Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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As we look ahead to the start of the Fall 2025 semester, I am excited to get back in the classroom and want to extend a personal invitation to all Western Michigan University (WMU) undergraduates: join me this semester for two courses that will change the way you think about leadership—and yourself. Whether you’re a…
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There’s a familiar and unsettling pattern that Uppity Minorities and equity-driven leaders know all too well. When you take a courageous stand for justice—when you lead with clarity, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to equity—they come for you. Even if you followed the very same processes your predecessors used without scrutiny. But what we don’t…
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The First Amendment is under siege, by those claiming to defend it. In one of the strangest political inversions of our time, the far right is now using the First Amendment to destroy the First Amendment. They claim to be defenders of liberty, free speech, and academic freedom. But their actions speak otherwise. What they…
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The Harvard Educational Review’s decision to cancel its special issue on education and Palestine is not just an internal editorial dispute or a routine publication delay. It is a stark example of institutional censorship and a direct attack on academic freedom at one of the most respected education journals in the country. The issue had…
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Football season is approaching fast. Fall camps are about to kick off, and interviews with players and coaches are starting to roll in. What if the most dangerous play this fall isn’t on the field, but on your résumé? Not a missed tackle. Not a blown call. But accepting the wrong job. The one that…
Cloaking Inequity 