by Nicole Civita | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Education – in all its forms – has historically been concerned with both developing the capacities to secure human thriving and reproducing (or very slowly shifting) cultural norms and ideals. Higher education, in particular, has also served as a ladder for upward...
by Nicole Civita | Feb 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.” — Arundhati Roy Day 139. And the...
by Nicole Civita | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
This used to be my favorite holiday. As a child who always bristled at and bucked against her Catholic upbringing, I really appreciated the coziest of the secular holidays. I enjoyed the shared preparation, the days of good smells coming from the kitchen, the...
by Nicole Civita | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today Veterans Day is observed in the United States. In between calling for a #ceasefire, educating on colonial and imperial oppression, and holding space to radically imagine worlds where peace is precious and always treated as such, it wasn’t easy to find the...
