Through the years, I have been active in the campus feminist movement, the student power movement and the civil rights movements, the anti-war movement and draft counselling on campus. In the community, I have been part of the effort to extend city services to minority areas within city limits as well as action to stop police harassment of minority youth. E. Life Style . Ralph Nader used to tell young people who chided him about his conservative suits and ties, that if they wanted people to listen to them, they would have to avoid unnecessary antagonisms. Early on, I observed that the radical faculty who earned most of the obloquy and animus of the administration were those who dressed oddly, smoked funny stuff and said the f-word whenever possible.
Some sacrifices have to be made.
F. Keep a Sense of Humor . G. Be prepared to be fired. I was fired six times. After the first three firings, I went back to university for 'higher' degrees thinking they would protect me. I kept in mind the possibility that I would have to work outside of academia.