Elvin Melendez, MBA (Cohort 21)
"When I see young people remain focused throughout their high school and college years, it gives me hope for the future..."
Faces on the Green and the Disappeared, by Laura Altshul (Cohort 6) [1941–2024]
"When the exhibit came down it took me by surprise... made me think of the 6,000 Disappeared – the desaparecidos... plus other countries where dissidents or 'unwanted' citizens were mercilessly eliminated. And of course, that's what Trump and ICE are doing..."
There is Hope After Hate
“It is an advocacy that I cannot support, having grown past my bubble, talked to the people I affected, read more widely, and realized the necessary impact my actions had on people I never wanted to harm...”
Bearing Witness to the Enslaved in Guilford, by Liza Janssen Petra (Cohort 8)
“Only by coming to terms with history can we free ourselves to create a more just world.” –Drew Gilpin Faust (Harvard’s 28th president, in a speech acknowledging the university’s early ties to slavery)
Cheryl’s She Shed and the Burning of America, by Todd C. Foster (Cohort 9)
…empathy does not require agreement… Until empathy is restored, words like justice, fear, mercy, and even “greatness” will be to some, like “chichi” was to me… a wall that’s in the way of understanding rather than a bridge toward it.
Gently Letting Go: A Lesson on Dying, by Jolyn Walker (Cohort 9)
"...I share it in the hope that it can inspire how we are with each other and how we can help each other make the transition when the end ‘on this side’ is near."
Mindfulness & Meditation: Interview with Jerry Silbert (Cohort 1)
...Because meditation helps us be calmer it reduces stress. This in turn reduces blood pressure, strengthens the immune system, and allows the body to function more efficiently...
Landon Osborn (Cohort 20)
"...It’s the base of my life, my actions, my aspirations, and more. When everything else is said and done, my family will be there. Everything begins and ends with them."
Rev. Bonita Grubbs (Cohort 2)
"...every now and then since that time, looking at her picture, Hope is the personification of the word for me. Hope springs eternal. Visibly. Surprisingly. Poignantly..."
A Poet’s Plea to Save OUR Planet
...always THE never mine; if it’s not me never mind...