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Thinking about Abortion After Watching the Global Gag Rule Being Rescinded
Last summer I was invited to give a talk on the state of abortion in the United States as part of a discussion series hosted by the KU Women’s Center. RBG died September 18. My talk was October 7. The night RBG died, I was spending time with my family and trying really hard to […]
Let’s Stop Gendering Graduation Ceremonies
The boys in my graduating class of 1992 hated their grey graduation gowns; they joked that they looked like baked potatoes. Meanwhile, the girls wore striking red gowns. Our school colors were reflected in the sea of red and grey on the floor of the gymnasium. The optics of these two colors could move one […]
Flipping the Script: Women and Violence
East Stroudsburg University invited me to be their keynote speaker for Women’s History Month. It was a great night of engaging with students, staff, and faculty. Here’s the talk if you want to think more about cultural anxieties about women perpetrating violence.
Airing My Dirty Writing Laundry
I love when students ask to interview me about my writing process. Enjoy Kayla’s profile of my writing life… Colleen uses words or phrases about consistency frequently when talking about her writing and academic process. She also repeats words and phrases for effect, such as when I asked her about what she wished everyone know […]
Business Matters: Are Our Kids Safe at School – WFMZ
The kids really made this episode a great one. The future is bright! Source: Business Matters – School Safety – Are Our Kids Safe at School – WFMZ
Me on Business Matters – Sexual Harassment in the 21st Century Workplace – WFMZ
We had a calm and reasoned conversation about sexual harassment. I hope you will spend 25 minutes with us! Source: Business Matters – Sexual Harassment in the 21st Century Workplace – WFMZ
Episode 22: Visit the National Museum of the American Indian
Originally posted on Inside 254:
Ep 22 Inside 254 Visits the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian In Episode 22, we share our impressions of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC. In the Trumpster Fire, we talk about the threat to tribal land ownership and land trusts under Trump’s…
Episode 19: Inside 254 visits the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
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You can listen here anytime! In Episode 19, we share our impressions of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, along with details about how YOU can visit this wonderful new museum. In the Trumpster Fire, we talk about the Congressional Black Caucus (here’s a link to the…
Expert Extra #7: Dr. Jenni Levy, MD, on current health insurance, the GOP’s plans, and how things might change for you
Originally posted on Inside 254:
Start Play This week’s Expert Extra features Dr. Jenni Levy, a board-certified physician with specialties in internal medicine, hospice, and palliative medicine, who provides a medical doctor’s perspective on how health insurance works now and how it might change if the GOP gets its way. We talk about caps and pre-existing…
Ep 14 Trumpcare and women’s health
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Start Play Episode 14 focuses on the American Health Care Act (Trumpcare) and its potential impact on women. The Trumpster fire examines the optics of mostly white, mostly male photos coming out of this administration and why these images matter, our Media Minute reviews Hulu’s series The Handmaid’s Tale, and the…
Reflections on Gender and Postcolonial Issues 
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