Diverse Perspectives
On Circuitous Paths…Mentors Hold Lanterns
My path to graduate school, in a discipline I believe I was created for, was a circuitous one.
March 7, 2022Role Models and Mentors: Living King’s Dream
While exploring the question of how my educational experience has been shaped by U.S. society, I had to first define what my U.S. society looked like.
February 22, 2022The Colorline: The Stalling of King’s Dream
In the first grade, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., I colored in the same picture of Martin Luther King’s face along with the rest of the six-year-olds
February 22, 2022The Transformational Power of an Education
For many Americans, Du Bois’ words represent the journey that we have had to make to realize the opportunities that are frequently promoted as the so-called American Dream.
February 22, 2022We Want to Do More Than Survive: Critical Reflections on Thriving in Higher Education
In this edition, we invited members of the CSUMB campus community to respond to the following question: “How has your educational experience been shaped by US society?”
February 22, 2022Building Coalitions Across Perspectives
When the question of “what changes are necessary to advance racial and social justice” was posed to me, I immediately thought of the important organizing tenets in social justice work and landed squarely on the need for and the role of coalition building.
November 22, 2021