Glen Browder, 07/14/12

Former Congressman, Alabama; Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville State University

A new version of race relations seems to have taken hold in Southern political life. Cynics can snicker; but the changed order is better than anything practiced in the past in this part of the country.

Eric Yaverbaum, 07/14/12

Bestselling author

A few days ago, the media reported on a study done by researchers at the University of Wisconsin that concluded Facebook is indeed safe for consumption.

Scott Beaver, 07/14/12

Anti-bullying activist; member, Youth Empowered to Act (YETA); incoming student, NYU Polytechnic

A week after I was outed, my boyfriend disappeared. I came into contact with one of his friends and discovered that he'd come out to his parents a few months before he met me, and they'd kicked him out, so he'd begun living on the streets. He'd disappeared because he'd passed away.

Gabrielle Bernstein, 07/14/12

Speaker, Author of 'Add More ~ing to Your Life' and 'Spirit Junkie'

We all come in a different and unique packages. Accepting what you have is a key component to a healthy body image. Take time to focus on the good stuff and celebrate what you love about your body.

Brian Levin, J.D., 07/13/12

Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

President Obama, with degrees from Columbia and Harvard, has an extraordinary record of academic achievement. He should establish a clear standard for himself, as well as for future candidates and contemporary students, that one's scholastic efforts mean something,

Claire Diaz-Ortiz, 07/13/12

Leader of social innovation at Twitter; author, 'Twitter for Good: Change the World, One Tweet at a Time'

By the time I had finished reading her email, I wished I had a job to give the lovely young woman, but I didn't, and I wrote her as much. She wrote me back. In her email she told me that she was actually already working for Twitter. Huh?!

Matt Weber, 07/13/12

Host, "The Harvard EdCast"

Promoting his new children's book, Chocolate Me!, with illustrator and friend Shane Evans, Diggs (nor myself) could really have anticipated what happened next

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, 07/13/12

President, Long Beach City College

College-level courses are considered the gateway to a certificate or degree and completing either one of them in a student's first year is a powerful predictor of completing a certificate or degree.

Kristen Soltis, 07/13/12

Director of Policy Research, The Winston Group

The bigger question for the campaigns is not whether or not young voters will turn out but for whom they will turn out. And while young voters may be frustrated and disappointed, neither side should expect young people to stay home this November.

Susan Antilla, 07/13/12

Award-winning columnist; Author, 'Tales From the Boom-Boom Room'

A friend wrote me to say how troubled she was by this stunner from her 19-year-old: The freshman at a private liberal-arts college told her mom that cheating on exams was standard procedure at school, and that she fully expected that cheating would be an everyday thing once she got into the workplace, too.

David Tallmon, 07/13/12

Associate professor of biology and marine biology, University of Alaska Southeast

Let us teach evolution (and particle physics) in our science courses. Let us teach religion in our religion courses. Let there be no controversy; they address different topics.

Drew Kirk, 07/13/12

18-year-old from Texas

So here it is -- my story about growing up in a world where sneezing could break a rib or spraying a can of Lysol can break an arm. No really, I have done both of those things.

Remy M. Maisel, 07/13/12

Undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University

Penn Staters for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Texans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow will go together where dozens of PACs have gone before. And we're on our way there already, wherever it is.

Victor Lopez, 07/13/12

Senior, Guilford College

Any sensitive theatergoer will tell you that live theater is a completely different experience
than watching the same thing on TV or your computer screen. Can the energy that an inspiring
teacher calls forth be funneled into a computer screen?

Rory E. Kraft, Jr., 07/13/12

Assistant Professor, York College of Pennsylvania

As a society we should think of pregnancies along the same lines as a serious injury -- such as breaking a leg. It's an unfortunate truth that pregnancy is an uncomfortable and potentially life-changing time period, and we often overlook its struggles.

Isabelle Luzuriaga, 07/13/12

Rising freshman, Georgetown University

As a recent high school graduate and an unofficial ambassador for Accordia, I hope to set a good example for other young people who share my commitment to spreading the truth about HIV/AIDS.

Melissa Boteach, 07/13/12

Director of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at Center for American Progress

Sadly, the Mitchell Scholarship is now threatened, as the State Department has decided to eliminate 100 percent of its contribution -- an annual total of less than $500,000 -- just in time to endanger next year's selection process.