No words
It’s possible I will have words tomorrow. But right now I’m still mostly stunned and gutted by the election results. Feels a …
Emotional states of a last-minute conference submission
One of the most painful post-graduate school realizations is that procrastination doesn’t magically heal itself and homework NEVER GOES AWAY. Case in …
Magical thinking never works. Also: I hate cancer.
It’s probably because I watch too much Grey’s Anatomy, but I’m always so stupidly hopeful in the face of grave illness. I …
My patronus is a class of budding feminists
Driving through pea soup on the way to work this morning, you could have convinced me that dementors had taken over Sacramento. …
Talking feminism and controlling my face. Kinda.
We’d just finished watching the eight minute trailer for the documentary Miss Representation, a film about harmful gender stereotypes against women, and …
Teaching professionalism one email etiquette lesson at a time
Years ago, I conducted research about the strategic uses of email at work. My colleague and I interviewed a bunch of folks …
I’m tired of the ugly talk about Ferguson
Photo used with permission from SplitShire. “It means they’re treating us like we’re terrorists.” One of my students said this yesterday when …
Why I’m afraid of Ebola
Photo by Ryan McGuire of Gratisography. Used with permission. On an airplane, I’m thatperson. The one who immediately upon boarding pulls out …
Infuriating: TIME puts “feminist” on the list of potential words to ban in 2015
Image used with permission from gratisography.com In my university classes the last couple weeks, we’ve been discussing issues of equity and discrimination. …
I support Brittany Maynard and Death with Dignity
Photo by Ryan McGuire, used with permission It’s not uncommon for Mr. T to look over and see tears running down my …