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Posts:November 2020, Careers and Culture
The Great ‘Latinx’ Debate
by Annayelli Flores| November 25, 2020
Like most people in quarantine, I have spent a lot of time on the internet lately – especially on Twitter, where keeping a pulse on everyday hot takes and trends like ‘No Nuance November’ has been keeping me illuminated on the array of opinions out there. Most recently, a few threads around the term Latinx […]
For More Accessibility in a Tech-driven World, Let’s Start with Empathy
by Maury Postal| November 18, 2020
8:00a Cooking Podcast 9:30a History of Opera course over Zoom 11:00a FaceTime with best friend from childhood 1:00p Text exchange with neighbor on the fourth floor The schedule above seems normal enough for an ordinary, device-centric day in 2020. What makes it extraordinary is that it’s the schedule of a newly tech-enabled nonagenarian. Iris, 92, […]
Being a Working Mom was Hard Enough—Then 2020 Happened
by Laura Hargrove| November 11, 2020
As a proud working mother of a four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son, I’ve found that achieving the mythical work-life balance is impossible. Every day contains a complex mix of both, with the scales tipping back and forth in each direction. As someone who loves order, it’s taken me several years to fully accept this as […]
