ProPublica
Democracy
How to Be a Mayor
In the classroom, as in City Hall, former Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone models the art of truly engaging your community
Front Porch Republic
Rights Without Responsibilities?
Professor of the Practice Hakan Altinay pens this piece on the detachment between rights and responsibilities.
The Boston Globe
Jewish community must stand up to Trump’s targeting of international students
Dean Emeritus Alan Solomont pens this opinion piece about the circumstances surrounding the federal government’s detention of GSAS student Rumeysa Öztürk on March 25, encouraging the Jewish community to speak out against the targeting of international students, which contradicts “Jewish values that teach us to pursue justice and to recognize the inherent dignity of every person, as well as the academic principles of free inquiry.”
Virtues & Vocations
The Spirit of Freedom
Can courage of conviction co-exist with civic virtue? Check out Dean Cunningham’s latest article, published in the journal Virtues & Vocations, on The Spirit of Freedom: Black Thought, Civic Virtue, and the Courage to Transform Democracy.
The New York Times
The Military Led Diversity Efforts. West Point’s Club Ban Is a Shift.
Associate Dean Diane M. Ryan is quoted throughout this article about the disbanding of dozens of affinity groups at West Point in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion policies at the federal level saying “You’re going to have a much more effective military when the demographics of the military represent the demographics of society.”
The Washington Post
How resistance to Trump may look different in his second administration
Tisch College Dean Dayna L. Cunningham comments on Donald Trump’s campaign vow to quash dissent, saying she doesn’t think people will stay home but protesting will be "more dangerous than it has been.”
WGBH
