Aisha S. Ahmad is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto and the author of the award-winning book Jihad & Co: Black Markets and Islamist Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). She is chair of Canada’s Board of Women in International Security.
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This can still be a wonderful time of year — if you resist the urge to bury yourself in the distractions of work.
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And what colleges and universities must do to fix that.
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Isolation is part of the disease of sexual harassment in academe. Connection and community are part of the cure.
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How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life.
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How college campuses can remain spaces of transformative change during the pandemic.
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Here are three ways to get yourself unstuck on those particularly bad pandemic days.
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How to find new insights and unexpected joy amid a global pandemic.
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In the early weeks of a global catastrophe like Covid-19, it’s best to accept that the world has changed and reimagine yourself and your work within it.