I. Go-Around

1. Remind us of your name, pronoun, & program.  Feel free to share any announcements that you might have (conferences, news items, etc)
2. In one word/phrase, describe the academy as you experience it right now (it could be a description of grad school, publishing, a future vision, a particular college)
3. Please note that the presentation schedule will be on the website this week.  Here is the link.

II. Name Game (we are about 2/3 of the way there)
Thank you Adashima, Aderinsola, Brittany, Cat, Chinyere, Donald, Eileen, Eric, Jesse, Hillary, Kahdeidra, Kashema, Loren, Marcus, Shamari

III. Tonight's Presenters: ADERINSOLA, KAHDEIDRA, AND MARCUS

• We will allow each presenter to talk for 10-15 minutes.  Then we will have a discussion, direct comments to the presenters, and ask our questions, etc
• Presenters will be given time cues at 5 minutes left, 2 minutes left, and 0 minutes left!  Please notice and respond accordingly.

IV.  Small Group Discussions (if time): "A Litany for Survival" by Audre Lorde

"Difference must not be merely tolerated by seen as a fund of necessary polarities between which our creativity can spark like a dialectic."
(Angle Davis in reference to Audre Lorde's Legacy)