‘Treating the whole patient all at once’
In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, learn more about the Living Well Center, a site for orthopedic issues that focuses on health care rather than sick care.
‘A mosque of her own’
Tazeen M. Ali, an assistant professor at the university’s John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, is the author of “The Women’s Mosque of America: Authority & Community in US Islam,” about a women-led congregation in Los Angeles. Here, read an excerpt from that work.
‘Teaching modernity in the mountains’
Javier García Liendo, an associate professor in Arts & Sciences and a faculty fellow in the Center for the Humanities, explains his book project, which considers teachers’ role as agents of rural progress in the Andean provinces of Peru between 1939 and 1967.
As the right fights the teaching of race, a new AP course expands it
In the push to expand what educators can teach and students can learn, African Americans today and in the past lead the charge for academic freedom and reveal it to be one of academia’s most potent tools for social justice, writes Michelle Purdy in The Washington Post.
‘Employees took advantage of the Great Resignation. Now the employers want revenge.’
Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, writes an op-ed about how workers’ power grew during the pandemic, but as the economy changes, some gains may be short-lived without labor-friendly policies in place.
‘The art of monstrous women’
Eileen G’Sell, a senior lecturer in Arts & Sciences, reviews “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett. Set in the world of classical music, this provocative film explores the intersection of genius, power and moral transgression.
Ukraine war: West must grasp Putin’s world view to avoid further Russian surprises
Basic national narratives such as the threat of invasion, creating a ‘Russian world’ and protecting pure Christianity are driving Putin’s actions, writes James V. Wertsch.
‘The White Allies Handbook’ published
Felicia Fulks, the Asa F. Seay Business Librarian (writing as Lecia Michelle), has created and published a book providing a vital four-week program for becoming an ally, supporting Black women and making a real difference in the racial justice fight.
A $40 raise after 49 years on the job: The plight of male workers
No one in this affluent country should be working full-time yet find themselves falling further and further behind. A substantial raise for the workers of this country is long overdue, writes Mark Rank in The Hill.
Does campus diversity justify affirmative action? Our study says yes.
As the justices prepare to reconsider affirmative action, we encourage them not to be content with mere unsubstantiated assertions but to examine the empirical reality: Diversity is not the enemy of excellence but its ally, writes the School of Law’s Kyle Rozema and co-authors.
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