higher Education.” I believe this so-called decline is a hoax. Over 92% of rich people send their […]
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AcCOMModating Disabilities: Best Practices for Organizational Communication about Disability Accommodation at Work.
This post is a summary of findings from a larger co-authored research project written by Lauren Lee and Jacqueline Parchois to satisfy the requirements of their Organizational Communication Master’s coursework at Texas State University. Lauren Lee (MA, Texas State University, 2019) recently graduated from the Department of Communication Studies at Texas State University. She is […]
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#RepresentationMatters
Yesterday, I was going through some of my old books and I found a time capsule that I made in 2004! My first grade school picture was in it and it brought back so many memories. I remember bringing my American Girl doll to school on picture day and my peers immediately told my teacher that I brought […]
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Police and Youth Tension expressed through Media
Police work has become increasingly difficult for officers working in Black communities. As media continues to highlight instances of police abuse that have contributed to the rising tensions and poor relationship between the Black community and local police departments, it is important that we understand and appreciate the dialogue and public understanding of what is […]
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Digital Friday Recap: Mental Health & Self-Care in Grad School
In preparing to host the “Mental Health and Self-Care in Grad School” webinar, I dug deep about what I’d like to see more of when it comes to mental health discussions in academic spaces. I thought back to the first semester of my Master’s program. What would that very anxious 26-year-old like to hear? I […]
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Scrabble and Banned Words Pt.1
As part of a HASTAC research group at the University of Texas at Dallas, our group has begun to explore ways to parse the inflammatory and conflicting assertions around the use of specific words within paperwork at the CDC. A total of seven words, such as “evidence-based”, “transgender”, “diversity” and “vulnerable”, were specified as being […]
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Not All Things are Fair… Yet Education Should Be
Due to the lack of federal funding teachers have been forced to use money out of their own pockets to purchase basic supplies for their class to provide a suitable education for the students. Even the President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten states, “There is no other job I know of where […]
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Is Segregation Still Alive In The Classroom?
Is Segregation Still Alive In The Classroom? For over 50 years segregation has ended. However, is when we step into classrooms, walk on school campuses, look at test scores or even athletics programs, we realize segregation is still present. Indeed, there are vastly different opportunities available to students and teachers from less affluent backgrounds and […]