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The Hub Blog is about writing but not JUST about writing. Our CareFull Scholars program asserts that the health and well-being of the scholar is crucial to the quality and quantity of the scholarship. We seek to cultivate the Scholar’s Mind by tapping into the inherent genius that is our own inner wisdom. To do […]
“How to be Productive at an HBCU without Killing Yourself” Read More »
A doctoral student who was collecting data for his dissertation posed this question to me. Our interview had started off in the usual way but quickly diverged toward this unsettling inquiry once it was clear that he had already read my CV. He was interested in questions that were not on my CV: my experience
“What does it mean to be a Black Scientist?” Read More »
Imagine spending a dedicated period setting yourself up to write. For some, that might be clearing their desk, for others, making a clear spot on the desk and for some it could be organizing folders on their computer’s desk-top. Organizing your physical or digital space is just one of the tools we promote for our
Last week I wrote a poem “Ode to Students in Chapter 2” as a blog post. I started writing it out of sheer frustration. After writing it, I felt better. I even shared it with the students who were the subject of the poem. They actually liked it! PLUS it sparked a conversation about their
Teaching As Intervention Read More »
I happened to be in Washington D.C. on a historic day last week when the president of the American Psychological Association gave her inaugural address to one of the country’s largest professional organizations. Dr. Thema Bryant opened the proceedings by introducing a dance troupe and their rendition of the Negro National Anthem “Lift Every Voice
Resolution via Sankofa Read More »
There has been another off-campus shooting. Another VSU student who was a sophomore, is dead. The heat index was 103 on Tuesday, my heavy class day. My new classroom has no wifi. Usually by week week three of the semester, things start to gel and I get into my rhythm. Not this year. I feel
Self-Authorization to Grieve Read More »
I wanted to begin the semester on a ceremonial note and so I worked very hard to complete the weeding and clearing under the sign outside of my church, St. Stephen’s Episcopal in Petersburg, VA before the first week of class. For those of you who have been following my healing journey, you will know
The Work Continues Read More »
I was on a call tonight with other colleagues at my institution in which I made a confession about my teaching. I prefaced my confession with the good news that I had the highest pre-midterm average ever in my Physiological Psychology course. I also covered the fewest number of chapters than I have ever covered