Should be getting ready for my class in 45 minutes, but wanted to share some thoughts about #ASEEES22@aseeestudies . A lot of your were asking about @reees_thinktank and how it came to be. It is the result of over 10 years of work.
First, thanks to @KellyKCummings@LuceyColleen@krista_goff8@slavprofsrc my partners in crime. They gave hundreds of hours to this effort as project co-directors. Thanks to our mentors -- you know who you are. Thanks to our students for taking the time to work with us.
National statistics show that only for males that self-identified as Black majored in Russian between 2010-2014. This weekend and the @reees_thinktank clearly show that the interest in the field is there, and that our traditional gatekeeping is problematic, to say the least.