This fall, at the end of one of our first in-person conference presentations, amidst the buzz of actual human interaction and reunions among colleagues from various cities finally seeing each other in person, one woman hung back until after all the other participants' questions were asked. Then she confided: "I'm struggling because people at my school have become so divided about even bringing up the topic of race." I responded with what I thought was a totally benign reply: "As a leader at … [Read more...]