Classrooms are becoming more diverse, but the people leading them remain predominantly white. More than 80 percent of the bachelor’s degrees in education awarded during the 2009-10 school year were to non-Latino white students, according to a new study by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Three-quarters went to women, and only…
DetailsHow to Job Search Without Jeopardizing Your Current Job. Many career experts believe you are better off looking for a job while you are employed. That is because employers generally find job candidates who are currently working more desirable. With that said, conducting a job search while you are working can be tricky. You…
DetailsYour secret fear became my not-so-secret reality. Tell me if this sounds familiar: In my late 20s, I thought I had the world by the tail. I was hustling at a very big-deal job, dating elite men whenever I wasn’t at the office, and always racing to keep up with my important, fast-paced life. I…
DetailsI like to explain myself. At length. I will talk forever if that’s what it takes to be understood. I explain myself to grocery store cashiers and waiters and Uber drivers and strangers on Twitter. I explain myself to dogs. I am unnerved by coded, stilted, incomplete conversations that end with words like “It is…
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