Public Voices

The OpEd Project’s Public Voices Fellowship is a national initiative to dramatically increase the public impact of our nation’s top underrepresented thinkers, and to ensure our ideas help shape the important conversations of our age.

The Dangers of Erasing Black Voices

At the start of this school year, a white male student at Gettysburg College used a…

Keep (F***) your Thoughts and Prayers: A Letter from an Angry Student, Teacher, and Parent Trapped in a Lifetime of School Gun Violence

Another school shooting. Another atrocity. Another community traumatized by the deaths of children and those…

Bow and Submit: An Orthodox Lesson in Strength, Humility and Love

The “beautiful moment of sisterhood” at the 2024 Olympics last month expressed in the globally renowned…

We are losing the ability to be mindful. Here’s how classical music can help.

Whether we are teachers, performers, or CEOs, we all function less well when our audience…

Cyberbullying Imane Khelif Is an Injustice To All Women

“The smirk of a male who’s (sic) knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment…

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for an Affordable Quality of Life

In many countries like China and the U.S., retirement is increasingly becoming a distant vision, even for the old.…

Stop saying DEI like its a bad thing

Since the announcement of President Joe Biden’s endorsement, Vice President Kamala Harris has gained incredible momentum…

Why are we still teaching “levels of prevention” in healthcare professions education?

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy”; but summertime is not easy for us as we…

Recalibrating Our Schools to Center Care

The recent New York Times headline questioning whether the $190 billion provided to districts and schools…

Invisible Wounds: End Higher Ed Internalized Racism

With graduation ceremonies concluded at campuses across the country, state and national leaders are dismantling…

What Third Culture Kids Can Teach Us About Being Americans

As we approach the Fourth of July, I find myself reflecting on another, lesser-known celebration:…

The U.S. is coming apart at the racial seams. We can help our children knit it together.

If as a society we are to author a brighter multiracial future than the one to which we seem headed, young people must lead the way.

The Conscious Act of Summer Reading

It’s that time of year when your favorite media outlets, influencers, and even President Barack…

Time For A Cure: Step Up To Eliminate Hepatitis C

Despite having a safe and effective cure for hepatitis C infection, the U.S. is failing 2.4 million Americans living with it because of an outdated and unnecessarily complicated treatment system.

“Small” Sphere of Influence – A Major Avenue for Resilience

Recently, I found myself reading a CNN article titled, “Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing…