Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

On my way to a meeting recently, I passed a bricks & mortar book store that I hadn’t been in since the pandemic. With about 5 minutes to spare, I stepped inside and found myself perusing the magazines – also a novelty. I strolled past the fitness, health, current events, business and other sections & …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

As a student at Barnard College, studying political science, I often reflect on how young people, especially girls, see their role in civic life. This past summer, UNICEF USA partnered with Harris Polling to conduct a nationally representative survey of young people ages 14–22 on their perceptions of civic engagement, the issues they prioritize, and …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

Welcome to Part 2 of “Jane Goodall’s Life is a Lesson in Political Preparation”  Don’t Wait for the Credentials–Start Building the Resume Goodall revolutionized primatology before any formal scientific training or “serious precedent, established preconception or standard method” in research. After almost three months hiking alone, living off canned beans, sleeping on the ground, and battling malaria alongside …

Part 1 of 2 “Tell Everyone Your Dream – Regardless of What Others May Think” Jane Goodall found her calling early–not in politics or academia, but in the companionship of animals. Her parents’ marriage dissolved in the shadow of World War II, leaving five-year-old Jane in a household of women: her mother, sister, and grandmother. …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! This week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

In the late hours of the night of September 30th, 2025 the U.S. Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution, plunging our nation’s government into shutdown. Thousands of Americans felt the consequences of these failed negotiations, instantaneously. Offices closed, TSA lines grew longer, and 750,000 Americans furloughed. It’s wholly unsustainable. But a specific group of …