Archive - Weird at My School

Why my department never issued a statement against racism

“Every structure of wealth, power, or education is based on a presumption of whiteness,” said the music department.

Oct 1 •

September 2024

What did we learn from Williams College?

In 2019, we were all reading news reports about conflicts in the English department at Williams. In the lessons we drew from the reports, we revealed…

Sep 10 •

August 2024

Victims of Williams College

Cast your mind back to 2019.

Aug 5 •

July 2024

Smooth communicator

Jul 16 •

June 2024

Freaky shit, part two

I suspect the college sponsors worthless training programs in leadership, implicit bias, and other subjects.

Jun 27 •

How I was trained

I never received any training in how to chair a department (unless you count the meeting where Professor James told me, “It’s impossible to fuck up the…

Jun 20 •

May 2024

I always tried to be patient with Professor Toni.

May 28 •

What the critics are saying

There’s a look I get sometimes.

May 7 •

April 2024

Why wasn't I fired?

Professor Herman and I were friends.

Apr 16 •

March 2024

I will never cry / in front of the school

“You’re the only sane person in the English department.”

Mar 26 •

Is this a racial conflict?

“My workplace blew up with racial conflict,” Professor Herman wrote in 2023.

Mar 19 •

Don't thank me. Imitate me.

In October 2018, I read something that didn’t make sense.

Mar 12 •

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