by Jordyne | May 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
After a “surprising to some” election, breakdowns in political discourse, and an onslaught of fake news– well-intentioned institutions have begun investing a lot of resources into this concept of “Difficult Conversations.” As more and...
by Jordyne | Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
There is something electric in the air right now. As the gyms get crowded and whole foods line is longer and the temperatures drop further and further– on my walks home I am reminded that there is already more light than there was at 5 pm in December. There is...
by Jordyne | Nov 28, 2016 | politics, race
Toni Morrison taught me early on that love is never any better than the lover. She warned us in the pages of The Bluest Eye that “wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly…” So when I see exasperated faces and secret Facebook...
by Jordyne | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week Common released an album aptly titled: Black America Again. It’s been playing down the halls of Harvard. And I am moved by how far and wide art takes us, lifts us. In a week where we are confronted with a close election between a woman and an out...
by Jordyne | May 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Universities around the country are on the hunt for Title IX Coordinators. The job descriptions are all similar, most taking from language written in the Department of Education’s April 2015 guidance on Title IX Coordinators. Once a ‘bonus’ title for...
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