education

Another Appalachia: Neema Avashia Confronts Growing Up Indian and Queer in West Virginia

A Brown woman with glasses and short haircut is pictured smiling next to a small image of the book cover for her memoir, "Another Appalachia."
by Ren Jender
March 3, 2022 at 4:48pm
We talked to “Another Appalachia” author Neema Avashia about anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, coping with loss, and how people are more than the politics of their communities.
A Black woman wearing glasses and a gray button-down shirt with long braided locks and gray highlights on a tan background.

Admitted But Not Accepted: Kendra James Shares the Undertold Story of BIPOC Students at Elite Boarding Schools

by Jaelani Turner-Williams
February 3, 2022 at 11:47am
In “Admissions,” Kendra James opens up about her difficult time at the elite Taft School. Read more »
Actor Asa Butterfield, a young white man with brown hair and an embarrassed look, sits next to Gillian Anderson, a white woman with short, blond hair, sit on a couch.

Better Than Sex Ed: Pop Culture Is Teaching Teens About Sex

by Addissyn House
August 13, 2021 at 12:15pm
When sex education isn’t what kids need, they look to pop culture for the answers. Read more »
Naima Coster, a light-skinned woman with short, black hair, and wearing a black t-shirt crosses her arms and smiles as she poses against a colorful wall

“What’s Mine and Yours” Complicates the School Segregation Story

by Evette Dionne
March 2, 2021 at 9:48am
Naima Coster’s prescient novel brings human faces to a broader social issue. Read more »
a white teenager with curly, brown hair sits at a desk with a library behind her as she does her schoolwork on a gray Macbook Air

Remote Control: Distance Learning Isn’t a Last Resort—It’s an Opportunity

by Rebecca Epstein-Levi
January 13, 2021 at 8:48am
It’s crucial to think not only about the barriers remote communication removes, but also about the unique strengths it offers. Read more »
Jessica Marie Johnson, an Afro Latinx woman with short, curly, black and brown hair, smiles next to a tree

Beyond Deception: What It’s Really like to Be an Afro Latinx Scholar in Academia

by Evette Dionne
September 29, 2020 at 1:17pm
For true equity, it’s time to intentionally center visibly Black Latinx scholars. Read more »
A Black woman with long, black, curly hair, stands on a college campus in a mask, touting books in her arms

Colleges Are Fumbling Their Response to Coronavirus—Again

by Brooke Knisley
September 15, 2020 at 9:53am
It didn’t have to be this way, but this is what happens when colleges are more concerned with sports, the money they get from dormitories, or the ability to charge facility fees than they are with the health of their students and their professors.  Read more »
Jessica Krug, a white person with short, black hair, poses with a book in front of a table full of books

Dolezal 2.0: The Audacity of Cosplaying as Black

by Evette Dionne
September 4, 2020 at 12:55pm
Everything about her behavior screams of whiteness. Read more »
Illustration of three young black girls with braids in their hair and no faces, illustration floats on a peach background.

Lessons in Defiance: Homeschooling Lets Black Girls Learn in Peace

by Jaelani Turner-Williams
August 20, 2020 at 1:28pm
By putting the needs of the students before the ego of a white teachers, homeschooling actively challenges the notion that Black girls can’t thrive intellectually.  Read more »
A teacher puts new textbooks on desks in advance for students of grade nine at a school.

Immunocompromised Teachers Are on the Frontlines of Coronavirus

by Brooke Knisley
March 18, 2020 at 11:04am
The safety of all citizens—regardless if they are living with disabilities, have compromised immune systems, or are able-bodied teens—should be prioritized over a business or institution’s bottom-line. Read more »
Jasmine Banks, a Black student with short, red hair, smiles in profile outside

Degrees of Harm: Jasmine Banks Wants to Get Dark Money Out of Higher Education

by Andi Zeisler
December 3, 2019 at 4:37pm
The insidious influence of the Koch brothers is flourishing on college campuses—and under the radar. Read more »

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