[ATTW-L] Our Vital Discussion

[Barbara L'eplattenier]

I've been teaching tech writing adjacent courses for some time now, but I
still consider myself part of the field.

I wanted to express my gratitude for those who have done emotional work on
the list and on twitter: calling out racist statements, leading the
discussion, setting clear boundaries, providing history and background, and
supporting those who have done all of that.

I've been lucky enough to teach BIPOC and international students, as well
as students who, while American, have spent significant time overseas
(Clinton School for Public Service students must work outside of the US for
a semester: this is a wide range of work, like women's health policy,
infrastructure work, and/or direct advocacy.)  They have enriched--and
changed--my worldview and my teaching.

I'm listening and re-examining my own practices and syllabi for the fall.

Barb L












On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 11:12 AM Searsmith, Kelly Lin <kellydm at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> Dear All, In service to creating systemic change to ensure greater
> inclusion for international students and BIPOC (I agree with my fellow UI
> alum, Tom Long, that action is key), I’m sharing a link to the American
> Physics Society (APS) TEAM-UP report (January 2020), produced by the AIP
> National Task Force to Elevate African American Representation in
> Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy (TEAM-UP). The report is focused on
> Physics & Astronomy and on UG ed, but it offers original research into
> persistent systemic barriers and provides a series of specific
> recommendations to enact systematic change, including at the level of
> professional societies. I hope that this report’s insights can contribute
> to the tech comm community’s imagining ways to make a difference together
> here (especially with such active and able leadership) and wherever we are
> located separately. The detailed listing of the report’s findings and
> recommendations begins on p. 64. See Item 6; Change Management.
>
> https://www.aip.org/diversity-initiatives/team-up-task-force
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Kelly
>
> *_____________*
>
>
>
> *Kelly Searsmith, PhD**  (English), Illini Certified Research
> Administrator **(she, her, hers)*
>
> *Technical Research Writer, Department of Physics, The Grainger College of
> Engineering*
>
> *     (research administration, faculty writing services, writing and
> literacy curriculum and instruction) *
>
> Member, National Council of University Research Administrators *(NCURA)*
>
> Instructional Staff (Advanced Composition), Nuclear Weapons and Arms
> Control *(**PHYS/GLBL 280*
> <https://courses.physics.illinois.edu/phys280/sp2020/course-description.html>
> *)*
>
> Ed.M. Candidate, Dept. of Education Policy, Organization, and
> Leadership--Higher Education
>
>      Concentration, College of Education
>
>
>
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>
> 290Y Loomis Laboratory of Physics, 1110 W Green St., MC 704
>
> Urbana, IL 61801-3003
>
> (217) 300-5336
>
>
>
> Physics Illinois
> <https://physics.illinois.edu/people/directory/profile/kellydm> / LinkedIn
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-searsmith-15112b14/>
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-- 
Dr. Barbara L'Eplattenier  she / her / hers

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