What Charlottesville taught me about being white and Jewish Many of us are the victims of oppression — we must strive to lift each other up and work together in the pursuit of social justice. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Harvey and Irma reveal our national need for better city planning We must make short-term sacrifices for long-term benefits. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
We must teach college students about Black Lives Matter The Black Lives Matter movement is inseparable from the issues facing the black community. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD political leaders need to stop acting like Hillary Clinton This year, campus leaders cannot be Clintonian. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
‘Baby Driver’s’ poor treatment of women is all too familiar When otherwise good movies minimize women, they perpetuate a systemically misogynistic media landscape. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
For UMD to heal, President Loh must communicate better Loh’s letters read like the work of a politician desperate to avoid making a gaffe. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A Terrapin at twilight: reflecting on four years at Maryland “As it turns out, coming to this university was the best decision I’ve made.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
The U.S. must mandate nationwide Holocaust education Genocides recur because people have not learned from the mistakes of their forebearers. Our schools can help change that. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Corporations should not commercialize social justice issues Pepsi’s recent commercial trivialized important social issues and modern day movements. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Why academic institutions are partly to blame for Trump’s travel ban Academic institutions have taught students about Islam in the ill-fitting arena of policymaking. DBK Admin December 31, 0999