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sociologist studying race, multiracial identity & whiteness using qualitative & arts-based methods monicaheilman.com orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-1434 views my own

A sunny room with plants and two bird cages by a window.
Colorful linocut art prints of fish, plants, and nature patterns
Man in glasses, collared shirt, slacks, and backpack holding armful of papers and a coffee looking confused and upset
Scenery of a creek with bright green trees on either side and large rocks in the foreground.
matcha latte with dark green swirly design in the foam
If teachers were like coaches, therapists, or doctors, the goals would be aligned: improvement, for the benefit of the client. But teachers and professors occupy multiple, and contradictory, roles, as both coach and judge, as doctor and police. When our goals clash, as they obviously do now, nobody will be satisfied. The only possible option is to change the incentives, and (for me) to persuade everyone that learning is the goal. I try to do that in my courses, while recognizing all the other goals that students understandably bring into the room.
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. In FY 2027, NSF will close-out this directorate. Continuing grants that align with Administration priorities, such as in behavioral and cognitive science, and all impacted employees will be transferred to other parts of the agency. The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics will operate independently of the directorates and continue to be supported through the R&RA appropriation.
Night aerial view of LA from an airplane window. Yellow tinted lights cover the landscape beneath an airpline wing with a single light at the tip.
Powerpoint title slide reading: Multiracial Children's Resistance Strategies in the Face of Familial Racism Monica Heilman Lafayette College Critical Mixed Race Studies Association Conference February 21, 2026
Three paintings of Indigenous women overlaid bright orange in the shape of poppy flowers.
Three speakers on stage for a keynote dialogue.
"The DEI departments have mostly shut down or quietly rebranded. The mountains of reports and glossy PDFs have been quietly scrubbed, as if to hide the evidence. What was the justification for gutting the American meritocracy? No one seems to know."
Compact magazine screenshot: "It’s strange and more than a little poisonous to see yourself buffeted by forces beyond your control. But there’s also a comfort in it. Because it’s less painful to scroll through other people’s IMDb pages late at night, figuring out what shortcut—race, gender, connections—they took to success, than to grapple with the fact that there are white men my age who’ve succeeded, and I am not one of them. I could have worked harder, I could have networked better, I could have been better. The truth is, I’m not some extraordinary talent who was passed over; I’m an ordinary talent—and in ordinary times that would have been enough."
Screenshot of three NaNoWriMo projects, in reverse chronological order, titled "Misery IV: The Actual Final Chapter" (Nov 2024), "Misery III: The Final Chapter" (Nov 2023), and "Misery II: Proposals, Revisions, and More" (Nov 2022).
Screenshot of Nanowrimo website, featuring a novel project titled "Misery: A Collection of Academic Writings that Have Fast-Approaching Deadlines." Started Nov 2019.
Book with dark blue/violet cover on white counter. Cover text: We Do This 'Till We Free Us, Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice, Mariame Kaba
Brown duck sitting on a turtle. There's a white feather where the turtle's tail would be if it were showing.
Screenshot that shows the steps for filing a dissertation arranged in a list with green check icons to show completion. Steps are Submitted (you), Accepted (your university), Release to ProQuest (your university), & Publish to ProQuest (ProQuest)
Book page with a mixed media art piece. An unevenly cut out page of text on a dark green background. Parts of the text are obscured by strips of dark red fabric from a man's tie, stitched to the page with thick pink thread. Caption below reads Chapter Revised, 2006, manuscript page, fabric, and thread on paper, 12"x 9". Another visualization of the tension? coexistence? of discourse and image.
Hardcover book featuring brightly colored abstract portrait titled "I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays" by Nell Irvin Painter, on dark brown faux wood desk, surrounded by plant pots and a coffee mug.
Bouquet of white and light pink flowers in brown glass candle jar
Bouquet of flowers with large white lilies, two of which have newly bloomed.
Flower bouquet prominently featuring a white lily and partly open lily bud.
Aerial view of college campus
Group of 4 women smiling at the camera in front of a screen with a fifth woman on video call
Smiling woman in black doctorate gown walking down brick path with trees and blue sky in the background
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Street corner with giant golden horseshoe that reads Lexington
Finally, I would say that it helps, during turbulent times, to have a spine. Without one, you’ll find yourself being thrown every which way in the riptides before crashing up against the rocks anyway. As the consultants and pundits recalibrate their beliefs to suit the moment and pressure you to do the same, to throw certain people under the bus in the name of political expediency, to make concessions to cruelty, hold fast to your principles. They will see you through.
Hardcover copy of the book Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing on a desk.
Three books on dark wood grain desk: Becoming the Writer You Already Are by Michelle Boyd, Writing for Social Scientists by Howard Becker, and The Clockwork Muse by Eviatar Zerubavel.
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Two books on a dark brown desk: The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay, a peach-colored cover with a dandelion, and Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a mint-colored cover with colorful food illustrations in the center.
Pew Research Center graphic that reads "58% The share of Asian Americans eligible to vote as of 2022"
Cluster of brown mushrooms growing on tree trunk
“There’s a Federal Reserve study that we’re happy to share after the debate — we’ll put it up on social media, actually — that really drills down on the connection between increased levels of migration, especially illegal immigration, and higher housing prices.” False. It is not clear what study Mr. Vance is referring to in his remarks.
Bowl of risotto on wooden counter
Pot of juk (rice porridge) with scallions sprinkled on top
Clear soup in a black patterned bowl with zucchini, mushrooms, egg, and soft tofu
Bowl of mushroom and cauliflower risotto with parsley sprinked on top
Top down view of steamed egg in glass ramekin with green onions sprinkled on top
Light, mint green hardcover copy of the book "Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil on a dark wood grain desk
Forest scene with several thin trees with light green foliage and darker green undergrowth
Sad pothos plant in jar a water next to a window. There are far more roots than leaves.
Office space with empty desk and window overlooking a college campus.
Wooded area with lots of green foliage and trees. Blue sky and a lake can be seen between tree gaps.
Packed dirt trail through the woods, with vibrant green leaves
Open field under bright blue sky with clouds
Blue gradient graphic that looks like a PowerPoint title slide and reads: 2024 Critical Mixed Race Studies Association Conference, Friday Jun 14 / 03:15PM - 04:45PM. "An Arts-Based Analysis of Whiteness within Multiracial Identity" Monica Heilman
Image of Palestinian flag flown by a small plane with text "Let Gaza Live" on a banner
People gathered in a field listening to a man in doctoral graduation robes. Behind him are tents of a protest encampment, and an expansive bright blue sky.
Distracted boyfriend meme with "All the other platforms I've tried" upset by "Me" looking at "New social media platform"
distracted boyfriend meme with "dissertation" upset by "me" looking at "new research project"