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Racism in the Academy

Business as Usual: Shady Practices in the Recruitment of Black Women in Higher Education – #BLM Guest Post

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Karen Flynn is an Associate professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and the Department of African American Studies Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include migration and travel, Black … [Read more...] about Business as Usual: Shady Practices in the Recruitment of Black Women in Higher Education – #BLM Guest Post

Someone Who Speaks My Language–#BLM Guest Post

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By  W. D. Herstun.    W. D. Herstun is a graduate student in Writing & Digital Communication with a background in research and history. She reads everything and studies anything but is currently fascinated by surrealism’s various manifestations. … [Read more...] about Someone Who Speaks My Language–#BLM Guest Post

Jessica Krug and Academia’s Love Affair with “Imposter Syndrome” – #BLM Guest Post

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  Marius Kothor is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of history at YaleUniversity. She has broad research interests in 20th century African history,gender, and Black internationalism. Her dissertation project has been award fellowships from the … [Read more...] about Jessica Krug and Academia’s Love Affair with “Imposter Syndrome” – #BLM Guest Post

Visiting Campus during COVID as a Black Woman – #BLM Guest Post

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We continue to solicit guests posts by Black scholars and other BIPOC scholars. We pay $150 for accepted posts. Today's post is by Piper Kendrix Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of African American Studies and English, The College of New Jersey. … [Read more...] about Visiting Campus during COVID as a Black Woman – #BLM Guest Post

Misogynoir and Other Racist Aggressions in the Ivory Tower: An Open Letter – #BLM Guest Post

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[We continue to welcome #BLM guest posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. 1000 words ballpark. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] Muna-Udbi Ali is an Assistant Professor of Sociology & … [Read more...] about Misogynoir and Other Racist Aggressions in the Ivory Tower: An Open Letter – #BLM Guest Post

Educational Powerhouse? Racism and Inaction at OISE – #BLM Guest Post

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We continue to solicit #BLM Guest Posts. We pay $150 for accepted posts. Pls get in touch with Karen at gettenure@gmail.com with an idea, pitch, or draft. ~~~ Léa Nsouli, Ateeqa Arain, Steph Pflugfelder and Angela Liu are graduate students in … [Read more...] about Educational Powerhouse? Racism and Inaction at OISE – #BLM Guest Post