Brittani Sterling -- We Gon' Learn Today! OK?!

If you were hired during the earlier days of the pandemic, what practices, whisper network info, or institutional mores were put into place for you to create a sense of safety as a new employee? If you didn't feel a sense of safety -in various senses- what would you have liked?

#CALM2023 #LibCALM Day 2: Does your profession take the time to call out why so many like organizations suck? Annie Downey is schooling us from a sociohistorical feminist power analysis viewpoint in librarianship & I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT! We have a way to go, but we say the thing!

#CALM2023 Do you manage BIPOC employees or care about well-being and longevity within your organization? Stay tuned for the deets on how to watch @bpfiedler, James Cheng, & I's presentation entitled Moving beyond recruitment and hiring: How to retain academic librarians of color.

What do you think the difference is between remote work during the pandemic vs "regular" telecommuting? Curious for your thoughts, especially if you work in #HigherEd or #Libraries ? #InquiringMindsWantToKnow #Different #TheSame #WeighIn

Write your truth. Speak your truth. Express your experience. That's where our strength and power lie. - Dr. Michelle Jacob

Writing is a liberatory practice! It is a place to be courageous...& wage war.😈 The practice of writing is your legacy, a point of connection with your ancestors, & a legacy on the page. It is freedom. It is voice. It is the place YOUR story gets to shine. Not #IMustDo #ICreate

What surprised you most about the Love is Blind Reunion? Tell me your thoughts in a reply! Am I the only one who is over the host(s)? I've thought this for awhile, but especially since the show seems to attract a different kind of thing now, it doesn't need to be them. #IYKYK

So I've been hearing about this from friend who live here for a few weeks. This IS a BIG thing to be concerned about for more than just access reasons y'all...it's also a little too close to out west for my comfort. 😶‍🌫️

Let's go #Disrupt! #ACRL2023 #WereStillHereAtMidcareer #RetentionOfAcademicLibrariansOfColor

Have you ever been chastised for standing out in the academy because the institutional culture seems stuck in 1954? Check out my take on standing up against sexism in the #IvoryTower here. bit.ly/3WA9wLC #MysogynyAtWork #FemaleFaculty #WearapyWednesday #BrainsAndBeauty

If you hadn't before heard of the group of called #GenerationCOVID then make sure to put them on your radar!Consider what you can personally do to assist a member of this group when the need becomes apparent. Our collective future depends on it! lnkd.in/g_V4FA_k #InfoIsLit

#InfoIsLit : Did you know that when you are conducting a #literaturereview, citing bodies of work in your #research, or are preparing for #EvidenceBased presentations, the foundational scholars that you cite should really be chosen with intention and care? diverseeducation.com/opinion…

The semester has been in session around 1 month for most of us. What have you been noticing is different in Fall 2022 than 2021, 2020, or even 2019? #SpillTheTeaOnGettingThatDegree Have you noticed any glaring changes in student/staff behavior/expectations?How is your capacity?

Today's #InfoIsLit tip is to tell a young person in your life that they have permission to explore their identities while in school! It's about so much more than getting a piece of paper, and they may not have been socialized to know anything but good grade=recognition. #Unlearn

Hey new college students, welcome back! Remember you earned your way here!! You got this!! Signed, your #AcademicAuntie P.S. BIPOC Students you aren't anybody's affirmative action pity case. YOU BELONG HERE & you're gonna kill it! #Fall2022 #NewSemesterSwag

That feeling when you've written 10,000 words in 4 days and finally turned in both manuscripts! 🥳🎉🎊🤪🫣🤖😓😮‍💨💤😴 #AcademicAuthorProblems #PublicationProwess #ChangeTheWorldWitghYourWords #TiredAF

Yesterday I was a part of a conversation about competence vs authenticity. The context was at work, but I think this dichotomy exists in many facets of our lives. When push comes to shove, which do you rely on more heavily? #ExistentialQuestions

Week 2 of my #NEHSummerInstitute down & I wake up to the repeal heard round the world?! While ppl are outraged about this one, I challenge you to go look up the myriad other things repealed in this last calendar year that were the breadcrumbs leading up to this! #TakeCareLadies

I'm on to Day 3 of the #NEHMakingOfModernBrazil #SummerInstitute. Tell me what your connections to our South American cousin are! I would love to explore multiple areas in my archival/pop culture project called Brazil Beyond the Steakhouse: Modernity & Marginality in Las Vegas!