To exclusively value individual achievement and to dismiss the role that support networks and larger structures have played in that achievement breeds narcissism and minimizes harm.
What is really being said when someone in our midst feels comfortable enough to premeditatedly bring a brush and paint to a public space in broad daylight to deface a mural with a hate icon?
Sometimes you get a glimpse into an alien world. Admittedly, just about anything is going to seem fresh after decades arguing with Russian writers.
By now, we're all aware that Duke's response to campus sexual assault is inadequate.
A swastika is not more powerful than a thriving, collaborative university community.
This is not the first time we’ve seen the conflation of diseased bodies with political bodies—HIV/AIDS and Ebola were also racialized diseases that resulted in calls for travel bans.
It’s a captivating study—how gregarious women with life under their belts occupy space—and I’m learning, I hope, how to become one of them.
There are many children in the world that literally dream of attending college someday, but many never even get past middle school before they have to start working to help maintain their families.
But the world is more complicated than that, and the only reliable way I’ve found to learn about that world is to be more immersed in that world.
Bringing a white supremacist to campus as a part of a program that professes to “prepare the next generation of strategists” is, conservatively speaking, a pretty bold statement to make.
How does a video of a candidate chomping down on vegan hot wings or dancing along to 2010 bangers aid my decision to elect a member of the Board of Trustees?
While the decision was difficult, Ibrahim stood out for his invaluable experience in the boardroom and powerful embodiment of empathy, accessibility and inclusion.
John Bolton does not deserve this platform. We have no business legitimizing the blood on Bolton’s hands—and his mustache.
Think of “what are we” conversations not like tattoos, but like nail polish.
The even scarier fact of the matter is just how out of touch older people are, particularly when it comes to handling the crisis. I think kids might have trouble taking their demands about health seriously when their generation is confident that fruit medley is a bigger concern to safety than AR-15’s, but I digress.
What kind of workplace do you want for you and your colleagues? What changes do you want to see?
Ibrahim Butt is the candidate who we believe will best champion the interests of Duke’s rapidly growing tech community.
Ibby presented himself as an authentic, compassionate, courageous leader who will advocate for all students’ needs.
We believe that Leah shows an outstanding commitment to advocacy and community. Without question, we feel that Leah Abrams has the experience and qualities necessary to serve our community well as a member of the Board of Trustees.
Oftentimes it is not just thoughts and diagnoses that affect our mental health. It is also our circumstances.
