Dr. Rodney Carlos Kirk, Professor of Anthropology Emeritus @cmuniversity . Faculty Advisor, Hispanic Student Organization. Won Westinghouse Science Competition, 1958, for building a radiation detector from spare parts at 17. @armyrotc -> @peacecorps -> @michiganstateu and received his doctorate living and studying the Myan community in Yucatán. Helped countless students through Hispanic and Chicano studies - many of whom kept in contact with him decades later. Great Dad and husband. Took care of everyone around him. 1940 - 2026
Wild that @amtrak still can’t get it together in 2025. In China, the same hours on a train put me in a whole new climate zone—here, I’m just barely in a new zip code. Why are we so busy deconstructing America rather than even keeping up with the rest of the world?
