Preparing for the Global Perspectives Program

On January 7, 2019 I received an email from Dr. DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education. I had … More

GRAD 5214 – Critiquing Microaggressions

Early in the semester, we discussed microaggressions. Microaggressions according to Dr. Derald Wing Sue are “the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and … More

GRAD 5214 – Diversity of Needs in the Built Environment

My work as a researcher in urban transportation focuses on the accessibility of various systems to those who have disabilities. … More

GRAD 5214 – Diversity of Ideology in the Professoriate

Campus debates about diversity usually revolve around racial and sexual diversity, with political diversity overlooked, reported a radio program with … More

GRAD 5214 – Diversity in the Conception of Thanksgiving

School is closed this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am pleased — about the closure so I can get … More

GRAD 5214 – Diversity in Higher Ed Leads to Diversity in Practice

For almost half a century now, citizen engagement has been acknowledged as an important component in decision-making, at least in … More

GRAD 5214 – Speaking-up and Sacrifice

In one of our early classes, we discussed about speaking-up against injustice. This was following a video we watched in … More