Harvey Young: How the Challenger explosion shaped a generation
The Challenger explosion was an awakening for people in the 1980s. It shook confidence in received narratives of safety.
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Harvey Young: The cards are stacked against the humanities. How should colleges respond?
President Donald Trump's approach pushes universities to decide whether to stand up for their values or to fold to keep funding intact.
Harvey Young: Critics of affirmative action won a Supreme Court victory. But diversity unquestionably matters.
The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sound bite: Black and brown students are being admitted over higher-achieving...
Harvey Young: Recent shooting exposes Buffalo’s deep-seated history of segregation
A true Buffalonian knows certain things. A good snowstorm brings out the best in a person. Strangers will dig each other out. There is no better sandwich than beef on...
Harvey Young: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demonstrates the political power of performance
John F. Kennedy may have written "Profiles in Courage" but Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shown us what courage looks like. The Ukrainian president's stand against Russia's onslaught is a reminder...