The people who made a mark — for better or worse.
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Inequality Fighter
Rosa Ines Rivera gave voice to struggling campus service workers. -
Survivor
“Emily Doe” spoke up for those who have survived sexual assault. -
Affirmative-Action Convert
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy changed his opinion of race-conscious admissions and helped secure them in higher ed. -
Reconcilers
Karran Harper Royal and Richard J. Cellini pushed a college to reckon with its slaveholding past. -
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Curricular Activist
Marcia Chatelain used social media to turn a syllabus into a tool for social justice. -
Safe-Space Antagonist
John (Jay) Ellison took a campus debate national by challenging safe spaces. -
Post-Truth President
Donald Trump won the country’s highest office by eschewing facts and openly doubting scholarly expertise. -
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Union Organizer
Julie Kushner guided graduate students behind the scenes as they challenged private colleges. -
Stubborn Governor
Gov. Bruce V. Rauner put public colleges in Illinois on shaky financial ground by holding up the state’s budget. -
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Competency Champion
Charla S. Long leads a movement to ensure quality in competency-based education.
