Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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We live in a world that worships smartness. Smart phones. Smart cars. Smart policies. Smart people. The word itself is a magic spell, used to make anything sound advanced, modern, or right. But here is the uncomfortable truth: smart is not the same as correct. A lot of what we call smart today is just…
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If you have ever offered a principled “why” in a room that wanted only a convenient “how,” you already know the quiet ache of divergent thinking. You know the moment when a suggestion rooted in justice lands flat because the system prefers speed over depth and procedure over truth. If you have watched an institution…
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The past several days have produced a wave of viral posts across Instagram, Threads, and Facebook warning that the federal government is preparing to remove teaching, nursing, social work, counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, public health, and audiology from the category of professional degrees. These posts claim that the Department of Education, under a revived…
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I recently came across a Facebook post from my friend Chris Howard, former running back on the University of Michigan’s 1997 national championship team. It stopped me mid-scroll. In a few words, Chris wrote, “Nothing irritates your opponent more than when we support each other.” Simple. Sharp. True. In a digital world obsessed with conflict,…
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I still remember the first time I saw Dune. It was opening day in the 1980s, and my father took me to the Lansing Mall Theater. It is one of the few movie trips I can still picture clearly—the smell of popcorn, the glowing marquee lights, the hum of anticipation in the air. I remember standing…
Cloaking Inequity 