Category: Wisdom
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The quiet part was just said out loud. Vice President JD Vance told national newspapers that he is “ready for the job” should “a terrible tragedy” strike Donald Trump. That one sentence tells us more than a hundred White House press releases. If everything were fine, if Trump’s health were truly “incredible” as Vance insists,…
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Climbing ladders in life is supposed to be the surest way to more impact. For example, in universities, the ladder is mapped out with precision: start as an assistant professor, earn tenure, advance to associate professor, then full professor. From there the rungs shift to leadership—program chair, department chair, dean, provost, and if you’re lucky,…
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Recently, while watching What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates on Netflix, I was struck by his comment that we don’t truly know how AI is teaching itself (!?). The idea lingered with me, and I realized that unleashing AI is a lot like letting a dog loose in your yard without a leash. You hope it…
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I have met many African Americans who are angry at Latinos for voting in large numbers for Donald Trump. The frustration is not abstract. It comes from watching a community that has endured the brunt of racism, voter suppression, and systemic inequality for generations now see another community lean into a candidate whose platform repeatedly…
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In August 2025, George Mason University’s first Black president, Gregory Washington, faced a demand that speaks volumes about race, power, and leadership in higher education. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights wrongly concluded that GMU’s faculty diversity practices violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. As part of a proposed resolution,…
Cloaking Inequity 