Woodson

[wood-suhn]

noun

1. Carter Godwin, 1875–1950, U.S. historian and publisher: pioneer in modern Black Studies.

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Both faculty and students are mincing their words in class and approaching their discussions with caution for fear of being reported, said Wright State University junior Rochelle Woodson.

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Woodson said the bill has created a culture of self-censorship in her classes, threatened the accreditation of her program, and cheapened her academic experience.

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“It definitely just feels like we have to tiptoe around things, which I think gets in the way of having productive conversations in class,” Woodson said.

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Gay plans to attend the National Book Awards ceremony in November, where she will be introduced by her friend and fellow writer, Jacqueline Woodson, who won a National Book Award in 2014 for the memoir “Brown Girl Dreaming” and has been a finalist three times since.

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Yes, Gay is an esteemed writer, thought leader and philanthropist, Woodson says, “but she is also out and funny and beyond brilliant. In all these ways, she’s showing young people that there are so many roads to becoming and living one’s true self.”

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