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Dear Friends, It's been a while since I've posted. I never sought (or gained :-) a huge following when I was actively posting, and I'm...

With gratitude to Amiel Handelsman, host of the podcast, How My View Grew, for his deft interview skills and lovely manner, I happily...

Efforts to discredit DEI have led some to wonder if it might be strategically expedient to change the way they refer to DEI...

So much of what I read this year get’s DEI wrong in fundamental, divisive, and destructive ways. Regarding DEI practices, it’s crucial to...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -...

Celeste Headlee will Hear You Out - with dignity, civility, intelligence, humility, and good humor Celeste Headlee has a new show, Hear...

I’m very grateful to First Parish, Concord Academy, and the team of Concord citizens who collaborated with me to transform the misfortune...

To read my responses to objections to correcting the racial worldview expressed in the comments section of the Washington Post article,...

"The notice from the federal government arrived in Carlos Hoyt’s inbox last August. It was looking ahead to the 2030 Census and inviting...

“The session was rejected because it relied on assumptions that run contrary to the settled science in our discipline, framed in ways...

Why DEI in a Nutshell Ready or not, the 2023-2024 school year has begun! Across the country, kids, teachers, and parents are returning to...

A friend and former colleague at a K-8 school called me recently to let me know that she was wearing her “Racism is stupid” shirt, and...

Dear friends, despite knowing that the odds are always against publication, I'm sometimes so concerned about something that shows up in...

Friday, June 9, 2023 Are you part of an organization (a school or business or religious community or another group) that wishes to act in...

Image source Sunday, April 9, 2023 What follows is a conversation I had with ChatGPT this morning. I start many a morning - OK, most...

Now let us escape the shackle of the mind The date for the inaugural Dialogues Beyond the Mastet's Map is now Thursday, April 27, 7-8:30...

"IV. STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDANCE REGARDING GENDER IDENTITY ____________________________________________________________________...

An article in the New York Times today titled, What if Diversity Trainings Are Doing More Harm Than Good? concerned me to the point that...

A recent New York Times article, If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever, features photos of my alma mater,...

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but...