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There is something quietly amazing about an index card that was made by hand getting into a conversation at Stanford.…
The Theory Card That Made a High School Student Fall in Love With Sociology Is Now on a Waiting List
Teachers talk about a time when a student stops moving around and just stares. It doesn’t happen very often, and…
Ralph Ellison’s essays are taught in two different departments at the same time, which is a quiet message. If you…
The same irritated expression can be seen in almost every American philosophy or political theory classroom: a professor in the…
There is a quiet but tenacious dispute taking place in American university reading rooms. It typically comes up during curriculum…
The fact that a concept strong enough to change American civil rights law is still frequently misinterpreted by those who…
Most people have a moment when one idea completely rearranges the furniture in their head, usually in between a late-night…
The way Angela Davis is now featured on curricula has an almost subdued radical quality. Not in the margins, not…
These days, there’s a specific moment that occurs in seminars: someone mentions a political crisis, a breakdown in public confidence,…