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In
the Kitchen with an Academic Feminist-Mother: A Feminist Narrative
Beth Burmester, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Writing
Studio Georgia State University, Atlanta
By sharing our stories, not only do we learn from each other, but we
also gain a better understanding of our social and professional roles
and their institutional importance--and resonance. We see that we do
have peers, that our stories fit into a historical continuum, and that
what we do can have an impact on changing the future for academic women.
Writing
Instead of Sleeping: Conflicts of Commitment
Caroline S. Turner, Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies,
Arizona State University
Though higher education has made great strides in opening its doors
to students and faculty of color, conflicts between community and academia
persist. As my colleague Barbara Townsend and I have argued, the "increasing
diversity of the academy means that more faculty face conflicts of commitment
between their work and their family and/or community responsibilities."
In addition to negotiating conflicts between family responsibilities
and work demands, faculty of color, in particular, are confronted by
their desires to give to their community and a workplace reward system
that undervalues such activity.
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