Janine Giordano Read Part 1, "Where Did You Find Your Megaphone?" and Part 2, "On Fitting In-With the Scholarship" Recently, in a discussion on civic engagement and the historical profession, my advisor made a statement that catalyzed language for some of my struggles at the heart of this blog series. In his encouragement to graduate students and other faculty about why they should get involved not just in national events and national problems but in the very local banalities of our lives in Urbana- Champaign, he … [Read more...] about “Dig Where You Stand”
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On Fitting in–With the Scholarship
Janine Giordano Read part 1 of the series, "Where Did You Find Your Megaphone?" I was surprised, though maybe I shouldn't be, at the nature of responses to my last post. I expected to hear a variety of answers about where each of us of first found our voice and discovered our efficacy. Was it in your favorite class in college, or in your relationship with a younger sibling? Was it on a Church board, in a Parent-Teacher organization, or on a missions trip? Where did you first feel heard and validated, and see your … [Read more...] about On Fitting in–With the Scholarship