Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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A reader sent me the following blog written by Zahal Turkmani, an Afghan American educator living in Arizona. I was born in Afghanistan. My country garners global headlines because of gruesome, horrific events involving Afghan people. However, three decades of conflict and war created inimical effects on Afghan people, including its educational system. Women, school-aged…
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As the outer bands of what used to be Hurricane Ida bring rain to Lexington, my thoughts and prayers are with those that felt its brute force over the weekend. When I was a child, my favorite song was “This Little Light of Mine” I would sing it with fervor! According to Wikipedia, the song…
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I binged watched #TheChair on @Netflix as #homework The show does accurately cover some of the drama and pain of academia. But there is JOY too! The drama makes for better TV apparently. As academic leaders we must focus on the humanity of our work and lead dialogically.
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I sat down for a few minutes with Dr. Gerald Smith on the Eastern Standard podcast that aired on NPR WEKU to discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT), what it is and isn’t. For some, CRT has become a catch-all phrase for discussions about race, so in this podcast we discuss what CRT actually is for…
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Register now to enroll in a summer workshop offered by University of Kentucky College of Education’s Kayla Johnson, an assistant professor who focuses on working within communities to help address key issues impacting them. Complete the workshop to earn a digital badge from the UK College of Education. Open to anyone (professionals, community members and students), Johnson’s workshop is…
Cloaking Inequity 