After 24 plus hours of thinking about the Charleston shooting, after watching the news spin the story in totally different directions based on political ideology,

Sympathetic Ink: The Personal, Professional, and Everything in Between
Mimi V. Chapman, MSW, Ph.D. I'm a professor at UNC Chapel Hill and currently Chair of the Faculty. In this space, I share perspectives, personal and professional. All opinions are my own.
After 24 plus hours of thinking about the Charleston shooting, after watching the news spin the story in totally different directions based on political ideology,
For the last several days I’ve been watching events spiral evermore out of control in Baltimore feeling helpless and discouraged by yet another instance of
As a faculty member at UNC, I’ve been closely following our unfolding drama around the Center for Poverty, Work, and Opportunity headed by our colleague,
Like many around me, I have been challenged by the events unfolding in Missouri and now New York. Challenged because, in the face of tragedy
At the end of a too busy summer during which our family has had hardly a moment to slow down, we are finally on vacation
There are those that stick with you. A child, a family, a colleague, a moment. People and experiences that teach you something important about who