Bloom Archives
Category: Guest Column
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Guest Column: ‘Working for Fair Voting Maps in Indiana’
Every 10 years, state electoral districts are redrawn following completion of the U.S. Census. This fall, the Indiana legislature will redraw maps that could…
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Guest Column: The Insidiousness of Implicit Bias
mplicit bias is described by the National Institutes of Health as a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally, but nevertheless affects judgments,…
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Looking Back on a Historic Season And Looking Ahead to the Next One
As I reflect on our recent Elite Eight run in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, I realize that our program has been building up…
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The Legacy of President McRobbie
Legacies are created when extraordinary individual care meets an essential social need.
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Guest Column: Young People Have a Moral Imperative to Vote
Young people are especially impacted by politics at every level, as we will be around to see the furthest-reaching ramifications of the decisions made…
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Guest Column: The Way of Imagination
When I visit elementary schools, I tell the children they possess two superpowers, and their eyes open wide. You’re exercising one of those powers…
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Guest Column: University-Community Partnership Remains Strong
One year ago, on the heels of celebrations of the 200th anniversaries of the founding of Monroe County and the city of Bloomington, Indiana…
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Guest Column: The Work We’re Called to Do Now
Bloomington’s identity is bound up in our local organizations, in the rich array of nonprofit agencies, and in our small and locally owned businesses.
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Guest Column: Immigration Enforcement Does Not Belong in Our Jail
On January 25, 2017, early in his presidency, Donald Trump ended President Obama’s deportation priorities. The Obama administration prioritized deporting immigrants with serious criminal…