Globalization is making the world in which we live a much smaller place. Cuisine, music, fashion, spiritual beliefs, cultural taboos, and languages once unfamiliar are now quickly accessed through mobile apps, social media, commercial travel, fast food takeout, attending school, talking with coworkers, visiting family, or hanging out with friends. Although this global phenomenon enhances the speed in which we exchange information, it can also have a devastating impact on the

Art has always been foundational to human culture. Our early human ancestors would paint on cave walls while others whispered stories around a crackling fire. With the digital technological age came an ease in transmitting stories across culture and geography. However, although technology enables humans from different walks of life to all metaphorically sit around the same campfire, why does there tend to be only one person telling the stories? An academy award is considered

The face of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics toys is slowly changing. Although for the past 100 years these toys were designed primarily for young white boys, today's entrepreneurs, digital media artists, and manufacturers are challenging the historic belief that girls and people of color don't like to build, code, or innovate. Women make up less than 14% of the world's engineers, and according to Scientific American, 14% of all Bachelor's Degrees, 9% of Mast

While pursuing my doctorate in Medical Anthropology and joint masters in Digital Arts and Sciences, I became confronted with the reality that most of my cohort looked nothing like me. Black doctoral students, as well as faculty, were scarce in my anthropology department. When beginning my master's program, which was cofounded by the Colleges of Engineering and Fine Arts, I learned that white, Chinese, and Indian men would outnumber a handful of white women, and there would be

An introduction can make or break your personal statement. Essays that begin with, "My name is..." lack personality and tell the admissions committee nothing they cannot already extract from other materials in your application package. In order to avoid the slush pile, and leave a lasting impression on admission officers, you want to hook their interest from the very first sentence. The personal statement is an essential component of any application, regardless if you're appl