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How Measles Came Back to America

Posted on: May 25, 2025May 25, 2025

It began with a cough. Then a fever. By the time the red rash appeared on Ian Rojas’s neck, the pediatric unit at Dallas Methodist had already started […]

Education / Technology

The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In

Posted on: May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like his managing partner. There was no directive. No […]

Climate / Education / Ethics / Policy

The Broken Bridge Between Research and Policy

Posted on: May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Most people believe that if a study proves something works, the system will change. That is not how it goes. We live in a country where the machinery […]

Climate / Education / Finance / Policy

Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down

Posted on: April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It is more like rot in the beams of […]

Education / Sports / Technology

From Gasoline Alley to the Grid: What GM’s Formula 1 Engine Means for American Manufacturing

Posted on: April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from the Brickyard isn’t just noise. It’s history echoing […]

Education / Policy

America’s Innovation Economy Runs on Unpaid Labor

Posted on: April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

A funny thing happened on the way to the startup revolution. We built an entire mythology around the entrepreneur, but forgot to fund the human being behind it. […]

Education / Ethics / Technology

Mentorship as Infrastructure

Posted on: April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Somewhere between staying current and staying employed, there’s a gap most people don’t talk about. It’s the space between what you used to be great at and what […]

Education / Stories

For the Woman Who Believed We Could Go Further

Posted on: April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Today is my mother’s birthday. She’s not just the woman who raised me. She’s the woman who raised four college graduates, each of us with a degree from […]

Education / Healthcare

Bridging the Gap: How HRSA and Local Initiatives Are Transforming Rural Healthcare

Posted on: April 4, 2025April 7, 2025

A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece on a comparative analysis of 3 rural health literacy programs. Today, we revisit the topic. The rolling plains of […]

Education / Technology

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Learn Something New: Introducing Path2Learn

Posted on: March 29, 2025March 29, 2025

We’re living in an educational golden age. Right now, there are more free and affordable ways to learn than ever before. You can go from beginner to expert […]

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