By Eboo Patel. Here is how I’ve been opening my speeches on college campuses lately: Did you know that when the Mayflower Pilgrims arrived on the Atlantic seaboard and dusted off Plymouth Rock, they found the words ‘Judeo-Christian America’ etched on it. More...
By Eboo Patel. The psychologists then started describing to the children what Zarpies are like. With one group of four-year olds, the psychologists used sentences like, “Zarpies are scared of ladybugs.” Phrases constructed in this way are called ‘generics’. More...
By Eboo Patel. How the recent journal hoax helps us reflect on core academic principles. More...
By Eboo Patel. Last year, six professional cab drivers in New York City committed suicide. The heartbreaking details are in this New York Times story. More...
By Eboo Patel. Should parts of college life long considered ‘normal’ be under scrutiny for how they sexually objectify women. More...
By Eboo Patel. Fewer than half of Latino and black students who enter college receive a degree within six years, compared to over 60 % of white and Asian students. This is a terrible social ill that needs to be fixed. More...
By Eboo Patel. Anybody who cares about identity, diversity, civil society, civic associations, gay rights, religious freedom, and universities – which is to say, anybody who cares about America - should be asking themselves hard questions about what’s been happening at the University of Iowa. More...
By Eboo Patel. I belong to a religious community that excludes my wife. I am an Ismaili Muslim and my wife is a Sunni Muslim. Ismailis are defined by their belief in the Imam (a figure broadly similar to the Pope in Catholicism and the Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism) who is held by Ismailis to be their leader and spiritual guide, the rightful interpreter of the Qur’an and Islamic tradition. More...
By Eboo Patel. I pick up here where I left off in my last piece: what is it about Evangelical groups and the particular exclusion of gay students that sets off alarm bells in the minds of college administrators, causing them to apply long-dormant all-comers policies. More...
By 2020, more than $117 billion will be spent on digital and mobile advertising in the U.S. And as marketing budgets continue to increase across our industry, the investment in digital advertising will likely continue to grow, as well. More...
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