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During most discussions about diversity, it’s not seen as a strength but rather an obstacle to overcome. Committees overseeing diversity within organizations often spend months deciding how to define diversity and end up failing at initiating real change. For universities, […]

Kailey Carlson misses the elaborate Christmas markets that she would visit in Stuttgart, Germany. She misses the old architecture and cobblestone streets, as well as riding her bike, alone, to the Saturday Market every week to pick up breads, cheeses and fresh vegetables […]

When the single “No Roots” by Alice Merton came out in 2017, it reached number two on the alternative charts. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and other culturally mobile individuals, the title suggests a feeling with which they may be […]

Melody Tovar’s mother is from France. Her father is from Venezuela and her brother was born in Switzerland. Now her family lives in the United States and she is the only natural-born U.S. citizen in her family. Growing up she […]

With his discernible English accent, John Oliver once asked the crowd to shout out D.C. Public Schools on Twitter and thanked Oprah for his win at the Emmys. “I met Oprah once,” Oliver joked. “It was like meeting the queen, […]

On March 8, 2017 women from across the world marched for women’s rights for International Women’s Day. With the allegations of Harvey Weinstein and others facing repercussions for sexual harassment and abuse, there have been improvements in gender inequalities, but […]

On September 25, 2015 the United Nations adopted a set of goals as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. You may be wondering why this matters? […]

“What Asian are you?” This is a question that Kevin Truong gets asked often by other Asians. He knows they are asking about where his parents are from. When non-Asian Americans ask where he is from, Truong knows they are […]