“The congressional hearings were a MasterClass in political theater.” Nara Milanich, a professor of history at Barnard College (part of Columbia University) expressed frustration when she texted me earlier today after Columbia president Nemat Shafik appeared before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this week to discuss what Columbia has done to tackle... […]
“You two should know each other.” This was the unexpected email message I received from Andrzej Folwarczny, the founder of the NGO I had traveled with to Poland in November 2014. He was referring to a woman named Sharon whose family, like mine, was from the city of Radom. She had also traveled to Poland... […]