Skip to content
FEATURED:
Sign In
Sign In
ADVERTISEMENT

David J. Leonard

David J. Leonard is a professor of comparative ethnic studies and American studies at Washington State University.

Read MoreRead Less

Stories by this Author

  • Trouble Finding Mentors on Campus? Go Online 1
    The Academic Workplace

    Trouble Finding Mentors on Campus? Go Online

    By David J. Leonard July 21, 2014
    The new era of mentoring is based increasingly on relationships created within virtual spaces, but they don’t just happen. Here’s how to develop them.
  • Advice

    Negotiation 101: Don’t Play the Game

    By David J. Leonard March 25, 2014
    Rather than looking for winners and losers, department chairs should view negotiation as an opportunity to create optimal conditions for a faculty member to succeed.
  • The Conversation

    Impostor Syndrome: Academic Identity Under Siege?

    By David J. Leonard February 5, 2014
    Some professors constantly question their right to belong on the campus. Universities should do more to make them feel at home, says David J. Leonard.
  • The Conversation

    Frat Rap and the New White Negro

    By David J. Leonard August 29, 2013
    The musical subgenre suggests the persistence of a black/white divide on campuses, writes David J. Leonard.
  • The Conversation

    Hocus Pocus From Potus and Flotus

    By David J. Leonard May 23, 2013
    The Obamas’ commencement speeches shame and vilify African-American youth, minimizing both their achievements and the societal obstacles they face, David J. Leonard writes.
  • The Conversation

    Animal House on Steroids

    By David J. Leonard and C. Richard King April 16, 2013
    Attending sporting events and concerts, winterfests and spring flings, every undergraduate can go on to earn a postmodern Ph.D.—Party Hard Degree.
  • The Conversation

    Athletic Programs’ Twitter Jitters

    By David J. Leonard February 25, 2013
    What, asks David J. Leonard, are colleges really worried about when they ban their players from tweeting?
  • The Conversation

    Preventing the Rise of Pothead U.

    By David J. Leonard January 2, 2013
    Legalization won’t make much difference on college campuses, where, as in other primarily white communities, marijuana is already effectively decriminalized, writes David J. Leonard.
  • LargeShake
    The Conversation

    The Inked Academic Body

    By David J. Leonard October 25, 2012
    David J. Leonard says tattoos can become part of our pedagogy, an important way to break down the gulf between teacher and learner.
  • The Conversation

    Shoes, Diplomas, and the American Dream

    By David J. Leonard September 7, 2012
    What’s wrong with the LeBronX symbolizes what’s wrong with higher education, says David Leonard.