Richard J. Reddick
- Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Educational Researcher, Freelance
Austin
As seen in:
CNN,
Nature,
USA Today,
Harvard University,
Memory Studies,
NBC News,
NPR,
Fortune,
Taylor & Francis Online,
The Conversation
and
Covers:
Race, education, colleges and universities, faculty, popular culture, racism, anti-Blackness, mentoring, work-life balance
SVP & Dean @undergrad_UT @utaustin. Restorative Resistance. 1st-gen higher ed scholar: mentoring, Black faculty. Co-host @BlackAustinKUT. @hgse alum. HOOKEM🤘🏾
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Not a journalist, I'm a professor who writes op-eds. But I am actually co-hosting a radio show on KUT (NPR in Austin) on Black experiences.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes, I learned to type on an IBM Selectric
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Why did you become a journalist?
I am interested and curious about society!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was a columnist!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I was asked by the BBC to comment on Childish Gambino's "This is America," as they read an opinion piece that mentioned it.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I'm a professor so usually I get asked about topics I know about, so none.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Higher education? That higher ed is a liberal institution.
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