I have a new project that I’ve started for 2015. I have been in the business of making philosophy accessible for several years. This year I want to focus on doing it in a different way that will have a reach for beyond what I can do physically. In my twenties, I co-hosted a two […]
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Some comrades and I (Liam Bright, Tina Botts, and & Quayshawn Spencer ) co-wrote an article called “What is the State of Blacks in Philosophy?”. It has been just published in Penn State’s “Critical Philosophy of Race” journal. It’s a piece that gives an empirical look into blacks in the US doing philosophy. This is the empirical part
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For almost twenty years, Howard McGary and the Rutger’s Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy have been doing their part to make the profession more diverse. This summer at the Institute, I served as a panelist as well as a mentor to undergraduate students for seven awesome days. I was inspired by them, amazed by
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“The Hip-Hop Fellow” is a look into Producer 9th Wonder time as educator of Hip Hop at Harvard University. The Hip-Hop Fellow gives the 7 billion people who have not attended that prestigious institution a chance to bear witness to this historical moment, where the integration of hip-hop as an academic endeavor is finally accepted as
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At the end of each semester, I like to take a class photo of my students in order to remember our experience together. Some students hate it but at least I have a visual memory 🙂 So here are my philosophy students from fall 2013. philosophy 103 Philosophy 61 Philosophy 231 9:25 Philosophy 231 10:50
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In my intro philosophy course our theme has been “Justice” this semester. My students just finished Nancy Hirschmann’s “Subject of Liberty” where she argues how the negative and positive liberty of women are restricted and infringed upon in cases of rape, domestic violence, and welfare. It has been an enlightening experience for me as a
This summer I had the opportunity to teach a critical thinking/ethics course to High school students. For the month of July I taught philosophy everyday to students of Upward Bound at Columbia University. It was fun challenging them, exposing them to philosophy, and hearing their unique voice.
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I had the opportunity to participate and present at the Teaching Technology Institute at Long Island University last week. My presentation was entitled “TEXTnology In The Classroom” and I shared how I use texting to enhance learning in my philosophy courses. I had a blast! (Go to the teaching menu above for ways to make
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I had a great time at Free University this weekend. Free university is an organization committed to offering free and open education in parks and public spaces. Sessions are taught by activists, experts, and professors. Saturday’s event was held in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on the theme “Assata Shakur’s Legacy & Lives of Resistance”.
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I’ve enjoyed you all this semester. Now relax for the summer. Below is our class picture.
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