This post was updated Dec. 3 at 4:25 p.m. In October 1989, during a visit to schoolchildren in Iowa, former President Gerald Ford predicted that a woman would become president. Read more...
Photo: (Elizabeth Engeda/Daily Bruin and Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin)
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break last year, my undergraduate students sent me a barrage of emails wondering if they might be excused from attending sections on Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 7:39 p.m. Beyond all their wisdom, my grandparents taught me to take pride in storytelling. To me, history is distinguished by its ability to tell stories. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are Levie’s grandma and great-grandma at the Poston internment camp in Arizona. Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II. (Courtesy of Nick Levie)
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 7:34 p.m. America has reelected Donald Trump as the president of the United States, welcoming its slide toward fascism with open arms. Read more...