“Thinking about my own experience before I came to the Classics, what matters really is the context that I brought with me, that informed how I was viewing the texts. Obviously, the texts are important, but so is the context of the readers. And when we set up exemplars we forget about the broader context and the importance of bringing those experiences from the margins to the centre. And without a diversification, without people being present at the table, you really don’t have a broadening of models for how to do this.”
— Dr. Rankine, Director of the Arc of Justice Institute
Diversity and Inclusion Work
Arc of Justice gives diversity and inclusion work cohesion. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s idea of the arc of the moral universe signals the social justice necessary for a mountaintop experience. In addition to the Arc of Justice Institute, Dr. Rankine began contributing a monthly column to Diverse Issues in Higher Education during the fall of 2019.
January 2021
Time for Anti-Racism: A Way Forward for America and Higher Education
November 2020
Learning Critical Empathy: A Lesson from Journalism
October 2020
Liberal Arts for the Current Times
September 2020
The Crisis of the Underrepresented Leader: Three Considerations
June 2020
At a Loss for Words After George Floyd: Three Actions in Lieu of Statements
April/May 2020
Three Considerations Concerning Art in a Troubled Times
March 2020
Three Steps to Civic Love in the Time of COVID-19 - Higher Education
February 2020
Crafting Our Political Self: A Powerful Antidote to Intolerance - Higher Education
January 2020
Balance is Elusive. Seek Personal ‘Integration’ in 2020 - Higher Education
December 2019
Strategic Plans? Why They Matter for the Promise of Inclusive Excellence
October 2019
Five Scaffolds to Working with Your Minority or Female Boss - Higher Education
September 2019
Start with How: Inhabiting our Public Roles for Effective Leadership - Higher Education