Word: academia
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Whether the program is a novel step toward revamping academia or a return to the African and African American Studies Department’s roots, it is taking education into what Darryl calls the “reality realm.” If there is an ivory tower, Professor Higginbotham is tearing it down...
...You’re both involved in academia; Annie, you have Ph.D. and Elizabeth, you’re a professor at UCSC. Do you ever find it difficult to reconcile liberal sexuality with a stereotypically staid profession...
...don’t find the profession of academia staid. I find it very exciting and challenging. It’s collaborative...I think it’s one of the last great places where people can really speak their minds. Especially after getting tenure—and I do have tenure, and I did run up to some troubles getting tenure because of issues of sexuality. It wasn’t about my research. I think that—well, I love academia...
...think academia is really sexy, really hot, and smart people are sexy, you know, not in the obvious way. Culture might think porn stars are sexy; I think academics are sexy because I’m in love with...
...revelation completely reoriented Quimbaya, who says she embarked on this “soul-searching” trip after having second thoughts about pursuing a career in academia...