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‘The Threat From Within’ – Why We Need To Pay Attention To What Our Schools/Universities Are Advocating

December 30, 2017 | Marisa Donnelly

In February 2017, in a speech before the Stanford Board of Trustees, Former Provost John Etchemendy discussed the challenges universities (and honestly, all schools) face in the coming years. He called this problem the ‘threat from within.’ Continue reading →

What My Transgender High School Student Taught Me About Being True to Yourself

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

“She—he—goes by Elvin,” my coworker whispers. I look at the student fumbling with the cart of computers in the front of the room. She—he—formerly Cadence, then Cade, and now Elvin, is a thick bodied sophomore with glasses, an ‘I love pizza’ shirt, and short, spiky blue hair. Continue reading →

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