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Scientists are zeroing in on the parts of the brain that register our awareness of existing. But this physical explanation won’t be the whole story.

Universities displayed patience and tolerance toward me and other anti-apartheid protesters. That can be a model for today.

In "The Blue Period," Harvard's Jesse McCarthy shines a new light on midcentury Black authors.

Drug decriminalization was meant to end the war on drugs, but Oregon's failures mean US reformers should take a closer look at Portugal's drug laws.

Too many programs describe ‘the Black experience’ in confining ways. Instead, we can achieve true diversity without erasing individuality.

The status quo has given us war and carnage. What if it's time for a reset?

Young people land in foster care through no fault of their own. For many who age out of state care, the road to independence without family or institutional help is a perilous one.

A 1789 book sparked abolitionist sentiment by describing the brutality of the slave trade. But today the story tells us so much more than that.

A steadfast conservative, he taught at the university for 61 years and became an outlier as the school’s culture changed all around him.

As an English professor, a musician, and a Black person, I’m ready to shred misconceptions about who is and who isn’t fit to jam.