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Embraces the fierce urgency of the year 2020. Authors bravely offer their perspectives to us--their stories ring out beyond the written page.
About the author
Brandon O. Hensley is a Lecturer, Graduate Faculty member and College Assessment Coordinator at Wayne State University in the Department of Communication, where he oversees assessment for the College of Fine, Performing, & Communication Arts, teaches courses in Communication Studies, and continues his passions in pedagogy, research and writing. Hensley is a nominee for the 2020 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Wayne State University. His most recent single-authored work is a public speaking textbook titled Building Your Voice: Powerful Public Speaking in the 21st Century (Great River Learning, 2018).
Nicholas D. Hartlep is the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College where he chairs the Department of Education Studies. Dr. Hartlep has published 23 books, the most recent being Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty: Perspectives and Lessons from Higher Education (Routledge, 2020). In 2020 he was named an Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Julie M. Novak is an Associate Professor of Communication at Wayne State University. Her research interests combine health and crisis communication with a qualitative research approach. She has shared her research in numerous journal articles, book chapters, and academic presentations. Her background documents a commitment to "generalist" learning and creating actionable knowledge, working hard to foster learning--meaningful, constructive, and collaborative--among graduate and undergraduate students within a context of reflection and compassion.
