Kevin Hart, the New Yorker and the Limits of Wokeness
By Eboo Patel. One of the signature characteristics of contemporary wokeness is to highlight a dimension of an individual’s identity and connect it with a particular talent or virtue or favored worldview. It typically takes the form of pointing to an artist or public figure one likes and exploring how that person’s blackness, or queerness, or female-ness is somehow inextricably linked to their work in the world. More...
What Makes America Great?
By Eboo Patel. We typically imagine identity-based conflict as fire – think of the burning towers of religious extremism. More...
Imagining a Different Ending for the Kevin Hart / Oscars Scandal
By Eboo Patel. I believe that the world is a better place when there is less prejudice against LGBTQ folks - when there is less prejudice towards any group, actually. More...
White Liberals, Black People, and Views on Racism
By Eboo Patel. Racism is woven into every aspect of American life, from the curriculum at elite universities to the prison sentences given out for petty crimes. There is no liberation within this system. Individual actions will either be for naught or coopted. The only solution is resistance and revolution. More...
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Why civility between the media and PR professionals is more important than ever in the current political climate. More...
Making Memories
As recaps of this year’s AMA conference continue to be published, one major takeaway has been the importance of using emotion in our marketing and communication efforts. Whether it’s an appeal to true human connections, emotional branding, storytelling or describing our business as a business of inspiration, emotion as a communications objective is ubiquitous—even outside our industry. More...
Partners in Advancement: Marketers and the Challenges of 24/7 Fundraising
Higher ed marketers must work closely with fundraisers to ensure their institution’s success in the era of 24/7 fundraising. More...
Preventing Dissertation Burnout
Some advice to help you push through the stress during the final stages of your dissertation. More...
Why Are You Here?
Figuring out your purpose in graduate school, with a little help from watching 90's Sci-Fi. More...
