What The Epstein Files Taught Cornell 7
Jane Doe’s story at Cornell University, as she bravely told it, is a 1 in 5 occurrence, a statistic American college women hardly need to be reminded of. A statistic burned inside every woman’s mind. A...
View ArticleHow Do They Not Get It?
“Okay, I struck a chord,” Gloria Claufield said as she was being booed by a stadium full of humanities and art majors. The University of Central Florida held their commencement ceremonies earlier in...
View ArticleDemocracy Starts on Campus, Especially at HBCUs
Waiting with bated breath for the upcoming primary elections, this Black History Month looks a bit different for North Carolina students looking forward to voting. In a state long shaped by...
View ArticleSitting in the Room While My Body Was Debated
A few weeks ago, I attended my first Senate hearing, hosted by the HELP Committee. The hearing was titled “Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs.” That name isn’t exactly...
View ArticleI Write History With the Ink of My Blood: The 20 year old version
My name is Sabene Rizvi. Both of my names come from my mother: Rizvi, her maiden name, and the first name she chose for me. Rizvi, five letters, two syllables, carries the story of my bloodline,...
View ArticleWhat Students Need to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed “Compact”
Every student should read the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” In this compact, the Administration is explicitly threatening federal support for colleges...
View ArticleTaking on The SAVE Act: A Threat to Student Rights and Women’s Rights
On September 10, I joined student activists on Capitol Hill, rallying in opposition to the Safeguarding Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act. This event was part of the ongoing Students for Voting Rights...
View ArticleFederal Militarization of D.C. Threatens Black Communities
Recent federal intervention in Washington, D.C.’s policing continues a pattern of treating “public safety” as racially charged justification for militarization. On Monday August 11th, the current...
View ArticleBlue Dots in Red States
As a young voter in North Carolina, I have felt like a political anomaly. My state is labeled as a swing state, purple, some say, but growing up in northeastern NC, it rarely felt that way. I spent...
View ArticleWhat’s Left for Students to Trust at Purdue Fort Wayne?
One of my earliest and most meaningful discoveries at Purdue University Fort Wayne was the Q Center—a space I proudly called home by the end of my junior year. The Q Center supported LGBTQIA2S+...
View ArticleYou Aren’t Always Welcome, But You’re Needed: Campus Activism & Student...
Undergraduate students are often looking for ways to increase their leadership skills and get involved on campus, and this is where student government is an amazing resource. It can be a place for...
View ArticleBeyond Title IX: Centering Anti-Racism in Violence Prevention in Education
CW: Institutional violence, campus sexual violence With the impending implementation of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ new Title IX regulations, students and advocates across the nation are...
View ArticleBlack Motherhood: An Inescapable Disparity
A study comparing infants of college-educated mothers found that rates of infant mortality and low birthweight were twice as high for Black infants compared to white infants. Additionally, Black...
View ArticleReproductive Health and Its Racist Origins
CW: nonconsensual experimentation, exploitation, & sexual abuse of enslaved people; forced sterilization J. Marion Sims, commonly referred to as the “father of modern gynecology,” owned slaves. Not...
View ArticleThe Black Maternal Mortality Rate: A Fatal Side Effect of Racism
Black women in America are four times times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth than white women. In New York City, this number rises to twelve. Not only are Black mothers more likely to...
View ArticleInternational Students Deserve Better
UPDATE: Thanks to the many people, organizations, and institutions that worked tirelessly to reverse ICE’s rule, the Trump Administration finally rescinded the order on July 14th. The lawsuit carried...
View ArticleThe New Title IX Rule Is Irresponsible, Dangerous, and Cruel
In May, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released the final version of a new, 2,033-page Title IX regulation that shows a massive rewrite of schools’ obligations to address sexual harassment and assault...
View ArticleIf I Were a Rich Man: Rent Strikes as a Response to COVID-19
Join Feminist Majority Foundation intern Serena Saunders each week in If I Were a Rich Man as she explores the topic of money–as it relates to feminism–to provide young people with the information and...
View ArticleSex Work is Work: COVID-19’s Impact on the Sex Industry
How Does COVID-19 Affect Sex Workers? As the number of COVID-19 cases rapidly increases and most public places have closed due to social distancing, the livelihoods of sex workers are at risk. Sex...
View ArticleIt’s Earth Day. It’s Also Time to Talk About Climate Change’s Role in Causing...
The emergence of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China and its rapid development into a global crisis has augmented existing research about disease outbreaks and their spread. For some time, public health and...
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