Book Review: Love and Responsibility by John Paul II
To God, who gives me life, enlightens my understanding, and moves my sentiment.
Author’s note: For the past couple of months, reading Love and Responsibilit... Read More
Perspectives
Pieces based on the experiences of the student contributor. They can contain other sources of information, but don’t have to. Opinion pieces are edited and fact-checked, if relevant, at least twice by at least two Quest editors.
“He is not our Tsar”: How useful are comparisons to tyrants in times of social change?
The comparison of Putin to a tsar is a heuristic aimed at social mobilization, but this comparison is simple and politically charged enough to be misconstrued.... Read More
Attempting To Escape Racism & Chase Home
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the&nb... Read More
Am I a Bangladeshi?
this article was written as part of the author's tutorial on migration, mobility and borders
With my university graduation approaching, I am often confronte... Read More
Little Things
Anh Chu and Amulya Pilla
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
On Being Color Blind: Coming to Understand Racism Among Minervans
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
Eco-Unfriendly Week
About a year ago, I performed an experiment. It was during my first months at Minerva, and my time sitting in the grey halls of 1412 had tied me into an existe... Read More
Everyone is in a Different Part of Their Journey
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
Privileges & Prejudices at Minerva
Racial inequalities.
White Privilege.
Black Lives Matter.
Colorism.
Racism.
Many of us heard these words over the summer. We may have even seen ... Read More
Actively Anxious Learning
After reading Ujeza Adami's article about struggling with a concussion at Minerva, an anonymous student came forward to share how the lack of substantive in-cl... Read More