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Women of Color in Academia

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

On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

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  Karen Tang is a Killam Scholar and PhD Student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University (Canada). Her research examines addictive disorders (e.g., video gaming) and mental health correlates. When she is not being a busy … [Read more...] about On Navigating Graduate School with a Disability – WOC Guest Post

5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post

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Jennifer van Alstyne is a communications strategist for faculty and researchers. At The Academic Designer LLC, Jennifer helps people and organizations share their work with the world in online spaces. Her blog/podcast, The Social Academic shares … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Social Media Helped Me as a WOC, and Tips for You – WOC Guest post

Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC Guest Post

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We continue to welcome guest posts by BIPIOC scholars. Today's post is by Dr. Ida Yalzadeh. Dr. Ida Yalzadeh is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Asian American Studies program at Northwestern University. She graduated from Brown University with … [Read more...] about Writing a Zine In a Pandemic – BIPOC 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; profanity welcome. Art/poetry also welcome. Please send a draft or query/pitch to Karen at gettenure@gmail.com] Muna-Udbi Ali is an Assistant … [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