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“Have you ever considered you might have ADHD?” My therapist asked me that during my second year of Ph.D. studies at Cornell University. I had just…

In a recent opinion piece entitled “This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country,” former Harvard University president and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers…

Miscarriage leave policies are a blind spot on many college campuses, one that urgently needs to be addressed. For me, losing my unborn child to miscarriage…

As a university professor, I recently found myself in an awkward spot. I teach a large survey course called Introduction to Cultural Anthropology that enrolls some…

So first up guys, we’re six months into the Trump administration. So I want to know your mood – hit me. Yeah I mean, it’s a disaster.…

Last weekend, I completed my third 12-hour ultramarathon, finally achieving my goal of logging 50 miles (51.3 miles, to be exact!). For the past two years,…

When people hear that I teach sociology in a maximum-security prison, they often ask if I’m afraid. Then they assume I enter the prison, share knowledge…

Higher education has reached its canary-in-a-coal-mine moment: The recent resignation of the University of Virginia president under intense political pressure isn’t just another leadership transition but…

As the writing across the curriculum and writing center coordinator on my campus, faculty ask me how to detect their students’ use of generative AI and…

In a paradoxical bid to “make America great again,” President Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing to restrict international research collaboration in U.S. higher education. The…