On Thursday, I was wrapped up in the fervor of the controversy at Mizzou when I saw a post on Facebook by a dear friend of mine about suicide bombers in Beirut, Lebanon, her hometown. Dozens were killed...
Every October, schools, universities and institutions all over the United States reconsider their participation in Columbus Day. Many “liberal institutions” have sought to distance themselves from...
When I told my friends that I was seeing Laverne Cox – simply that I’d be breathing the same air as Laverne Cox without giving any further context – I was immediately met with jealousy and attempts...
Kyle Spencer’s New York Times article, “At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege From the Inside”, discussed attempts by pricey New York City private schools to address diversity...
America sure loves a good food drive, especially in the winter. The same is true of clothing drives, or coat drives: you name it, I’m sure my K-12 school had it. It’s fun for little kids to go shopping...
New York City boasts some of our nation’s top high schools; as an out-of-state student, I’d heard of the competitive nature of schools like Stuyvesant and LaGuardia, just two of New York City’s...
If the death of Michael Brown has taught us anything, it’s that a year after the acquittal of George Zimmerman for Trayvon Martin’s murder, people can no longer sit and watch as institutionally approved...
As I entered my freshman year of college this past fall, I was startled to realize that the SATs were going to be just as awkward and fraught a topic as they had been during high school. The competition...
On Monday, Feb. 24, Fordham College at Lincoln Center's (FCLC) Fordham Theatre Program and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture hosted a panel discussion entitled “Is Empathy Enough? Racial...
