Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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In the whirlwind of daily commitments, policy debates, and the urgent push for educational equity, I rarely pause to look back. But every so often, there’s value in reflection. Recently, I took a look at the most-read and most-cited articles I’ve published over the years, and I was filled not with pride, but with profound…
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In recent months, student protests across the United States have occurred in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. On campuses from coast to coast, young people—Jewish, Muslim, Christian, atheist, and everything in between—have taken to quads, libraries, and administration buildings to demand that \ their universities speak out against the ongoing violence, divest from…
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Do not fear failure. But, please, be terrified of regret. Giving up is the birth of regret. Deshauna Barber This post is for my daughter (and every student). You are coming of age in a world that sends you mixed signals. It tells you to speak your truth, but punishes you when your voice shakes…
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Preface: A Call to the Courageous To my fellow educators, researchers, and freedom dreamers: It is no longer enough to whisper about injustice at conferences. It is no longer enough to bury our critiques in dense academic journals. If you believe—as I do—that education is a liberatory act, then you are already dangerous to those…
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This post is for all my high school friends who support Trump—especially the ones who balked, rolled their eyes, or laughed when comparisons were drawn between authoritarian regimes and what’s happening in the U.S. right now. I get it. I really do. No one wants to believe it can happen here. No one wants to…
Cloaking Inequity 