CW: racism I chaired a doctoral defense today, of a doctoral candidate who embodies Black excellence, did his study on Black student experiences in Linked Learning pathways, worked tirelessly & was the first in his cohort to defend. It should have been a day of unmitigated celebration and joy. This candidate was well-loved by the department, […]
Month: March 2020
The moments
I am finally feeling all the things. And they are hard. I am finally feeling the weight push down on me while the tears well up within me. I am feeling the worry of families wondering about when they will be able to work again, or if they are working, how long they can stay […]
The Last 10 Days: Notes from Home
Has it only been 10 days since I last wrote? Time is strange that way. So much has changed. My 14 year old and 4 year old both home indefinitely. My husband working from home, for at least the next 3 weeks. Spring classes online until the end of the semester. Commencement postponed. Supported a […]
Humanizing Practices in a Time of Dehumanization
I have been wanting to write, but things have been so hectic. There has been so much doing in the last 2 weeks, as the spread COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, causing schools and cities to shut down globally and many universities across the United States, in the last week, to move instruction to […]
TEDxCSULB: Learning from One Another
Today, I did a thing. It was a huge thing, something that I never actually dreamed that I would be able to do. Today, I gave a TEDx talk at the TEDxCSULB conference Prism: Shattering Perceptions. If people are interested in the talk itself, I promise that I’ll post the video when it’s up on the […]