Professor Eschmann Awarded Fellowship at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center
Robert D. Eschmann, BUSSW faculty member and expert on racism in online spaces, begins a fellowship at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society on September 1, 2020. At the Berkman Klein Center (BKC), Eschmann joins an esteemed group of fellows, students, staff, faculty associates and affiliates. In a statement posted on BKC’s […]
Bustle: Professor Eschmann on Responding to Racist Comments on Social Media
In Bustle’s “How To Confront People On Social Media About Racist Comments,” Assistant Professor Rob Eschmann explains why microaggresssions on the internet affect how we respond to racism. Excerpted from Bustle – “All the research on microaggressions shows that when people say things that are subtly racist, the most common response is to not respond,” Rob Eschmann Ph.D., assistant professor […]
BU’s The Brink: The Internet Is Unmasking Racism. Here’s What That Means to Young People of Color.
BUSSW Assistant Professor Rob Eschmann takes on racism in the Digital Age July 30, 2019 | By Rob Eschmann The following text is an excerpt. Some time ago I had a debate with a friend and colleague—someone I respect and admire—about whether racism was still a serious problem in society. He saw himself as being passionately […]