I once waited three hours in a very hot gym, flipping through a pamphlet to pass the time, so I could watch the 30-or-so seconds when my mother walked across the stage for a diploma. I didn’t appreciate...
As a social justice and advocacy intern with the Iowa Youth Writing Project since last fall, I’ve never walked into a meeting when the room wasn’t filled with laughter and a sense of community.
At...
American history classes teach students about the struggles experienced by Black Americans before and after the Civil War. An English assistant professor at the University of Iowa wants to shed light...
I’d never attended a drag show where I was on the stage myself. I’d never met drag royalty in the flesh. You adjust quickly, I found out. The second I walked into that dressing room, I knew nobody,...
At all of the public K-12 schools I attended, I was the only Jewish student in my classes. I was the “go-to” person when it came to answering any and all questions about Judaism. No one around...
Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist
• October 18, 2022
Middle Eastern, Southwest Asian, North African, and Arab (SWANA or MENA) University of Iowa students — like myself — are wondering when the alienation, targeting of our community, and connotation...
When the U.S. pulled military support from the Afghan government in August 2021, the Taliban, a fundamentalist extremist group, quickly gained control of the country, displacing some 500,000 refugees.
Now,...
When I was 13, I was told that I would never be truly Hispanic. The words, spoken by a former friend of mine who was Mexican, came after I was trying to explain my Cuban heritage to her.
“I’m...
The University of Iowa has gained national recognition for its support of women in leadership positions across its campus.
A study by Andrea Silbert, Magdalena Punty, and Elizabeth Brodbine Ghoniem...
As a Moroccan-American, I have heard the following about the state of Iowa from my white peers:
Racism and colorism doesn’t exist here.
Anyone can succeed if they try hard enough.
To answer,...
Black students at the University of Iowa have a long history of creating needed change.
Alexander G. Clark, Jr. was the first African American student to graduate with a law degree from the College...
