Learn Names and Faces
Davidson faculty, please learn your colleagues’ names and faces to at least try and show that you know that your colleagues of color are distinct people. Of the nearly 200 faculty members total, only 40 (or so) of… Read More
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Last Name
getting a voter guide that was only in Spanish because of my Hispanic last name
“Flesh” Colored
I grew up in an era when the Crayola crayon box included a pinkish-peach color that was labeled “flesh.” As a small child, I learned and internalized color names from that box. In class here I referred to… Read More
Why won’t you help me now?
It was about 6:00 pm on a Thursday, my busiest teaching day that semester. I had just shut down my computer and was reaching for my bag to head out to a 6:30 class at the gym (the… Read More
First in my Family
A faculty member told me I was brave for “admitting” I was the first in my family to go to college. I do not understand why this fact is an admission rather than a statement. Should I be… Read More
Voting for Trump
I remembered during the 2016 Election, everyone was crying and shouting hateful, mean-spirited things at Trump voters. I felt very unsafe on campus that day and throughout the next week.
Merry Christmas
People say “Happy Holidays” now as a means of being PC. I get it, not everyone celebrates Christmas or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, but just say “Merry Christmas” if you feel like it. People are actually afraid to say… Read More
Followed Down the Beach
A guy followed me five minutes down a beach because his friend and he had a bet to see what race I was.
F
Any interaction at F from sun down on a Friday to sun up on Sunday.
