Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Reflection: Fault Lines

Dori Maynard, president of the Maynard Institute flew in today to talk about Fault Lines. Those are those things that could cause us to erupt, those things that impact the way we view information. They are: race, gender, generation, class, and geography. We were asked to reflect tonight about these lines and whether or not we feel up to the job of navigating these issues. I do. When I was trained to be an RA we learned about inclusive language. That is a lesson I internalized and pass on to my students every year.

A very inspirational and exciting day!

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