tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post2658460587819686912..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: DespairBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-10832292679150767862015-02-17T15:49:06.232-08:002015-02-17T15:49:06.232-08:00I just hope the people who were added were relieve...I just hope the people who were added were relieved of some other service commitments in exchange for their participation. While it's good to have more balanced/representative membership on such an important committee, being the token/representative you-name-it on too many committees can eat into a professor's research time (assuming (s)he has any left in the first place; if not, it can eat into family/sleep/other important things time). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-91941859576535301632015-02-17T05:39:20.254-08:002015-02-17T05:39:20.254-08:00Fortunately, the men of color (yes, only men) chos...Fortunately, the men of color (yes, only men) chosen are well-respected on campus. I think it's clear to most people that this is unconscious (we hope) racism on the headmaster's part rather than lack of qualifications of our colleagues who are people of color and/or women.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-82674104766765916592015-02-16T22:54:55.100-08:002015-02-16T22:54:55.100-08:00I feel sorry for the people who were added - every...I feel sorry for the people who were added - everyone knows, so they are automatically second class members of the task force. Sigh.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.com