Month: March 2018

Spring broke: Anthony Abraham Jack on food insecurity on campus

On By W.W. NortonIn What's College For?, What's There to Eat?23 Comments

Spring break, yay!!! *Cough*—not so fast. Spring break is a nonstop party for some, but for others, it’s lonely and hungry. When campus food service shuts down, when there are no cooking facilities available, things can get very grim. In this March 2018 New York Times essay, Harvard sociologist Anthony Abraham Jack reports on a …

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Bubble scrubbing: Joan Blades and John Gable on the power of conversation

On By W.W. NortonIn How Can We Bridge The Differences That Divide Us?6 Comments

Oh, those famous ‘three little words’! No, not “I love you,” although they’re important, too, of course. The ‘three little words’ of our era are “I hear you,” and don’t underestimate their power. But here’s the thing: it’s easy to hear the voices and ideas that we already agree with. How well do we hear …

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