We’re in the six month of pandemic lockdown, and ever since about week six, it’s felt to me like the rest of our lives will be like this. I know that’s not true, but feelings can often overpower the intellect.
We are very privileged in the sense that we have been able to continue on with our lives without major disruption. Many people don’t have it that good. Combined with my learning in the doctoral program, which I have officially finished, this pandemic has reinforced in me the drive to do all that I can in my career and my personal life to combat systemic injustice.
Here’s a short video project I did for a course on “project based learning” a couple years ago. Improving literacy regarding data and information like this is a critical component for working to make society more just.