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Who Gets to Call Something History?
Academic history leaves me very uncomfortable. I should note that my background is in the social sciences and prior to entering studies for my PhD, I had experience in public affairs (including public communications) and research for television production. For both my bachelor’s of science degree in political science and legal studies and my master’s…
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A critique of (the Academy’s) History: The Master’s Tools Won’t Fix It (I said what I said.)
Audré Lorde’s The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House is a stunning Black feminist critique. I include some of my favorite quotes from the book below – but, Dear Reader, please remember that Lorde’s critique extends far beyond Black, queer, and feminist critique. Lorde was a critical observer of the world – as colonized…
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Defending DEI at Work in the Post-truth era
The ongoing onslaught against DEI programming is proof that fear is a stronger political weapon today than hope. We are seeing a wave of liberal and left-leaning social influencers express fears and lies around DEI. I watched a video recently where a liberal influencer released a nearly ten-minute video on why they support DEI but…
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On AI and the Academy: Dragging heels ‘til they outsource themselves out of a job.
Whether for formative or summative assessments, AI tools are important to students’ development. Challenging the academic oppression of AI.
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If Research Isn’t Accessible, What Are We Doing?
Reflections on decoloniality and research as I write my doctoral thesis. By Jamie-Lukas Campbell As I make inroads on my doctoral project, there’s a component here with respect to academia that I find really frustrating. When we talk about decoloniality – or even Afro-pessimism, which sits within broader traditions of critical race theory ≠ we’re…
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Decolonizing the Academy: Knowledge, Power, and What Counts as Academic Rigor
Can we talk about decolonizing the academy? There is something to be said of conservatives’ attacks on the academy and the elite – and, it is not for the reasons you might believe. More recently, the academy has become concerned with decolonization, as well as racial and social justice. These are righteous and noble causes…
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Abandoning AI is abandoning students
Abandoning AI is abandoning students AI is here to stay, and it’s time for higher education to catch up. University leaders have an obligation to ensure that effective AI use is preserved on campus. Institutions have a legal obligation and a duty of care to prepare their learners for the ‘real world’; that now includes…
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On inclusion: Call it blended, call it hybrid. Academia’s future is virtual and there’s no going back.
The future is hybrid. We have no other option than to rise to that very present reality. Virtual and hybrid workspaces work. These practices have long worked pre-pandemic and have only seen vast improvement since 2020. I was on staff at the New York City Council in the Office of the Speaker throughout the pandemic.…
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Reflections from The 2024 Critical Race Theory Summer School
Reflections from the African American Policy Forum 2024 Critical Race Theory (CRT) Summer School: No U-Turn on Racial Justice
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Democracy for thee but not for me
Student apathy in students’ unions around the world is an institutional problem. Students do not see themselves reflected in the operations of their unions, and unions have lost their identity. Limited transparency, un-accountable governance, and the after-effects of the ongoing commercialisation of education are at fault. There are a number of institutional issues to blame…