I’ve been a little quiet here lately as this very difficult semester comes to a close. It was healing yesterday to spend some time with Dr. Fauci before our MSU doctoral convocation.
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A few weeks ago, we had to charge a committee to think through budget issues connected with summer course scheduling. We took a @humetricshss#ValuesEnacted approach to the initial gathering of the committee in which we identified values and then talked … cplong.org/2023/03/finding-t…
Let me share our article about the Charting Pathways to Intellectual Leadership initiative here:
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I am interested to see if my IFTTT rule pushed this post from Mastodon to Twitter. #highered#Leadership
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ALT Chris Long holds an iPhone out to take a selfie with Krystal Jang, and Honors College student who is holding her Spartan Volunteer Service Award certificate. She is smiling for the camera, and you can only see one of Chris's eyes behind the phone. They are having fun.
ALT Chris Long and Krystal Jang pose next to each other with their Outreach and Engagement Awards. Behind them is a screen that reads: "Congratulations to the Recipients of the Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement Awards. Please join us for a reception to celebrate.
ALT Chris Long at a podium that reads Michigan State University Outrearch and Engagement Awards Ceremony. He is looking slightly to his left, right hand raised, speaking. He is in a dark suit, grey shirt, and green tie.
Police officer at #Okemos school reporting to my wife, which I heard over the phone: no shooting, no injuries. They are treating this as an active shooter situation, but he said it is likely a hoax. Kids being evacuated now.
Wholeness in a Torn World - The processes and practices that shape our academic lives are badly out of joint with the purposes that give our lives meaning. cplong.org/2023/02/wholeness…
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The @michiganstateu College of Arts & Letters held an event Nov. 17 for the new space dedicated to the Department of African American and African Studies. “The Ascension of AAAS” event also celebrated the new AAAS bachelor’s degree.
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ALT Six students stand side-by-side with their hands folded in front of them holding a piece of paper. One student in the center also holds a microphone at their side.
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Regarding the recent protests in Iran, #MSUCAL and @MSUHC Dean Christopher P. Long (@cplong) shares a message of solidarity with our Iranian and Iranian-American community members by condemning violence and promoting gender equality worldwide.
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We’ve moved quickly to get this up and running, and are doing so in the spirit of experimentation. So we’re going to have to figure things out together! Read more: team.hcommons.org/2022/11/07…
"I got to thinking about how part of liberation is having the courage to hope, imagine, and work for it in communities of trust." - Jessica Reed. A Love Note to Black EDUCATORS: My trip to New Orleans rootsandhope.com/2022/11/02/…
The highlight of my visit to South Africa so far was the candid conversation I had with this thoughtful group of students, including Brendina, Indiphile, Jacques, and @EnathiMlomo. I am grateful for their willingness honestly to share their experience - #RevisitRethinkReimagine
ALT Selfie with Chris Long, Brendina, Indiphile Phithi, Jacques Voight and Enathi Mlomo.
ACAMDEMIC JOB 🧵: What does a research dean ask job candidates? Context: as an associate dean for research, I usually have a short meeting with EVERY job candidate for a faculty position in our college. It's one of my favorite parts of the job. What do we talk about? 1/N