I got so in the habit of not being able to post while I was finishing my dissertation (and then wringing my hands after turning it in) that I completely got out of the habit of posting at all, even now. Now that I’ve got so much free time on my hands that I sit [...]
The last two Mondays in a row, I’ve had students crying in my office. Different students, I might add. Yesterday’s visit really baffled me, though. As the young woman tried to compose herself, I handed her a tissue and encouraged her to take her time and breathe. She then told me that she was offended [...]
My students had to write their final papers about the cost of a good life and many of them chose to write about fighting for social justice and social change. Of these students, many argued that Dr. King was assassinated because of his beliefs: that the cost of a good life for King was his [...]