India: The world’s biggest democracy. To most political scientists, India’s transformation from a movement of peaceful protest against British colonial forces to a 600-million-strong electoral body is beyond astounding. Even more shocking, however, is that critical aspects of India’s modern democrat...

On December 17, 2022, Julia (pseudonym) received an admission offer from Stanford University with full financial aid. “I was overwhelmed with joy,” she told me. “My parents don’t have to pay for my education!”  Julia lives in Syria, a country that has faced mass poverty, economic recession, and curr...

Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trailing behind the present as an enduring memory? Someti...

Dr. Faraz Harsini is the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), a nonprofit organization working with students to promote animal rights and plant-based diets on college campuses. ASAP has chapters at 19 college campuses, including at Brown University. They generate awarenes...