When I was a young woman, tending house for the first time after leaving my community of origin, I would surprise myself while washing dishes in the sink, as the water turned playfully pink, and I didn’t know why. Sometimes I would see bright droplets of blood on the floor and follow them like breadcrumbs, […]
Michelle Dowd
Michelle Dowd is a journalism professor and contributor to The New York Times, Alpinist, Catapult and other national publications. She is a Professor of Journalism at Chaffey College, where she advises student media. She has taught diverse student populations for 27 years--in two California State prisons, at Cal Poly, Pomona, Riverside Community College, and the University of Colorado. As a co-leader in the Lemelson-MIT I3 entrepreneurial education program, she encourages teamwork, imagination and innovation and is committed to helping students cultivate careers doing work they love.