All Essays & Articles

I was never the math kid. I was the storyteller. But maybe storytellers are builders too — we just build differently.

My kids figured out intergenerational connection with a Skype project. Most institutions still haven't.

The most elite military unit in the world solved it without workshops, quotas, or diversity scorecards.

Why the oppressor/oppressed model is failing the very people it was meant to help.

Silence feels safe. But silence doesn't grow truth. Why I started the Disagree Better series.

It fell apart because it was never real to begin with.

What began as a noble effort has become performative, divisive, and detached from its purpose.

Stop blaming DEI. The real problem is our fear of each other.

Anyone can tear it down. The hard part is figuring out what to build in its place.

We're doing DEI all wrong. A military spouse story and what it taught me about real inclusion.

True diversity embraces the multiplicity of human experience.

Half the country disagrees. What it means, and how we move forward without tearing each other apart.

Maybe inclusion is about growth, not constant comfort.

The problem isn't the principles. It's the double standard in how they're applied.

What DEI needs to do to survive. Reform isn't easy — but it starts with honesty.

How can we work towards something if we can't define it?

Cancel culture is one of the biggest threats to true DEI.

Free speech is not a partisan issue. Why viewpoint diversity matters.

Use DEI to let ideas thrive, not die.

Shielding students from every difficulty doesn't help them — it holds them back.

Universities should be custodians of debate, not participants in it.

We need to do this together. DEI needs a rebirth, not a death sentence.