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Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | Lemons, Politicians, and the Need for Courage By Federico Marri | November 2025 When my friend entered politics at eighteen, she carried the kind of idealism every democracy dreams of: sharp mind, strong competence, genuine care for her community. She spent five years organizing events, paying campaign costs from […]

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | A Billion Whys: How Generative AI May Give Voice to the Unheard By Carlos Lopez de la Cerda | October 2025 In a mountain village with no library and no teachers in any subject, a child slips on a small wearable, and for the first time, a patient tutor […]

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | Change the Package, Keep the Core: Strategic Adaptation By Heeyeon Kim | October 2025 I was walking home after a long day in the lab, exhausted and ready to shut off my brain. As I passed the parking lot, a familiar beat drifted out of a neighbor’s car window. […]

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | The Paradox of Sustainability: Why Plastic Isn’t the Villain We Think It Is By Maurice Efroza | November 2025 Every year, Indonesia produces over 12 million tons of plastic waste, and yet less than 10% is recycled effectively, according to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The images of clogged rivers […]

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Scholar Voices Rfat Elected as Missouri Delegate to the National Refugee Congress May 2025 McDonnell Scholar, Mustafa Rfat, has been elected to represent the State of Missouri in the Refugee Congress (RC), a leading organization that champions the rights and well-being of refugees. Refugee Congress is a national, nonpartisan group built and led by former refugees and […]

Scholar Voices Insight to Exhibition: VaNetta Clark’s Research Findings Showcased at Olin Library October 2025 VaNetta Clark’s first research study, “High-Quality Education: Insights from Exemplary Teachers on Pedagogy and In-School Community,” has been transformed into an inspiring exhibit at WashU’s John M. Olin Library, Gingko Reading Room. The study reveals significant findings that underscore the […]

Scholar Voices Global Leadership Vision Op-Ed | More Than a Destination: How Ghana Turned Hospitality into Global Leadership By Kwabena Boateng | November 2025 In 2019, the world paused to mark a somber anniversary — 400 years since the first recorded enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. Ghana transformed that moment into an opportunity for healing […]