Lesson #31: The Future is Wild
from Learning on the Job Hosted by James K. Harris and Nic Flores
Untamed, unfettered, unrestrained, un...likely to be pleasant. It's a jungle out there, and this week the duo dive into the thick of a harassment scandal over at ::ahem:: that one school...But in all fairness, they are certainly not the only ones. And moments like these only seem to add to the conversation about tenure, its future viability, and what becomes of this thing called higher education without it. Not to be outdone, Florida is Florida-ing again. It's Don't Ask, Don't Tell for the gen z set and we're decidedly not here for it. What even is this place anymore? Read a book that doesn't suck and call your friends. It's probably gonna get worse before it gets better. Further Reading: "A Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Ignoring Sexual Harrassment by a Professor," NY Times "38 Harvard Faculty Sign Open Letter Questioning Results of Misconduct Investigations into Prof. John Comaroff," Harvard Crimson "'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussions of sexuality and gender in Florida schools," NPR "Florida Senate committee passes 'Don't Say Gay' bill that would bar LGBTQ discussions in schools," CBS News "Of Academic Hierarchies and Harassment," Paula Chakravartty "Tenure without Teeth," Chronicle of Higher Education What We're Reading: Eric C. Watt, Love Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles Sarah Schulman, Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Responsibility and the Duty of Repair
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