Graduate School vs. Undergraduate School

by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 3, 2017 | Grad School, Journal

I remember being quite frustrated to find that undergraduate school is not like what I knew about graduate school. It left me rather disillusioned with the structure of academia for awhile, and at Acton Institute 2013 my friend and roommate Amanda Achtman and I...

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UCLA Students Take On Anti-Semitism, But Are They Doing Enough?

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 17, 2015 | Politics

Amy Lutz of Young America’s Foundation writes, …Unfortunately, this appears to be a case of a university playing lip service to tolerance while members of its community promote actions that could arguably fuel intolerance. UCLA is just one of several...

Out Educate: School and the State of the Union (PART II)

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 13, 2011 | Literary Projects, Politics, The Washington Times Communities

During the rather miserable halftime show of Super Bowl XLV, Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas ad-libbed the following message to President Obama in the middle of “Where is the Love?” lyrics: “In America we need to get things straight / Obama, let’s get...

Of Mosques and Master’s Degrees

by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 6, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

“Religious expression” is banned from the debate haven of academia but could be forced near a site where thousands were murdered in the name of Islam? The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission has unanimously decided against granting landmark status...